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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-08-26

err told him it was too fashy and he
would have to exchange it. He was
afraid to take it back himself, and got
the other young man to take it back
The other young man was cornered
and had to tell that he was the cats
paw and then all was discovered. The
young man was not prosecuted, the
tie is still in the show case, and the
proprietor is sorry he tried to exchange
it.
AS a rule it is the bride who attracts
all of the attention but in this case
the rule was reversed.
She was a former Topeka girl spend
ing part of her honeymoon in Topeka,
and there was much curiosity on the
part of her friends concerning her hus-
band, as he had never been in Topeka
before and was a stranger to most of
them.
One afternoon her hostess gave a
thimble party in her honor, and the
groom was compelled to play a minor
part for the time, so he and another
man who was visiting at the house,
had to spend the afternoon as best
they could, loafing about town
When they thought it was time for
the party to have broken up they saun-
tered back to the house and upon the
porch, utterly oblivious to the dozens
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-08-26

DO not put too much faith in stories
o4 combinations of capital formed to
Aob+ this that or the other trust. In
most instances the new concerns are
only preparing to be bought out OF to
force a divide. Young GOuld's match
factory is an example.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-08-26
YOUNG RUNAWAY.
What Was Revealed by Application
of Soap and Water.

Frank Arnell II years Old was ar
rested early this morning by officer
Simpson as a runaway.
He was taken to the police station
and said he had been living with his
so that he was trying to reach his
mother in Cheyenne. His face was
dirty. officer Bundy gave him a bar
of soap, turned on the hose and told
the boy to go to work When the dirt
was removed Jailer Hopkins said,
why, he is red headed, has freckles
and smokes cigarettes"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-08-26
MIRAGE IN TOPEKA.
Queer Effect on Landscape North of
the City.

A mirage effect was noticeable today
in looking north on Kansas avenue.
The landscape north of Topeka, APP
pSrentIy or 10 miles away, appeared
to gradually ascend into the sky. 1t
was like looking up the side of a noun
tain. 1t was due to the condition Of
the af01OSDheFe.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-08-26

of eyes that were watching them from
suggested several of the girls, so the
hostess stepped out and kindly invited
them in, but they saw the curtains
moving in mysterious manner and re-
fused to go farther than the porch.
The girls, however, were not to be
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-08-26

utterance to more blood curdling yel1s.
The family was aroused by the COM
motion and came rushing down stairs.
They assisted the head of the house
hold to remove his shoe when "a spider
of enormous size ran out. 1t had bitten
him repeatedly but the immediate ap
pIicatiOn of ammonia prevented serious
complications from the poisonous
wounds
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-08-26

A pointer as to one method of deal
ing with trusts can be CLEANED from
the fact that prices Of writing paper
have gone up since the combine was
formed while the price of stamps re
mains the same.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-08-26

Congressman Reed might as weI
have resigned before he went TO europe,
but he didn't. By not doing SO ne had
something coming from the tederal
treasury when he returned
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-08-26
Notice

Members of Capital Council, No. 1, K
& L. of s, are requested to meet at
the hall Sunday morning at 9 o'clock to
aNtend the funeral of Sister Lucy J.
Madden, 1135 Monroe street. Members
of sister councils invited.
MRS. BELLE FOSTER,
President.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-08-26

Holton for his 16-year-old step-daugh-
ter, Georgia Brown, who ran away from
home. He found her and took her back
with him.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-08-26

As an additional argument in favor OF
automobiles, the Baltimore News cans
attention to the fact that they can't be
sold for beef.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-08-26

Numerous important matters are
lust now waiting for the close of the
Dreyfus case in order to get positions
in the center of the stage.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-08-26

Perhaps the reason Tom Reed de-
layed his resignation so long was that
he could not make up his mind any
sooner. regarding his choice OF a sue
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-08-26
GLOBE SIGHTS

CFrom the Atchison GIobe.1
An Atchison banker knows a man
who is so crooked that he can't lie in
bed straight.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-08-26

Satan has too much sense to try to
lead women into any more fOolishness
than they can lead themselves into.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-08-26

