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The daily morning journal and courier., 1899-09-30
GEORGE HOLLY COUNTED THE
 TIES.

George Holly has returned home from a trip to New Haven. MT. Holly is an enthusiastic member of the Stamford Walking club, and, in order to establish precedent for any other members of the club, should they ever find theim- selves away from hime, as well as to settle an argument over the number of railroad ties between Acre and the Elm City he claims to have ridden Shank's s mare and made an accurate count of the ties between the two points He gives the number as 99999, and Is ve- racity is one of his admirable traits, like another George his fellow mem- bers believe him.-Stamford Advocate.
 s. P. Thrasher, of New Haven. will speak on the parade in New London this evening, taking the no license question as his subject.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1899-09-30

l
 i First Baptist Church, Addisan Moore pas | tor Services on sunday, October 1St, lS99 | in Republican Hall. corner If Temple nnC | Crown streets, le;3o ., ln,, pub ir worship and tle Lords Supper l2 n., Bible scuGol ! G.3O n. nt., | r. $. C. E prayer meeting,
 Plymouth Church. corner of Chapel street and sherman avenue, the Rev. Wm. w Me Lane n. D., pastor Divine worship and q sermon lO;"o a. u. Sunday Schoe. r. m. 1 Young peoples meeting 6;3o r. m. Ne'pel ScHg service and q sermon on ''Ihe Law of roli l:@o D, m.
 lirst Methodist Episcopal Church, corner Fun and CaIiege streets, Rev. Galdner $. Eldrdgt pastor a.1J class meeting; 1O:3O, Communon; F m, sunday srhool 2;3o, Chinese sunday 'chupl: G:5o. EpwortI icct The Parable of Life.
 rnited Church. Rev. T. T. Munger, pastor. Morning seryic" ar lo!@u; tho pastor will speak upon the international tOuncn Suu- doy Schocl at l2 m in the Chapel Pleasant Sundny aftornc9u sclyirc fer women at 1 in the GAs4t N r. x. C, r. nt G:3O D. m, Tuesday evening service at I:45
 Dwight blce clurcll Rev. William W. Lcptc. p. D.. pastor- services in chapc; Rev. Dr Leetc will preach tt 1O:3o q, m. Meeting at the Society of thristian Endea. yor at t3o D, m,, in whicl l,l I, members of thr congregation are cordially Invited 10 participate. sunday 5choo' tRaIlY bay) services at F ml everybody invited. Prayer and Conference meeting Tuesday evening II I30. and q Urge attendance earnestly de sired
 Trinity Methodist Episcopal Church, cor ner Dwight and George streets, Gev, Levi Gilbert h. D.. pastor l0:00 q. m., Sacra- mcnt of the Lords supper F n!., sunday school session 800 T. m, Junior .el@ne meeting. GEO D. m., EpWarth ie lgu" %crr- ice. ESQ ?. h., public wor.1ip and preach ing by the pastor: "ChriStitnitv'S Dewey Day ' A cordial welcome for all.
 Davenport Church. Greene and Academy streets October l. 1sDo. Pastor. George FcSlcr prantss.- Preaching morning and evening. Sunday schoo. at r Ill. Young peoples prayer meeting 6;;il D. m. Calurcn prayer and conference meeting I:41 D. m., Tuesday.
 Grace Methodist Episcopal Church, How ard avenue. corner pOrtsea Street.-ircacE- ing by the pastor, Rev. A. (. Eggl Ston at 10;30 q. m and 80 D. III. Sunday school at F m, Epworth l eaguc vesper service at $50 p, m. t
 Calvary Baptist Church, corner of Chapel and York streets, Rev. Geo. II. Ferris, pas tor.-Preaching morning and evening at the
The daily morning journal and courier., 1899-09-30
Does Coffee
 Agree with
 You :?

