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The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1897-07-22
A Breath.

A breath may quench loves sacred flame
Or cause mighty empires fall.
A breath may put waiting dame
dDead on''-and that's the worst Of ALI
Cleveland Leader.
The Girl of the Period.
q you are seeking Cupid's lair,
Look in the coils of her wayward hair.
If you would find earth's paradise,
Look In the depths of her dark blue eyeA
If you yearn for languorous ease and resi-,
Lay your head on her heaving breast.
But remember this, and remember it we'll
Don't marry this fin de steele belle.
Tom Hall in Truth
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1897-07-22
1t Will Pay You.-

Time tests the merits of all things and
stamps it's approval or disapproval. The
stamp of approval has been given this paper
as q valuable advertising medium. Ii you
want the patronage of the people, make
your wants known
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1897-07-22
The King. High Way.

The morning was bright when the country
clown
Thus spake to q courtier just leaving the towns
"My lord, you enjoy the kings highway.
1t is pleasant and easy and fair"
But the courtier broke out: ''That is easy to
say,
But, young man, you are quite wrong there,
For when one has been told, without rhyme or
reason,
He must do this or that, to refuse is high trea-
son.
When one must never a question raise,
But sugar his tongue with words of praise,
Though snubbed, neglected, scorned or scolded,
While all his will to another's is nodded,
And If after this he gets the sack,
. told to leave and never come back,
He knows how I've been treated today.
oh, I've had quite enough OF the kings nigh
way
Rudolph F. Bunner in st. Nicholas.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1897-07-22
By Properly Utilizing
The Advertising Columns
Of The
Sentinel

You can do this. Now ia the time to begin.
Get an early start for the seasons trade.
Tell what you are doing and why you are
doing it.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1897-07-22
Clever FIossie,

Flossie had been presented with box
of French candy.
NOW, Flossie," said her mother.
"you have eaten all that you ought to.
You can have one piece more, and then
we will put the box away until tomor-
row.
MAY have any piece like?'' asked
Flossie.
Yes; take the kind you like best
Flossie hesitated well, mamma"
she said finally, eff I take the kind
don't like best may have two pieoesr'
-Philadelphia Times.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1897-07-22
That I have an attachment true

In vain seek to serve you and
Arrest your sweet attention.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1897-07-22

That is the right kind of advertising-the
steady, judicious sort-when you have
something the people want. Tell the story
in plain, direct, busins 81 like way, and keep
on II ling it until on ha interested them.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-08-30
TICKETS GO FAST.
Sale of Seats to "The Tempest" was
Unexpectedly Heavy Today.

If the first hours sale after the open
ing of the chart at the Snow drug store
this morning is to be taken as a cri-
terion, the three productions of THE
Tempest at the Grand Opera House
on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday
evenings of this week will be largely
attended
BY O'Clock this morning there was
a large number of people waiting for
the sale to open, and inside of an hour
an encouraging absence of tickets was
shown on the charts for the three pro-
auctions. The sale for Wednesday
evening was of course the largest, but
while a large number of tickets were
taken, many desirable seats are yet to
be had.
All of the scenery and costumes for
the Tempest" have arrived from Law
renee, where the production was put on
to a crowded house for three consecu-
tive nights last May, and tomorrow
night there will be a dress rehearsal
accompanied by all the calcium and
electric effects to be used on the three
following nights
On Wednesday night, the date of the
first production, Mrs. c. s. Sutton and
the ladies and gentlemen who will take
part in the court minuet will occupy
boxes. On that night the Festival
Queen March," recently composed by
Mr.. W. F. Roehr, will be played for the
first time in Topeka
The Tempest in spectacular form
will be the best amateur production of
the kind ever seen in Topeka.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-08-30
OLD BOOKS REFUSED.
Riley County Patrons of Text Books
Bring Suit

