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The Conservative, 1900-01-18
Che Conservative.

UOWU ClOCK SCTlke Geu, ldJIleT WOulu TlSSs
put by the brooms and the willow twigs, \
and then, looking up at the sky, white
with stars, he would say
"My God! My God! How great
Thou art Oh let Thy goodness rest on
Thy children -
No one uttered these words so we'll
and so tenderly as my poor father it
was clear he knew and felt these things
better than our monks, who paid as
much attention to the Paternoster or
the belief, while they repeated it, as 1
do to pinch of snuff when take one.
| Then we went indoors and the days
work was over.
So passed May and June. Barley,
rye and oats grew perceptibly; but in
Maitre jeans field nothing was yet
visible.
My father had often talked to me
about the Hanover roots, and I explain
ed to him all the good this plant might
do us.
"God grant it, my child" he would
say 1--WE want it all, distress becomes
greater every day taxes are too heavy,
and the corvees take up too many of
our days work ~
One morning between four and five in
the beginning of June, was walking
down the street as usual to awake
Nicole, fodder the cattle, and take them
out to Craze. A good deal of dew had
fallen in the night and towards Quatre-
Vents the sun was rising hot and red.
AS l passed by the inclosure, before
knocking at the door, just looked over
the wall, and what did see? Tufts of
white threads spreading right and left
everywhere. The dew had softened the
ground, and the shoots of our roots were
coming up by the thousands.
Now must tell you about our potatoes
coming into flower, and the crop which
brought Jean Leroux into greater repute
in the country than he had ever enjoyed
before.
In July the field of Maitre Jean look
ed from the Mittelbron side like great
green and white bouquet the rows were
nearly as high as the wall.
While the great heat lasted, while
everything was dried up in the fields, it
was pleasure to look at our fine plants
spreading larger and larger; they only
needed little morning dew to keep
them fresh, and we used to picture to
ourselves the roots beneath gaining in
size.
We dreamt about them all day ; in the
evening we talked of nothing else. We
even forgot the gazettes, for the affairs
of the great Turk and the Americans
had less interest for us than our own.
4
"Chauvel told us to dig them in Octo-
ber On the first of October we will try
a plant or two, and if we must then
wait, we will wait"
The first of October was a foggy
morning. About ten Maitre Jean left
the forge. went into the kitchen, took a
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noneSactinn intro d u ct i o n to
Europe, from it's
native home in Peru, it has perhaps ac-
cOmplished more as preventive of
hunger and starvation among the poor
in Ireland, in France and in other lands
than any other one staple food product
of the soil. In the "Story of a Peasant,
written by those charming authors,
Erckmann and Chatrian, entitled "The
States General is described the intro
duction of the potato for cultivation
among the peasantry of France. 1t was
in 1889.
Round the table in the large room
were people from Les Baraques, wag
goners from Alsace, NicOle, Madame
Catherine, and Father Benedict. Maitre
Jean in the middle of them, was show
ing them a great bag full of what looked
like parings, and explaining that they
came from Hanover, that they produced
most excellent roots, and in great guam
tity, so that the poor would have some
thing to eat all the year. He was try
ing to persuade them to plant them, as
suring them they would never be in
distress at Les Baraques again, which
would be real blessing to everyone.
Maitre Jean told them this in most
solemn tone. Chauvel stood behind,
listening with little Margaret
Some took these husks or parings in
their hands, looked at them smelt them,
and then put them back again in the
bag, with a laugh, as much as to say
"Whoever heard of planting husks?
1t is contrary to common sense"
Some nudged the others, as if to
laugh at my godfather. All on q sudden
Father Benedict, with his great nose
and little screwedup eyes, turned
around and burst out laughing.
"They are brought by heretic,"
cried Father Benedict; "How can
Christians SOW them or the Lord bless
them?"
You would be very thankful to have
one of my roots to put under your own
nose when they come up, cried Maitre
Jean, in rage.
"When they do come up" cried the
Capucin, holding his hands together
with an air OF pity; "When they do
come up! Believe me, you have not
land enough for your cabbages, turnips,
and radishes. Let these husks alone,
they will produce you nothing. l.,
Father Benedict, tell you So.
You would hardly credit all the jokes
we had to put up with before the crop
came. The greater fools people are, the
greater pleasure they have in laughing
at those who are wiser than they, when
they get chance and the Baraquins
thought they had a good one. When
ever the Hanoverian seed was mentioned
all these fools began to laugh.
In summer, when the moon was at
the full, all the family worked at the
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In summer, when the moon was at
the full, all the family worked at the
door to save the beech mast oil. When
in the far distance we could hear the
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-09-17
CAN BUY CHEAPER HERE.
Hardly a Steamer That Does Not
Garry Iron and Steel to England.

