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The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1898-05-04
loving eyes, the successful young
writer was always right

WTiteT WIS uiWHys riBnt
So Joanna Fox and Miss Woodin,
dressed in black and closely veiled,
went up to Foxville to attend the auc-
tion sale.
Everybody was there. They didn't
have an auction sale at Foxville every
day in the week.
Squire Barton was there, with .
vague idea of purchasing the old place
for public garden.
"It would be attractive" said the
squire. ''These open-air concert-gar
dens are making no end of money in
the cities. don't see why the Ger
mans need pocket all the money that
there is going"
Mrs. Emmons came because every
body else did Miss Dodge, who had
saved little money, thought that II
the place went cheap, she would pay
down part and give mortgage for
the remainder.
"And my sister could keep board
ers," she considered, 'and could
always have home there"
But Simon Lochedge was most de-
termined of all to have the old parson-
age for his own.
81 could fix it up" said he to him.
self, land live there real comfortable.
It's a dreadful pretty location, and I'm
bound to have it-especially since
mothers investments have turned out
bad, and since we've got to sell the
farm. Nothing hasn't gone right with
us since l broke off with the old par
sons and-daughter. II wasn't quite
the square thing to do, but there
seemed no other way. But, let mother
say what she will, it brought bad luck
to us.
And the rustic crowd surged in and
out, and the auctioneer mounted to his
platform on an old kitchen table, and
the bidding began Mt five hundred dol
lars, and chung fire" for some time.
"Sixl" said cautious Simon Lock-
edge, as last.
"sevenr'peeped Miss Dodge family.
eight" said Simon, resolutely.
"a thousand" uttered the voice of
quiet, veiled lady, in the corner.
Every one stared in that direction.
"Taint worth that, said the squire,
|
in an undertone. "All run down
fences gone to nothing"
But Simon Lockedge wanted it very
much.
"Erle-ven hundredl' said he,
slowly and unwillingly.
Fifteen hundred!' spoke the soft
voice, decidedly.
"Fifteen hundred" bawled the auc-
tioneer. 'I'm offered fifteen hundred
dollars for this very desirable prop
erty. Fifteen hundred, once fifteen
hundred, twice fifteen hundred. three
times and gonel What name, ma'am,
if you please?"
And the lady, throwing aside her
veil. answered calmly:
Joanna Foxr
The old parsonage was rebuilt, and
studded with bay windows and medi-
eval porches. Laurels and rhodo-
dendrons were set ont in the grounds
the little brook was bridged over with
rustic cedarwood; and Joanna Fox
and Miss Woodin came there to live, in
modest comfort.
But Mrs. Lockcdge and her son
Simon moved out of Foxville when
the mortgage on their old place was
foreclosed, and the places that had
known them once knew them no
more.
And Mrs. Emmons said:
''She's done real well, Joanna has.
l always knew there was something
in her!"
And Mrs. Wentworth and the Misses
Barton tried desperately to become in
innate with the young authoress, but
without avail.
For there is nothing in all the wide
world so successful as success, and il
is fetch which has many worshipers.
Saturday Night.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1898-05-04
Longest Reach of railway.

The longest reach of railway with
out curve ~ claimed by travellers to
be that of the Argentine Pacific rail
way, from Buenos Ayres to the foot
of the Andes. For 2l1 miles it is
without curve and has no cutting or
smbaakment deeper than two orthreo
feet
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1898-05-04
Early Potatoes in Gardens.

1t is the habit of most farmers to
plant few potatoes for early use in
the garden. But this is bad practice,
because often the potatoes are planted
on the same ground year after year,
and as the germs Of disease live in the
soil over winter, the potatoes thus
grown are more likely to be diseased.
Besides, where potatoes are grown in
succession, the soil is filled with hard
shell potato bugs, which come up just
about the time the potatoes do, and
will often be found gnawing the po-
tato shoots before they are fairly out Of
the ground. 1t is much better to pillow
clover sod somewhere on rich land
for the early potatoes, and reserve the
garden for vegetables not so easily
grown by field culture.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1898-05-04
Tho Passing OF the Big Steer.