Manhattan, Aug. 30.-An important
suit was commenced here Saturday
which affects the entire school system
of Kansas in the exchange of old books
under the new text book law. The
law provides that the books actually in
use during last year shall be received
cefved the contracts to furnish the
tractors and text book commission,
in direct violation of that provision of
the law, adopted a rule that only whole
books shall be received in exchange.
There has been good deal of dissat-
isfaction on the part of the patrons of
the schools over the treatment which
they have received at the hands of the
contractors and Saturday afternoon,
when the officers of school district No
: brought in their books for exchange
and presented them to W. R. Spilman
& Co. the district agents for this coun-
ty. the agents rejected a large mum Der
Of the books In some instances only
one leaf in the back OF a book was gone,
but the agents, acting under the orders
of the contractors. refused TO make the
exchange as prescribed by law. The
school district officers, feeling that they
We're not being fairly dealt with, COM
menced an action through their attor-
neys. Irish & Brock. to compel the
agents to receive the books. and re-
strainiug the agents from further pro-
ceeding under the arbitrary rule of the
contractors An injunction was OBJ
tanned and served on Spilnlan & Co.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-08-30
RAIN ONDRUNk EXCURSION
Kansas People carted to Kansas City
to Have a Miserable Time.

One hundred car loads of Kansas people
took advantage of the cheap excursion
rate by the Santa Fe and Union Pacific
roads yesterday morning and went to
Kansas City, and last night 100 coaches
returned to Kansas filed with tired, be
draggled and Disguised excursionists-
For it rained nearly all day in Kansas
City, or as much of the day as the ex-
cursionists saw there, as the crowds had
barely time to reach the various parks
when the rain drops commenced to de-
scend. They continued to descend with
increased volume, and then the Kansas
people who went to Kansas City to
spend their money wished that they had
stayed at home They broke for the
street ears. and rode to the Union depot
packed like sardines in a box, there to
spend the rest of the day on the platform
or in the cars of the excursion trains
Few escaped a wetting in returning to
the depot from the parks Crash suits
and lawn dresses which went to Missouri
in all the splendor of their initial appear
ance returned to Kansas wrinkled and
mud stained Every train that passed
through Topeka last night bore a crowd
of dfsconsolate appearing and thoroughly
Disguised passengers
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-08-30
DODGE CITY ITEMS.
New Water Cranes Being Put in
Along the Santa Fe-New Rock
Island Depot

Dodge City, Aug. s0.-Mrs. Ben Old
ham, wife of Engineer Oldham, has
gone to Strathmore, Canada, for a
visit.
Engineers Williams and Husser. ac-
companied by their families, are so
journing in the mountains and Extra
Engineers Shaw and Alexander are on
their engines
Mrs Engineer Hood is visiting in La
Junta and Rock Ford
Mrs. T. S. Hurd is home from visit
in Denver.
Brooks engines 76s. Simmons; 7s1,
Hood: ST, Greenway, have been as
signed to runs 81 and a.
Engineer Shrum has been placed on
) and s, filing the vacancy created by
the resignation of Philip Fadel.
Chas. NJ. Boskin, having been retired
from passenger service, Conductor Hell
ton will take his run on 1 and ? Nor
City branch and Lands Will take Hell
tons run out of Denver.
Conductor O'Day has a car on 81 and
80. Conductor Hubbard getting his car
in chain gang and Conductor Reed TAX
ing car on local.
Brakeman Carrier, who was hurt at
Las Animas, will be home from the
hospital in q. few days.
Switchman Simpson, who worked in
the yards here for three years under
the name of Shay and was discharged
been reinstated-
Brakeman E. D. Corboy is taking a
lay off
Conductor Stockwen will be home
from his ranch in day or so.
Brakeman Chas- Parsons will go to
work next week
Switchman Thompson has been trans
fered to Hutchinson
Brakeman Mike Haley is in Wyoming
after his family.
Brakeman Fairs family are residing
here now.
Brakeman Luster has returned from
trip to Joplin. Mo-
Switchman Holmes has returned from
a trip to Emporia-
Ray Marshall, brakeman on the local,
has gone to Iowa for visit.
Brakeman Harry White and family
are visiting in Illinois
Switchman Sam Pastor and family
are out of town on a visit with reIa-
tives.
Cashier Davis father, from Topeka.
is in the city visiting
Dodge City ought to be good for $50
of the buttons of engine rs when they
are issued
Work on the new depot is progress
ing rapidly and the building will be en-
closed next week The Journal viii
have a complete description of edifice
and an account of the grand opening
in due time.
All the passenger men on this division
are now supplied with new regulation
uniforms, and there is no doubt now
that Trainmaster Sears has the neatest
lot of men on the system
Walter StFaeter has been EMPLOYED
opposite the depots at Coolidge. Lakin
and Garden City, so as to make it more
convenient for passenger trains to take
water while the station work is being
done
Dodge City viii have its quota of Wis
| itors at the Fall Festival and Carnival
| in Topeka
Walter Straeter has been employed
as regular call boy for the round house
/ at night in the place of Fred BaIch
4 The Rock Island Will sen build a
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-08-30
FIGHTING BIG STORES.
Leavenworth MERCHANTS Form an Or
ganization to Oppose Depart
maut Stores.