The woman who will fall on a mans
neck, bury her face in his bosom and
dig her knuckles into his back when
she sees a June bug. will go crazy at
his familiarity if he shakes hands in
the wrong way.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-08-26

When some men think of marriage
they seem to look on widows some
thing like secondhand bicycles.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-08-26
REFLECTIONS OF A BACHELOR

CF'rom the New York Press.1
After man fell he looked still further
down for women.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-08-26

People are always surprised when
the engagement of a real quiet girl is
announced. but, as a rule. they land
the best men.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-08-26

A young married woman always won
ders why it is she hasn't learned much
of anything after all.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-08-26

When a man tells his wife that she is
just like her mother, he doesn't mean
anything complimentary.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-08-26

An Atchison woman, who thinks that
a thing has to be served between pie
crust to taste good, makes banana pie.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-08-26

Having once found Is cents in the
road, we have always imagined there
could be no greater pleasure than in
spending money one has inherited.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-08-26

Whist and euchre are very popular in
Atchison, considering that no suits &C
with the game, as with tennis or golf
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-08-26

We have often wondered that in the
craze for reform, and the craze for
surgery, it has never been decided to
cut off thief's hands to cure him of
stealing.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-08-26

A woman's last caution to her chill
dren when they go visiting is to remem-
Der to be polite, and her first questions
when they return is what they had to
eat.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-08-26

IF an old woman knows the use of
every one of the six spoons and forks
at her plate, her granddaughters are
prouder of this fact than if she has
been a church member fifty years.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-08-26

Hear the Modoc club in new songs
Tuesday evening, August 20, Garfield
park. Admission, 10 cents.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1899-09-30

Joliet, ILL.,, Sept. 25.-Irwin Fuller Bush,
a young married man of this city, wa-
sent to Kankakee asylum last March pro-
nounced hopelessly insane. Recently
through treatment with lymph from the
glands OF goats, Bush is home, completely
restored in mind and body. The lymph
had been discovered by DIR. Roberts, II
physician of Greene county, Mo. Its APP
plicaticn for insanity cases was demon
strated at a Chicago laboratory, where
Bush was taken last June. He was sub
jected to injections of the lymph, showing
steady improvement, until he was dis
charged last Tuesday cured. DR.. Roberts
has gone to Europe to lay his discovery
before Professor Koch of Berlin and other
foreign scientists.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1899-09-30

Manila, Sept. 27.-The insurgents have
captured the United States gunboat Ur-
daneta in the Orani river, on the north
west side of Manila bay, where she was
patroling. One officer and nine of her
crew are missing. The gunboat Petrol,
sent to investigate, returned and reported
the Crdaneta beached opposite the town
of Orani on the Orani river. She was
burned and the following guns with their
ammunition were captured: A one
FOUNDER, one Colt automatic gun and one
Nordenfeldt, 20 millimeter, gun.
The crew Of the Urdaneta are prisoners
or have been killed.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1899-09-30
Old Plants.

Some twenty-five years ago, when the
scoriae Tor slag) produced by the an
cient Greeks In working the silver
mines of Lawlmur, near Athens, was
removed, in order to be reworked by
more efficient modern appliances. the
seeds of a kind of poppy of the genus
Glancinon. which had lain underneath
the Stag in a dormant condition for at
least 1000 years, sprang up again all
over the uncovered ground. Unknown
In modern times, this plant was de-
scribed In the first century Of our era
by Dioscorldes and Pliny, and had dis
appeared from the face of the globe
for 10 or 20 centuries. The fact that
these seeds should have retained their
vitality so long seems very extraor-
binary, but there are other instances
quite as remarkable. For instance,
raspberry seeds found In 1885 in an
ancient tumulus. in a coffin buried
thirty feet below the surface, and be-
lleved to have been there since the
second century, were successfully
planted. And in another case seeds OF
the Polygonum Convolvulus, dug up
from the bottom Of n sandpit, where
they were believed TO have been buried
for 1000 years. were still vigorous and
produced healthy plants.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1899-09-30

