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The Lamar register., 1896-11-07
My BURGLAR.

When went TO sed that night my
hair was as black as it used 10 be
When The day dawned Il was light So
you mxy see how badly was fright
ened.
was paying the penalty for over
work at the time by taking health
trip. and / carried along sass TO pay il
with. also took a fish pole and
northwesterly direction for the Mlehi-
gan woods,
When l was leaving Detroit on the
steamer ! wrapped up s4o0 in rubber
band and slowed them away in the in
side pocket Of my vest. and soon ae-
quired the habit Of touching myself
every time l thought of It TO see wheth-
er my cash balanced. or. to speak more
accurately. to see whether still had
the bulge on my vest.
As soon as / found this nervous ha-
Bit fastening itself upon me was sorry
that I had rot always carried large
sums Of money and got used 10 the SEN
sation. but it was too late for vain re-
grets. and / determined to make the
best OF it. But ! decided THAI would
always In the future have plenty Of
money.
It was little too early in the season
for the summer run of sehoolma'sms
on the lakes. and there were only a
few passengers on board the steam
boat These were made up mostly of
commercial travellers and fair as
sortment of those dusty-booted. sloueh-
hated. shoddy-clad men who travel on
,ra4,a .,a a.,a,. ovarvu-hpra wirhnut
any apparent reason or object There
was one lady on board.
There was also another passenger
a red-headed man with sinister eye
and a smell OF horse about him so pro-
nounced that the lady passenger asked
for ethe radishr at dinner. thinking TO
avoid hurting his feelings by saying
horse radish in his presence
II had not been carrying wac OF
money into a lonely country ! should
have paid little attention 10 this III
favored person, but ! was carrying a
wad OF money. and | suspected that he
knew of il For the life OF me l could
not help pressing that wad with my
fingers every time ! met him or heard
hts voice or smelt horse. was GER
tain that he noticed this Involuntary
action and that he knew the reason OF
II, and | came to believe that be was
on the boat because / was and that he
would get OF when / did
He did get OF when I did, at IL
o'clock at night on the lonely dock In
the town OF Gravelton. and no one left
the boat there but us two. ] saw hini
Gisappear in the darkness and took
nv seat in the hotel bus.
The Gravelton hotel was one of those
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~ PRAISE OF the WHEEL.
Urss wh,eh Age Itself Rias. nass sS
NasJh.

Crss whieh Age Itself Riars Rack 10
NaaTh.
blessed be the man say I, who IN
vented bicya.eat lie balasd better
thsa he knpN when be fasai0aata
The hESt wheel be unoonzeiosaly gave
gousn the long sought for ssuret OF
perennial youth This thought came ir-
res.stibly upon me sunday ugrniag as
waited a. Broad street stztian for Il
heiated train V-aEe standing there a
woman paszed whom knew 70 - .
grandmother I had 10 look a second
time, Cad IN her bicycle costume she
looked not dag over Is: her divided
skirt and psrfestiy httinE Jacket, oprr-
ing over Il white Blouse. we're o. son
gray serge: on heT feet were dainty
patent lsagh6r shoes ard the trimmsat
81 gray cloth gaI,oFs outlined the girl
ish slenderHess o. her shaDciy legs A
white stock at Der threat and a sailor
bat completed this costume, as chile
and modest and a. lady ltks as ,ha
most adverse hirrcIc critic couid desire.
And she a grasdmother. shades Of
Martha Washington and cur colonial
ances,orzi
Then at TIE pretty Wheel. the pop
uinr bicycle clab Of Marion, uew .cyc-
la;lous awaited me, There vas Il dig
nihed msiron IN divided skirt and leg
EinEs who rode Eayly in with her hus-
band and two boys. and rs she jumped
on her wheel aud trlpped across the
lawn one would have sworn IS was the
limit Of her yeavs Truly, yes. the Ia
FentoF oi the bicycle bujided better
than he knsw, and let US hope that he
was no hater Of women-th that. indeed
would be the refinement OF cruelty II
Ahe poEer Of roiuyeuatlon had been
given woman by saue erusty critic Of
her Sex But after all wouldn't that
De what Is called posticsI jusicez-
Philadelphia Record.
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ROOM.

large, cheaply built houses which one
will find in all the numbering towns of
the west where land is cheap and pine
is cheap and regular boarders are
cheap and numerous, but my room was
clean enough and reasonably secure
The window had no fastenings. but the
sash had swelled and the easement held
il in a grip which all my strength
could not loosen. The door was pro-
vided With a bolt and lock, and the
tr9nsom was too narrow to admit the
eJdy Of man. / felt pretty secure, but
was made nervous by the fact that
.ihe curtain failed to cover the lower
part Of the window. l was morally
srerta.n that my ugly fellow traveller
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AndroW carnsEts'. GIN. to rtbrarir..