London, Sept. 17-Although much
money has changed hands, the demand
is less pronounced than yesterday and
the supply is larger owing to borrowing
from bank discounts strengthened by
the new issue of two millions in treas
ury bills, for which tenders will be re-
ceived at the Bank of England. Septem-
Der "a, and which will probably take OFF
much money from the market unless the
bank takes a large portion
On the stock exchange today BUSH
ness was limited, even Tor a Saturday,
and was mostly dull Much nervous
ness in regard to China among profess
SIGNALS deferred them from freshs inn
pOrtant Engagements. Conso1s were
weak and home rates were quiet, slight
ly frmer.
In steel trade consumers orders are
withheld because they say they can buy
cheaper from American and German
makers. Steel plates were brought from
America to Glasgow for transshipment
to the east at a lower cost, including
freight and charges, than the price of
the local makers.
Tube makers import American strips
very much cheaper than they can buy
them at home and it is presumed Amer
lean tube makers can and will compete
with ours. And SO on all through the
steel trade. Hardly a steamer coming
from America but has some iron or
steel on board
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-09-17
KANSAS FAIRS IN 1900.

Following is q list of fairs to. be held
in Kansas in 1900, their dates. locations
and secretaries, as reported to the state
board of agriculture and compiled by Sec
rotary F. D. Coburn:
Clay County Fair association-E. e.
Hopes, secretary, Clay Center: Septem-
Corey County Fair association-J. E
Woodford, secretary. Burlington; Septem-
Cowley county-Eastern Cowley Fair
association: J. NJ. Henderson, secretary,
Burden; September 1921.
Douglas county-kaw Valley Fair as
ISOLATION: -. c. Griesa, secretary, Law
renee.
F'inney County Agricultural society-D.
A. Minis, secretary, Garden City.
Franklin County Agricultural society
B. G. McQuesten seerstary. Ottawa; Sep
TENDER 1921.
Greeley County Fair association. B.
Newman. secretary. Tribune: October BE-
Linn County Fair Assoaiation-Ed- R.
Smith, secretary, Mounn City.
Marshall county, Frankfort Fair assoc
ciation-C. N Brandenburg, secretary.
Frankfort: SEPTEMBER 1928.
Miami county Agricultural, Mechanical
tary, Paola; September 1928.
Morris County Exposition company: 2.
]. Dill, secretary, Council Grove, Septen-
Riley County Agricultural society: r. T.
Worboys. secretary, Riley: September
Harvey County Agricultural society,
John c. Nicholson. secretary. Newton;
Norton County Agricultural society,"
L. Miller, secretary, Norton, September
1921
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Kansas Man Gives Description of
Galveston's Disaster.

