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The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-01-10
MY LOVE.

Not rs all other women are
lis she that to my soul is dear
Her glorious fancieS come from far.
Beneath the silver evening star,
And yet her heart is ever near
Great feelings hath she of her own,
Which lesser souls may never know;
God giveth them to her alone,
And sweet they are as any tone
Wherewith the wind MAY choose to
blow
Yet in herself she dwclleth not.
Although no home were half So fair:
No simplest duty is forgot:
Life hath no dim and lowly spot
That doth not in her sunshine share.
She docth little kindness.
Which most leave undonc or dcspise:
For naught that sets one heart Mt ease
And giveth happiness or peace
Is low esteemed in her eyes
She hath no, Scorn Of common things;
And though She seem of other birth.
Round us her heart entwines and clings,
And patiently she folds her wings
To tread the humble paths of earth.
Blessing she is: God made her So.
And deeds Of weekday holiness
Fall from her noiselcsS as the snow:
Nor hath she ever CHANGED 10 know
That aught were easier than. to bless.
She is most fair. and thcrcunto
Her life doth rightly harmonic;
Feeling OF thought thar was not true
Meier made less beautiful the blue,
Unclouded heaven Of her eyes,
She is WOman--One whom
The springtime Of her childish Years
Hath never lost its fresh perfume.
Though knowing well that life hath room
For many blightS and many tears.
JAMES RUSSELL, LOWELL.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-01-10
MIR. KOHLSAAT, OF CHICAGO.
Waller Wellman in January Review Of
RcviewSl

Hermann III. k0hlsaat. owner of the
Chicago Times-Herald and Chicago
Evening Post. is one of the remarkable
men Of the day In the past few years
he has forged rapidly to the front as
a leader in journalism. politics and
thought He is now withoutq uestion the
domineeTing force in Chicago Journalism,
and the most influential leader of men
and opinion in the West. He is only for
ty-three years old, and has won mis- way
in the world solely through his own abili-
ty and self-reliancc, and III the face Of
discouraging conditions. He was born
March %, 1858, near Albion, Edwards
county, Illinois, but his parents moved
to Galena within a year There the boy
worked on farm and attended the
public school until he was twelve years
Of age, when his father moved to Chica-
go. His parents We're poor, and when
his father died it became necessary for
young Kohlsaat to do something to help
his mother. Accordingly he found work
as q carrier of The Chicago Tribune,
delivering papers to subscribers on The
north side every morning at daylight
then going to the public school
One WlntfE morning tne Slgnt niue
fellow reached home very much exhaust
ed after his strength with a big bundle
OF papers amid the snowdrifts anAr con
trary wind. Never mind, Hermann. =
said his mother encoura gingly, you will
not have to-earry the newspapers all your
life"
No, mother" replied the slip OF boy
Il intend to own n big newspaper Of my
own some day
This ambition was real and earnest
The y0ungster had heen in the pressroom
of the Tribune and had seen the damp
sheets rolling from the machines He
had noted the eagernesS with which all
sorts of people grabbed mp the papers
and perused them. The object lesson
had stirred him deeply He had caught
glimpse OF the power over 4he minds
of men, over communities and nations.
that lies in the press. His ambition
thus stimulated. was never abandon
ed 1t was his dream. More and bet
ter. it was his purpose, and with his in
domitable will the way TO crafty it w;rN
ultima tely found.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-01-10

\ Fervcnt Faith Parson Johnson Cca'-
cchisingI- Now RastuS, yo' believes dat
de whale swallercd Jonah. don't yo':
Rastus-Yais, pahson
parson Johnson OATS right. RasWs;
now tell me why yo' believes it?
Rastus-Causo I'd git WaloWred ef
didn't Puck
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-01-10

| interrupt Mr.. Tree-somcbody was
once unkind enough TO say that l would
interrupt his satanic majesty if felt like
1T; probably would; it would be II godly
deed-and say; "SvengahY' Then Mr.
Tree and | look at each other, and we
Ellk u little about it, and tell him what
am going to tell you.
The Svengali as shown to us in the be
ginning was a dirty, filthy brute, utterly
lacking in magnetism, and with no sug-
gestion III his appearance of the genius
possessed by the man. Syengali was
dirty; he was weird-looking but he was
genius. and even il you never paid the
least attention to any OF the other actors
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-08-31

The First State Bank in Commission
er Breiden thal's Hands.