see, told her 1t was quite safe in my
pocket. AS a matter of fact, at that
moment 1t was broken into twenty
small pieces"
Il think that little difficulty might be
avoided by exercising some tact" said
Mr.. Matlock. Il shouldn't say any
thing to Mrs. Brudd about It until the
medallion has passed out of her pos
session When 1t is no longer her own
property she won't mind so much"
ri don't think quite understand
you" said Mr.. Brudd. genuinely puz-
zled.
Didn't understand that when vio-
let was married the medallion would
be given to herr"
"Y-e-s." said Mr.. Brudd, beginning to
see what was coming.
"Then get Violet married as quickly
as possible. Give the medallion TO her
1t win be much easier TO explain 1t all
shall be very happy to help you" he
continued, obligingly. 81 will not only
provide you with a new portrait to re-
place the one you have broken. but
win undertake to and a husband FOL
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1899-09-30

When Julia. Mrs. Blanks maid OF all
work, came to her mistress and gave
notice" because she was going to be
married, Mrs. Blank said:
You know, Julia. that marriage Is
a pretty serious thing"
''Yes'm," replied Julia, "but not git
tin married is more seriouser thing
sometimes, don't you think? Anyhow,
it'll be as serious for him as for me II
we don't git along all right. But then,
as you say, gittin' married Is about
the seriousest piece of bizness a body
can ingage In, an mebbe | am a fool
an mebbe he's a bigger one. There's
no tellin'. It's turrible solemn thing.
as l reckon you've found out by this
time. Like enough I'll sip sorrow, but
50 will he, that's one comfort. DE
troit Free Press.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1899-09-30

CO HE family treasure" as 1t was
called, for the Brudds were e., ea {,
- tremely proud Of it, was tiny
jeweled case containing a portrait OF
Queen Victoria. 1t represented her as
a little girl of about II, and was val
liable little work Of art.
In obedience TO his wlfe's request. Mr.
Brudd unlocked the cabinet and took
the medallion from the secret drawer
in which 1t was kept.
"Some Of the fllagree work at the back
is injured" said Mrs. Brudd, ''and we
ought to have that stone replaced"
Eyes; shall take 1t up to town to-
morrow" said her husband, land have
1t properly examined"
He was about to replace the medal
lion in the cabinet when his daughter
remarked. in tone of mild protest:
you have not shown it to Mr.. Matlock,
papa"
His position was an unfortunate one.
He had had the misfortune. or good for
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1899-09-30

average for 13 days at stretch. with
1888 pounds weight on the animals
back, implies not only the great STAN
ina of the steed, but altogether excep-
tional care and management on the part
of the rider. NJ. Cottu began 10 train
his mount-a half-breed irish mare,
Irish Lass, seven years old, standing
Just under II hands-on Easter Mon
day, beginning with a gentle ride OF
Is miles or so, and gradually increas-
Ing the daily distance up to 40 miles.
In conversation with a Paris CORE
spondent Mr.. Cottu explained that the
great secret of success on long-distance
rides Is to avoid overheating your
mount. II never" he said, kept Irish
Lass at the trot for more than one
and a quarter miles. always dis
mounted when we came to hill and
led her up It. Some days l walked
at least 20 miles. When we came to
our stopping place | let her stand a
few minutes to COOL and then nnsad-
died her and gently rubbed her back
with the bare hand to restore circula-
saddle. Then I groomed her carefully,
took her into her stable, and gave her
her food. AS soon as she had taken
1t she used to lie right down at once,
but she was always ready for the road
again. I gave her between 20 and "A
quarts Of oats and between 10 and 10
quarts Of milk every day, with fair
amounted of water when she wanted
IL. provided the water was not tos
cold. | gave her from four to six
hours rest in the middle of the day, so
as to escape the heat, only about two
hours at night. l always slept in the
saddle with her, and did not take Off
my clothes after leaving Vienna to ar
irving at Paris. There was no time
for baths or anything of that sort. AS
we never did more than six and half
miles an hour even over level country,
we had to spend a good many hours a
day on the road,
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carrying out the sentences requiring
corporal punishment. On these Satur-
days the goal yard is thrown open to
the public. The pIllary is imposed
for the higher grade of some crimes,
such as burglary. highway robbery,
forgery and assault with intent to kill.
and lashes are added in some cases.
Whipping is the only corporal punish
ment imposed in simple larceny cases.
1t Is undoubtedly an effective punish
ment in most cases. In the cases OF
the Delaware bank burglars, which
included Jimmy Hope, Lawler and
Big" Frank Carter these men said
that they did not mind being put in
gaol. but the idea of being stripped to
the bare back and put at the whipping
post and whipped without the posi-
bility Of retaliating was to them the
most degrading and effective thing
connected with the whole punishment.
That the criminal class fears the
whipping post was borne out by the
chiefs of police. The common senti-
ment among them was that there was
nothing so effective for the prevention
Of crime as the whipping post. How
ever, civilization has outgrown such
methods; and an agitation is now In
progress looking TO the abolition OF
both pillory and whipping post. Our
Illustration Is from a photograph taken
at Newcastle on the date of the last
quarterly whippings.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1899-09-30
President of the League.

