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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-07-18
HUMOR OF THE DAY.

I'm all broke upr'
Tilted me! Here are. letters from six
girls to whom promised graduating pres
nts."-Detroit Free Press.
Mrs. Lushley-oh.. you needn't try to
conceal your condition You're holding
Mr.. Ii know't m dear-did it on pur-
oughter read.-BrookIyn Life.
Hotel Clerk-Yes, sir; We can give you
a good family room for the night.
Jerseyite-Any mosquitoes in it?
Hotel Clerk-Not mosquito.
Jerseyite-Then Maria and I must go
elsewhere. DISQUALIFICATION see our
baby is used to being sung to sleep by mos
quitoes at home, and we don't propose to
walk with him all night. Sorry, sir. Come
on, Maria--Judge.
What makes you so sure she will ac-
cept you when you propose? Has she
given you any Encouragement?
child and She told me I last eVening fhat
her father had always wanted a son. -
q used to buy neckties for my wife,
he said, but l had to quit it. Those 1
bought for her never suited her.
so she buys them herself now. does
No; she takes those buy for myself.
They always seem to suit her. Chicago
Post.
of course said the apprentice in poll
Well answered Senator Sorghum, II
don't put it exactly that way. 1 endeaYor
to allow myself to be seen by both sides"
Washington Star.
ITS a great schemeT' exclaimed Farmer
COrntOssel: "a great scheme
What's happenin p? asked his wife.
They re buildin' good roads all around
an Industrious. An I'm in great hopes
that after they git through with good
grees to the similar needs of some of US
folks in the United States.''-Washingto
Star.
this unearthly hour?
IS all RI, my dear been celebratin
queens birthday"
The queens birthday! What an ideaP'
Yes, m dear. An funniest thing bout
it is that I-ha, ha, ha-didn't know she
had birsday until pleeceman jus told me
so at d-door. cleveland Plain Dealer.
Henry, did you attend the lecture last
evening, as you expected%'
Indeed did, Amanda, and I tell you, I
had a great treat
s'UnIess appearances belle the facts.
Henry, you must have had good deal
more than one."-Richmond Dispatch.
The Master Can anyone tell me the
meaning of the word Sahara2
The Pupil-Me, sic; 1t Is the name of a
lady who works in theater in the Place
du Chatelet.-Polielme1le
''Charles Francis Adams says in this life
we can rarely have our own way
That's the unanS Werable logic of a
married man.''-Cleveland Plain Dealer.
THAT old fellow with the white hair
said the citizen who was showing the
visitor through the country poorhouse
lis the once celebrated Prof. Borgeless
who wrote SO many delightful hymns
very proud of him. I assure youth.
dianapolis Journal
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FROM COL. LITTLE.
In Command of the Regiment June
Praises Funston and MetcalE


Abilene, July 1s.-The following letter
has just been received by Mrs. T. Little
of this city, from her son in the Philip
pines:
San Fernando, P. L, May 81, 1899.
was amused at fathers letter Of
April s saying, Il suppose you will not
soon be tit for service At that date I
had been fighting practically every day
for month and had helped fight our
way to Malolos and was in command
of the regiment at MaloIos, and am still
in command of the regiment at San
Fernando at the front. Metcalf was shot
in the foot March % and has been laid
up ever since, some f1fty-fOur days. He
missed the fall of MalOlos and Gui-
guento.
They had no election as to choice of
colonel, none whatever. Stanley, being
a Republican, appointed Metcalf over
Whitman and I. Both Whitman and I
have done more days service in the
Philippines, have been more days at the
front than Metcalf. I have done more
days service on the island than either
of them, though not more days on the
firing line than Whitman.
San Fernando Is a very pretty little
city of some 10000 inhabitants. My
headquarters are in the house of Sonora
Dolores Singau. The house is large.
two stories, nicely painted and papered
and handsomely furnished; much fine
glassware with Qer lQlIlalS thereon. NO
house in Kansas has such magnificent
mirrors.
Her gardens are beautiful. Her neph-
ew, Dr. Singau, speaks English some,
having studied in Manila.
The people, rich and poor, all read and
write, are very neat in their dress their
white clothes always being very clean.
This is the hottest season. From to 5
it's hot, from to terrific. It's the hot
test place ever saw, except the valley
of the Dead sea, which I visited in July.
The regiment is played out and wishes
to come home, as does every other regf-
ment. All want to quit except a very
few.
Funston and Metcalf are good offic-
ers. They have some Of the finest roads
here ever saw, macademized. Tele-
graph lines everywhere. I am astOnish-
ed at the advancement that has been
made here.
Rio San Fernando runs just across the
street from headquarters. Trees crowd
around it.
The business part of the city is Of
stone, well built. Drug stores, banks
and restaurants are all fine.
We have probably driven one million
people from their homes.
The evenings here are entirely pleas
ant. The country is mostly level prai-
RE, and fine, dyked into little fields, and
interspersed into little belts OF timber
and frequent rivers.
General Luna IS at Tarlock with 1000
men, 1 hear. An Englishman who has
lived in the northern part OF LuzOn,
came through my lines two days ago.
He says the FilpinOS are much dis
cOuraged though he speaks we'll Of
them. E. c. LITTLE,
Lieutenant Colonel.
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THE DAISIES KNEW.
IFrom the New York World. ]


