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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-08-31
BRYAN AT ST. LOUIS.
Will Speak to Commercial Tray
elers September 15.

st. Louis, Mo-, Aug. 31.-It is an
nounced that William J. Bryan will
speak in st. Louis, September Is, at
meeting to be held in the Coliseum under
the auspices of the Bryan Travelling
Mems club. The meeting at which Mr.
Bryan will speak will be combined with
the big rally which the state committee
had intended to hold in St. Luois some
time in September. All other organiza-
tions in the city and state will be in
vited to participate, and the meeting will
be made as far as possible a state af-
fair.
Negotiations are now in progress with
the railroads running into St. Louis for
special rates from all parts Of Mis-
souri,.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-08-31
BIG CROWD HEARS.
Corbett-McCoy State Journal Prize
Fight Bulletins Attract MANY.

One of the largest crowds that ever
listened to prize fight bulletins in Topeka
assembled before the State Journal Of
flee last night to hear the news Of the
Corbett-McCoy battle.
The people were exceedingly patient and
they waited through the tedious pr'elim-
inarieS without a murmur. When the
news of the victory of Corbett was an
uounced ahead of the details of the final
round a great shout went up but the
people did not leave until the details
were read. Auctioneer George Hungate
read the bulletins and his voice is SO
clear and strong that there was no diff
Guilty to hear him.
The fight was probably the last of the
big fstic battles which will take place at
least for several months. The Horton
law permitting glove contests in New
York will go out of effect Saturday,
September l.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-08-31
VEIN NOT THICK ENOUGH.
Diamond Drill Strikes 10 Inch Coal
at Atchison.

Atchison, Aug. 31.-The diamond drill
being operated below town, struck a ten
inch vein of coal yesterday afternoon, at
a depth of 768 feet. This ten inch vein
has been struck in all the borings in this
vicinity. 1t is not thick enough to be
operated successfully; indeed, the Leav-
enworth vein was struck at ST. Joe, but
it was not considered thick enough to
work at a profit. Nothing has ever been
made by mining at Leavenworth; the
vein is too thin. The drilling is being
done at Atchison in the hope that the
Leavenworth vein is thicker here than
there; there has long been a theory that
the Leavenworth vein thickens to the
north.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-08-31
INNES SENDS HIS PICTURE
Bandmaster Presents John Marshall
With Late Photography.

F. N. Innes, the band leader, who will
bring his band to Topeka this season, is
q personal friend of Mr.. ]. B. Marshall,
director of MarshaIPs band of this city.
He has given Mr.. Marshall one of his
latest pictures. 1t has just been receiv-
ed in Topeka and is on display in one of
the down town music store windows. 1t
is a handsome photograph about 13x16
inches in size enclosed in a frame 20x30
inches.
The following appears on the upper
left-hand corner of the picture in Mr..
Innes' handwriting: ITO J. B. Marshall,
Topeka, Kansas. Compliments of F. N.
Innes, Atlantic City, August 3, 1907
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-08-31
BOARDING HOUSE QUARREL
Boarder Arrested and He RetaIiates
by RepIevin of His Effects.

Henry Herr has been arrested on a
warrant issued from the city court upon
the complaint of Mary L. Groves, charg-
ing him with assault.
The Groves family keep a boarding
house at 125 East Tenth avenue. Why
the trouble occurred was not stated but
Immediately after the arrest Herr ap-
peared in court and replevined his goods
at the boarding house. He listed his ef-
fects and among other thinsg mentioned
guitar, trunk, hat, satchel and night
gown.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-08-31
PANIC ON ELECTRIC CAR.
One Person Killed and Three Injured
in the Rush.

Akron, O., Aug. 31.-As the result of an
electric car fire at Silver Lake, a subur
ban resort, late last night, one person
was killed and three others injured. The
panic was caused by a fuse burning out
and flames bursting up through the car
floor. The passengers became terrified
and made a frantic rush to get off Fer
dinand Bargetz, Jr., in jumping struck
against trolley pole and was killed.
The injured:
Miss Ada Hublinger, Barber'ton, o.
Miss Sadie Metcalf, CuyahogaFalls, o.
Mrs. VIM. Metcalf, Cuyahoga Falls, 0.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-08-31
MUCH COURT BUSINESS.
a Busy Month With Probate
Judge.