Andrew carHsgis's GIFTS to Etbrarie..
The gifts made by Mr.. Andrew Car
neEie to the library In Pittsburg Pa
bearing his name are $500 900 FOR the
erection Of main building. $500. 900 for
the erection q branch buiidines. ana
an endowment Of $1,000 600 for the
maintenance Of the art gallery and mn
seum--a total Of S2,l00. 900. sltoseth.
er Mr. Carnegie has within the past
few years given more than $1,000 900 10
the cause Of public education IN ia
wider sense-for the libraries erected
by him are almost invariably devoted
TO music, art and science as ven. The
principal Of these are at ALLEGHENY
$500 900, Homestead Cs4OB,OO Brad
dock and Johnstown, Pa. Fairfield Ia
and Edinburgh, Ayr and Dunferline
Scotland.
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bed. neither did | ind 1t particularly
cheerful 10 sit in the one little wo0den
chair which the room afforded. and
gaze at the cheap wall paper covering
the pine partition, or tho 'si.isd- Pic
ture OF fiaming red. long t2iled bird
Of parad Sc with his head set backward
on his neck. Ny beoks were IN any
trunk and there was nothing A hand
to read excep, an old newspaper which
was doing duty as a cover 70 tss wash
stand.
Giarcing at this paper ! savs that the
page exposed to yiew was made uP of
-syndleate" matter and that iEe prom
inent article was by a startling coinel-
dence the story of an adventure with
burglar, began reading H.
The narrator told how be found him
self In a strange room seeking for 4
safe place to bestow his money for EAs
night; how be determined 70 place il
wishing to remember the exact place
he thought he would open the book az
the word money, but behold when be
opened Il the FIRST woEd that he saw
was murder.
Here the narrative was broken -
soap dish. which adhered firmly to TIE
paper In spite of my careful efforts 70
remove it. and read no further.
arose and shook myself "Pshaws'
said. what fool am. He's proha-
bly, Just an ordinary hoztier come NJ
here to work. or perhaps 10 see his old
mother. No doubt he's as huutst as
am. I wonder what word he would
have found II he'd opened the dietinn-
ary at Cash." soliloquiEed and cut
OF mere idle curiosity I took fron my
handbag the nearest approach had 30
dictionary little paper covered
book Of synonyms. ana opened il AZ G.
Clutch-E Erasp-isy- -huld-sn-cAtch--
seize.
This was the last line that met my
gaze l laughed. threw the book oa
the table and begRn 10 undress.
III any one enters my room tonight,
thought. as / folded up nay vest and
placed It under the pillow. ~i'l clutch
him. grasp him, lay hold on hlm
catch him. seize him. and yen for
help"
when I went to sleep dresnt that
was wsding up trout stream dshing
for black bass with a wad Of money
for bait and that IS fast Bs caught
hsh ] was robbed OF them by a rcd
headed horse.
From the aumber Of hsh I had
caught Judge tina; / mast have slept
two or three hours: then I found my
self suddenly awaiSe. listening intenily
and anxiousiy suufing the air. WIS
certain of two things. Some one Was
moving in the room. and smeilsd
horse
in a spirit of ievity, but had 10 such
feeling as l lay there straining my
eyes to no purpose in the tnky dark
ness, but hearing that fellow move
about the room boldly. without caution,
as though II mattered nothing 10 him
whether l slept or wakened.
IF / move" 1 thought. he !s ready
with his knife or club to silence me
forever"
/ did not know whether or not he
had already taken the vest from under
my pillow and did not care Just then
to investigate l moved not a muscle
but when the first tumult OF sudden
fright had subsided | tried To think
10 reason.
Il am here for my health" thought
Now won't 1t be healthier to lie still
move finger and let him take my life
what little hayeT How did he get
in here2 All. of eoursei the window.
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s8lf falaxt sgtahie.
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Daniel Campbell and his wifi, n,
walton county. Florida, are said TO be
respectively III and 112 years old.
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TO crHE a coLc ~ ONE blYl
nragsi SIS fnfgre fhn snsisns II q a ~ -.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-11-16
FREE THINKERS MEET.
They Have a Big Meeting at Music
Han. CHICAGO.