If not, drink Grain-O--made from
 pure grains. A lady writes: ''The
 first time I made Grain-O I did not
 like it but after using it for one
 week nothing would induce me to 20 back to coffee" It nourishes and feeds the system. The children
 can drink it freely with great bene- { fit. It is the strengthening sub stance of pure grains. Get pack age to-day from your grocer, follow the directions in making 1t and you
 will have a delicious and healthful table beverage for old and young.
 lbc. and 25c.
 Insist thst your grocer gives yon aRAlN-o
 Accept no imitation.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1899-09-30
DenconrsscS' Onicr Hours, 3nI George S,

Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, to 1 p.m. Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays, II to l2 III.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-04-14
WHEN MEN STOP JUMPING
(From the MaverIY

CFrom the WaverIy Magaz,ne.)
III enry. she said and there were what
q novelist would call tears in her voice as
she spoke. Il don't believe you love me-
He took the cigar from his mouth and
looked at her in surprise over the top of
his newspaper.
Maria. he said. don't be foolish
dence of the truth of what I said. Don't
be foolish!' Did you ever speak to ne that
way before we We're married.
mo. my dear. l did not he admitted
slightest %lsii Was law: tren You reNer
sat like 4 dummy. smoking a cigar and
reading paper when l was in the room
then you seemed anxious to please me.
and were ever on the watch to do some
little favor for me"
1T is true he admitted.
You We're never lazy then she went
on You We're full of life and spirits,
You were energetic.
My dear" he interrupted. in that calm.
dispassiOnar &c tone that makes the average
wife want TO get a poker or broom. did
you ever see a boy trying to get an apple
or cherry that was just little out Of his
reach?''
Certainly she answered; '-but--''
He keeps jumping and jumping until
he gets it. don't hep
of course.
But does he continue jumping after he
has got it?
We'll. he said. he turned to his pa
per again. you re my cherry. and l don t
see the slightest reason why | should keep
on jumping, any more than the boy
She didn say anything. but she thought
and thought. and the more she thought
the more undecided she became to
whether she ought to be angry with him
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-04-14
Two Towns of Tents Pop Up at
the Terminus
OF the New Rock Island Exten-
sion in Oklahoma.
DAYS OF EARLY RUSH
Recalled by the Struggle of
Home Seekers.
Men VIII Swap Lives For Cor
ner Lots.

Oakdale o. T. April 14-About three
months ago the Rock Island Railroad
company commenced grading a new
road from Chickasha west through the
great Wichita mountain country. A
charter had been granted through the
COmanche. Kiowa and Caddo Indian
country. parallel with, but about 40
miles south of the new Choctaw road,
both aiming, no doubt, to secure the i'm
mense cattle shipments from western
Oklahoma, the Indian country and the
Pan Handle of Texas.
The new Rock Island runs near the
quarantine line, until it crosses the
great Washita river, just so miles
west at Chickasha and one mile south
of the Oklahoma line.
1t is well known that the government
will not permit the building of any
towns on the Indian reservations, hence
town at this point will be without a
rival for so miles east or west. 1t is no
wonder that the people have been flock
ing here in crowds
As soon as the grade stakes were set
and depot grounds marked off. several
homesteaders advertised to make final
proof on their lands, with the view, no
doubt, of getting big prices for lands
when in shape to sell
Right here is where the fun comes in
Everybody claims to know, but none can
tell, where the new town will be loca-
Ie0- "A nucleus Immediately formed
around the popular Indian trading posts
of Yates and Eaton, on the north bank
of the river In very few days hum
dreds of tents were set up and business
of all kinds opened up-StOres saloons,
eating and lodging houses.
The south Siders seemed to discourage
settlements on their side of the river.
They charged IS per month for tenting
on their claims; nevertheless. when
such merchant princes as Mr.. Snead of
Anadar1o and Fort Sill fame. moved
their mammoth stock of dry goods. gro
ceries and clothing to that point, others
commenced focking around him until
there was quite as many, if not more,
business houses in full operation.
l. c. Price. the pioneer newspaper
man, is on the ground with his plant
and will publish the first issue of the
Southwestern Progress next week
The utmost good feeling prevails be-
tween the inha bitants of the twin sister
towns.
Nothing definite can be told of the
location of the new city until after the
Goth of this month. when title can be
obtained to several pieces of land; then
you will see a union of hearts and
hands that will build a city in a few
months.
The track is completed to the fifty
first mile stake, where large freight
and passenger depots are under con-
structiOn. and which will be the termi-
nus of the road for years to come. They,
like the Choctaw road, will push furth-
er west at their own convenience.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-04-14
a Chapel in a Coal Mine.