S. c. Gerard, deputy in the Office of
the probate judge, says that this August
has been the busiest month in the pro-
bate court for a long tim. e
August is supposed to be a very duh
month"; said Mr.. Gerard, but August,
1900, has made a record for being the
busiest for a long time. People are dying
and there have been more wills to pro-
bate and administrators to be appointed
than before for months"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-08-31
500, 1000 IN GOLD
Said to Have Been Secured by q. P.
Train Robbers.

Cheyenne Wyo.. Aug. S1.-An uncon-
firmed report is in circulation here that
the Union Pacific express car robbed
by five men at Upton, Wednesday night.
contained 100000 in gold destined to
pay off the soldiers in the Philippines
and that the robbers secured the whole
shipment
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-08-31
yellow Fever Suspect.

New York, Aug. 31-Ignaco Garcia,
aged % years, a steerage passenger on
the Leon XIII which arrived this morn
ing from Havana, was removed to Swim
burne island for treatment and observa-
tion. DR.. Doty, health officer of the port,
says Garcia shows symptoms indicating
yellow fever. The steamer and 124 pas
sengers are held at quarantine for dis
infection and to serve out the balance
of the quarantine period of five days.
Nine immune passengers were permitted
n nd
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-08-31
Peru's cabinet Crisis Ends.

Lima, Peru, Aug. 81 via Galveston.
Textile cabinet crisis is ended. Pres
ident Romano has appointed the fol-
lowing ministers: President of the cab
met and minister of home affairs, Senor
Enrique Coronel Zegarra; minister of
foreign affairs, Senor Felipe Osma Par
do; minister of finance, Senor Jose V.
Larrabure; minister of justice, Senior
Pedro G. o. Laechea; minister of public
works. DIR. Miguel Rogdas; minister of
war, Col. Pedro AL Canzeco.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-08-31
Allowed to Live Six Months.

Bel Air, Nd, Aug. 31.-WilIiam Black,
colored, was hanged here today for q
criminal assault committed on Miss Jes-
sic Bradford. a 15-year-old girl, near
Aberdeen, on February 81.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-08-31
KINGMAN MAN FLOPS.
Nominee For County Commissioner
Deserts Populists-

Another flop has been recorded. This
time it is gain from the fusionists and
the man is L. L. Seeley of Kingman
county, who was nominated for county
commissioner.
He wrote a letter to Chairman n. H.
Isley of the Populist committee declin-
ing the nomination and announcing that
he would support the Republican ticket.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-08-31

Simon Jones, colored, and John Dahlg-
ren, prisoners in the city Jail all got into a
fight yesterday afternoon. Dahlgren's
ear was cut almost off and Jones was
injured by the reopening of a wound on
his arm which he received in a row with
Kate Parish. DR.. Hogaboom was called
to attend to them and had to sew up
both wounds
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-08-31
SECRETARY HAY is UP.
His Physician Says There Is No Cause
For Apprehension

Concord, N. H. Aug 31-Secretary of
State Hay. who has been in poor health
most of the summer and who is -recup-
Grating at Lake Sunapee, continues to
improve. The state of the secretary's
health has caused his friends some IN
easiness. One week ago he was feeling
quite i'll and since then has been in bed
part of the time. He is able to be up
again and his physician states that there
is no cause for apprehension concerning
him
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-08-31
Colorado Forest Fires.

Pagosa Springs, Colo, Aug. 31.-For-
est fires are raging along nearly the
entire north boundary of Archuleta
county and devastating large areas of
timber. The largest fire is burning
near the head of Four Mile creek, do
ing great damage.
Red Cliff Colo, Aug. 31.-A timber
fire prevailing for the past few days in
the vicinity of the deserted village of
Gold Park, twelve miles from here, has
assumed threatening proportions, and is
raging through a large acreage of tim
ber on Homestake mountain Every
thing is exceedingly dry, owing to the
almost entire absence Of the customary
rainy season, and unless the drought
is promptly raised incalculable damage
will result.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-08-31
CASES GO UP.
Supreme Court Orders Several Certi
fed From Appellee Court.

six cases have been ordered from the
court of appeals to the supreme court
on a discretionary order.
The cases are T. F. Seymour versus
Armstrong & Kassebaum, p. I. Mulvane
versus Nellie P. Sedgley, the state versus
Frank w. Elliott for criminal libel and
the three cases of the state versus Pool
Grinstead for criminal libel. The court
of appeals reversed the Doniphan county
court in each of the Grinstead decisions.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-08-31
<. c. Flremen Entertained.