Chicago, Nov 16.-Every seat in Cen
trail Music han was filed last night and
hundreds stood in the back part of the
hall to hear the speeches as the closing
session of the annual congress Of the
American Secular union and Free
Thought federation. The meeting was
called to order by President Putnam
who stated the object of union was to
oppose all attempts to unite church
and state.
Mrs. Cora T. ". Richmond then spoke
in defense Of free thought. after which
President Putnam introduced Charles
Watts. vice president of the British
Secular society. the principal speaker
Of the evening George w FOote.
editor Of the London Free Thinker,
president of the London Secular So
ciety and successor to Charles Brad
laugh, also spoke
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HE DID THE MURDER
And it was Without Palliation, but
Osbon Now Asks Pardon

Application has been made to the
state board Of pardOns for the pardon
Of Clint Osbon, who was convicted Of
the murder of Charles HANDLE in Hol-
ton June IA, 1894 and sentenced to q
years IN the penitcntiary. osbon had
two trials, the first commencing May 13,
1895 and second November Is. 1895. 3.
r Burton Of Abilene and Eugene Ha-
gan of this city conducted the defense.
and County Attorney A. F. Crane Of
Jackson county and Attorney A. G.
Mitchell and Assistant County Attor-
ney 5. 6. Bishop of Douglas county.
assisted by Joseph G. Waters of this
city conducted the case for the state.
The case caused the greatest interest,
as Handle was well known throughout
the state
The application for pardon is made
by W w Smith and Joseph G. Lowe,
and the pardon is asked for on the plea
of Osbon's insanity. Osbon has been
In the peniteniary but a year BE
committed the murder. and it had not
the slightest excuse. but maudhn senti-
ment now demands his release. His
pardon would be an invitation to every
man to kin whomever he happens to dis
like. The soft-headed public win seek
to get the murderer out as soon as pos
sible.
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x RAY CURES THE BLIND.
A Blind Boy is Made to See by the
Cathode Rays.

san Francisco, Nov 16.-Lucien Baci-
galupi, a totally blind boy. says he can
see objects by use of the cathode ray.
Such is the statement made by DR..
Waverly Clark. q local physician.
Young Bacigalupf's father conducts
a monograph and kaleidoscope estab-
lfshment here, and among the attrac-
tons Of the place is an X-ray appara-
tus. The boy in company with DR.
Clark visited his fathers place and in
fun was asked to go into the X-ray
room and ascertain if he could see
anything.
The boy has been totally blind for "A
years, but as soon as he put the fluor-
oscope to his eye he exclaimed that he
could see. He was able to distinguish
different objects, but without the use
of the X-ray was as blind as ever.
DR.. Clark, in speaking of the matter
said that there was probably a film
over the boys eyes which was impen-
etrable by ordinary lights, but which
was pierced by the powerful x-rays-
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WISCONSIN IN THE CABINET
Will it be A. G. Payne or Ex-Congress-
man La Toilette.

Madison, Wis. Nov. 16.-Ruuors that
Wisconsin is likely to have a place in
MeKinley's cabinet, have created con
siderable comment. Interest in the
boom Of H. c. Payne Of milwaukee. was
intensified by the report from New
York. that Congressman r. NJ. La
Toilette Of Madison, would be one of
those chosen. The two men are lead
ers in hostile camps in the Republican
party and the selection of either would
be a political blow to the other.
An odd feature Of the situation is that
both La Toilette and Payne are close
to the incoming administration Payne
being an intimate friend of Chairman
Hanna, and La Toilette of the presi-
dent-elect having served with him on
the ways and means committee, that
framed the Mckinley law.
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spadv-Farr Case Again.