IL
Few places of worship in the country
have more interest than the Miners
Sanctuary in the Myndd Newyyd CNew
Mountain) colliery, near Swansea. Sit
uated $50 feet below the surface of the
earth, with four long rows of pibwoOd
to sustain the roof, a rude desk on
large lump of coal for a pulpit and
series of rOugh-hewn planks as -pews,"
it is indeed the strangest of the many
strange bethels in wild Wales
Every Monday morning without a
break for 81 years the Golfers have
crowded into the novel apartment to
ask the blessing of Providence upon the
weeks work
To the eldest miner present the con-
duct of the service is cuStOmarily in
trusted, but properly ordained divines
have not frequently descended into the
mine before the Mondays turn has
commenced, and the whitewashed walls
of the little chapel have resounded with
that Celtic fervor which WelShmen
speak of as the hywl (Which no irrever-
ent Saxon should pronounce as how'll.
One motto there is painted near the
pulpit: los nos heb ddim ser mid
heb Dduw deyruasa lau wadnaw
Mynydd Curiog." Freely interpreted,
that is: IF it is night without stars.
it is not night without God, for He
reigneth under the foundations of the
mountain
Whether it be ascribed to good luck,
to good mana cement of the responsive
protection of Providence, it is fact that
for the last half century Mynydd New
ydd Colliery has been singualfly free
from serious accidents.
The colliery is owned by Messrs. VII
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-04-14
KANSAS RAILROAD NOTES.

Engine No. SIC brought a freight train
from Ration to Las Vegas Tuesday After
the engine had been cut off and started to
the roundhOuSe an axle broke and one of
the drive wheels fell outside the track.
This was a very unusual and very lucky
accident. for had it happened when the
train was going at full speed there is no
telling, how much damage might have
been done--Raton Gazette.
F. S. Mccormick. freight agent of the
Union Pacific, says that from what he
learns the California shippers and railroad
people expect to move about 5000 cars of
fruit this season
There will be no lack of employment for
1aboring men of New Mexico this year.
Mr.. DevereauX. who has been at the Pal
ace all this week. has by this time secured
over hundred men to work the Rio
Grande railroad at the La Veta pass. and
is eagerly looking for more. Il, he can
get no more here he will probably go to
Albuquerque and other towns nearby to
make up 4 gang of zoo. Last evening
George Harton of Ell Paso arrived here
and registered at the Palace. He. too. Is
looking for laborers. having undertaken to
secure men to work on the extension of
the Pecos Valley railroad. Ten more men
went up the Denver & Rio Grande this
morning to work the La Veta extern
sion, and gang is promised from Cerril-
los Monday morning--New Mexican.
The Santa F'e company is planting the
vacant ground west of the water tank at
Strong City. 1t intends making this quite
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-04-14
URMAN'S : 81 g.: 81: &:
- a. - AAHAA AMA - Styles.

Wan &, Sons. and the late Lord Swansea
did much to encourage the devotional
exercises in the pit.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-04-14
THELAST SHOT.
(From Hampers Weekly.D

(From Harper'S Weekly)
vessels of the fleet in Guantanamo bay
and the, anchor lights were being sent
weighed anchor and started on duty for
Down through the long line of battle
ships and cruisers. tugs and yachts. col
Tiers and schooners she steamed and
stood west-southwest along the coast.
The last tints of glorious Cuban sun
when the white sides of a strange vessel
were discerned far away on the port bow
about ten miles off shore What was
In a moment the Scorpion changed
course and headed for her;
Darkness came on and the xtra niger
miles away. Guantanamo bay twinkled
family as the flagship signaled to the fleet
We are not gaining said the com
handing officer.
TO show her heels to the Scorpion;
Put on the blowers, was the order, ana
faster still we sped under the forced air
impetus
the ventilat tors from the fire room below.
Now were catching her!" sang out the
oracle to the men at the furnaces.
Fire the blank CHARGE" came from the
bridge. One was always ready with us
Bang went the S-Po4n n and al once nee
hundred yards ahead.
Half speed on our engine telegraphs. and
just abreast of her the Scorpion was dead
in the water: . 49,, ..,.o.,o., ~
captain.
And back, across the dark space came
the answer in clear tones, His imperial
ma jesty's cruiser Geier.''
All right" said the Scorpion. Good
night" And We headed away for the
westward.
So the last shot was a blank shot. The
next morning. in Santiago harbor. the
news of peace reached us. On August -
ii was.
Now the Geier was a modern 1.sO9-ton
cruiser. with plenty of speed. and a main
battery of Al inch rapid fire and no end of
oh n root dock
boot.
is nacfe++ i, ;+I - 80 T., az s,,f,erSS
perhaps it was better. after all, that the
But the philosopher down forward is not
yet appeased. for. says he. she had no
darned right to hang around waters
and our shipping at night time. nO1OWi
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-04-14
BIRDS EGGS HIS FORTUNE
CF'rom the New York Herald)