Mcpherson, Aug. 31.-The First State
bank of Mcpherson has closed its doors
Owing to the difficulty in making their
clearings last Saturday evening when
the bank was short about two thousand
dollars, notice was posted on the
front door of the bank yesterday stating
that the bank was in the hands of John
W. Breidenthal, pending an investiga-
ton.
Royal Matthews is the president. The
bank has been considered in shaky
condition for sometime, but it was
thought they might pull through all
right. 1t is expected that the bank will
open up again in a few days under a
new mana cement, and that the deposit
tors Will be paid in full. The city of
Mcpherson has something over four
thousand dollars on deposit there. The
liabilities amount to $4,000.
The condition of the bank is a result
of the failure of w. P. Pierce of Salina,
who was largely interested in the bank
here. When he assigned the credit of
the First State bank here was affected.
There is talk also that Matthews lost
money on an investment in Texas.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-08-31
DRAGGED BY HORSES.
Charles White Badly Hurt in an Ice
Wagon Runaway

With stout leather lines tangled about
his hands and arms, Charles White, a
boy IS years of age, was dragged across
the stone pavement at the rear of an ice
wagon by maddened team at the cor
ner of Fourth and Monroe streets this
morning.
He was picked up unconscious a mo-
ment later, his head and face cut and
bloody, his body one mass of bruises, and
probably internally injured. He was
later taken to the Santa Fe hospital in
an ambulance. where he remained I'M
conscious for an hour after the accident.
White is in the employ of A P. Benson,
the ice merchant.
When White regained his senses he
complained of excruciat ting pain in his
stomach and bowels, and the physicians
fear that he is injured internally.
White resides with his parents at 212
Monroe street.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-08-31
LIoUoR WAR Ar PRATT.
Entrance to a Popular Joint Said to
Be Through a Blacksmith Shop.

Pratt, Aug. S1.-Jake Sessler, who was
arrested for being drunk and disorder
ly Saturday, has sworn out a complaint
against Joe Young. charging him with
selling Intoxicating liquors. Young has
been arrested and gave bond.
Young's blacksmith shop is between
the city Jail and Baptist church. In
the rear is a mysterious little room.
into which men may be seen going
quite frequently. The express compa-
ny's wagon has been seen going to this
shop, taking the alley back of the Peo-
pies bank. The ice wagon also makes
regular trips. 1t is said that Young
has been selling liquor for several
years.
When B. D. Crawford, the county at
torney, was asked if complaints had
been filed against others, he replied: Il
am not at liberty to answer; but only
one arrest has been made"
Another place, which is referred to a
being a joint, is a narrow front on
North Main street. A @drummers'
Wheel a few cigars, etc, are in the
front room, and there is another small
room just back of it.
Notwithstanding the superf1uity of
pop and cigar stands, those articles are
also to be found in the pool and billiard
hall under the First National bank.
Tom Dennis of Wichita reopened this
place some time ago. Several men have
tried to make a living from the hall,
but have failed heretofore.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-08-31
GAMBLING ROOMS RAIDED.
Events of a Day in the City Police
Department

The police last night raided two pros
porous gambling houses on Kansas av-
enue between Seventh and Eighth
streets. Sergeant Owen and Policemen
Gordon, Kesson and Haisch entered the
rooms in the second story of TIP Kansas
avenue and placed Charles Lindsay I'M
der arrest on the charge of operating a
gambling house. Eleven men were in
side and they were arrested on the
charge of being inmates of a gambling
house. Lindsey. put up $50 as a deposit
and the others SO each.
Sergeant Donovan and Policemen Pa
vey and Capron raided the rooms of
Wood Fowler at ia Kansas avenue
placing Fowler under arrest on the
charge of operating q, gambling house
Fowler put up $50 as a deposit. Eight
men who were caught in the house
each for their appearance. "Conk''
Jones is said, by the police, to be the
real proprietor of the house at 712 Kan
sas avenue, in which Charles Lindsey
was arrested. Jones could not be found
Will Brott is said to be the proprietor of
the place at ia Kansas avenue, in
which Wood Fowler was arrested.
o'clock and large crowd gathered
about the buildings. The patrol wagon
hauled three wagon loads of gambling
tables and devices to police headquar-
tiers. These two houses had become no
torious.
Tomorrow morning the cases will be
called in police court. 1t is probable
their deposits. as the police pull the
gambling houses just as they do the
disorderly resorts, to get money instead
of to close them,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-08-31
RAILROADS ARE swAMPED.
Tracks Blocked for Miles Out of Chi
cayo With Loaded Grain Cars

