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The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-02-03
THE SKELETON.
(From the Detroit Journal3

can we afford" he faltered, sadly.
ito have a skeleton in our closet %
AS for the woman, she went for
they were indeed wretchedly poor; but
she was not therefore, altogether UNI
resourceful.
we might keep ii in the hall and use
1t for hat rack" she exclaimed, for
her mind was giving way under the
constant effort to practice economy.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-02-03
FRIDAY. FEBRUARY 3, 1899.

Fifty-nine outstanding shares of the
new Spy company's stock were bought
in yesterday by the present manage
ment at par, for cash.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-02-03

"ara n t the trail.-"wem" said tho ch,oe
coio V mere any developments' e ehi ti
tbe os sue mystery?" Not Vet" r rl tne 9
PM ' Ta detective in a horse wbls prleo
pbia m not on the cent."~PbIii'as59eeir '
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The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-02-03
THE WORCESTER SPY
BY THE spy COMPANY,
WORCESTER, MASS
New York Office, SO Potter Building
SUBSCRIPTION RATES.

THE DAILY SPY: Two cents copy, Il
cents a week, so cents a month $3.50 a
Quarter, $500 a year; including the Sunday
year.
THE SUNDAY SPY: Four cents a copy,
500 a year.
HE MASSACHUSETTS, SPY CWeekly)
Puhlished every Friday morning: Five
cents copy, $500 year.
All subscriptions payable in advance
sample copies sent on request.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-02-03

THE SPY SHOULD HAVE THE EYE OF ARGUS: HE
Is HONORABLE IF He Do BUT LOOK TO THE VEL
FARE OF The COMMONWEALTH"
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-02-03
MAKING ALLOWANCES

young 19H w ! you admire Wagner?o aslod -.
Yes" ' ant,yD VINO IS fond Of music, music 'ne
B BIqe ears nc was ali spbf ,o man with
he migbI" I form fair estimate i of IhS
he wrote "''TvIt lllG wasn't invented wb 1ein
denlngtOn Star "'ell
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-09-20
Machinery of Prison Irvine
Plant Being Set Up.
Experts to install the Dynamo
Daily Expected.
MATERIAL HIGHER
Amount Appropriated by the
Legislature Too Small.
Will Hamper the Work Of the
Institution.

Leavenworth, Sept. 20.--Work has be-
gun on the installation of the binding
Irvine plant at the state penitentiary at
Lansing Agent Meyers, who repre-
sents the Hoover and Gamble Manufac-
turing company, is now at work putting
IN the machines that are to make the
Irvine and viii have that part of the
work completed in few weeks. AL
ready fully one-third of the machines,
such as spinning jennies and corders,
nave been placed in position in the
Dulld1ng prepared for them and are
ready to have the belts hung on their
puHeys.
The electrical experts who are to in
stat the dynamos and the engines and
set up the Shafting, were expected to
arrive from Cleveland yesterday and
besln their work but they did not show
up Ihey are expected any time and
al IS ready for them to go to work
Inc machinery for the plant has not
all arrived yet and about two ear loads
or 1t are expected to be here daily. 1t
was thought it had all arrived but the
machines for baIIing the finished pro-
quot We're found not to have come.
Ihere are two boilers for the new plant
overdue to arrive. They are believed
to be on the way.
The new brick building constructed
OF brick made in the penitentiary plant,
which viii be used for the storing of
the manufactured Irvine and raw ma
terlal, is almost completed. A few more
days and the brick work will be done.
The greatest difficulty that now con-
fronts the directors of the penitentiary
with regard to the new plant is the
procuring of raw material with which
to begin work. The price of that ar
ticle has increased almost double what
1T was last spring and now sells for
from 1214 to 121a cents per pound in the
markets At that price the amount of
money which was set aside in the re-
VolVing fund by the legislature for the
purchase of raw material Will not buy
more than one-half of the product
which it was believed it would.
One cause given for the recent and
very marked advance in the price of
sisaI and manila fibre, which are the
products used, is the war now going on
in the Philippines from which place a
large amount of it comes.
The board of directors considered the
subject of raw material at a meeting
early in the spring with a view to pur-
chasing what was needed then, but de-
cided to wait until fall when it was be-
ieved it could be bought at smaller
figure. Had they purchased then the
material could have been bought for
half what will be paid for it now.
The warden of the penitentiary will
act as the purchasing agent for the
state He expects to go into the mar
ket next month.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-09-20
A WORD IN REASON.