One afternoon we sat on the little
farm house veranda, looking down the
road, as city boarders will, as though
expecting some thing to come along and
relieve its mOnotOny, when something
did come. Over the hill in the late sun
shine of o'clock came Pink and P~-rry,
walking and talking, he hatless and
smiling, she grave; both desperately
interested. Pink held daisy in her
hand.
Within ten yards of the house they
seated themselves upon a rock, Pink
still twirling the daisy.
1 saw that Pink was pulling it to
pieces, and that Harry's face grew by
turns hopeful and sad. mott" 1 heard
him eXclaim once, then he reached out
and got another flower, which Pink
echoed as Pink parted her pretty lips
and shook her head. 1T is all nonsense,
anyway" he added. But I could see by
Pinl1's face that she did not agree with
him.
TN leave it to mutual friend said
Harry at last. as Pink continued to
shake her head. Come down." calling
to me, and settle the dispute-and my
fate heard him add.
On big rock sat Pink with Harry
beside her, the daisy petals scattered
around her. There was an awkward
pause as I stood at the rock. Pink
looked at Harry pleadIng1y. but found
no mercy. ITS this way, you See," said
Harry, nervously- I know 1t lsn
l-yOu-See-the fact IS that L nave
asked Miss Pink to marry me and she
has"
Asked the daisies,'' put IN Pink,
softly.
And they said" ventured L
THAT he loved me not" almost whis-
pered Pink.
And then the whole plot dawned upon
me These two silly young persons had
been trusting their future happiness to
the petals of a daisy.
Il picked them off, one by one" said
Pink. gathering courage, land I said:
He loves me, he loves me not, and it
came out He loves me not -
Try again. I ventured.
Il did try-three times" said Pink.
And so she has refused me- said
Harry, lifting an injured face from the
rock on which he was leaning.
There was nothing more to be said
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SEEDS THAT NEED FIRE.
[From the London NALL

EFrom the London MALL
A California pine tree whose seed
cones can only be opened by fire or
great heat has been attracting consid-
cradle attention at Kew Gardens, Lon
don It seems, however, that this tree,
pinus muricata, is not alone in its
Salamander-like requirements, for a
former Australian living in London
writes as follows:
THE waffle tree of Australia, (acacia
decurrens) also possesses the same Pc
culiarity, and it's seeds will only germi-
nate when subjected to great heat.
Soaking the seeds Of this tree in boiling
water or roasting them in a frying pan
for some hours has been tried and
found successful, but all other methods
have failed After the seed has fallen
from the tree it will often lie dormant
in the ground for years, but Immediate
ly a bush fire comes along and reduces
all the present trees to ashes Gas is Of
ten the case in AustraIa), the seed
terminates and a perfect forest of
young trees will spring up within Il
months. Even on ground where there
has not been a waffle tree growing
within living memory these trees have
been noticed to grow up after a bush
fire. The waffle tree, being very sus-
ceptible to fire, is easily killed, and if
the same means that caused it's de-
struction did not induce it to grow
again 1t would very soon be eradica-
ted
The teak is said to be another tree
whose seeds can only be Sprouted by
intense heat.
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SUES FOR 100000.
Woman Restaurant Keeper Claims to
Be a Defrauded Wife.

