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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-02-07

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THOMAS NELSON PAGES FIRST
LONG NOVEL RED ROck-A Chroni-
Gle of Reconstruction" Mr.. Page has
devoted four years to the story, and he
considers it his best work. illustrated
by B. West Clinedinst)
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Orange County observer., 1898-01-06
Prices Paid to Modern Authors.

Rudyard Kipling commands tho
highest price Of any living author.
according to the Pail Mall Gazette.
which says that it paid $3.50 f1f each
of his ''Barrack Room Ballads" and
that The Seven Seas" brought him
S11 900 He has received fifty cents
a word for 10000 word story. An
thony Hope charges $50 for II maga-
zine story, reserving the copyright;
Mr. Gladstone's price for a review IS
$1,000 Conan Doyle received $50, 900
for Rodney Stone" Mrs. Humphry
Ward $40. 600 for "Eotert Elsmere,'
$50, 900 each for David Grieve" and
"Marcella,' S75, 900 for 'Sir George
Tressady," and $4,000 for Bessie
Costrell." Ian Macaren has made
S35, 900 ont Of The Bonnie Briar
Bush" aud Aud Lang Syne." Rider
Haggard still asks from 50 TO Sl0O a
column Of 1900 words and will not
write for less than 80, ,00J.
The highest price ever paid for n
novel is $500, 900, which, the Pail Mall
Gazette says, was handed over to
Alplonse Daudet for his .Sapho.
Zola's first fourteen books netted him
1920, 900, and in twenty years he has
made al least E375, 900. Kusklfi =
sixty -four books bring him III $50, 900
n year. .winburne, who writes very
little, makes $1,000 year by his poems.
Browning, in his later years, drew
go. 900 q year from the sale Of his
works, and Tennysoa Is said 70 have
received $50, 900 year FROM the Mac
millans during the last years Of his
!, life. Mr. Moody is believed to have
! beaten all others, as more than 81 $50,
/ 900 has bean paid in royalties for his
/ hvmus
Orange County observer., 1898-01-06

breathless and spent with the haste
he had made.
lawfully sorry I'm so late, Miss
FelIinger, gasred he. 'Some silly
idiot fastened me into my bedroom
THIS morning, and it took me beastlv
long time to screw off the lock with
my penknife. I've half a notion il
VAS one Of Captain Moston's Jokes"
Captain Moston?' sa.1 I, my hand
going instructive ely ioto my pocket,
where lay the discriminating key.
Yes; our rooms are close together.
You hnow-his two rooms to the right
of yours. just as mine is two doors to
the left. But II find some dodge to
Fay him out for this lark before
I'm day older, you bet And now,
Miss Bellinger, if it isn't too late to
begin"
4 rather fancy it Is. Harold" I has
tened to put III.
"For me, you mean" exclaimed he,
grlnnine. "Well, [ guessed some
thing of the sort when | saw vou here.
I'd better clear out, Ell? SO I'll ta-ta
now and leave YOU. Go ahead, old
chap. | never like to spoil sport.
--Chambers' journal.
Orange County observer., 1898-01-06
Incubating Peaches.

Visitors 10 the new States OF the
far West are generally prepared for
any phenomenal showing in the line
OF agriculture, stock raising and the
like, bat once IN while they are
taken by surprise.
An Fastener VINO was spending his
summer vacation on the ranch Of a
relative in Colorado, went ont one
morning to inspect large incubator
III which the young chicks were hatch
jug. In one corner Of the incubator a
neglected peach seed, encouraged by
the warmth Of the atmosphere, had
burst, and tiny sprout several inches
long was growing out Of 1t.
Great Cesar exclaimed the last
ern man, as this caught his eye. do
YOU hatch out your peaches II tbs
Youths Companion.
Orange County observer., 1898-01-06
'-----7--~ -~----7 7''i-7-4a % --s------.--
4 HOP SALE.
Unexpected Results OF Squire Lanes
Advice to q Grower.