[From the Syracuse Herald
While 'sophisters and economists"
are debating the trust issue and while
magazine essayists and college profess
sors are proving. to their own satisfac-
ton, at least, that the trust is a logical
and unavoidable factor in modern in
dustrial development. the public is not
ing some things on its own account.
1t is noting, for example, that two
staple necessaries of life, coal and meat,
both of which are controlled by great
industrial companies, are considerably
dearer than they were a year ago. To
multitudes of industrious workingmen
this rise in price will bring no little
hardship during the coming winter. To
the poor it Will be a positive aff1iction;
t9 those who have fair living incomes
it viii mean the denial of little comforts
they might otherwise obtain
The Herald can tell the college pro-
fessors and the .'sophisters and econo-
mists" that it will be useless for them
to declaim about the benefits Of the
trust system, as long as trusts that con-
troll the necessaries of life, like the
meat trust and the coal trust, periodic-
ally practice their extortions on Ameri-
can consumers The man who finds his
expenditure for coal a fearful drain
upon his little income and who is oblig-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-09-20
SHIP LOAD OF CATS.

From the Mass. P1owman.1
There We're larger shipments OF cats
from Maine the past year than for any
season previous, there being over $500
cats shipped out of the state, going to
all parts of the United States and ex-
ported to foreign countries. One con-
Germ alone the Walnut Ridge Farm
company, of Boston, sent 986 Angoras,
Frederick D. Nudd. of Waterville, 486;
Mr.. Emery, of North Arson, s79; Mrs
Mary H. RawIett, of Rockland, ia; J.
w. Dean, of Troy, 419; besides many
others Besides this large shipment OF
Angoras, there are now over Il, $50 An
CORA cats remaining in various sections
of Maine. 1t is estimated that there
are only 800 Angora cats in all Amer
lea. compared with 1000, 600 of common
cats.
The numbere of Angora cats in Maine
is gradually diminishing, there being at
least 1000 less each season. The de-
mand is SO great for them that the far
mers cannot keep up with a sufficient
supply. Maine people made over $780,
900 last year on their cats.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-09-20
IAYHAWKER JoTs.

Fort Scott is now electing a carnival
queen.
The quail season opens October and
closes again December 1.
Colonel Anthony claims that Dom
Paul shuts only one eye when he prays.
Amusement item from the Richfield
Monitor: The editor is taking a vaca-
ton this week and putting up hay for
A. J. Streeter.
Both Abilene and Salina overlooked
a matter of Importance in preparing
for their fall festivities: They neglect
ed to send an invitation to Dewey!
The Wichita Eagle thinks that the
cry for a boycott against the Paris ex-
position in Kansas is much louder than
it would be if the Santa Fe ran to
Paris.
At the Hiawatha. fair grounds base
ball games have to give the right Of
way on Sundays to religious services
Another case Of abridgement Of person
al liberty!
Wichita Eagle: Up to date it has not
been necessary to employ man with a
dray to carry away the ice cut by the
Kansas delegation at that Chicago
Trust association.
The Swedish element has a mortga ge
on the Office Of sheriff in Saline county.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-09-20

1t has not been held by an American
for years and the prospect is that it
won't be in years to come.
Columbus thinks it's band ought to
have been given the first prize in the
band contest at the CherryvaIe log
rolling, but the judges seemed to think
otherwise and gave the prize to Fort
Scott.
At the opening of a cooking school in
Hiawatha only four of the 500 young
women of the town presented them
selves, while there were so married wo-
men. Two of the young women were
prospective brides.
Story of Vic Murdoch: H G. To1er
of Wichita and Ex-Governor Leedy
were recently stopping in the same
room in a hotel at Joplin. They
went to bed late, but a dog on the out
side kept bowling an hour at a stretch
and finally the ex-governor went to the
window and fired a poker at the canine
and yelled: Say, this amt a pyra-
mid. -
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ed to forego a meat dinner now and
then simply because he can not afford
to buy one, is in no mood to listen with
patience to the learned statistical dis
QUESTIONS of the defenders of the trusts.
Why is the hatred of millions of peo-
pie for the trusts 50 bitter and i'm
placabIe? 1t is not because of the in
cendiary appeals of demagogues, for the
people are naturally conservative and
tolerant and they are never stirred into
indignation without reason. It is be-
cause some of the trusts. by a greedy
and heartless policy, have made enc
mics for their whole tribe in nearly
every household in the land Certainly
the meat trust and the coal trust need
not wonder why the people regard them
as public enemies.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-09-20
THIS WARTS COSTLY.