Spokane, Wn., July 1S.-Mrs. Helen
NJ. Peyton, who has for years conduct
ed a restaurant in Denver, has entered
suit here for $780, 900 claimed to be one
half of the estate OF Col. Isaac N. Pey-
ton, president of the Exchange National
bank who sold an interest in the LIE Roi
mine at Rossland, B. c., last year for
$500, OOO
Peyton was formerly the publisher of
a weekly paper at Saguache, Col, and
a member of the Colorado legislature.
that he deserted his wife in St. Louis.
1t is further stated that he lived at
Spokane as Col. @. H. Morgan where
he amasssed much property and married
a widow under that name. He had pre-
viously secured a divorce from his first
wife, but this, Mrs. Peyton declares
was secured by fraud and is therefore
void. Denver attorneys have charge
of the case.
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acres of spacious gardens and lawns,
most excellent grounds for such an oc-
casion as that of yesterday. Just across
the road are the great laboratories and
private correspondence buildings when
have made the name of Mrs. Pinkham
known in every home throughout the
land.
It seemed as if all Lynn turned out to
help the young ladies in their laudable
object in keeping their drinking foun-
tains about the city supplied with fresh
ice water. There was a constant IN
pouring of people until late in the even
ing, and it was long afterWard when
the last guest had bid a lingering fare
well.
The grounds were exquisitely decorat-
ed with numberIess japanese lanterns
and rnyriads of electric lights, alter
mating in red, white and blue. They
were strung everywhere, from pillar to
post, and the reflection could be seen
from all parts of the city.
Long rows of benches were stretched
under the electric lights, and here the
young ladies served ice cream to the
visitors. There were also other refresh
ments and delicacies that tempted the
appetites of the large number who
made up the throng. The decorations
were elaborate, and were shown off to
great advantage by the electrical dis
play. An orchestra furnished music
during the entire evening.
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A lawn party was held on the lawn of
Mrs. Pinkham of Lydia E. Pinkham
Vegetable Compound fame last even
ing, at her residence in Lynn. The peo-
pie of that city thronged to this beautf-
full spot to make merry, and right
joyful time it was.
The affair was held under the auspices
Of the young ladies' branch of the Wo-
mans Christian Temperance UniOn,a and
was their annual party, the proceeds
of which are to defray the expenses
connected with running the three drink
ing fountains in Lynn, which were
first established under their direction.
After being presented to Mrs. Pink
ham, whom the reporter found to be
most charming woman, and by the
way, meeting this noted woman face
to face interested our reporter very
much, as he had heard some foolish
persons say there was no such person
as Mrs. Pinkham-he was presented to
the officers of the w. c. T. .. who
were present: President, Miss May B.
Gaudey; vice president, Annie Higgins;
secretary, Miss Alice Johnson; treas
urer, Dora Harvey.
No more beautiful spot in all
Massachusetts could have been selected
by the ladies, for out on Western ave-
nue., Lynn, at a slight elevation from
the road, is located Mrs. Pinkham's
beautiful home, surrounded by four
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The committee who has had the mat
ter in charge have Iabored for its sue
cess for many weeks, and after hunting
all over the city for place to hold their
party decided that there was no place
so suitable as the large grounds sur
rounding Mrs. Pinkham's home. When
Mrs Pinkham was asked by the ladies'
if she would give the use of her lawn
for the purpose, she readily consented.
She can always be counted upon to
help along any good cause in which wo-
men are interested.
There were many guests present from
the WOman's Christian Temperance
Union in other cities, among them be-
ing Miss Tyler, state general secretary
of the organization.
People commenced to gather on the
lawn soon after supper, and they were
furnished with all sorts of amusements
in the way of lawn games, such as
croquet, ring toss, etc. There was also
an exhibition of the X-ray machine,
and there was a chance to peep through
the telescope. Then the spectators
were entertained by several standing
pantOmimeS.
While the work was under the direct
charge of the ladies of the temperance
union, there was also one representa-
tive from each Of the young peoples
socities connected with the several
churches about town.
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for before [ could put in a word Pink
sprang up and ran toward the house
as fast as she could go and we did not
Sc her again until evening. Then she
appeared in a. long pink cloak, desper-
ately becoming to her, and walked the
veranda for half an hour alone.
Harry spoke to her once, but she hung
her head and did not answer him, and
there were tears on her lashes.
OF course that sort of thing could not
be endured long, so next day Harry, af-
ter Vainly watching and waiting for
Pink to put in an appearance-she
breakfasted in her rOOm-sauntered
down to the rock and seated himself
behind it. Soon there was rustic, and
to the self-same place came Pink, flush
ed as from crying,and not seeing him at
all.
Nevertheless, it was to the same rock
that they both called me later to hear a
new chapter in the daisy story. Harry
held the bunch, and I noticed that he
carefully selected q daisy, running over
this one comes OUT said he; and as he
spoke I thought 1 saw him pull out one
of the petals.
Try this one" said he.
Pink took it, Harry looking on, but
thought he seemed less nervous about
results.
Carefully Pink's pretty fingers travel
ed over the petals, pulling them out as
she said: He loves me; he loves me
not
We'll" said Harry.
He loves me- announced Pink.
What did tell you?' said Harry.
But-yesterdayi
No matter" insisted Harry; 1.-The
daisies knOw-today."
And from their happy faces, when I
ing on the veranda. know that Pink
thought So too
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WEST INDIAN TRADE.
New Steamer Lines to Be Subsidized
by England