This hop story is ''toc good to keep"
and it is true 10 tho letter. A few
years ago Burlington hop grower
came into the office Of our neighbor,
A. Lane, with sample of his hops.
Just harvested and baled: he asked If
he was buying hops; yes. he was, the
sample was then shown and the oues-
tion asked what would he give for them.
They are so poor" said Mr.. Lane,
"that 1 can make you no offer for
them"
II know they are a little off COLOR"
said the grower, "but certainly You
can pay something for them; mako
me an offer
''No. l really cannot; there is no
market for such hops"
Cant you give me ten cents for
them?''
Il cannot"
''Well, that's rather tough: but you
can tell me what / better do with the
hops"
MY advice to you is this: Do not
show that sample to any one else; it
will give your hops o hal name; but
go home, keep quiet about them. and
the first buyer that comes along and
makes you an offer. don't talk about
the hops, but take him up at once"
| 1t was about this time that Mr..
Lane had employed new and rather
inexperienced man. who. however. was
a1hop grower, to so out and buy him
hundred bales Of really choice hops"
at not over sixteen cents.
\ few days later the Burlington
grower drove up TO the Iron Clad"
on load of hops and shouted out: II
say, Mr. Lane, where will you have
these hops taken?"
'What hops--not those you offered
to sell me?"
"Sartin sure, Squire, tho same
hops"
But did not buy them?'
True, but your agent did--and I
supposed there must have been pref
ty big rise in few days"
Take them down TO our storehouse,
and come in for your money"
This was done, and then Mr.. Lane
said to his Burlington customer:
Here is your check. / have done
you o favor, and now / will give you
the opportunity to do me one.
What is it? I'd like to accommo-
date you, if can
1t is this: You draw the money on
this check, deposit it to your credit,
rive me your check for half tho mnnav,,
and then draw your hops away and
sell them to some one else-perhaps
for sixteen cents
THANK you, Squire, but I believe
I don't want to buy those hops. =
Cooperstown n. " Journal.
Orange County observer., 1898-01-06
WHEN THE STARS FELL,
Meteoric shower Followed by Season
of Religious Activity.

~~>N"~NA~ t7'Ao"tA IoIioWeu DN a season
of Religious Activity.
The recent eclipse was discussed in
a crowd Of old-timers the other day.
and it was unanimously admitted that
whenever anything unusual occurred
III the heavens it impressed the be-
holder more than any other phenome-
non. From the subject Of eclipse the
conversation turned to comets and
meteors, and the big shower of falling
stars II November, 1888, was referred
to by one Of the takers.
81 remember IT." said Colonel
George ". Adair at that time l
was only small boy, but the spec
tacle was one no. to be forgotten IN
hurry, and the agitation and alarm of
the Older people around me impressed
1t upon my mind.
1T was the night of November 13,
1898, when the stars fell. | vas the:
living out III the country, in Henry
county, and was fast asleep when the
shower came.
My father had gone that night to
a corn-shucking, and knew nothing
about the trouble until he started
home. He was with friend, named
Jones, a man Of religious turn of mind.
and when the stars commenced cutting
up their capers my father was anxious
to reach home as soon as possible
Isut T-,,i So f-:<-l-+e..el L..
wits, and got down on his knees Ey
the side Of the road to pray. 1t was
with hin,
hundred yards or SO he collapsed and
dropped on his knees. He had pow
erfnl voice, ana his lamentations and
shouts made the woods ring and added
to the horrors Of the night.
''Finallv my father got home, and
, he lost no time in waking my mother
and myself, | shall never forget the
scene spread out before me when ]
went out into the yard. 1t was indie
scribably grand and awful, and the
heavens seemed to be filled with mil
lions of skvrockets. Streams of fire
rolled IN every direction, and the stars
or meteors, fell like flakes Of snow.
Nothing like it had ever been seer
/ by the people then living, and the,
! were baulF scared. Inc colOred peoDlt
set up the most unearthly yells and
/ howls, and from every cabin might bt
heard snatches OF prayer and religious
songs. Many Of the spectators be
lieved that the world was coming tt
an end, and they were III a frenzy o
terror and excitement.
The next day everybody felt re
lieyed, but there was very little worl
done. Naturally everybody got into
a religious frame Of mind, and 70
weeks after the. preacher had large
congregations, and a croed of old sin
ners Joined the church.
ct was wonderful sight, and
never expect to see anything like
again. '--Atlanta Journal.
Orange County observer., 1898-01-06
Parisiau Economy.

I'm Paris nothing Is wasted, not
even the smallest scrap Of paper"
said IN observaut American who has
recently returned from the French me
tropolis. to Star reporter yesterday.
''Tha. which nearly every one IL this
country throws away becomes there
source Of profit. Old provision tins,
for instance. are fnlI of money: The
lead soldering Is removed aud melted
down into cakes, while tAe tin IL sold
10 certain manufacturers, who convert
the material into children ) toys. Oh
corks are collected, and waen she
broken. Or damaged, parts nave becA
cut out they are put into water Z
clean and swell. and a~e then sold L
dealers. OLD shoes, however bad, q
WAYS contain IN the arch of the solf
6. leas. one sound piece ofleather that
will serve again, and generally there
are two or three other bits N the heel
and :. the back Il boot that the col.
bier viii buy. Scraps O. paper 20 /
the cardboard factory, orange peel 1
the msrmalade maker, and ED on
Washington Star.
Orange County observer., 1898-01-06