The West Texas Stockman calls at
tention to the passing of the heavy
beef steer. The great, heavy, full
grown bullock Of five or six years ago,
weighing from 1900 to 1000 pounds,
is no longer wanted. There may yet
remain some chance to sell him to the
beef Gamers, who want cheap, strong,
coarse meat for export, but our home
people have learned better. They
now want steer not exceeding 1900
pounds in weight and all ready
for market at thirty months old.
These results can't be got out of
scrub stock. They may get the
weight, but it will be in the wrong
place, and the difference in price from
one to three cents per pound. The
demand now is for the small, we'll
rounded animal whose white fat and
clear meat indicate breed rather than
pounds. ....r... sts:
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1898-05-04
Chinese PInks.

Old-fashioned garden favoritss--
periwinkle with blue eyes), cowslips.
heather and Chinese pinks-bloom
among the grenadine gauzes that veil
the spring straw hats. One must be
hard to- please who cannot find any
thing to ones taste, for the assort-
ment Of artificial flowers is large, the
colors correct and the workmanship
excellent.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1898-05-04
AGRICULTURAL TOPICS.
Turkeys with vsrtiso.

Turkeys do not like confinement.
Having plenty to eat and not much
exercise, they get the "staggers, or
what is more properly termed, vertigo.
The best remedy is to feed cut clover
and oats and less corn, until they can
get out Of doors.-American Agricul.
turist.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1898-05-04

There are 1925 characters in tho
twenty. four books Dickens wrote.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-07-08
COMMODORE JOHN WATSON.

gagement with Cervera's squadron neces-
Stated some changes. The new eastern
squadron will consist only of the battle
ships Iowa and Oregon, the protected
cruisers Newark and the auxiliary cruiS-
ers carrying side armor) Dixie, Yankee
and Yosemite, the golfers Averenda, Cas-
sius, Caesar, Leonidas and Justin and the
supply boat Delmonico.
The Iowa, Oregon and Newark are all
in the south with Sampson. So is the
Yosemite. The Dixie is at Newport and
the Yankee at Tompkinsville. The col
Tiers are at Hampton Roads with the Del
as they can coal and supply It will not
be required in the case of the southern
vessels, to come north, which would mean
the loss CT several days, but they will
start directly from the points where they
are now located. The order provides that
each ship shall make her way across the
Atlantic to a marine rendezvous, which
will be designated in sealed orders, to pre-
vent it's exposure to the slightest possible
danger from the enemy, and the most that
is known is that it will be at some point
off the Spanish coast.
1t probably will not be long after that
before the American fleet will be in full
pursuit of Camara, with his remnant of
the Spanish navy. Meanwhile, the gath
ering of the American fleet off the Span
ish ports is expected to have a SOLDERING
effect upon the infamed people.
The number of Golfers accompanying
the expedition IS evidence that a long
cruise lies ahead, and that our naval au-
thorities propose to be caught in no such
position was Camara at Port Said
obliged to submit to a refusal of coaling
privileges. A
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-07-08
LAND FOR SETTLERS.
Western Kansas Has 100000 Acres
Open to Homesteaders.

Lane, Scott, Wichita, Greeley, Ellis,
Trego, Cove and Logan and the
south tier of townships of the coun-
ties of Rocks, Graham. Sheridan,
Thomas and Sherman, yet contains
about 1900 quarter sections of vacant
land which is open to homestead. Be
sides the WaKeeney district also con
tains large number of homestead and
timber entries which have been aban-
doned. The district is situated in a
section of the state which is this year
raising the largest wheat crop ever
raised in the history of the settlement
of any county in the district. The en-
tire district is inviting, more so this
year than ever, and every dealer re-
ports more farm machinery sold than
in any previous year.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-07-08
1RooUoIs AGROUND.
Red Cross Steamer Has Trouble
Echoes of the Conflict