London, Aug 31-The detachment of
the Kansas City firemen on their way
home from the Paris exposition, visited
Windsor this morning and made a tour
Of the castle Subsequently they lunched
with the mayor at the Guild hall.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-08-31
Cardiff Strike Ends

Cardiff, Wales, Aug. 31.-A meeting of
the strikers at Cardiff today confirmed
the action of their committee in agree
ing to resumption of work, the COM
pany having acceded to the demands Of
the strikers. About $4,000 colliers went
to work this morning.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-08-31
Republicans Nominate Ex-Democra

Danville, Va-.Aug 31-J. r. Whitehead of
Chatham was nominated for congress by
the Republicans of the Fifth district in
convention at Martinsville, Va. He was
formerly q Democrat.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-08-31

London, Aug. 31.-Sir John Bennett
Laws. noted for his work in regard to
practical and scientific farming. is dead
He was born December %, 1914
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-08-31
Weather Indications.

Chicago. Aug 31--Forecast for Kan
sass Fair tonight and Saturday; warm
n vest portion tonight; southerly winds.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-01-04
MA ETIE'S MISTAKE.

BY Mrs. Louise Chandler MouIton.
The incidents in the story
. am going to tell you took place
more than thirty years ago.
Most Of the people mentioned
are dead, or will have forgotten
the events that | shall narrate,
so that | am not violating con.
tidenCe or friendship in giving
them for the benefitl of the
young people Of another gener-
alton. OF course | shall not
give their real names.
Matte Read had always lived
in a small village in Vermont.
Her father, when she was Il
child. "kept' country store,
but after 4 few years, not suc-
ceedinG in this. he sold out his
business and withdrew, with his
small capital, to his fathers Old
brown house ON the hillside.
which was comfortable if no.
picture 'que, and became what
he had been in his younger days
IA farmer.
Matte went first to the dis.
trict school, and afterwards.
for Il few terms, to the academy
in Melville. She there took
lessons" in music, and her faith.
er bought her a melodeon, aud
endeavored, in such measure as
his narrow income allowed. to
make home attractive to her
Her garden was gay with mari
Colds and baisams and sweet
peas and old fashioned pinks.
and to one who was unambitious
and Contented, it possessed a
homely charm and beauty that
we're very attractive.
But Matte did not SEE or feel
this. :, She thought her life was
dull, and longed to get beyond |
the green hills about her, and I!
to see 1.-THE world" This meant |
to her nice dresses, the admira
ton of others, and the devoted |
OF a mythical person
age whom we will call 1.-THE
coming man" Or, if she could
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-01-04
A CHRISTIANS PRAYER.


My Lord! 1t is thy work which
would do.
And live my life with this one thought
ia view:
The world with all its wealth can
never give
Such honor as the privilege to live
For Thee, as Thine Ambassador below.
Oh, may I both in word and action
show
The joy feel in that most sacred call,
And count it my chief pride, my life,
my all!
As Thou on earth vast moved to sym
pathy,
When human sufferers were brought
To Thee;
And bad, the blind t,.scc, the lame to
walk.
And cen the lepcr clean, the dumb to
talk:
May too, as thy faithful servant,
scci;
70 bind each broIon heart, support
the weak,
And in each life, however cold and
drcdr,
Bring warmth Of Christian sympathy
and cheer.
The lowlinst mortal Thou'sdid'st not
de,pisc.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-01-04