Fort Scott, Sept. 17.-Prof. George
Stocl1myer, the weather prophet of this
city has issued a statement giving sci
Galveston storm. He says the storm
was caused by three phases of the moon
all occurring at the same time, neither
of which, occurring alone, could have
caused a storm.
THE moon was full on September g."
says Mr. Stpckmyer, land this was an
electric disturbing cause; 1t reached its
furthest point north on the same day
and about the same time reached its
nearest point to the earth. These three
disturbing causes occurring at the same
time made q. strong team. An electrical
disturbance occurs when the electricity
of a planet is brought from it's interior
to its exterior. In this case the air is
rarified or made porous like a sponge.
IF, in this state, the electricity form
a current, passing in any direction, it
creates the vacuum and causes a wind
storm. In this case there was a strong
current of electricity passing from the
south to the north, and rush of air to
fill the vacuum thus formed caused the
terrible wind storm on the gulf coast
which extended In greater or less fury
across the United States. When the
air is rarified or made porous it alb
serbs notwithstanding bodies of mist
commonly called clouds. When the cleo
trieity recedes to the earth the air COM
presses, as when you take a wet sponge
in your hand and compress it, The re-
suit is a water fall or rain storm"
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cup to be played for. by the BROOKLYN
and PittsburE clubs at the end OF the
league season. There is some objection
to playing Off a post-seasOn series. AMI
the plan may not go through. Club own
ers wisely think that such games have
a tendency to arouse distrust as to the
motives Of teams contesting in a cham
pionship race-New York Herald.
The attendance in all of the eastern
National league cities at @the~Lsab0r day
dou BILE headers was smaller than in any
previous year in the history of the
game. This fact would seem to indicate
that the often made statement that the
sport was losing its hold upon the pub
lie and fast going the way of every 9TH
err ill-conducted business is true There
lis no denying the fact that the National
league has been rnismanaged almost
all is that the public didn't desert it
long before they did.-St- Louis Post
Dispatch.
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TRUNK HOSE.
IFrom ST. Nicholas.1

At an entertainment given Queen
Elizabeth by the Earl of Leicester the
most astonishing prodigality was dis
played. Among other sumptuous details
it was reported that 365 hogsheads of
beer were consumed. The cardinal of the
realm had in his household over 500 per
sons. Magnificent dress was the natural
accompaniment of this style of living. A
gentleman'S clothes were made of rich
satins and velvets of divers hues. His
sleeves were puffed out until the shape
of his arm was entirely hidden his doub-
let was stuffed from the shoulders dowa
to the waist, and his trunk-hOSe were
enormously padded from the thigh to
the knee, this whole suit being elabor-
ately slashed so as to show the rich lin
ings beneath. That glory of the Eliza
bethian days, the starched ruff, gave the
finishing touch to a costume that was
already SO stiff and padded that if a
knight were unfortunate enough to drop
his hat or his cane he had to call for
servant to pick it up for him.
These monstrously pulled clothes be-
came even greater in size during the
reign of the following monarch. FOR
James /, being a tirnid king and fearful
of assassinat ton, looked with great favor
upon these padded clothes as a defense
against the dirk or stilletto. To extend
these clothes to the preposterous size
rags. wool, hair. and bran were used,
until an embarrassing accident befell
certain prominent lord of the realm.
Arising from his bench to address a
crowded house of lords, a projecting nail
tore a hole in his trunk-hose. With a
proud bearing suitable to his lor1ly dig
nifty, he strutted to the front of the
chamber to make his speech, the bran
meanwhile pouring through the tear in
his hose. The assembly broke into a
roar of laughter.
Discovering the catastrophe that had
befallen him, the speaker instantly lost
his lordly bearing, and, turning ran for
the door. his shrieveled hose Tapping
about his legs. After this wire appar-
atus like women's skirt hoops was used
to extend the hose.
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A FILIPINO RAIN.