Syracuse, Sept. 23.-Henry V. John
son, mayor of Denver, was elected presi-
dent of the League of American Munich
palities
In Omaha the storekeepers have COM
bined to fight the clerks. The latter
had won early closing on Saturday, and
then, as usual, grew lukewarm toward
the union. The bosses caught on and
now the clerks are in fair way to lose
what they had gained.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1899-09-30

San Francisco, Sept 25.-The United
States mint in this city has received from
Washington, d. c., 1884 bars of silver to
be used in the utterance of subsidiary
coinage. With the unlocked for arrival
and recoinage of silver comes the an
nouncement that henceforth the amount
of silver coins to be turned out at the
mint will be 100000 a month, or a,
nearly that amount as the capacity OF
the mint will permit.
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LONG-DISTANCE RIDE.

NJ. Cottu Covers 7S5 Miles In Twelve
Days Fourteen Hours
A very remarkable feat of horseman-
ship has been accomplished by young
Frenchman. NJ Charlie Cottu. He
rode the whole of the way from Wen
ma, to Paris. 7S5 miles. in II days and
II hours. using only one horse. and.
what is still more noteworthy. brought
his mount into Paris in thoroughly
60 miles is good deal more than the
average horse can be expected to ac-
complish in a day, and 10 keep up this
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1899-09-30

The two ladies, OF course, passed out
OF the room first; but Mr.. Matlock, in
stead of following them Immediately.
returned on the pretense of turning
down Il lamp.
The moment he was alone he picked
up tiny object lying under chair
near the cabinet, examined it closely,
and put il In his waistcoat pocket. Then
he followed the two ladies to the H.
brary.
Charles, the medallion is not In the
cablnetr'
81 don't suppose It u.s." said her hus-
band, still without looking up. 1T hap
pens to be in my pocket"
THANK goodness | was in such a
fright. You are quite sure you have 1t
safely"
''Oh, yes" he said
MAY look at it," she asked.
There's no need for that" said Mr..
Brudd, shortly.
II anybody had been watching Mr..
Matlock's face they would have seen
a namused smile flicker across 1t.
An hour later, the two ladies' having
gone to bed, he went to the library.
Mr.. Brudd was evidently annoyed to
see him, but the young man declined to
notice 1t.
"Can l speak to you for few mo-
ments?'
Certainly" said his host; but, OF
course. you quite understand, Matlock,
that If you want to speak about the
subject, we have already discussed you
are wasting your own time and mine
too. l shall not consent to an engage
ment between you and Violet"
"Oh, 1t isn't that" said the younger
man. II want to speak to you about
the medallion. | think you have had
the misfortune to drop the medallion
and break It,"
What makes you think that2"
II found a portion of 1t underneath a
chair in the drawng-room. Here It is"
He produced from his pocket the
fragment OF ivory he had picked up
unknown to the ladies'. Mr.. Brudd
looked crestfallen. Like most over
bearing men. he hated to look ridicu-
ment in taking it out OF the cabinet,
and had gathered up the pieces, hoping
it would be possible to get 1t mended in
such a way that his wife would not
know Of the catastrophe.
II dare not tell my wife what has
happened he said. in a tone so differ
ent from his ordinary tone that Mr..
Matlock could scarcely restrain smile.
"She is almost superstltious about It."
Anybody will be able to see that 1t
has been mended. Let me paint new
portrait l could do it within few
days. and will undertake to say that
it will be so like the original that no
one will be able to detect the difference.
You could have these pieces put to-
gether. also"
Yes, yes" said his host, "but what
about Mrs. Brudd? If you were a mar
ried man, Matlock. you would know
how unpleasant 1t Is to admit to your
wife that you have deceived her. You
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1899-09-30
Deny Encouraging Suicide.