Chicago, Aug. 31.-The railroads and
elevators in and around this city are be-
ing literally swamped with the unprece-
denied amount of grain from the west.
The railroads not only have every box
car in service, but are boarding up stock
cars and rigging up other equipment in
vain efforts to handle the traffic. The
ST. Paul, Burlington and Rock Island
We're blocked with grain trains for miles
out of the city yesterday, and every side
track in the country is being used for
storage tracks. Today 6065 cars of grain
were offered for sale the Board of
Trade. The receipts of corn for the same
period were 1855 cars.
The bulk of the stuff is being contract
ed to go east via water. The demand for
vessel room is so great that the lake rate
from Chicago to Buffalo has advanced 100
per cent or cents per bushel and boats
cannot be secured at this rate.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-08-31
INGALLS, COMMENTED.
The Elk Senator Says He Is Happy
and Doesn't Want Office.

Leavenworth, August S1.-Ex-U United
States Senator John J. Ingalls, has SUBJ
lnftted to an Interview upon his talked
of candidacy for congress in the First
congressional district, or for the state
senatorship from his own county. Re
plying to a question as to whether he
was a candidate for either of these Off
ces he said:
There is not a shred of truth in it.
The whole that has been said by the
papers is a fabrication; a tissue of in
congruities and falsehoods. 1 am no
more a candidate for these offices than
! am a candidate for ambassador to the
court of ST. James from the republic OF
France
IF you were nominated for either of
these positions, would you accept?' he
was asked.
AS there is no such proposition be-
fore me, and never having exchanged
a word with any interested party on
the subject, to answer one way or the
other would be an absurdity. The re-
ports of newspapers and other period
icaIs in publishing these rumors. that
are but lively imaginations which en-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-08-31
CY LELAND JAWS"
Because Somebody Said Marc
Hanna Was Coming to
the Festival.

It was reported in this city last night
that Cyrus Leland, in the capacity of
national committeeman for Kansas, had
planned to have Marc Hanna visit
Kansas during the latter part of Sep
TENDER, stopping at Leavenworth, To-
peka, Emporia, Newton, Hutchinson,
Wichita visiting Republicans and then
going to Oklahoma to settle the contro-
versy existing between the faction of
Republicans supporting Gov. Barnes
and the opposition which supports Del
egate Flynn.
This story comes from what seems to
be reliable authority. 1t comes with the
details of the tour mapped out, among
them being Senator Hanna'S presence
in Topeka during the Fall Festival dur
ing which it is expected that the Re
big powwOw of the year. AS railroad
passes are being limited nowadays the
politicians and fixers do their travelling
when reduced rates are in effect, and a
general reunion is expected to take
place at that time.
Asked today as to the truth of the
story Mr.. Leland denounced both the
story and it's author, who ever it might
be.
There is not word of truth in it,
he exclaimed. "It is a lie, one of the
worst lies I have ever heard of. Mr..
Hanna is not coming to Kansas so far
as know. It has never been suggested
to me that he contemplated such a trip
and L have never mentioned the mat
ter to him or talked with him concern
ing it
After making this explanation Mr.
Leland became indignant again and
exclaimed:
''That story is lie
It has also been said that the execu-
tive committee of the state central COM
mittee was meeting today to arrange
fnT, II Ian r1ea'C tor fol oor7f
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-08-31
RATES IN A TANGLE.
Indecision of Letter Carriers Causes
Railroads Troub,e

Chicago, Aug. 31.-The western roads
have got into a bad tangle over rates
from this city to San Francisco on ac-
count of the letter carriers convention
which was to have been held there next
month.
Last Saturday all lines cut the round
trip rate to $72.50 and today the Rock
Island announced that it would put in a
round trip rate of $62. so.
The letter carriers are also in a fight
over the location of their gathering. The
excursion committee insists that the
convention shall be held at San Fran
cisco as originally planned, while the
president of the association says it shall
convene in Chicago. Late today the
postma ster general telegra phed Superin-
tendent of Railway Mail Service Troy
that the convention must be held in this
city The Rock Island says that it re-
duced it's rate at the suggestion of the
Southern Pacific, but that it will cancel
the same if the convention takes place
in Chicago.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-08-31