Leavenworth, Aug. 30.-The meeting
OF Leavenworth merchants resulted in
the forming of an organization with E.
c. Fritsche as chairman and c. NJ. Sal
niger secretary. Most all the retail
merchants of the city were present and
steps were taken to form a permanent
associa ton
Little was said in the meeting about
the objects of the association, but it is
said to be for the purpose of opposing
department stores. A course is to be
pursued againsst department stores sim
liar to that Instituted in cities in Mis-
souri, and Illinois One of the big de-
partnent store proprietors attended the
meeting, but he did not take any part
in the proceedings. In the future, it is
said, only members of the association
will be allowed to be present during the
meetings
There is a strong sentiment against
one of the department stores here. and
the public generally is with the retail
merchants in the fight that is opening
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-08-30
TOPEKA FIRE ALARM KEY,

81 Morse and Jackson Streets
Is Kansas Avenue and Railroad Street
s6 Gordon and Taylor Streets.
e Laurent and Harrison Street
% Grant Street and Topeka Avenue
90 A" Street and Topeka Avenue
Il kansas avenue and Second Street
ala No 1 Fire Station
s75 Monroe and kiouS Streets.
sI6 Kansas Avenue and Garfield Street
II Kansas and Tenth Avenues.
IL kansas Avenue and Thirteenth ST
Is Kansas and Euclid Avenues
y Crane and Adams Streets
% No Fire Station
- lake street and East Sixth Ayen1Ia
q Fourth and Branner Streets
q Seventh and Holiday Streets
- FIghth and Madison Streets
- Tenth Ave and Sac and Fox Road
IS Seventeenth and Jefferson Strests
= Sfxfh and Topeka Avenues
- sixth Avenue and Clay Street
81 No Fire Station
a Western Avenue and Ninth Street
q tenth and Topeka Avenues
- Fourth and Taylor Streets.
n Nc. Fire Station
- twelfth and Taylor Streets
az Van Buren, and Eleventh Streets
a Van buren, and Twelfth Streets
% F,ucIid Avenue and Buchau nan Street
a. Thirteenth and Lane Streets
a. Eleventh Street and Morris Avenue
a. Seventh and Lane Streets
A Topeka Avenue and Third Street
81 Quincy Street. north OF Crane Street
g Eleventh and Monroe Streets
So Tenth Avenue and Lawrence Street
"a Fourth and Lafayette Streets
~ Klein and Seward Avenues
123 4eS East Sixth Avenue. Bus Barn
I24 Euclid and College Avenues
sRoxes North of River.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-08-30
TAMMANY OR LOW!
Conference Tonight to Decide the
Mayoralty Question of Greater
New YORK.

New York, Aug. 30.-Tonight's confer
ence between Republican leaders and
Representa- tives of several independent or
CARNATIONS, is likely to have an import
ant bearing upon the question as to who
shall be the first mayor of Greater New
York. A prime factor in the conference
is Senator Thomas PIatt. There will be
in attendance the Low element of the
Republican party in Brooklyn at their
head being jackson Wallace, lately pres
ident of the board of aldermen who is
now connected with Mr. Low Whether
or not the citizens union of New York
will be represented at the conference is
to be decided at a meeting this after
noon of the executive committee of that
body. In the citizens union, there is
division upon the question of entering
into an alliance with the Republican or
ganiZat ton, one party being of the opin-
ion that only in such an alliance does
there lie an assurance of defeating the
Tammany nominee, whoever he may be.
while others regard the proposed alli-
ance al surrender of the unions prin-
ciple of nom artiSanShip.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-08-30
TO DEPoPULATE CLARK CO.
Big Cattle Barons Buy Up the Mort
gage Lands for Pasture.

