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The Topeka state journal., 1899-12-18
EDITING KIPLING.

IFrom the Chicago Inter Ocean.l
Wallace Bruce Amsbary, the mOnOlO-
| gist, who is appearing this week at the
| Chicago Opera house in recitatiOns from
the works of kipling, Riley and
"DOOley,' was after his first appear
ance informed by Manager Kohl that
he would have to edit KipHng's poems
or give up his engagement
Edit Kipling! What do you mean %
cried Amsbary.
Come here and III show you,'' re-
He led the bewildered reader behind
the stage and pointed to 4 placard on
| the wall. On this was painted in big,
black letters:
..Au performers are enjoined from US
ing the words God liar damn hell
etc"
4msbary made vigorous protest;
saying that kipling expurgated would
be ''as monoIight unto sunlight and as
water unto wine"
Cant help it," replied Mr. Kohl.
"Eipling can't override the rules of this
playhouse. If you're going to recite his
poetry here you'H have to select them
gems with no cuss words in them or
cut them where they do appear. D--n
me. if I'll have any swearing on this
stage.
But" protested Amsbury. ''KipIing
has made his fame by pOrtraying SOL
dier life as it is. and I have recited
these poems in churches Chautauqua.
circles and private parlOrs all over the
country, and nobody ever thought of
having them changed. The critics won't
stand it
The critics be d-d,'' roared the
manager. What's the use of cuss words
in the poems, anyway? Won't they be
just as good without EN-? Let's have
an example"
We'll take the poem Of 'Gunga
Din F" said the reader. The strongest
verses are those where the trooper de-
cIares his religion, which gives even to
condemned souls the attribute of mer-
cy. What are you going to do with
He'll be sittin' on the Goals.
Civin' drink to poor lost souls.
And III get a sWig below from Gunga Din
Don't YOU see how utterly impossi-
Bile it is to leave out the words your
sign prohibits without running the
poem2'
No. I don't" replied the manager,
stoutly. III edit the lines for you"
And. placing a sheet of blank paper
across a wing he wrote:
He'll be sittin' on the Goals.
Givin' drink to poor damned souls
And Tn get swig in hell from Gunga
Din
There. that is much more ganteel,
and won't offend my patrons. Are there
any more lines like that2"
We'll there's Fuzzy Wuzzy, . STAN
mered Amsbary. That's pretty strong,
too. The lines are like this:
'E's a daisy. e's ducky. 'e's a lamb;
'E,'S an in jia rubber idiot on a spree:
E's the on'y thing that doesn't give
For a regiment O. British infantree."
That's easy" smiled Manager Kohl.
Just change the last word in that
third line to rap and you've got it.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-12-18
A TOPEKA HISTORIAN.

Eli C. Foster. principal of Harrison
school. is the author of a new civil war
history which is interesting and a. radical
departure from the usual lines followed
by historians.
Instead of treating the events in the
usual chronological order Mr. Foster has
divided the war into campaigns and he
follows one campaign to the end before
taking up another Grants campaign in
the west is given a chapter which IS fol-
lowed by q chapter on the Opening Of
the Mississippi" Bragg's invasion Of ken
lucky is shown in an excellent map as
are all the campaigns. The tracing Of the
armies through their long marches was
by no means an easy task and the result
is 81 tisfactory and a great aid to the stu
dent.
cussion of the cause which led up to the
war.
This is the first history ever written in
which an arrangement has been made, Of
events as they occurred during the diff
ferent caupaigns The book is published
by Crane & Co., and is neatly bound.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-12-18
Mrs. Senator Hanna Robbed at
a Virginia Resort.
Gems Valued at Several Thou
sand Dollars Stolen.
A $4,000 RING TAKEN.
Set WithThree Magnificent Dia-
monds and Highly Prized.
Burglar Overlooked S53, 900
Worth of Jewels in Trunk.