not lust the same Matte who
went away. Her mother feared
that she would be more discon-
tented than ever. and less suit
ed to the homely details OF
everyday lite. Whether this was
so or not, her horizon had wild
ened. aud she bad more things
to think about. COntentment
does not really depend 50 much
upon the circumstances IN
which we are placed, as upon
what we are in our selves; and
Matte had the new pleasure Of
living over the visit in her i'm
aginatiOn, and in recounting
her triumphs to her friends.
She talked very fast of what
she had seen and heard, and
what II said" and "he said;
and the name of Tom Sherwood
who was not Il lover ut all, be.
cam" quite prominent i'll her list
of admirers. 1t was always
pleasure to Matte to ak about
herself, and her companions OF
tea said Of her that her talk had
Il great many large Is in it.
But Que day$a dreadful sur
prise came upon her, Her faith
er came driving up the hill.
with Iettera.for Mattie.-a
manly but unknown chirogra
ply.
"Eor me! Oh, what? Who
can if be from?" (Mattie's gram.
mar was not always quite cor
rect and quick glance at the
foot OF the brief page revealed
the name of Tom Sherwood.
This was the letter;
"WAVERLEY. AUG. Is, IS
DEAR MISS READ, i have
come up to these delightful |
green hills to visit my cousin,
Miss Maria Smith. | find that |.
[ am only few miles from your
beautiful home, WHICH you so
often described to me; and as [
find that Maria knows you well |
and is quite intimately acquaint. |
ed with the Silva family in your
village and wishes much to see
them, [ have persuaded her to |
go tomorrow with me to Stir
ling, when | shall give myself /
the pleasure of accepting your
kind invitation to call upon you
at your home. As [ have come |
to this decision suddenly, and |
expect to return to 9Cambridge |
on Monday, | cannot wait for Il
reply to my note, but trust
may be so fortunate as to find |
you at home, and happy to see
us. Very sincerely yours,
"THOS. 'E. SHERWOOD
Poor Mattie!GWhat could she |
do? How could she let him see
the ola farm house, with its rag
carpets and yellow-painted |
floors aud braided RUS; and |
grandpa aud Aunt Melissa and .
all the rest Of it; and especi,
ally the unllept, untidy, utterly
unpresentable maid-of-all-wOrk
who was, as she thought, al
most an idiot, yet who must be
considered "as good as the
rest, and eat with the family
at the table; and Hiram, the
hired man. coming in from his
work in his shirt sleeves. and
witch Precipitation? He
must have seat at the table.
too! Oh no, she could not; she
would not; she should die with
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-01-04

nice and cool, and you and the
girls know how to do every.
thing, and make everything so
pretty! If my home was like
this, and my mother just like
you, ! would never feel Il bit
ashamed of it."
But this proposal was kindly
but firmly negatived. Mrs. Sill
vas upright sou! could not
stoop to assimilation, mo,
my dear, / cannot allow you to
do that. If your young friend
does not care enough for you to
bear seeing you in your real
home, and with your own fami.
ly. his is not the friendship
which you wish to retain"
Here Matte burst into sobs Of
uncomfortable emotion, and the
sad refrain,--
"What shall / do?" burst ever
and anon from her quivering
lips. "Oh dear, | wish / had
never gone to Cambridge! /
wish | had never seen anybody
of this town! | wish I
had never been born here-or
else!'
At last the brilliant idea
her that she might fore.
stall the visit by going over to
Waverley, and meet BIN there
quite by accident, and pretend
to be very much surprised, and
never to have received his let
ter, Yes, that would do nice
ly; but she had nobody to take
her over. Father was using
The horse, and he never would
spare Hiram to drive-and-and
ho.o ha.,o,,,a,,1 .....-l --,.,,
lfresh.
:.
800 0'@t'e'o' WHICH was real
Nv 'y t"', tune communicating
W ''N MY i"'i'.' y 80 "lous III
l'O Nv up" '".e' ~ " on"S
So" co. o9l'er'''e So"'n''-id
" " . ~ " D t""I NC h.i'ily
e"' q. e"' Inconvenience
, W. ','".Se''' ~ u'iVe heI over 70
uha drio5 h.. :,a, ,t h
and silent
Tho no>,+ ,,orni,a tLoo.a,4
u for w,va,1ou oa,.,,,
bonr +,l,inr crose.cn+ o,a,.
the line IN or5,r - roa.h t,,ai.
:, aoaso.. ,.-.,
tbeir friends fro,n e+art;ln. 40
,ftar +ha,r aonart,,,.o. -
soo,,,od 80 Iva hnaI,aa 1
tho f,rn,hou.o tno $500
,1,o,,,,l,t - .oa, ,;'. .,
u, , hloc,,herr,,inm o,o,,, g
,,ir,. n,,1u 49, at',o..;sc,I
y ~ ho,,a 40 o,oa ,t.,,..f,,
haI-ia~ ,i,;s.,t r
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-01-04