Wichita, Aug. 2O.-News of a scheme
to depopuIate Clark county and turn it
into a cattle pasture for the benefit of
barbecue Campbell and a few other
cattle barOns has reached this city
a few years ago the county was thick
" settled and in the boom a majority
of the settlers mortgaged their claims
to the limit Subsequently the greater
part of the land passed into the hands
of the mortgage holders and was large
" appreciated by a few big cattlemen-
The county is now mostly fenced into
great pastures, no attention being paid
to leaving out unoccupied claims, gov
eminent lands and school lands. but
all being taken in and utilized for pas
tuTe by the cattlemen-
This unwarranted occupation of
power in the interest of the few big cat
tie barons met with opposition from the
stockmen of small means who desire
the county better settled
Finally a division of the house was
called on a vote upon the constitution
of the association. which was formed
ostensibIy for mutual protection. but in
reality TO prevent any body meddHng in
the county. Nine cattle barons stood
in favor and eleven Stockmen voted
against it's provisions.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-08-30
BAD NEWS FROM SWAT
And Merrie England Seems to Have
Got the Swat

Simla. Aug. 30.-The Shinwarf and
Kahi police posts on the SANTANA range
were attacked. evacuated by their gar
risons and burned by the enemy on
Sunday night.
In addition the Orakzais on Sunday
night looted the Nariab, SANTANA. ba-
zaar and burned the school. The kohaI
pass Afridis are still loyal in spite OF
the muIIahs strenuous efforts TO excite
their chiefs. They promise not to OPP
pose the PeShawar troops who are
marching on KohaL
Peshawar. Aug. 800 p. ma strong
force of Afridis, it is just announced.
has closed the KOhaI pass and there
fore the proposed advance of a column
of British troops through that pass has
been countermanded. With the Khy--
Der and KOhal passes in the hands of
the enemy the gravity of the situation
has increased
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-08-30
President Ripley Doesn't Want
QuarreIs Going On
Among the Officials of the Santa
Fe Road.
HOW HE STOPPED ONE.
He Got a Good Job For the
Quarrelers
On Other Roads and Harmon
lied Matters.

There is one thing which will never
be tolerated on the Santa Fe as long
as E. p Ripley is president" said a
we'll known official of that road today.
land that is friction between officials
of different departments When Mr..
Ripley entered the service of the road
he plainly told the heads of all depart
ments that the entire work of the sys-
tenn lines must be conducted in perfect
harmony, and for probably the first
time in the history of the Santa F'e
there is now no visible friction between
any of the officials in the different lines
of work.
Mr.. Ripley. being an entirely new
man to the Santa Fe," continued the
official his methods were naturally diff
ferent from many of the methods of
the men who had been with the road
for years, but it was either conform to
Mr.. RipIey's methods or get out. Of
course all the officials conformed to Mr..
Ripley's way of thinking, although it
caused a good deal of comment After
his candid announcement that anything
bordering on friction would not be toll
Grated there was a wholesale patching
up of friendships which had been worn
to a mere shade, and men who had
taken every opportunity of writing cut
ting and sarcastic letters suddenly
found an amiable way OF constructing
their communications
the patched up friendship broke through
every once in awhile, and now neither
of the officials is in the employ of the
Santa Fe- This was on the southern
division and the trouble was between
superintendent G. J. Hartman and
Master Mechanic John Kirk Hartman
and Kirk were men with different sets
of opinions, and what suited one was
sure to dispIease the other, that is, in
the majority of cases at least. Yet
both were good men and knew how to
handle their respective departments,
and Mr.. Ripley did not want to see
either out of a position. Still. he did
not propose to tolerate the working at
cross purposes that was existing on
that division, and he went to work in an
artistic manner to change things The
result was that both Mr. Hartman and
Mr. Kirk were offered positions on
other lines, and both accepted.
Another case of friction was that of
General Manager J. J. Frey and Dr.
Geo. w. HogeboOm- When Mr. Frey
came to the Santa Fe he tried to Gust
DR.. Hogeboorn from the position of
chief surgeon with the intention of Civ
ing the place to DR.. Yancy of Sedalia.
but George R Peck.stood by Hogeboom
and he failed From that time on there
was continual friction between Mr.
Frey and Mr. Hogeboonn, and Mr. Frey
took the first opportunity offered him
of asking for DR.. HogebOom's resigna-
ton. 1t is my opinion that this move
was sanctioned by President Ripley"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-08-30
THEY DON'T BELIEVE Us.
Europeans Have Little Faith in
American Crop Reports

London, Aug. 30-The Mark Lane
Express reviewing the crop situation
says the wet weather has seriously de-
layed the harvest and that the new
wheat is bound to suffer. Continuing
the paper says advices show the Rus
sian crop to be decidedly below the av-
erage while the American crop is proba-
bly above the average.
In this connection the Mark Lane Ex-
press says that information concerning
the crop appears TO be kept back and
adds that the experience of recent years
leads to the American government adj
vices being placed upon a much lower
level of authority than those of Euro
DeaQ countries
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-08-30
TOWERING FLAMES.
A Mighty Blaze 100 Feet High
is Approaching Anaconda,
Montana.