Hot Springs, Va, Dec. 1S.-The big
robbery here at the New Homestead
hotel. is stul being investigated by
Pinzerton detectives. and some sensa-
tfonal arrests viii doubtless be made
during the next few hours. The detec-
1ives who are endeavOring to unravei
the mystery connected with the case
are very reticent. but additional details
of the case have leaked out today
1t develops that the principal loser
by the systematic robbery that has
been going on for months is Mrs. Mar
Gus a Hanna wife of the Junior senator
from Ohio and chairman of the Repub-
Iican national campaign committee.
Jewels and money amounting to be-
tween $4,000 and $1,000 We're stolen from
apartments occupied by Mrs. Hanna.
This is said to be a very conservative
estimate. Manager Fred Sterry, of the
hotel, and the detectives working on
the case, decline to be interviewed, and
every effort is being put forward to To-
cate the missing gems.
Some time ago Mrs Hanna. accom-
panied by the senator. came here from
Cleveland to spend a brief period. In
Airs. Hanna's trunks were diamonds
and other precious stones and jewelry
valued at 500, 600.
From an attache of the hotel it was
learned that Mrs Hanna took about
$1,000 worth of jewels from her trunk
10 wear during her sOjOuru here. on
November IA she CareleSSly tetL the most
of them on her dresser and went to
luncheon. and later went for drive.
" hen she returned to her chagrin they
We're gone.
In this connection a description of
the missing jewels viii be more than
interesting. There We're six rings. One
was set with a row of five rubies, five
diamonds and five sapphires The stones
We're square set. The design of another
was formerly marquise, but the ends
had been rounded. The set contained
three rubieS that were surrounded by
number of small diamonds Another
ring was originally a solitaire set. but
It had been improved by the addition
of three beautiful diamonds. The fourth
ring was set with five diamonds in a
row Each stone weighs from one to
one and one-half carats. Another was
alternately set with three sapphires
The Topeka state journal., 1899-12-18
A Foreigner From Arkansas.

rom Ine Menpnis SciulIar-I
When i was on the bench" relates
Judge J. J. DuBOse- I'VE were once
making up a special jury for a murder
trial The lawyers were examining the
Venire. and L wasn't paying much at
tention TO what was going on till one
of the lawyers attracted my attention
by saying:
Your honor. this man is incompetent
for jury service He's a foreigner
4 looked at the man under exauina-
tion and didn't think he looked like a
foreigner. He looked, anyway, like he
was acclimated. So / asked him
Have you ever been naturalized2 p
'' No, sir he answered.
And you say you're a foreigner ard
not naturalized. What country are you
a native of
g Arkansas
well, everybody in the courtroom
laughed. I told the man he could 90.
He wasn't much of a foreigner. but too
much TO sit on a jury in my court"
The Topeka state journal., 1899-12-18

other personal and household effects
and works of art, tapestries. rugs. car
riages, horses, etc, would reach a huge
sum if carefully appraised
The expense Of keeping uD the royal
household is still another matter
which is taken care of by the govern
ment. even to the extent Of each of the
royal palaces and residences.
The Prince of Wales receives E100.-
600 annually. or about SjO0.OOO. while
each of his brothers and sisters re-
ceiVes regal incomes as we'll Tt has
been claimed occasionally that the
president of the United States receives
an immense salary. But out of his $50
600 he is obliged to defray much of his
expenses, few Of the most ordinary ex-
penses being betrayed by the govern
ment over and above his salary.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-12-18
TELEGRAPH MONT BLANC

EFrom Electrical World and Engineer. ]
less telegTaphy during ten days be
tween ChamOnix and the ValIOt OBJ
servatOry. on Mont Blanc: the straight
distance was seven and five One-hun-
dredths miles and the difference in
height two miles. After a description
of the transmitting and receiving sta
tiOns. the results are summed up as
follows; The experiments We're made
every day during eleven hours. The
signals were satisfactory only for a dis
tance between the oscillator spheres
equal to eight One-hundredths of an
inch. The absence of water in LIQUID
form did not interfere. neither did the
intervention of clouds Although at
mospheric electricity actuated the ap-
para tus several times, it did not make
communication impossible.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-12-18

with this and DiIks obliged to es-
cape to the woods to prevent rough usage
at the hands OF a MOP after TINS ms
conversions ceased, but those VINO had
accepted him still believed in his divinity
and among these he found refuge from
the unbelieVerS who sought to drive him
weeks in hiding and then assembled his
converts and announced that he must go
to Philadelphia and set up the New Je-
ruSalem.' Taking the three d1SclpleS with
him. they started for Philadelphia on
foot When about to enter the city Dilks
and Davis separated from Brill and Nc
where the light from heaven shall shine
brightest within the city, for there viii
fill the entire earth They searched the
city over but never found the light,
nor DilkS and Davis either and. after
many Wanderings. fOOtsOre and mOneyleSS
Brill turned their steps homeward.
NotTithstanding death removed the
believed in the divinity of Dilks, and that
he would some day return and set up the
New jerusalem Seven years later the
Rev. Davis reappeared and preached a
sermon in which he declared he had seen
Dilks ascend into heaven, and that he
would return and set up his kingdom.
Davis then left and neither he nor Dilks
was ever heard OF again ~ ~
APPEARANCE NEVER EXPLAINED.
The mystery surrounding the method by
which DilkS reached the center of that
congregation was never explained. When
it is considered that his appearance was
such peculiar one, his attire differing
community at that time. it is not surpTiS-
ing that many believed him to be
perna tural being. to have suddenly ap-
peared in the midst of that large cOngre-
cation of people without the observance
OF any one.
The title. "The Leatherwood God" was
first appeared. having been held the
bank of Leatherwood creek
The Topeka state journal., 1899-12-18
Suit Department.
FURNITURE FOR CHRISTMAS.