(FrOm the New York Herald-)
A sparrow's egg seems CT little orno value
and vet there is a man in Paris who CO, can
transform it into prize really %9T5h
makes a very handsome income through
his skill in coloTing birds eggs; As, AS 40 TO
can Judge for himself
A few years ago this wide-awake Parls-
ian was an assistant in a proVlnclal mu-
scum of natural history, and while there
he learned and saw a great oe al, "hi Sn
much indeed, did he learn that when he
lost his position he went to Paris i ana de-
His apprenticeship at the s. museum scum h had
he promptly decided to make a living by
dealing in rare eggs. True, he mad only
to start business. but this was a trfiing
obstacle to a man of his versatile genius
in various countries who were willing to
pay fancy prices for eggs. and he resolved
to supply their demands; no matter now
Of course. not having many rare eggs
procuring them unless he manufactured
them. this he did. For example. if a col
lectOr wrote to him for penguin 5 egg
he would make out of gypsum shell ex-
actly resembling that of a penguin 5 egg
who would never dream that a penguin
sole care being to see that it corresponds
in size with the desired egg: Ihe eggs OF
he made to resemble much costIier eggs.
our ingeniuS French gentleman could east
ly transform it into an egg worth from 40
10 60 francs. Pigeons eggs are also very
useful for a similar purpose. since they
are of exactly the same size as many very
rare egSS. Anyone with knowledge Of
chemistry could change them so that the
pigeons themselves would not recognize
them.
Almost every collector of birds eggs de-
sires to have one or two finely marked
nightingale'S eggs and is willing to pay Il
high price for them. The Partisan dealer
was well aware of this little weakness.
and larks being more abundant than
nightingales he found no difficulty in get
ting larks eggs and COloring them so that
they We're exactly like the genuine article
deposited in remote places by the tim
orous nightingale
able business. and little conSidera ton
will show that there is not much risk of
detection. True. the tricky methods of
this Partisan dealer have been brought to
light, but the discovery was apparently
made more by chance than by any Sus-
piciOn on the part of his customers that
they were being swindled out of their
The average coIlector.no matter whether
he has a passion for autographs. postage
StampS. coins or birds eggs. is inclined to
be gullible. and this seems to be especially
the case with collectors of eggs They
know that certain birds lay eggs OF a GER
that seem to be faultless in these respects
they are satisfied. The thought that the col
oring may not always be natural does not
seem to enter their heads At any rate.
ian dealer. He has forwarded specimens
of his skill to collectors in all countries
and it does not appear that any of them
ever discovered that he was q fraud.
cautious about buying eggs, especially
from foreign dealers
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-04-14
HOW He GOT EVEN.
A Santa Fe Agent Tells of His Ex-
perience With a Cranky
0Drummaro

ga railroad station agents position is
one of the hardest places to fill of any in
iee e said Santa Fe station 'i agent ei1
He has to meet and deal with many
tai to distraction. His position requires
him to be diplomat of the first rank. but
upon him to the extent that causes him to
lay aside diplomacy and resort to harsher
measures, if he has any self-respect at
"A man who had seen several years
not great distance from Topeka, but
who quit railroading for wider field. re-
Gently of how he got even with a drummer
for music house in St. Louis, who had
overstepped all bounds
q The drummer in question: said the
ex-agent. had shipped a piano to my sta
himself. had allowed it to remain in the
the station warehouse for nearly month.
. was that freight which was not removed
from the station within twenty-four hours
- Well. when Mr.. Drummer came to de-
liver his piano to his customer he was
He used every kind of argument known
TO the trade, but finally paid his little bill
here. He conceived the idea of sending
damage report to the company, claiming
doors for two weeks and that the rain
h en of s or s sos bad no to r Ihe IN
disproving this statement and secured an
been sold that the piano was not damaged
at all. but on the contrary was in first
class shape. My position prevented me
from giving this scOundrel his just deserts
so l did a little scheming myself to even
up matters a little. 1t happened there
was rival dealer in my town with whom
] pretty intimate terms. 1 told
him my troubles. and he promised if
would stand for his fine he would engage
Mr.. Drummer in a controversy and wind
up by giving him trouncing that would
amply meet the requirements of the case.
And he did After that the offending
drummer cut my town out of his route,
and felt a measure of satisfaction at hi;
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-04-14
A Great stamp Collection.