Anaconda, Mont, Aug. 30, 2:30 p. NJ
A fierce forest fire is raging few miles
west of here and spreading with alarm
ing rapidity toward this city The fire
has already burned over a thousand
acres of timber. A messenger from the
burned district says that Georgetown and
Silver Lake are both in the track of the
fire and unless something is done to check
the flames great loss of property and life
may result.
Near Georgetown a terrible fire has
generated and flames a hundred feet
high can be seen from the village. Much
anxiety is felt here over the outcome,
but no action to stay the fire has yet been
taken.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-08-30
Engine Driver on a New England
Road Breaks the Record

Stratford. Conn, Aug. 3o-WiIliam
Delert, with locomotive No. 227, attach
ed 70 the Bay State express, on the New
York, New Haven & Hartford railroad,
has smashed the record. The Iocomo-
tive on Friday last made mile after
mile at the rate of so miles an hour.
The train leaves New York at 10 a.
m and arrives in New Haven at 11-30-
The run Of IA miles is made without
stop The locomotive was built by John
Henry, and is a superb piece of me-
ehanism- No. 227 left New York last
Friday on time. The train was Ii min
utes late at Stamford From Stamford
to New Haven the distance is 40 miles.
and there are four drawbridges, for
which the rules call for speed not ex-
ceeding six miles an hour.
No. 227 made the run of 40 miles in
So minutes. The s1ow-downS consumed
eight minutes That leaves run of 40
miles which was actually covered in 80
minutes The speed between the bridg-
eS was at the rate of a mile in As Sec
nds, or so miles an hour. The lost time
of IA minutes was made up between
Stamford and New Haven. No. 227
drew a train of four parlor cars
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-08-30
SENATOR FoRNEY PLEASED.
The Sumner Co. Man Tells of Crop.
and Special Sessions.

Newton, Aug. 30.-State Senator A.
c.. Forney of Sumner county was here
and tells a prosperous story. He says
the wheat crop of Sumner county never
was better; that it will aggregate six
million bushels, and that all farmers
who had the grain and most of them
did. will reaIize-and have realized large
sums of money for it Senator Forney
said:
Il. myself. had no acres of the finest
wheat I ever produced. 1t averaged A
bushels to the acre and weighed 81
pounds to the buSheL 1 just sold it
the other day for 80 cents per bushel,
or cents in advance of the market
grain I think that 1 did very well.
yet there are other farmers, plenty of
them in my county, who did equally as
we'll 1t has been a wonderful year"
Senator FOrney was complaining
about the usual custom to mix fine
wheat like his with inferior grades with
the intent to even up the wheat and
make it grade a certain grade He de-
not done, Kansas wheat would easily
be the best on the market because the
most of it was very fine. though gen
orally spoiled by mixture.
However. this practice probably will
be stopped, as new system of grad
ing Kansas wheat will be inaugurated
September 1. State Grain Ispector
Culver proposes to establish a new
grade to be known as No. L Kansas
hard wheat. 1t will have a minimum
weight of so pounds to the busheL
The change IS due to a prevailing
European demand for pure Kansas
hard wheat -four. This is difficult to
obtain on account of the practice of
the elevator men mixing No. with
hard spring.
Until this time the best grade was
labeled No. , Hereafter No. 2 will
have a minimum weight of So pounds
nd 70 NJ Tv7r4- 20 - T1aT
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-08-30
MINERS RETURN 10 WORK
All Trouble Ended by Signing of the
Agreement.

Pittsburg, Aug. 30.-Saturday the
wage schedule for the miners of the
district, which was adopted here two
weeks ago by a joint conference of
miners and operators, was agreed to by
the Kansas and Texas Coal company,
which at first refused to sign it, there
by causing the miners at No 81 shaft,
at Litchdeld, to go out
Chairman Wallace of the executive
board has been here for two or three
days, and through his efforts the agree
ment Will be signed today All mines
Will be working full time hencefOrth,
the companies having plenty of bust
ness The strike in the east has placed
in their hands many new contracts.