than Elgin butter. Today we are car
ry1ng three times as many car loads
of dressed poultry and eggs from Kan
sas to the east as we ever carried be-
fore. The potato crop of Kansas this
year will be a record breaker. Thou
sands of car loads will be shipped out
of the state.
"One of the largest apple orchards in
the world is in Kansas. 1t is situated
near Topeka, takes up over 800 acres
and the yield of apples vii. be large
this year The same is true of the
small fruits Kansas grows. Farmers
in Kansas are turning their attention to
the cultivation of flax, and that pro-
duct has become a Kansas staple of
considerable magnitude. Several large
1inseed mills have gone up recently and
plans are ready for several more. Ev-
erybody knows of the immense salt de-
posits in Kansas, and now new and inn
mense salt works are going up in
Hutchinson.
Il tell you Kansas is all right, and
I am not alone in that opinion, for hum
dreds of people who moved out of the
state ara coming back, and just now
there are more opportunities for small
industries in Kansas than in any other
state in the west
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-08-31
IT DIDN'T MEAN SMALLPOX
Tale of Four "Fresh" Commercial M en-
Who SIandered Kansas.

Gaylord, Aug. 31.-Four Knights of
the Grip, apparently new at the bust
ness and making their first trip over the
Missouri Pacific in northwest Kansas
territory, visited Gaylord one day last
week
They all had more or less to say of
that section of Kansas, and even
went so far to give the town and
country a black eye whenever they
could They were waiting for the west
bound train, and when it pulled into the
depot one of the said new commercial
tourists noticed a red flag hanging from
one of the construction cars, and asked
a number of bystanders if that meant
there was smallpox on board that train,
and if so he did not propose to ride on
it,
Presently one of the bystanders walk
ed up to the inquisitive one and inform
ed him that the red signal meant to
stop the train to take four suckers out
of town." Silence reigned for a moment
among the travelling men, While the
crowd of Gaylord fellows who stood by
enjoyed the joke heartily. Finally the
spokesman OF the new travelling boys
climbed aboard his train, family utter
ing that the majority rules, and the train
pulled out of the depot
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-08-31
Photographs of All the Santa
Fe Directors
Since the Roads Incorporation
Will Be Shown at
THE FALL FESTIVAL.
Collection the Result of Five
Years Untiring Work
Of Treasurer Edward Wilder
An Interesting Exhibit.

Visitors at the Santa Fe headquarters
in this city Festival week will have the
opportunity of viewing a collection of
photographs of the men who have been
identified with the Atchison, Topeka &
Santa Fe road as officers and directors
since it's incorporation in February, 1859.
The collection will comprise in the
neighborhood of 200 photographs and will
show probably every size of card and
style of finish used by photogra pliers in
the last 80 years. Every president and
vice president and general officer who
at one time or another watched over the
interests of the road, and every director
who deliberated on finance and policy
from the time the mileage was the dis
lance from Atchison to Topeka up to the
present day will be represented by a like
ness.
The collection will be the result of five
years of work on the part of Mr.. Edward
Wilder, treasurer of the road. Five years
ago Mr.. Wilder conceived the idea of col
lecting the photographs of all the direct
ors and officers of the Santa Fe road
since it's Incorporation and placing them
in huge album, and at once started to
carry it out. After five years of letter
writing and research the collection now
stands almost completed, and Mr.. Wilder
has decided to exhibit the photographs
at the Santa Fe headquarters Festival
week.
Some of the photographs now in the
possession of Mr.. Wilder were secured
only through the most persistent inquiry
and research. One of these is the pho
tograph of General A. E. Burnside, who
was q director of the road from Septem-
Der, 1868, to March, 1870. After year 5
correspondence with different parties a
photograph of the late general was found
a few days ago among pile of family
papers in Providence, R. I.
Some of the photographs in the coll
lection date back for 80 and 40 years and
are executed on the old style miniature
cards. Two of the oldest photographs
in the collection are those of G. L. and
NJ. L. Gaylord, who were directors of the
road in the sixties.
The photographs will probably be
placed in temporary frames for exhibit
ton during Festival week After that
the original intention of placing them in
a large album will probably be carried
out.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-08-31
SANTA FEES BIG DAY.
Shipped % Per Cent More Freight
Out of Kansas City Saturday
Than Anv Other Dav