J. w Farr. the president and mana
ger of the "F'arrian school of penman-
ship. who was besieged last evening by
Mrs Fannie e. Shady Of Hutchinson,
has been arrested by Patrolman Be
nard on complaint of Mrs. Shady He
was taken to the police station where
he put up s25 as his security on the
charge of disturbance of the peace. I'm
as innocent as a babe" said he. This
is blackmail" This case is to be tried
this afternoon. J. H. Dinkle, who was
associated with Farr at the school, will
continue the business Of the school
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N. B. TOMBLIN'S CASE.
Filed in the Kansas Supreme Court
TODAY

The case Of the state vs.. NJ. B. Tomb
lin. of Goodland, Sherman county at
present a member of the state board of
irrigation. was filed in the supreme
court this morning. as an appeal from
the decision of the district court of
Sherman county Tomblin was presi-
dent, director and manager of the de-
funct Sherman county bank Of Good
land, and was charged with receiving
deposits at time when he was aware
that the bank was insolvent.
The finding of the district court of
Sherman county was guilty as access
sorry on four counts, and on each
count he was sentenced to one year of
imprisonment and fine of $500. MAX
ing in all four years of imprisonment
and 81 900 fine. Tomblin received his
sentence Saturday. and Joe Waters. one
of his attorneys, Immediately gave no
tiee of appeal and filed the papers in
the supreme court this morningu. Tomb
Inns bond was placed at $4,000. and he
is now in custody awaiting the filing of
the bond
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DEATH or 4 YOUNG Soy.
Thrown From His Horse He Law bv
the Roadside Many Hours.

A sad fate came to the l8-year-old
try, says the Abilene Reflector.
Wednesday evening his brother sent
MIN on horseback ON an errand The
boy did not return ait bedtime. butt the
family retired, thinking he had stayed
the boy was thrown from his horse
while on the way and stunned as ne
struck the ground Thursday morn
ing he was found unconscious by the
roadside by John MeDole. who took
him home. He had a severe concus-
sion Of the brain and from the long
nights exposure on the prairie pneu-
monia had set in. He died Friday
evening and was buried Sunday
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sang their songs at school and made
things exceedingly warm for the chill
dren of the Republicans out in Labette
township. who were almost at their
wits ends to get even with them, but
finally one of S. B. Lynd's children
came across a piece that poured hot
shot into the idol Of the silver cause
which the child racfted, and which
struck terror to the hearts Of the Pop
ulists, who. according to report. forth
with expelled the child from the school.
The affair has created much indigna-
ton among the people OF that school
district, and many Popullsts are of the
opinion that an injustice has been done
MT LynG and his family.
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1T COMES HARD
On the statehouse Walks Contractor
Because He Rushed Construction.

w D. Little. who represents the kan
sas City Bank Gravel company is be-
ing tried today in the district court for
violation of the state eight hour law
In the rush to get the state house grav-
el walks and drives completed in time
for the Fail Festival, Little is charged
with having worked his men overtime
Labor Commissioner W. q. Bird made
the complaint and is the prosecuting
witness. Mark Howell and William
Taylor, who worked on the drives gave
testimony for the state.
Under the state law it is a felony to
compel a man to work more than eight
hours on a state contract job.
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Postmaster Found Dead in BED.

Winheld, Nov. 16.-News has been
received here that w M Dale. post
master at Cedarvale, was found dead
ia bed at his home Friday afternoon.
His wife was visiting with her mother
in the country and Mr.. Dale was at
home alone. Upon his failure to ap-
pear when the Missouri Pacific mail
arrived, friends went to the house and
round him dead.
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Football I'd Fort Scott.

Fort Scott, Nov. 16.-On the after
noon Of Thursday, the 26th. the Par
sons and Fort Scott high school foot
ball teams will contest for hon0rs at
the fair grounds.
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Attem pted Robbery at Lebo.

Emporia. Nov ia telegram to
Sheriff Dan Gaughan early this morn
ing stated that the Lebo bank safe had
been blown open Friday night by dyn-
amite TWO hundred dollars is the re
ward offered for the capture of the
thieves. The outer door of the bank
was blown open. but the burglars We're
scared away before securing any mon
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FUNDS FOR LEAvFNWoRTH.
County Treasurer Advances a Small
Amount to Pay Of Labor Accounts.

Leavenworth. Nov. 16-The county
treasurer has advanced the city ST 900
from the taxes paid for 1896 to aid ia
paying off the labor employed on the
streets last month. This amount VIII
by no means meet the claims and sal
aries of other employees still unpaid
but il is expected that the treasurer
viii turn over to the city an additional
amount at an early day with which
70 assist in settling UP these debts for
current expenses.
This viii naturally make a pretty
heavy inroad on the general revenue
fund for the new year, which had al
ready been reduced two mills equal
ing $4,000 on the entire valuation Of
the city
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USES POETRY FOR A CLUB.
Michigan Bard Wants Postoface at
ANY Sacrifice to the Community.