Key West, Fla, July S-The three
hundred and 25 wounded heroes of San
tiago brought here by the IroquOis are
doing well and none is in danger. They
are distributed between the marine and
convent hospitals and an unused sugar
factory which had been previously fit
ted for such purposes.
All officers and some of the men are
quartered at the convent hospital, where
the nuns are doing fine service as nur-
ses. At all places the utmost care and
skilIfuI medical and surgical attention
are devoted to the wounded men.
These wounded warriors, returning to
their native soil, after the glorious
achievements in the field we're strange
to say, received in rather cavalier fash
ion. Their landing would have been
common place had it not been gro
tesque. The IrOquOis entered the har-
Dor about 5 O'Clock, and through some
bOdy's negligence went aground on a
sand bar, where she remained for three
hours, a brace of government tugs
struggling to free her while from the
rails of the stranded ship peered bronx
ed faces of wounded men, eager to step
once more on American soil.
Eventually the steamer slid off and
was locked. News of her arrival
brought to the dock a motley crowd of
curiosity seekers, mostly Cubans. There
was not a sign of enthusiasm, even
among those very persons for whom
the disabled soldiers had received their
hurts-not a cheer, not a handicap. II
was exactly as If one of the regular
line steamers had arrived on a day trip
and was discharginG her ordinary pas
sengers. There was no gang plank and
the wounded men were obliged to clam
Der down the ladders as best they could
to get ashore.
All the ambuIances in the town had
been brought into service but despite
their frequent and hurried trips, filled
to the last inch, the provision was en-
tirely inadequate. In consequence many
of the men had no other resource than
to walk four blocks to the horse car
line, in which they We're jostled to the
hospitals, at the other end Of the town.
The sight of the staIwart fellows,
BACKED by the tropical sun, bruised and
scratched by Cuban jungles and wrap
ped in bandageS which covered, but did
not conceal their wounds as they sham
bled and struggled along the rugged
roads, had in it much of pathos, per
haps tragedy.
1t was IL o'clock before the last of
those able to keep their feet had been
safely disembarked. Most of these suf-
fer from rife shot wounds in the arms
or hands. About So others, whose in
juries are in the lower parts of their
bodies, had to be carried off in stretch
ers. Fifteen, who are suffering from a
mild attack of measles, We're left on
board the steamer and will probably be
taken back to Cuba when the Iroquois
returns.
The debarkation was not completed
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-07-08
FROM THE IRISH POET.
supr stillwen Finds An Amusing APP
pIication For Work.

Every railroad official. during the course
of his official career. receives many appi-
cations for employment which are re-
markable communications in different
ways. While cleaning out his desk this
week W. H. StilIwell, assistant general
sllnerintendent Of the Rock Island un-
earthed the following application. sent to
ing in NTaDieton. Monroe county. Iowa.
In connection with this poetic appeal it
may be said that Mr.. StilIweu was suf-
fcientIy moved to give the Gould man
a position, which he is yet holding:
Mr.. stillweu, dear sir. will yes Place
To scan these few words in me poor bit
AS ask Of We kindly. an it's sure no dis
To be. just after givin' me ou1d man
An thrue Pats a jewel, so thrue an so
Wild a, clane- heart an hand an a sinsi-
But Citing. too old to be worzin' around,
An pIowln' an diggin' our bread from
We've two little chiIder', an sure they are
But faith they need vittles. an shoes for
their feet;
An Pat. bless the darlint, has rheumatics
Tho he'd DO quite a bit if a chance cud
But he's not up in spellin' an writin'
So he. can't be a banker wild a Canada
Yet he's not quite a granehorn. for.
IT'S over tin years since he left the ouId
sod,
Where the praties were scarce, an the
bit O. the green
Was owned BY thin landlords. the manest
I've seen.
He is most ,daeint lookin'. wild hair gray.
not red,
An the, swatest of teeth. like pearls set
in his head.
An his eyes like the sthars that are
tWinklin' wild light,
While his mouth, 'twould sind YOU
clane wild wild delight
m sure there are places the darlint can
fill,
That 4aded good sinse. If one hadn't great
I've noticed at crossings sometimes there's
a house,
In faith but that small, only TT for a
mouse,
An I've thot if me Pat could git such
a berth,
I'd just be the gladdest ould wife upon
earth.
He surely cud futter that bit of a rag
Inc red on that stick-yed call it a flag:
Ut tlnd to tank, or a bridge rnaybe foo
rot sunthing like that he cud afsily do
lad,
From a praste an a lawyer who know
he's not bad,
An bit O. pure gold he wears IN his
The square an the compass will tell We
But then he's SO bashful an fearin' to
So do that same wild pride an, delight
For sure to the ladies yer heart will in
An yen find a neat berth for this dar-
lint o mine"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-07-08