Philatelists will be interested to learn
that the great TAPPING collection of
postage stamps in the British Museum
is now nearly all arranged in systemat-
ic order, and will soon be available for
purposes of comparison and study. Mr.
E. D. Bacon, who has been engaged in
the work for the last four years, has
carefully annotated every issue with
the name of the printer and designer,
and the date Of issue. The collection
is preserved in a very strong iron chest
in one OF the rooms of the national Ii
brary, but when its arrangement is fin
iShed it is probable that some device
may be adopted 50 that those who wish
to consult it can do so without having
access to the stamps. Several SuggeS-
tions to this end have been made, and
experiments are being tried with a view
to adopting the most satisfactory meth
cd of giving the public the required ia
cilities, while protecting the stamps
from being handled and the deteriorat-
ing effect of Hght.-Birmingham Post.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-04-14
A Present. For Prince Edward.

The queen, who delights in planning sur
prises for the Duchess of York's children.
has lately made Prince Edward a pres
ent which is the joy of his heart. This
is a complete highland costume. beauti-
fully carried out in the royal Stuart tar
tan, and completed in the most orthodox
manner by brooches, buckles and weapons
The dirk is a lovely little toy; and Prince
Eddie struts about in truly warlike
fashion. brandishing it and receiving the
homage of the other inhabitants of the
nursery. The gay colors of the dress meet
with general approval; but the warlil1e &C
cesSories occasioned some alarm to the
small princess until she got used to them.
Prince Eddie is a delightfully."- sturdy boy,
noisy enough to satisfy the heart of the
most anxious mother. He is also great
chatterbox. Young as he is he has al
ready developed hobbies, the principal of
which is the collection of toy soldiers.
though his museum of mechanical toys
Especially engines) and his stud of horses,
big and little. almost rival it in his at
fection.-The Lady.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-04-14
Corsets Defended.

In medical opinion, the ordinary cor
set, which constitutes a well nigh uni
versal article of feminine apparel, has
been regarded with favor, and the lit
erature on this side of the question may
well be characterized as prodigious. on
the other side, however, an advocate
has appeared--Dr. T. H Manley-who
boldly expresses it as his conviction
that there is no garment in female cos
tune more necessary and comfortabl
than a properly adjusted corset, it be-
ing, in fact along with Importing grace
and symmetry to the figure a support
and protection, taking the superincum-
bent off the mid-dorsal spine and con-
veying it to the broad, strong crestaIE.
imparting also a sense of comfort and
security. DIR. Manley's requirements OF
an ideal corset are that it be light in
weight, strong and durable, so con-
structed as to be easily cleaned, and so
adjustable as to support the upper dor
sal spine and related parts from the
broad lilac crests. DR. ManIey declares
that the common assumption of the
harmfulness of tight lacing with corset
wearing is oundless.-Virginia Medi-
cal Semi Monthly
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an attractive park. planting box-elder and
elm trees in systematic rows
Commencing May .. trains Nos ~ and %
will be run between Harrington and Hutch
inson on Sundays. These are passenger
and mail trains.
Opera tor +. S. Greene of Herington made
a trip to Mcpherson Tuesday evening.
Agent G. M Paxton of Preston is taking
a ten or fifteen days lay-off-
Considerable stock is being loaded on the
middle division of late. Twenty-six cars
were loaded yesterday and trainload of
local stock was running through today.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-04-14

San Francisco, Los Angeles $3.50
Via the Rock Island Route.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-04-14
Opening Private Letters.

(ErOm Parsons Weekly.)
1t is a somewhat remarka bic fact that
the general public knows very little con-
corning the secret service of the general
postoffice. although the service is prob
ably the most complete of its kind in the
whole world.
To the outsider the secret service is
known the postal secret inquiry branch
and not one in a hundred of those in the
employ of the postofhce knows the ex-
act workings of the secret service. as the
department has the distinction Of being in
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of the moderate party defended the gov
eminent and declared that he had salts
fled himself by series of infallible tests
blissfully ignorant of the fact, how
ever, that he never received letter that
was not previously overhauled by the au-
thOritieS.