We have arranged splendid Christ
mas furniture stock this year. Come
in and make your selection now. We
will deliver your gift anywhere in the
city just when and where you may say.
Thirty styles Of Ladies' Writing
Desks, golden oak and imitation ma
hogany, priced from S5 up.
You would hardly dream that there
were so many different kinds of tables
and stands as you will see here. Par
lor Tables, Library Tables, Bedroom
Tables, Office Tables, Tea Tables,
Card Tables, and all kinds Of Small
Stands. These are in golden oak, i'm
itation mahogany, solid mahogany,
Flemish and Vernis Martin, from Csc
to $40.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-12-18
HAND BAGS.

Ladies' hand bags, either
Boston bags or the kind with
draw-string top; leather or
cloth. Prices 25c to $500.
POCKETBOOKs.
A special line of pocket
books for Christmas at 2oC
and soc.
Pocket books with pad
lock 75c and $1.OO each.
Gent's bill books 75c to
SI.5O each.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-12-18
STATIONERY.

The ladies linger a long
time at the stationary coun-
ter admiring those pretty
boxes of writing paper. The
covers are truly works Of
art; some are pictures, 9th
ers wedge-wood designs and
some ribbon trimmed.
Price Csc to S1.75 Each.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-12-18
ROCKERS.

More than 250 styles Of Fancy
Rockers. These comprise Sewing
Rockers, Large Comfortable Rock
ers, Dainty Fancy Rockers all at
right prices, from $3.50 to $50.
Fine Parlor Cabinets, from $3.50
to S10O.
Everything in the way of Medicine
Cabinets, Music Cabinets, BIacking
Cases, Jardiniere Stands, Tabour-
cites, Piano Stools and Benches,
Ladies' Dressing Tables. We have
only given you an inkling Of some.
Come in and see for yourself.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-12-18

soc Sterling Novelties.
Salve Jars, NIustache Combs,
Paper Cutters, Court Plaster Cases,
Needle Cases, Button Hooks, Pock-
ct Knives, etc. Worth up to $1.O0.
Choice for soc.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-12-18

Pretty Atomizers Of Ven
etian glass, cut glass and
imported china. Prices
25e to S2.OO each.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-12-18
$500 sterling Novelties.

$500 Sterling Novelties.
Pin Trays, Sterling Silver Match
Boxes, some gold plated, Bon Bon
Boxes, Candle Sticks, Lather
Brushes, etc. Worth s1.5O, $500
and $3.50.
Choice for $3.50.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-12-18
SilverWare Bargains.

Sterling
25c $LOO
The Topeka state journal., 1899-12-18
MRS. ARMBRUSTER,

Demonstrating the FIN DE Steele
COMB. will exhibit at our store for
one week.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1899-07-05
He knew Human Nature.

y ilttt while ago LAWYER lIackclt
purchased some land over which there
had been Il lawsuit for years, until the
parties had spent half a dozen times
what the land was worth. iIackett
knew all about it, Some of the people
wondered why he wanted to get hold
OF property with such an incubus of
uncertainty on it. Others thought that
perhaps he wanted some legal knitting
work, and would pitch in red hot to
fight that line fence question on his
own hook.
Said Iackett: Whats youl claim
here, anyway, as to this fence4'
II insist replied the neighbor, THAT
your fcnc" is over on my land two feet
at one end, and one foot at least on the
other"
"Wcll.' said Huckctt, you go ahead
Just as quick us you can and set your
fence over. AT the end where YOU say
! cncrOach OH you two feet set the
fence onto my land four feet. At the
other end push it into my land two
feet
"l'nt, persisted the ncighbor. that's
twice what claim"
81 don't care about that" said lack
EFT. There's been fight c'.ough over
this land. want you to AXE enough
30 you are perfectly satisfied you have
got yOur rights, and then we can get
along pleasantly. Go ahead and help
yourself"
The man paused, abashed. He had
been ready to commence the old strug-
gle tooth and nail. But this move of
the new neigflbor stunned him. Yet
he wasn't to be Outdone in generosity.
lie looked at Hackett.
"'Suuire,n said he, "tlat fence amt
going to be moved an inch. don't
want the blamed old land. There
warn't nothin' tn fight but the principle
OF the thing. ."-Lemiston (1fe.) journal.
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Trinity News.