An ear OF corn which Patrick Cullen
believes to lie worth n small fol tune is
being carefully preserved by that indl-
yidual, who recently found his prize
on Farmer UpfigLt's place at Merton
square, Montgomery county. TO the
ordinary city man there is reall V moth
ing remarkable about the ear OF corn.
It's kernels are not Of sold eGld, nor
are there any diamonds con Sealed
about the cob Is value lies in the
fact that somewhere at some time or
other some agricultural society offered
reward Of $1,000 TO any one who
would find a perfect ear Of corn with
the kernels growing IN an uneven
number of rows. Il has always been
found that the rows are even, say ten,
twelve. or fourteen 10 cob. This ear
which Patrick Cullen found, however,
shows thirteen rows around the butt
and eleven around the middle OF the
coh. Many farmers 20 whom Cullen
showed his prize assured him that the
ear was as perfect as It could be, and
that i, was really curiosity. Cullen
is now looking for the agricultural So
cietv which ttered the $1,000 reward
Philadelphia Record.
Orange County observer., 1898-01-06

Tontenelle listened TO everything,
ari he offended 10 one bv dispuang
ANYTHING. 4. the c!sse of lis life Dc
va, asked the secret Of his success,
and he replied that il uas II obserT-
ing tvo aaxims: Everybody may be
r.ga;, anI every thing may be Co.
Orange County observer., 1898-01-06
An Early Bird.

E .
"s..a.. ne fellow" I muttered
4 aost to the point of put
;i af.on, ana 50 settling my
Ill aT or the other, here he
Aat 24d upset everything with
ds aa 4 'Odr dance, Miss Bel
h".lcfe. Deuce take the
..#ace, too
y i'o"e.. the FaT as they
ad the ballroom. For
H'. & "eliod higher, and
i'll. u - my ears came the
.n'' }22li iau9nter. Con-
"f.. Gown he seemed 70
a eiti, = ef ahn~la3 he:, II
EeA tte door OF the
"l!A@e' hehlnd them.
2h We S"5tte, fro" WITH
1" hN@fan@ea bloom and
t nc 4'E T. he found IN the
iife proverbs. from
40 / was reused by the
"oih4h > dress ana
' .aofi. "a.rh caused he To
i 1dIsA'T, hd.f-eNpectant-
~ l At@rei u my sister Ber-
ie9, Tum:" asked she
aa "Aer don't look extrava-
e ole tpni@ht."
,adpal? Vel. I feel
a.lfaI Ian look"
.... 4,l-.'+ ft1nIn 1nor - partbo
Orange County observer., 1898-01-06

lilies seemed to nod
Ana send sweet messages Of love TO the blue
realms Of God
ana al the world was beautiful. and all the
world was bright:
! he splendid day dreamed soft away to NEE.
the rrstfu! night
mat ripplel from clear stars to earth ia
ioveliEcss and light
F. L. Station.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1898-12-23

STANDING PERFECTLY STILL.
1t was nearly twelve when Miss Roll
Inns started to go up stairs.
Il must write letter before / go
to bed" she said, standing with her
hand on the banisters. 81 want Kate
to mail it for me early in the morn
ing"
Go into the back room If you like;
it is warmer than yours and there's
a desk there"
Miss Rollins thanked her and with
a laugh Mrs. Bowen went on:@"You
don't take stock In ghosts, suppose
They used to say that room was
haunted, but nobody's troubled the
place since I've had the house A man
did commit suicide there once"
II am not afraid of ghosts. Who
was the mani"
81 don't know He shot himself
They found his body in the closet the
next day."
Horrible, Poor fellow, But am
not afraid. 1 don't suppose he wants to
come back to that closet"
She shuddered a little as she seated
herself at the old-fashioned desk and
commenced to write. She glanced
at the closet door several times and
a creepy feeling came over her. The
ink dried on her pen just because the
thoughts wouldn't come fast enough
to keep it moving. She glanced at the
closet door. then at that trunk with
H. NJ. D." on the end in white letters.
then tried to go on with her letter.
I'm an old simpleton," she said in
her thoughts Il used to be nervous
and fidgetty enough when I was a girl,
but thought had got over that years
ago. I must finish this letter and go
to bed"
AS the letter was never mailed, but
was found in the waste basket several
DAVIS after. there is no harm in read
ing il here. 1t was written to her old
friead. Anna Chatfeld. who was living
out in Colorado somewhere, and whom
she had not seen for nearly twenty
years. She always wrote to her just
before Christmas and sent her little
remembrance.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1898-12-23