Kansas City, Aug. 31-Saturday
broke all previous records in the ship
ment of merchandise out of Kansas
City via the Santa Fe, 1900, 900 pounds
of freight being handled over the plat
form of the local freight house in less
than car load lots.
This freight consisted of general mer-
chandise shipments, the products of
Kansas City manufacturers and job
bers, and was destined to local stations
along the line of the Santa Fee The
local freight house closed at $3.50 Sat
urday afternoon, but Notwithstanding
this fact, freight receipts were 800 tons,
or about 25 per cent greater than for
any other day in the history of the
road.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-08-31
ON THE CENTRAL BRANCH.
Missouri Pacific Has a Wonderful
Business Now

Downs, Aug. 31.-In the month of Au-
gust the business men OF Logan paid
the agent of the Missouri Pacific about
$1,000 for freight received.
A train load Of nine cars of feeding
cattle passed over the Central Branch
from Stockton to MaEkato yesterday,
the property of r. H. Bishop and G. G..
Click, stock feeders of Jewell county.
Frank Buckles, conductor on the Wa
bash run between Jamestown and
Burr Oak, has a layoff for two weeks
and will put in the time visiting.
Waconda Springs, Mitchell county,
on the Central Branch, although with
out a depot or side track, has found its
way on the railroad literature as
health resort.
points on this line of railroad.
The Central Branch work trains are
replacing the bridges and trestle on
their line between Densmore and Le-
nora.
Big Bend and Densmore are the on
ly stations on the Central Branch di-
vision of the Missouri Pacific not open
for traffic The depots were closed over
two years ago. 1t looks as if the in
creasing business will compel the COM
pany to open them.
Mrs. Rose Hill of Concordia, wife of
Train Dispatcher E. S. Hill of the Cen
trail Branch division, will visit a month
with friends and relatives in Ohio and
Pennsylvania.
at Kirwin, has resumed his station,
after a lay off of month playing base
ball.
Dick UT. the Downs yardmaster, is
again at his post of duty.
w. NJ. Dunning, the Logan lumber
dealer, is a firm friend of the Central
Branch. Since the first of August he
has unloaded 40 car loads of lumber
shipped in over this line of railroad.
The Missouri Pacific paid their road
tax in Downs by improving several of
the streets.
The business men of Logan paid the
Central Branch Railroad company last
week for freight received the amount
of $500.
The Missouri Pacific station of Ran
increase of $4,000 a month in July and
August over the same months in 1896
J. H. Byram relieves S. H. Farrar as
station agent at Randall, the latter go
ing on an extended visit to Ogden and
other places in Utah.
The Missouri Pacific railway officials
report they are unloading more stock
for feeding purposes at Kirwin than
any other point on the Central Branch
division.
North Solomon Branch of the Central
Branch road are justly clamoring for
better train service with the enormous
amount of stock shipped in for winter
feeding and the grain shipped out They
can't understand why the officials don't
where.
Central Branch Yardmaster r. c.
Frost of Greenleaf is the proud pos
SCISSOR of a bouncing girl baby.
Business is increasing so rapidly in
the Greenleaf yards that there is talk
of putting on a night crew. Four years
ago it was taken off on account of slack
business.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-08-31
TWO KILLED BY A TRAIN.
Santa Fee Plug Runs Down Woman
and Child Near Cedar Jun ction

Cedar Junction, Aug. 31.-Mrs. Coker,
wife of the blacksmith at Cedar juno
ton, and her year old son, were run
down and killed by Santa Fe passen-
ger train near here last evening.
Conductor Short gave the details as
follows:
I'VE were running at a high rate of
speed, as we always do between Wilder
and Cedar Junction. A mile east of
Cedar Junction is a bridge over a creek
about $50 feet long. The road curves
toward it. Just as Johnny Higgins, the
engineer, turned the curve, he saw a
woman, apparently about 80 years of
age, and a boy of about half way
across the bridge. He Immediately put
on the emergency brakes, but it was no
use 1t was impossible to stop the
train quick enough to save their lives.
The engine threw Mrs. Coker about
so feet to one side of the track and her
son about 40 feet on the other side. The
train was stopped within about 400 feet
and when we backed I'D both Mrs.
Coker and her son were dead. Mrs.
Coker was badly mangled. We took the
bodies up and brought them to Cedar
Junction.