until early yesterday morning. Most OF
these men laugh at their wounds. They
want to go back, for they nave tasted
real fighting and are hungry for more.
It was learned that as they fell in
the firing lines in Santiago the corpor-
ais hustled them to the rear, but IN
nearly every case, the moment make
shift bandages were swathed about
their wounds they pushed again to the
front, until it eventually became neces-
sary to strip them of their cartridge
belts.
Said one of them in telling this Of the
others:
Damn it; they had to stay back
then; they had nothing to fight with.
They talk of the two days bloody
battle in the most unconcerned way
imaginable. One man was struck by a
Nauser bullet while in the act of firing
his revolver. The ball struck his right
forearm between the wrist and elbow.
It went straight through the forearm.
then penetrated the upper arm, struck
his right side and passed through body,
coming out at the left side. Strange to
say, he will not die but he sWearS he
will make his way back to Cuba and
score at least ten dead SpaniardS for
each of his gashes.
All are loud in their praises of the
fighting qualities of the Spanish troops,
but say their losses must be enormous.
Of our own dead and wounded extraY-
agant figures are given by many, but
wiser heads place the figures for the
two days fighting at between 1900 and
1900, perhaps 300 of whom were killed.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-07-08
TWENTY-SECOND HAPPY.
Reports of Illness Denied-Volunteer
Like Lindsey.

Camp A1ger, July headquarters
Twenty second Kansas Volunteers, Col.
H. c. Lindsey, Comdt-The various re-
ports sent out from this camp regard
ing the Twenty-second Kansas, by par
ties who seem to have a grudge
against US, have been misleading. The
condition of the TWenty-second Kansas
at present is better than any other reg
iment in the camp. We are fully equip
ped except knapsacl1s and cartridge
belts. The health of the regiment is the
best, although there are from 20 to 80
on the sick list daily yet there is no one
in the hospital who is suffering with
anything serious. Two are recovering
from the measles, and the majority are
put on the sick list on account of sore
arms, caused from vaccination.
The regiment feels grateful to Col
good judgment used in caring for them.
The colonel has taken the precautfon
and time, to visit each company and
see that the rations We're used properly
and that each company had the full
quote. The boys all feel that Col. H.
c. Lindsey is the right man in the
right place and all mothers and fathers
of those in the Twenty second, can be
assured that their sons Will receive the
best treatment and care.
A new brigadier general has been ap-
pointed for this brigade, Mark w. Shelf
of South Dakota, a man we'll posted in
military tactics. All of the regimental
as well as company officers are well
pleased with him
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-07-08
A BIT OF HISTORY.
Something About the Past and Pres
emit of WaKeeney.

WaKeeney, July 8.-The Union Pa
cif1c depot here, built of white magnesia
stone of Trego county, is one of the
largest on the line. 1t was erected in
1879 at a cost of $4,000, J. f Keeney and
A. E. Warren, Chicago capitalists who
came to WaKeeney in it's infancy to
boom the town and county, contributing
$1,000, and the Union Pacific furnish
ing 81, 600. The structure has been bad
Iy cut up, there being no less than 500
names cut in the blocks of stone as
high up as one can reach, and repre-
senting nearly all the states. July 4,
1879 GOV. St. John spoke from the
that time and for several years later
WaKeeney had a population of from
!, 900 to 1900, and the daily receipts of
the railroad company were larger than
any town west of Topeka, except Sa-
lima. Frequently as many as 100 pas
sengers got off the trains here daily,
looking for locations.
Messrs. Keeney and Warren bought
upwards Of two townships OF land, ana
laid out the towns of WaKeeney,
COllyer and Ogallah. Keeney was the
first member of the legislature from
Trego county, and later he was going to
make the race of his life for governor.
The boom died out, and his ambition
to be governor never materialized.
The population of the town dwindled
down to about 400, and they are the
happiest and most cOntented people one
will see in this section of Kansas. Good
schools and churches, a magnificent
stone court house, two newspapers, a
prosperous set of business men, and the
seat of the government land office, are
what one will find in Wakeeney today,
while TregO county had the largest
acreage of wheat and produced more
bushels than ever before in her history.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-07-08
REDUCED RATES.
Western Lines Get Together for Kan
sas Business.