Some parts OF omr section have been
blessed with good rains. while some
places have not had season since
planting.
Mr.. Earl Gassaway, of Corner Creek,
spent the night and day with us Ne
Gently. We hope he enjoyed his trip
and will call again.
Miss Mamie Thompson. II charming
young lady from Lebanon, is visiting
her uncle, Mr.. Thompson. We wish
her Il pleasant stay in our midst.
We have some very genius people
within our limits. Ii everybody would
come around and see Mr.. Shirley's new
way of getting water they would think
that he was II man Of invention. He
has continual stream Of water flowing
from his we'll, and he neither has to
draw or pump, but go turn valvo and
the water flows, 1t is q simple thing
but very convenient.
Mr.. j. G.. Rush, Of Wiiliamston, nc
companied by his two beautiful and
attractive daughters, attended preach
ing last Sunday. Come again, friends.
when time il not so precious.
Children's Day was observed mt
Hopewell last fourth Sabbath. They
had a most interesting program and
everything was carried out nicely.
Tho most noticeable piece was the
Light House." which was built by five
young ladies. They spoke with power
and elegance. The address by Rev. j.
J. Copeland was interesting and all en-
joyed his being there. May Hopewcll
always make rs good success at all
her undertakings as they did with this
is the wish of School Boy.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1899-07-05

A committee composed OF men of higll
character and position, such as Presi-
dent Elliot of Harvard and President
Low of Columbia University, has re-
Gently made an exhaustive study of
the'liqnOr question in its various rela-
tions .snd the statistics furnished in
its -eport. which can no doubt be
relied on, are interesting. AS n result
Of it's Investigations, the committee
declares that "if we look at the con-
sumption of liquor for series OF years
we find marked decline in the use of
alcoholic varieties" The use of dis
titled liquors is decreasing. "Our pro-
ksresa has been in the direction of mod
Grafton" Since 1910 malt liquors have
been substituted for spirits. Where
each person once used, on the average,
a.5e gallons of spirits year in this
country, now the average ia only I
This means that 7O,OOO,O 900 people to-
dpy drink only $4,000. 900 more gallons
OF spirits than were drunk by f7.OtO,-
600 in 1870"
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1899-07-05

The Democrats of Kentucky had IL
rough and tumble time in their con-
ventiOn ut Louisville. There wcro four
candidates for Governor. and after one
weeks continuous session, marked mt
times by outbreaks, whose intensity
seemed to augur riots in the Immediate
present and the split up of the party
as a natural consequence, the nonina-
ton of State Senator William Gocbel
was finally accomplished with harmony
and the best Of good feeling prevail
ing. The last plank in their platform
is as follows: 1--WE endorse the war
carried to success for the freedom of
tho enslaveii Cuhans; and VIC appTcci-
ate and honor tho courage and hcroism
of our soldiers and sailors therein en-
gagged. But we declare tho conduct of
the present national administration as
to the Philippines to be repugnant to
every line of the bill of rights, the con-
stitution and the declaration of indie
pendencc." This is the way to put it.
There is no dodging; every word of it
1s true. The war is now being carried
on without written or preccdental au-
thOrlty III open violation of our gov
ernment,s policy since its organization.
Every Democratic: State in the union
VIII nave this plank or one in effect tho
samo In it's next platform, and some Of
the Republican States heretofore will
go into the Democratic column in or
der to support and carry out the senfi
ment of that plank.
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NOTICE.