routine OF homework, this con.
stant helping mother which
had to be done day after day!
She hated to sweep and dust,
and feed chickens, and make
pies and fry dougbnuts, and
help with the butter and cheese
and put up luncheons for the
men who worked on the farm.
And all these things, which
might have been pleasant occu-
pations, became Il drudgery to
her unwilling spirit.
But at last Mattie's restless
and dissatisfied warnings had
their opportunity for being
gratiied. She received Il most
welcome invitation from one OF
her school friends. whose father
had removed to Massachusetts,
to make her a good long visit.
What Il joy! And Cambridge
too, with the possibility OF 'go
ing into Boston every day.! No
wonder that she was greatly
uplifted at the prospect.
Now came the dressmakiug
and all the busy whirI OF prepa
ration Her Aunt Melissa came
braveIy to the front, in spite u!
all her other engagements in.
that line, and the new plaided
silk was bought 7and made.
with all the "Shirrings' ana
houncinTS set forth in the last
number of Godey's Lady's Book.
The bonnet must be right, for
was it not Mrs. Hills 'pattcrn
hat?" And the new black silk
"viste," with its pinled ruifie,
was it not splendid? AS she
off, under the escort OF
her fathers successor, who was
going to that mysterious region
called by country folks down
below" to buy goods, she was
Il proud and happy girl!
az Jam Vi ~ &C. ''o' ~'""N'S
.'o,''e oec"'iie' lot ','G III 81 ''''''
~ "e' me- " V" u"''e P"9''H
9'o'' ,o' ''e No'''" LAIN ""D"'
av,1+al enaa,h nf 4ho haroinns
,,r ,o.a.o.;.a .,l I,.,. ,.,,.,.;,,,
ti,,, a,,,o1a,,n1 ha. hon,a - n,,,,
~ huc-Sre'l was giloou purge
u II" sue "ic" Suo'' " P'Otu'e vi
''0 county ie''ue"oc t'''''
''r "'"i0"t 'o''e e III - "ei
'
Tom Sherwood was her hero |
Of the hour. He had always |
lived in Boston, but thought he
should delight in the country,
and she told him of her ances.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-01-04

said she wouldn't lave 'em
come here for all the world,
cause the house looks SO bad;
and she made Square Converse
take her over across Ponfret
bills to head 'em. [ dou't see
why she didn't want 'em to
come, but she said she wouldn't
have 'em nohow. But she'll be
awful sorry to miss o seem
you"
But Sally was hospitable, if
she was not clean, and insisted
that they should "come right
TO-"
80 Tom" said Maria, don't
let us stop; we will drive right
down to the village. | want to
see Mrs. Silva. aud | know she
will be glad to see us.
But this was too funny an ep-
ISOLDE for Tom TO give up. He
would go IN, and sit down and
look at the premises. Sally
came in and sat down too, and
did her best to entertain the
company, but when by way OF
making herself agreeable, she
addressed him with the in
qury,--
tom, are you going to the
sarcus:" he nearly went into
fits over it, and almost gave her
an invitation to next weeks
circus on the spot.
At last Maria, who was too
kind to enjoy this dreadful NOR.
LITIGATION to her friend, succeed.
ed in getting him started for
the village, and was glad to in.
troduce him to the family Of her
dear Mrs. Silva, where they
were so cordially and kindly re.
ceiVed that it was not difficult
to persuade them to have the
horse put up, and to stay until
after tea.
Maria was glad to have this
city cousin see this charming
specimen of farmers home in
Vermont. Everything was so
clean and appropriate and we'll
CaredfOr, within and without.
The garden, with it's rows of
vegetables and ripening fruit,
the barn, the bee-hiveS, the
cows coming up from the pas
tu"e, the sheep crowding eager
ly about farmer for their salt,
the hens and chickens, and even
the pigs, were interesting to
the city boy, and he asked so
many intelligent questions, and
expressed SO much admiration
of the horses and colts, and
evinced such hearty apprecia-
ton of the bread and butter and
everything else, that tie fam
lily were delighted with him,
and gave him Il cordial invita-
ton to come and see them
again I'm sugaring time
Just before tea. the other
pair Of eXCursioGists drove up
to the door. Matte had lin
gered in Waverly until she was
sure that Tom and Maria must
have started for home, and then
came back, after a wearisome
and unsuccessful day. Her en-
barrassment was extreme at
meeting these friends, but. luck
lily for her peace of mind, she
did not then know what had
happened at the farmhouse, or
the extent of her misfortunes.
She did feel, however, that she
had made an utter failure of her