Washington Spec. Buffalo Express
For the first two months of the new
fiscal year our government has expend-
ed STOP, 969, 090.33, of which $21, 066, 4S9. 81
has gone for the support of the civil
and miscellaneous establishment and
all the rest for military expenses of one
kind or another. The army got $34, 262,-
080.06, the navy SO. ,245.40, military
pensions $26, 055 674. so, and interest on
the war debt So, 153, S45 IS, a total on the
military side of the ledger of $685.,
1864, or at the rate of S474, $50 ,073 "a
a year for Warlike outgoeS, while the
total cost of the civil establishment
was at the annual rate of S126, 1898, $685. Sc.
At the present time not quite 80 per
cent of the expenses of carrying on
this peaceful country are on account of
wars, past, present and anticipated, but
the ratio is nearer to so per cent than
to any other round figure. Is there any
other country, free or despOtic, which
spends larger proportion of it's in
come on WARP / do not know, because
I have not had the opportunity to look
up the statistics, but I should be sur
priSed, indeed, to find that any country
of high civilization, or pretending to
high civilization, spends four times as
much on war and Warlike preparation
as on all its civil expenses put together.
1t is difficult to comprehend that with
hardly realization of it by the people,
we are becoming the most warlike Of
nations, so far, at least, as outlay on
military matters goes.
Moreover, the taxes are largely TAX
ing on a new form They are coming
home to mems business and bOsoms
more closely than heretofore. The in
direct taxes of the tariff which have
from the beginning of the republic been
the mainstay of the federal government,
are so no longer. For the first two
months of the new fiscal year the re-
ceiptS from the tariff were $37. SIS. ISL So,
while the receipts from the direct taxes
Of the internal revenue were $50, 559,-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-09-20
CARDINAL GIBBONS CALLS.
At the White House to See About
Philippine Matters.

Washington, Sept 20.-Cardinal Glib
bons had half an hours conference
with the president today He was ac-
companied by Father Stafford of this
city. Further than to admit that the
conversation related to the situation in
the Philippines Cardinal Gibbons de-
clined to make a statement regarding
the conference. A few of the Catholic
clergy have been very much exercised
by the reports of the dissertation of
church property in the Philippines by
our soldiers, and it is presumed that
this together with other subjects relat-
ing to the Catholic church in the Phi
ippines were discussed.
PROTEST FROM ST. PAUL.
st. Paul, Mimi, Sept. 20-Resolutions
were adopted by the German Catholic
Central society today, protesting
against the alleged dissertation of
churches in the Philippines.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-09-20
ALL WE'RE PRESENT.
E even Children Gather at the Golden
Wedding of Mr. and Mrs. Regnier.

Wamego, Sept 20.-The golden we'd
ding of Mr.. and Mrs. David Regnier
took place Tuesday at their farm resi-
dence, eight miles north of this city.
David Regnier was born at LaCadie,
Canada. His wife, who was Miss
Cazarie Terrien, is native of the same
place. They were married at her home
fifty years ago and emigrated to Hi
nois.
In February, 1872, they came to Kan
sas, locating where they now live. There
has been born to them eleven children,
ent at the hftieth anniversary. There
are six boys and five girls. There are
eighteen grand children. and all but
two of them were present. There is one
great grand child, who was also there.
OF the family and relatives there
were seventy-two to take dinner with
this venerable couple.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-09-20
"EVERYBODY KNOWS ME-
Is Not the Theory of the Successful
Merchants.

u
The contract recently made by John
Wanamaker, the big Philadelphia mer-
chant for a page advertising space for
one year in the Philadelphia Record, for
which he pays 100000 should serve as an
inspiration for every merchant, big and
little, the country over. Wanamaker has
made his money and built up one of the
biggest mercantile establishments in the
world through persistent, judicious ad-
vertising. Imagine Wanamaker setting
back with folded arms and saying: "Oh,
every body knows me; I've been here a
lifetime; it is not worth while for to
spend money for advertising!" 1t GER
tainly looks as though Wanamalker, with
his worldwide reputation, would be JUS
fed in taking this view of the publicity
question if that is tenable policy for
any merchant anywhere. And vet we find
this prince in the mercantile world, whose
name, business and location are known in
every household throughout the land.
spending 100000 for years publicity in
as to whether It pays to advertise. write
and ask John Wanamaker for his Opin-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-09-20