Decatur, Mich. New. 16-Editor JOS
eph Bert Smiley Of GaIesburg, the
Michigan poet" announces himself as
a candidate for postmaster in that vii
lage. Mr. Smiley bases his claims upon
the services rendered Major Mckinley
bv his paper and supplements this claim
by the threat that those Republicans
who oppose his candidacy viii be sub
jected to such reflections as may be
conveyed in his peculiar style of poetry
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Norwich. conn. NOV l6.-The Green
willie cotton mills which have been idle
since July 8. resumed operations today on
full time and with the fun complement OF
hands. Between 800 and 600 hands We're
employed
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Gold Coin Found in a Sewer.

LeaVenWOrth- Nov lb.-One day last
week while the pipes were being re-
placed ia the tunnel under H bar
racks. the Leavenworth plumbers in
taking out the old sewer pipes found
$50 ia gold and silver coin in one Of the
joints, 1T is not known how it got
there.
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American Kills HerseIf n London.

London. Nov. l6-A wealthy lady sup
posed 70 be an American, who has been
staying with her husband at the Hotel
Cecil, committed suicide yesterday. The
matter is being investigated
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Large Stock Shipments From Ottawa
County.

Minneapolis, Nov. 16.-The past week
has probably witnessed one Of the
largest stock shipments from Ottawa
county that has been known for years.
and perhaps the largest in the history
of the county for that period. Fifty
seven cars were shipped TO Kansas
City and ten to Chicago
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rHRoUeR = vENEILAroR.
An Aged Leavenworth Man Suffers a
Probably Fatal Accident.

Leavenworth, Nov l6-Mr. Filler.
janitor of the Conversational church
was standing on ventilator in the
church building when the woodwork
gave way.precipitating him to the floor
beneath. over Is feet. Mr.. Filler is an
aged man and he viii hardly recover
from his injuries
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The state board of education will
meet at 3 o'clock Wednesday afternoon
to pass upon the examinations for
teachers. and to issue teachers certif-
icateS
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esowing the Winds New Date

Sowing the Wind" has changed its To
peka date to the evening of Tuesday the
Path. This is a Charles Frohnan com
pany and was originally booked to give a
matinee ana a night performance on
Thanksgiving This leaves the Thanks
giving date open but Manager Crawford
expects to have it filed in time.
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FOR railroad Tickets

To all points east or west-for sleeping
car reservations-fo Information as to
routes and rates, apply To
T. A LEWIS.
City Ticket Ascent
Union Pacific System.
525 Kansas Ave
Topeka. Kansas.
or to J. c. FULTON
Depot Agent.
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CIevaIand ~ Havg . RunningTraeA

Cleveland. Nov l6.-NIr. II. s. DargIn
of St Louis and Mr.. H. o. Price of Hot
Springs. the wen known race track men.
are fn Cleveland for the purpose of es-
tablshing running track in the city "a
proposition viii be made TO the Cleveland
Driving Park association to lease their
park for dates that viii la no way con-
hict with the grand circuit trotting meet
ingS
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Deputy Bank Commissioner Frank
Osborn wired to friends in this city to-
day that his mother died at her home
in Norwalk O., this morning. Mr.. Os-
born went to NorwaIk on Tuesday last
His mother has not been expected to
live for the past week
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Lawrence. Nov. 16.-The large barn
belonging to Mrs. III. L. Schaum burned
at midnight Saturday. All of the con-
tents We're destroyed. Tt is thought
to be the work of an incendiary. The
loss is 81. 500.
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Barn and Horse Destroyed by Fire.

Emporia. Nov. 16.-Tramps. it is
thought Saturday night set fire to the
barn of j. T.. Davis in the outskirts Of
the city lit was totally destroyed,
with all its contents, including a valu-
able horse. BY hard work the resi-
denee was saved. Loss about $4,000.
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Chicago. Nov 16.-For Kansas-Partl5
cloudy and much colder tonight and
Tuesday brisk westerly winds.
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A stimulant is often needed to nour-
ish and strengthen the roots and to
keep the hair a natural color Halls
Hair Remover is the best tonic for the
hasr