deal OF writing; perhaps be wrsts for
the papers.
The mans trunk was In the room,
trunk much like her own with the
Initials III. NJ. D." on one end. Miss
Rollins stared when she saw it as
though quite taken by surprise.
That's Mr.. Dernell's trunk" Mrs.
Bowen said. In answer to the look on
Miss Rollins face. It'll be right in
your way there when you want TO get
TO your own, so we'll move it and puz
yours there; he won't mind"
1t was dark when Miss Rollins
trunk arrived and she got little Kate
Dennis, the chambermaid, to help her
nnpack and carry a few things into
her room.
This rooms haunted" Kate said
bluntly, as she shrugged her shoulders
and looked round as IL expecting to
see something spring from one of the
corners.
who haunts it?" Miss Rollins
asked. with smile at the girls fool
ishness
"A man killed himself here once;
they found him in that big closet.
They say he comes back here when
ever the room isn't occupied. They
say he stays mostly in the closet, but
he ratties the door-knob sometimes
as If he wanted some one to let him
out"
Who told you all that nonsense?
You look too sensible girl to talk
about ghostsl"
Il know two girls who used to live
here and they told me they'd seen
him. Mrs. Bowen discharged Mamie
O'Shea for talking about it,"
"Shes did quite right. I'm not going
to tell her that you have talked about
1t, but I'd advise you not to say such
things any more"
Don't you believe in ghosts,
ma'am2 ga.
Certainly not"
Il wouldn't come in this room alone
after dark for anything. I'd be afraid
o. my lifers
You're foolish girl You must
not believe an the nonsense other girls
tell-youil get yourself in trouble talk
ing this way to Mrs. Bowen's dodgers;
you ought to know better"
The girl wasesilenced, If not con-
WINGED, and Miss Rollins heard no
more of the ghost until the night
when she saw him for herself
That was the night before Christ
mas She came in late from the
theatre she had invited Mrs. Bowen
TO go with her and they sat in the
parlor awhile talking Over the play.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1898-12-23
No short-H.lr.d B.re.r..

The Berlin Guild of BARRIERS has is
sued broadside against employees
and apprentices wearing close-cropped
hair. At recent meeting of the guild
it wwas declared. upon the suggestion
OF the worthy Herr Obermeister Wohl-
schlaeger, that young hair-dresser
fought not to have his own hair dress
ed after the fashion of a rat. but to ex-
hibit a tasteful. elegant and scrupu-
lously careful appearance"
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1898-12-23
Wheat
Wheat
Wheat

uNothing but wheat as far rs the eye
,ould reach on either side: what You might
all . sea Of wheat" was what . lecturer
rpeakinx of Western Canada said while re-
serrinx to that country For particulars
a to routes. railway fares, etc, apply
70 CANADIAN GOVERNMENT AGENT,
Department Interior, Ottawa, Canada, or to
C. J. Broughton, 1913 Aooadnock Building
CHICAGO, III
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1898-12-23

Quester-'What do you suppose IT Is
that drives so many OF our urban cit
ixens to the mountains and lakesides
during the SUMMER" Jester-"Love
Of country. of course. Detroit Free
Press
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1898-12-23
A CHRISTMAS GHOST.

UST a common
place house in the
middle of a block
on Thirty fourth
street-a q u e e r
place to find a
ghost, and little
Miss Rollins was
one Of the last per-
sons an up-to-date
ghost would be
supposed TO visit.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1898-12-23

Wife, found an egg in the coal bin
this morning That's q queer place for
hen to lay In
Husband-Just the place, my dear,
fust the place"
wife-Just the place!
Husband-Why. certainly. II our
hens begin to lay In coal for US We
won't need to mind how the price goes.
Northwest Magazine.
Were some people to talk Of only what
they really know, their silence would soon
become painfully monotouoas-
The man who is dissatisfied with his
work Is never happy.
The record-union., 1898-05-16

ordered to concentrate at San Francis-o
and from these and the regulars now
in the extreme West will be ,eken the
men for the Philippine expedition. i
is exoected that practically all the vol
unteers Will 80.
Secretary Long was at the Navy De-
partment several times during the day
and in addition to the dispatch from
Admiral Dewey, he authorized the pub
Ncation Of the statement that the tor
pedo boat Terror belonging TO the
Spanish fleet. was disabled at Fort OF
France, Martinique.
The dispatch is as follows: Spanish
torpedo boat Terror disabled at Fort
Of France Martinique"
There was a disposition among some
Of those who saw the statement to re-
gard it with suspicion, suggesting that
simply as a blind and that the Spanish
Government had caused it to be spread
50 that 40 complaint could be made TO
France on account of the stay Of the
boat at a neutral port. None OF the
officials, however. would express them
selves on the subject. Secretary Long
also made public a message which had
been received from Key West. telling
of the departure of the United States
vessel Uncas. in command of Captain
Brainard. She is bound for some point
in Cuba, with q view to securing the
release of two American prisoners
under flag of truce in exchange for
Spanish prisoners held by this Govern
ment