Chicago, Sept. 23.-The Tribune today
says:
Chicago Bohemians are incensed over
the circulars sent out by to Bohemian
Brotherhood of America arraigning their
societies on the charge of encouraging sui
eide. Prominent Behcmians say that the
"brothcrs" will find trouble awaiting them
if they come to Chicago to attempt their
ALLEGED reform.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1899-09-30

tune, to fall in love with his hosts
daughter, but Mr.. Brudd refused his
sanction to the match, aud although his
wife lent her daughter a certain amount
of half-hearted and hesltating support,
Mr.. Matlocks prospects were not at
all rosy.
In the meantime, he was working
hard to make career for himself as
an artist. There were many who be-
lieved his work showed promise OF
great distinction, but Mr.. Matlock's in
come was microscopic.
In reply to his daughters protest Mr..
Brudd handed the medallion to the
young fellow 10 chilling silence. 1t
was an unpleasant situation, but Mr..
Matlock was too tenaciously in love
with his hosts daughter to fret much.
1t IS always a great step toward vic
tory when a man has the women of the
family allied on his side.
Has Violet never told you how we
came to possess the medallion?" asked
Mrs. Brudd.
Mr.. MatlOck replied In the negative
and begged to hear the story. while
Mr.. Brudd gave an irritable "Pishr'
1t appeared that Mrs. Brudd's mother
had occupied a position In the Princess
Victoria's household, and her royal mis-
tress had given her this little miniature
OF herself as a wedding present.
Mrs. Brudd wouldn't accept $1,000
for that" said Mr.. Brudd. pompously.
as he finally replaced it in the cabinet
and turned the key.
NO more would |, IL It were mine, -
said Mr.. Matlock, to which his host
gave another significant "Pishv'-as
much as to say that what he would do
for 81 900 was OF no consequence 10
anybody.
when am married 1t Is going to be
given to me-" said Violet, with sly
look at her mother.
who said so. | would like to
know" said Mrs. Brudd
at was given to grandmamma When
she married, and she gave 1t to you
when you married; so of course It will
be given to me when | marry" said the
young lady.
Later in the evening It happened thai
Violet and Mr.. Matlock were making q
pretense at playing billiards, while
Mrs. Brudd good-naturedly performed
the duties Of marker" Suddenly Il
occurred to Mrs. Brudd that her hus
band had left the key of the cabinet II
the lock, and she sent Violet to fetch It
Five minutes later she returned will
q a white face. Glrl-like. she had opened
the cabinet to have peep at the medal
lion. 1t was not there.
Mr.. Brudd was shut up In his library
where he had been since dinner. The,
decided not to give him the alarm, bu
TO go at once to the drawing-room an,
make a thorough search. 1t might b
that 1t had not been replaced, thougl
each felt nearly positive that they ha'
seen Mr. Brudd put 1t back In Its recep
tacle. The search was unavailing.
lit will do no good to look here an
longer" said Mrs. Brudd at LAS
Somebody has taken 1t from the cab
met. That is quite clear. Whoever di
It probably thought we should not loo
for it again tonight. But 1t must
somewhere In the house. We had be-
Ger 20 to Mr.. Brudd and get bis help.
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storm Wrecks Orchards.

st. Joseph, Mich, Sept. 27.-Reports
received here from various parts through
out the apple district are to the effect
that the terrible northwest gale which
visited this vicinity has stripped of fruit
hundreds of apple and peach trees.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1899-09-30

Miss Brudd. who will be glad to marry
her tomorrow morning II necessary :"
Greatly to her astonishment. Violet
was Informed the following evening
that her father had decided to sanction
her engagement
There were now two ivory medal
lions-the mended original and the
copy.-Forget-M Ne Not