Washington, July 1S.-Details of plans
by the British government for building
up trade between the British West In
dies and British ports and also between
Canada and the British West Indies
have been received here They are in a
letter from the colonial office in Lon
don to the West Indian committee writ
ten under direction of Mr.. Chamberlain,
secretary for the colonies explaining
the plan of establishing new steamship
lines with subsidies paid in part by the
imperial government and intended to
link together the mother country and
the colonies, as well as the colonies
among themselves. The matter is of
special interest in connection with the
recent negotiations between the United
Stats and Great Britain in reciprocity
with the British West Indies as those
colonies have shown a disposition to
look to this country for trade rather
than to the mother country or Canada.
AS to the line between Canada and
the British West Indies, the letter of
the colonial Office says:
LAS regards improved insular service
and an improved Canadian service a
contract will, it is hoped shortly be
concluded with the aid of an imperial
subsidy between the Dominion govern
ment and Messrs. PickfOrd and Black,
which it is hoped will effect both OBJ
jects.
'aThe contract is for a period of five
years, the service is to begin July, 1900,
and the contractors will bind them
selves to establish a fOrtnightly service
from Halifax and st. Johns alternately
to Trinidad and British Guiana at an
average rate of ten knots per hour.
The steamers will proceed alternate
" by way of Bermuda, st. kits, Anti
qua, MOntserrat, Dominica, St. Lucia,
Barbados, St. Vincent, Grenada, To-
bago to Trinidad; and by way of Ber-
muda St. Lucia, Barbados, Trinidad
to British Guiana"
The letter also gives the details of
the contract already signed for a new
steamer service between Jamaica and
Southampton. This service will begin
in May, 1900, the steamers making
fortnightly runs and having Is knot
speed. They will have a. capacity for
carrying 20, 900 punches of bananas and
while intended specially as fruit car
riers, they will take passengers also.
A subsidy of 900 per year is to be
paid the line, the British government
paying half
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NEW TRIAL GIVEN.
DOlman Damage Case Will Have to
Be Retired.

Judge Hazen has granted a new trial
ia Fe, the case in which the railroad
company was sued for $4,000 by Mr..
Dolman for injuries he received two
years ago while working in the Santa
Fe shops, and in which the plaintiff
was given a judgment for $4,000. The
ground on which the new trial was
granted was the unsatisfactory manner
in which some of the special questions
were answered by the jury At the
time the jury first reported that it had
reached a verdict, Judge Hazen sent
them back to answer five of the ques-
lions more fully than they had done.
It seems that the jury did not finally
succeed in answering the questions
properly and for this reason Judge
Hazen sustained the motion of the rail-
road company for a new trial
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HARBOR ON FIRE.
Caused by the Sinking of a Burning
Tank Steamer.