Governmental monopoly of the IL
quor trade is reported to be working
very well in Russia, where the govern
ment is trying it in certain provinces.
NJ de White, the Russian minister, says
in a recent report, that the number of
dram shops in those provinces has been
reduced in those provincesununnnn
reduced under the new system, the
number of cases of drunkenness has
been reduced so far that the improve
ment is plain to every observer. while
the quality of the liquor sold has been
bettered and harmful adulteration
stopped. It is also said that the num-
Der Of savings bank accounts in those
provinces has increased materially
since the state took charge of the traf-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-09-20
Corn Carnival Trains.

Atchison, Sept. 2o.-Thursday night,
between IL and u O'Clock, IA special
trains win leave the Atchison union de-
pot. It will be a sight worth seeing.
Here are the trains: The Central
Branch, to all points, 6; the Missouri
Pacific, north. to Hiawatha and Oma-
ha, 2; the Missouri Pacific, south. to
Leavenworth, 1; the B. x NJ, north to
Wymore, 1; the Santa Fe, to Topeka, 1;
the Burlington, north, to Omaha, L; the
Rock Island, to Edgerton, 1. This will
break the record here BY six.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-09-20
EARLY DEMOCRATIC BIRD.
Massachusetts Will Choose Delegates
to National Convention
Tomorrow.

Boston, Sept Interpretations for
the state convention of the Democracy
of Massachusetts which is to be held
here tomorrow are nearly completed.
The committee on resolutions, with
George Fred Williams in the chair, as
sembled and began work today on the
platform. The election of delegates to
the national Democratic convention is
expected to be conducted smoothly.
Alex. B. Bruce of Lawrence will prob
ably be candidate for governor and Ed
ward @. Slattery of birmingham, for
the office of lieutenant governor.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-09-20
Chetopa Reunion and Street Fair.

annual reunion of old soldiers opened
Tuesday. A street fair, the first at
tempted in this part of the state, adds
to the interest and entertainment. The
opening day crowd was a large one and
the attendance for today and Thursday
bids fair to surpass Chetopa's high
record for big crowds. Mayor Cranwe1l
mel Allen Buckner delivered an address
last night Captain Cox, a hero of three
wars, made an eloquent speech in the
afternoon.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-09-20
HE SPOKE AS A BROTHER.
From ColIier,s W,

From Golfers Weekly.l
A certain curate was of a painfully ner-
vous temperament, and in consequence
was constantly making awkward remarks
intended as cOmpIiments-to the bishop
and others. Having distinguished himself
IN an unusual degree during a gathering
of clergy at afternoon tea at the
bishops palace, he was taken to task for
his failings by a senior curate. who was
one of his companions on the way home
Look here, Bruce said the senior, de-
cidedly, you are a donkey. Why can not
you keep quiet instead of making your as
mime remarks? am speaking to you now
as a brother
Loud laughter interrupted him at this
point, and for a moment he wondered
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-09-20
MONEY FOR DEPos1roRs.
Defunct First National of Emporia to
Pay Another 10 Per Cent.

Emporia, Sept. 2O.-Receiver Albaugh,
of the defunct First National bank has
received a letter from the comptroller
of the currency approving a proposed
dividend of 10 per cent. The dividend
will be paid in the early part of Oc-
tober.
This will be 40 per cent in the seven
months Mr.. Albaugh has been receiver.
This is the cream of the assets, and
unless the suits brought against Will
lam Martindale result favorably for
the bank very little more money can
be expected.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-09-20
POINTED PARAGRAPHS.