PURSUANT to a levy made under a
Tax Execution issued against one l.. p.
Latimer on the 18th day of March, 1899,
and to me directed, I will sell to the high
est bidder for cash, on Thursday, July
10Th next, in front OF the City Hall, du-
ring the legal hours Of sale, the following
described personal property, to wit: One
Bed Springs. Said sale made to satisfy
the Tax Execution aforesaid, with COSTS
and penalties, City Taxea.
JOHN w. DILLINGHAM;.
July 3, 1899 2
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1899-07-05
NOTICE,

PURSUANT to a levy made under a
Tag Execution issued against one Geo.
Johnson, Sr., on the 10Th day Of March,
highest bidder for cash, on Thursdov.
July 29th next, In front OF the City Hail.
during the legal hours Of sale, the follow.
ing described personal property, to wit /:
One Sowing Machine Said sale made to
eatisfy the Tax Execution aforesaid, with
costs and penalties, CITY Taxes.
JOHN w. DILLINGHAN.
Chief Police.
July >, 1890
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1899-07-05

Large numbers of native Porto
Iticans are seeking enlistment in the.
United Satcs Army. and Il battalion
will soon be organized. This seems II
practical method of arousins patriotic
interest in their new political assoca-
tions, as well asa long step toward
local control of local affairs. and can
not fail to result in mncttng the
islanders
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1899-07-05
NOTICE.

NOTICE.
PURSUANT to O levy made under a
Tax Execution issued against the Eatate
OF A. c.. McCally on the 18th day March,
1899, and to mo directed, will sell to the
higheet bidder for cash, on Thursday,
July Goth next, In front OF the City Hall.
during the legal hours Of sale, the follow
Ing described real estate, to wit: One
acre OF land. near Hampton street. Said
sale 1nsde TO satssgy Ehe Tax Executica
Aforesaid, with costs and penalties, City
Taxes. JOHN w. DILLINGHAEa,
July 8, 1899 Chief Police.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1899-07-05

We are told that the old familiar
cOrnstalk is at last to br recognized as
possessing some value. Science has
placed it's magic hand on it and dis
covered that six useful products may
useless substance. These are ccllulOsc.
for lining battcships. cardboard. paper,
Il patent cattle food. a glue. and an un-
cQualled foundation for dynamite. A
S50,000,O00 trust is being formed 10
develop the manufacture Of these ar
ticles and thus create a market for the
stalks which will M worth about &G
Upr acre
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1899-07-05

The home of Gen. .lOlim i. Gordon
in Georgia wa, recently destroyed by
tire, and Il movement has already start
,l among the old Confederate veterans
uf that State tn rebuild the same.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1899-07-05
NOTICE.

A LII persons are hereby warned not
"A TO hire or harbor Oby J. Carr, q
minor, who has ie!t me without cause.
Any person disregarding this notice will
law. ID. B. CARR,
TOnov Creek & e.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1899-07-05

The Philadelphia Press compute,
that the capitalization of Ill the trusts
organized in this country in the last
fifteen months reaches the cnnrmOll,
Total OF 81. .lS5 5,000,OO0. IN other words
this is twO-thirds as large rs tIr. cost
of the civil war; and is one third greater
than the greatest debt the United
States ever owed. The manufacturers
of the country in lSD0 ha,l ~ total capi:
tai Of &G. l39, ,;M;,;'s5. The trusts only
include small share Of the total man
mfactures, yet their capital is now two
thirds as large rs the total sum invested
in all establishments making anything
in all the land, and more trusts are
being organized daily.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1899-07-05

We agree with the 'rccnville .Nr"S
when it says the law against carrying
concealed weapons is a dead letter in
,his State and ought to be repealed.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1899-07-05
1t must be did !

SPOT CASH DOES THE wORM
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1899-07-05

Doctor McQucstcn, until lately hcaltl,
officer at Manila OIL the staff Of General
IS. Otis, but now invalidcd by the
climate and returned to this country.
says it will require force of from
100000 to 150,00O men to establish and
maintain order i'll the Philippines.
According to the views of this IN
doubtedly well-posted authority. the
cost Of American expansion into the
Eastern Hemisphere will he appalling
Even as the situation now stands, with
the United States Government forced
by the logic of its act to assume the re-
sPonsibility of policing the Philippines,
be ghastly.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1899-07-05

1t has been said that the great nations
of Europe would be very slow to go 10
war with us because not one of them
can well get along without the food
products which we furnish them. There
is much reason in this statement and it
IS especially applicable to England and
Germany. Those countries 90 not pre-
duce enough food for their own popula-
tiOns. and depend upon us more and
more every year 10 supply the deficit.
The receit increase of our agricultural
exports has been enormous. In 1897 they
amounted to 9803, All, ,13D md in 1888
they rose to the enormous amount OF
S658, 8,507, ,842. This is one of the reasons
of our commanding strength and grow
ing power among the nations.