Halifax, N. s., July 1S.-The Standard
Oil cOmpany's tank steamer Maverick,
which arrived Saturday from New
York. with a cargo of oil, is sunk in the
harbor. While at her pier this morning
a six inch pipe forming a part of the
oil pumping equipment burst and the
oil flowed down into the engine room
and became ignited. The steamers
crew made efforts to subdue the flames
which followed, but were obliged to
leave the ship to save their lives. In a
short time sheets Of flames were rising
from the steamer in several places. The
city fire brigade was called out, fearing
a general cOnf1agratiOn. This danger
was averted by an explosion which
blew a hole in the ships side. She
careened and gradually filled with wa
ter and sank. She now lies submerged
only her masts being visible.
About two-thirds of the cargo re-
manned in the vessel at the time of the
disaster and this was destroyed. a
large area of water Is covered with
blazing oil and thousands of people
have been attracted to the scene.
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CARGO OF SILVER.
Reaches Philadelphia From South
America.

Philadelphia. July 18.-What is prob
ably the first cargo of silver and silver
ore brought from the west coast of
South America. to an Atlantic coast port
Of this country has reached here on the
British steamer Kentisern. Slowed
away in her hold are 1929 sacks of
yer valued at over $780, 600, besides an
assorted cargo worth $3.50, 600 more. The
steamer left Guayaquil, Ecuador, on
April % last and stopped to pick up a
general cargo al various ports.
The silver comes from mines high up
in the mountains of Bolivia, which are
worked by English and American min
ers. It must be carried many miles on
the backs of mules to Autofogasta, the
nearest seaport. The lack of smelling
facilities makes it necessary to ship
most of the ore out of the country.
There is no record in the custom
house here of any imports of silver ore
to this city from South America and no
duty is imposed on such a cargo.
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DEWEY ACCEPTS.
BanqUets rendered Him by u.
8. Minister to Austria.

New York, July 1S.-A dispatch to the
World from Trieste, Austria. says:
Admiral Dewey has accepted the ban
quet offered him on his arrival here by
United States Minister Harris, who has
invited all the American consuls and vice
consuls in Austria and Hungary, with
their wives, to meet him.
The admiral wires that ne has quaran-
tine his flagship since he left Colombo.
CeylOn, and has had no communication
with shore, so he can land with a clean
bill of health Immediately on arrival.
Special permit had to be obtained from
Vienna to enable the cruiser Olympia to
enter this port owing to regulation at
fecting WarShipS.
Minister Stratus al ConstantinopIe strong
~ pressed Admiral Dewey to visit him,
but the latter was afraid of the fatigue,
greatly needing complete rest and medical
treatment.
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TOD SLOAN BARRED.
Jockey Has Been Ruled OF the Track
Until August 5.

London. July 1S.-Owing to an exhi-
bition of INSTRUMENTATION at the starting
post in the race for the Warren Nurs-
cry at SandOwne Park on Saturday last
Starter A. Coventry reported Jockeys
Tod Sloan, Henry Robinson and John
Dalton to the Jockey club meeting this
morning. The club voted to suspend
Sloan and Robinson from July Is to
August inclusive and Dalton until
July 29. This bars Sloan and Robinson
from riding Grodno and Norman, re-
spectively, in the race for the Liverpool
cup, for which the horses named are
first and second faVOrites.
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PASSENGER TO BRAMEN.
Santa Fe Will Run a Train South on
the Hunnewell Branch

Wellington, July 18.-It is more than
probable that the Santa Fe will start
to running passenger trains on the
Hunneweu branch into Bramen this
week although the line is not yet COM
pleted to Blackwell, o. T, and will not
be until newt week. The accommodation
has entirely too much work to do and
the passenger traffic is already quite
heavy.
Devaney's bridge crew have returned
from Bramen where they have just
completed a 168 foot bridge across Dry
creek, on the Hunnewell- Blackwell ex-
tension. They will return to the Chik-
askia river north of Blackwell Wednes-
day. and on Wednesday night four
bridge gangs will commence construct
ing a 600 foot bridge across the river
The crews which will be employed on
the work will be Devaney's, Hancocks,
Reynolds and Fields. Work will contin-
ue night and day until the bridge is
completed.