Reduced rates for the following Kan
sas meetings have been declared by the
Western Passenger association:
Annual Young Peoples Alliance assem-
bly,, Kansas conference Evangelical assoc
citation, at AtchisOn, August IL to 16; fare
and one-third from all points in Kansas
and Missouri from which the one way rate
to AtchisOn is Sc or less.
Meeting Of board Of education at Ere
from all points in Wilson county.
Annual meeting Northeastern Kansas
District Missionary Baptist asSociat iOn,
Frankfort, July Z to Is. One and one
third fare from all points in Kansas from
which the one way fare to Frankfort is
$S.75 or less.
Annual meeting Prince Hall grand lodge
A. F. &. A NJ. of Kansas at Fort Scott, Au-
gust to IS. One and one-third fare from
all points in Kansas.
Annual meeting International Order
of Twelve, Knights and Daughters of Ta-
Dor, Parsons, July u to IS. One and one
third fare from all points in Kansas and
Nebraska
Emancipation celebration, Wichita, Au-
gust 4. One and one-third fare from all
points within radius of so miles.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-07-08
Santa Fe Pacific Improvements
Now in Progress.
Make 1t Superior to Coast Ter
minaI Rivals.
POOLING OF ENGINES,
Reduces Number in Santa Fe
Service.
Supt. StillweII Has Letter
From the Irish Poet.

Material improvements are now being
made on the Santa Fe Pacific and the
track grade is being raised to avoid the
washouts.
In some places the grade has been rals-
ed six or seven feet. A series OF dltches
along the sides have been put in Ihey
lead to large culverts under the track al
given distances and the bitches thorough
" drain the surrounding country and
carry the water under the track by means
of the large stone culverts.
For MANY years the rains have played
havoc with the track, but with the new
system of bitches and the raising of the
track the trouble will be avoided.
New and heavier steel is being laid
and the bridges are being rebuilt.
A new eating house has been built at
WinsIow, and when the Improvements are
completed the Santa Fe Pacific will be
the finest road with a terminal on the
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-07-08

AT the hospitals suits of pajamas
We're served out to the soldiers and they
lounge about the rooms in the airy gar
ments, reading the latest newspaper
tales Of their own proWess and chatting
each other thereon. Indeed, many of
those whose wounds are trifing have
been unconcernedIy walking about the
streets and renewing friendships at the
hotels with no other apparel than the
scanty sleeping garments.
The Iroquois will probably return to
Santiago within a day or two, and
meanwhile another ship. with larger
body of more seriously wounded men is
expected to arrive here hourly.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-07-08
Abused Wife,a Petition.

Mrs. Lou Y. MilIR1en has filed a. suit
in the district court for divorce from
Herbert A. NIiIliken She claims that
they were married October Is, 1892.
Some months afterward, she alleges.
her husband struck her, knocking her
down and causing internal injuries
from which she still suffers. She in
cludes the A T. & S. F. r. r. company
in her suit and asks the court to re-
strain them from paying $3.50 due the
husband until the case is settled. She
asks for a divorce and the custody Of
her child Francis o. NIillilxen, and that
the defendant be required to pay the
costs in the case
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-07-08
FUSION FAILS.
w. 6. HOffer is Democratic Nom
inee For Congress in
the Sixth.

Colby. July S.-Fusion in the Sixth
district has failed and the Democrats
have nominated William G. Hoffer edi-
tor of the Lincoln Sentinel as a candi-
date for congress, refusing first to
adopt a resolution endorsing the Popu-
list nominee, N. B. Mccormick the
present congressman.
Mr.. Hoffer began his Kansas career
as a student at the Midland college,
Atchison. He began his newspaper
career on the old Patriot at Atchison.
From Atchison he went to Larned and
worked for two years on the Eagle-Op-
tic. In 1894 he bought the Lincoln Sem
tinel, and made it a straight Democrat
ic paper.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-07-08
TOPEKA WON.
Takes a Sensational Game From the
Atchison Team.

Topeka won the most exciting game
of the season from Atchison yesterday
to the tune of S to Z.
From start to finish the game was re-
spIendent with sensational plays. A
wonderful catch by Price in right, a
double by Eyler and Rebesman, two
home runs by Rebesman, a two base
hit that won the game by Fear to say
nothing of the jovia1 sayings of DR..
Brown on the third for Atchison, were
the features.
JTp to the eighth inning Eyler pitched
wonderful ball, when he was compelled
to retire Mauok went in and the
crowd was free in showing disapproval,
but EyIer was sick, and asked Fear to
let him quit pitching in the seventh.
FsvIer was overcome with heat.
In center, Bailey. the new fielder, did
not prove himself up to the standard.
He managed to make two errors on two
chances and at the bat made one safe
hit He will have a chance to redeem
himself
Yesterdays game was of the sort that
should suit the most critical ball play
err Not until the last man was out
was it at all certain who would win the
game.
The following was the score:
Topeka ....O 0 1 0 8 3-8
Atchison ......-.-...-0 0 OF
The teams play this afternoon and to-
morrow.