[From the Chicago News.1
A mans fiery resolutions are apt to
go up in smoke.
A policeman is supposed to be always
looking for trouble
If all flesh is grass a mummy must be
a load Of hay.
If all our wishes were gratifed life
would soon become monotonous.
When a miner gets down to business
he lowers himself in the world.
The stage prompter might be appro-
priately termed a theatrical poster.
The new umbrella and the unIoaded
gun are liable to go off without warn
ing
The father who walks the floor with a
crying boy baby is a sub male-carrier-
A woman. to say the Ieast-but, then,
it isn't a woman's nature to say the
least.
When marriage claps on a combina-
ton lock love ceases to laugh at the
locksmith.
The man who sells his vote probably
gets what he wants, but not what he
ought to get.
Some people are loved because of the
enemies they make and hated because
of the friends they make.
There's probably no success so sweet
as that achieved by acting contrary to
the advice of our knowing friends.
The man who will not marry until he
finds a woman who thinks before she
speaks may remain a bachelor all his
days.
The man who starts out with an UNI
brelIa and doesn't look around to see if
other men are using theirs before hoist
ing his own is an oddity.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-09-20

heretofore constituted a contingent
fund, shall be turned over to the state
treasury. This contingent fund has been
depended on for many of the essentials
required in the conduct of the universe
ty, and this order will cause consider
able embarrassment, as we'll as an I'M
told amount of confusion with those
who handle the funds.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-09-20
IoLA,s cEMENT PLANT.
President of the Concern and Several
Workmen Arrive.

lola. Sept 2O.-Mr. John T. Holmes.
president of the Cement company has
arrived in lola with his party. Most of
the gentlemen with him are young men.
The young men are the first of the large
number of employees who Will come la
ter and they are here to stay, as they
viii go to work as soon as the con-
struction work begins.
Nearly a hundred more men will ar
rive, so one of the party stated, in
few weeks, and the work of construct
ing the mammoth plant will be com
menced at once and pushed vigorously.
The Santa Fe has a gang at work on
the old marble quarry switch and it
will be in shape for use in few days.
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Sues For Damages.

Fort Scott, Sept. 2O.-M H. Wood,
of Kansas City, manager of the Ma
tional Loan Investment association, has
instructed his attorney here to bring
suit for $4,000 damages against Keene
& Gates and J. I. Sheppard, attorneys
of this city, because of circulars which
the lawyers have been sending out to
stockholders asking them to call, and
saying the institution was In a serious
condition
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-09-20

Ohio Republicans would better not
bank too much on the character and
record of John R Mclean as elements
of weakness. A state that could elect
Payne and Brice and Hanna to the
senate is capable of electing Mclean
to the governorship.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-09-20
High School at Wellington.

Wellington, Sept. 20.-The Sumner
county high school began its third year
Tuesday with an enrolment of 245. The
additions to the teaching force. are Miss
Pauline Lewelling of Wichita, a grad
uate of the University of Kansas, as
kiss, a graduate of this years class in
the University of Minnesota, as assist
ant in Latin and German. The school
is maintained at county expense, but
the buildings are provided by the city
of Wellington.
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Welded at Great Bend.

Great Bend, Sept. 20.-Rev. J. c. Ber-
ger, pastor of the Western Highlands
Presbyterian church in Kansas City,
Kan, was married here in the First
Presbyterian church at noon Tuesday
to Miss Haddie Torrey, daughter of
William Torrey of the Santa Fe rail-
road, by Rev. c. A Berger of Florence,
Colo.
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ing ticket, each one by reclamation:
Sheriff, r. H. LarzIere, of Wathena;
treasurer, A. R. Graves, of Troy; clerk,
Margaret Schlitzbaun, of Troy; reg
lister of deeds, E. Ozenberger, Wathena;
coroner, r. S. Dfnsmore, of Troy; coun-
ty surveyor, 7. 2. Marsh, of Elwood.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-09-20
WOMAN SUES FOR ISLANDER.
A Neighbor Said She Couldn't Make
Good Bread.

Abilene, Kan, Sept 2O-Mrs. Louise
Catch, formerly of Topeka, sued Mr.
and Mrs. Leonard Schwendener, veal
thy neighbors, today for So 900 damages,
charging Mrs. Schwendener with writ
ing letters rejecting on the PLAINTIFF s
good name, and saying she can not
bake bread and is not a good house
keeper. The plaintiff also has divorce
suit pending
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Place For a Fort Scott Woman.

Fort Scott, Sept. 20.-Mrs. Blanche
Butler, wife of the loan agent who so
nysteriously disappeared from this city
about a year ago. and who has never
been heard from since, today received
notice that she had been appointed pri-
vate secretary to Congressman Butler,
of Pennsylvania, he being a. brother of
her husband.