Yesterday Nature bore herself proud
ly; now she appears overwhelmed and
fearful The plunled bamboos which
held themselves SO haughtiIy are now
spread and bent under the incessant
beat of the rain, and cataracts run
through their battered leaves. The fields
have turned to lakes, the streams are
rivers, the rivers are fioOdSJ and these
roofs of bamboo and nipa are irrigating
pipes guiding numberless jets inside the
houses.
In the meantime the rain has grown
heavier. AT intervals cold gusts of
wind are flung from the north and the
horizon darkenS with clouds more black
than ever. The barometer, moreover,
has fallen a degree. In these suspicious
days of the cola, every white man looks
at this sentinel of the atmosphere more
often than vain girl looks into the
in my loneliness is a welcome com
panipn. When it falls, T prepare myself
for the worst, and when 1t rises I antici-
pate the end of the storm.
The rain falls heavier and heavier;
the world, seen from my window, is a
muddy flood, and my house an ark. The
barometer is still falling. The dial hand
already points to the remark with
winds from the northeast and north
west the baguio approaches" Soon I
can hear the wind coming. With a sud
den gust. to which the house heels like
a ship, 1T is upon us. A great gUaya
tree falls with a crash outside, and the
nipa shutters go flying to leeward. The
wind converts the raindrops into pro-
jectiles which pierce the house at all
points with the violence of hailstones.
Night falls early; dark. drenching and
furious THE waters are out and the
storm carries with it terrible note.
And the glass is still falling Will il
never end? Rumors of destruction come
in from the forest at intervals of a min
ute, together with the crashings of torn
branches and the blowings, it seems, OF
a hundred horns. Gusts Of wind and
water combined come bowling over the
flood and hurl themselves against the
house. At each onset the building cracks
and staggers more than ever like
storm tossed craft.
But at last the monster seems to be
seeking its prey in another direction,
and turns slowly eastward, hungry for
more ruins. Southwark, them unless the
law of storms is wrong, it will cause
the greatest rayages. The vortex, to
which all the radii of this gigantic wheel
of the ba guio converge, will pass through
the south of the archipelago.
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NATIONAL LEAGUE STANDING,
JONES AND PROHIBITION
Expected to ALLEVIATE Many Ohio
Votes From Mckinley.

Chicago, Sept. 17.-Chairman J. G..
johnson of the executive committee of
the Democratic national committee re-
turned today from Columbus, Ohio,
where he attended the opening of the
Democratic national campaign in that
state yesterday. Thursday Chairman
johnson held a conference with the
Democratic county and state party
workers of Indiana at Indianapolis. He
said the prospects for success in In
diana were excellent. THE letter OF
Mayor Jones of Toledo continued Mr..
Johnson, in which he comes out square
~ for Bryan is relied upon to swing a
large number of his supporters into line
for our man. The prohibition movement
in Ohio is very strong and will divert
$4,000 votes from Mckinley
At the meeting of the National AS
ISOLATION of Democratic clubs which Will
be held in Indianapolis October 3. the
speakers will be William Jennings
Bryan, A. E Stevenson, w. r. Hearst,
Bourke Cochran, James Hamilton Lewis,
Augustus Thomas, the playwright, and
others.
Senator Hanna, accompanied by Harry
s. New, Republican national committee
man from Indiana, left Republican
headquarters today for Delphi, Ind,
where Senator Hanna speaks this af-
ternOOn.
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SWEDISH LUrHRRANs
Triennial Convention Holds Profitable
Session Near Clay Center.

Beattie, kas., Sept. 1.-THE trfeunial
Swedish Lutheran convention for the
Clay Center district has just concluded
three days session in a well appointed
grove few miles north of Vleits. Kas.
Several thousand of the brethren from
all parts of the state were In attend
ance. DR.. G. A. Swensson, of Linds-
borg, Kas., and State Superintendent
Frank Nelson were unavoidably absent
The leading features of the pro-
gramme were addresses or sermons as
follows: THE Divine Purpose of the
Christian Church on EARTH by Rev. j.
A. Holman, Morganville, Kas: EN-
large the Place of Thy Tent" by Linns
Bonander. of Vleits, Kas.; Under this
Sign Thou Shalt. Conquer" by Rev. C.
A. Engstrand, of Wallsburg, Kas.; our
Own Church in this Country by Rev
Mr.. s. A. Cederston, of Ollsburg, Kas. !;
.tChrist's Dealing with His Church on
Earth by Rev. Mr.. ]. A. HomborE, of
Straitford, Ia; Before Thy Throne" by
Rev. Mr.. A. W. Lindquist, of Kansas
City, Mo-: THE Most Holy in the House
of Cod" by Rev. Mr.. s. Udden, of Wa
tervilIe, Kas. G. A. Bradem, D. D., of
Denver, delivered an eloquent and force
full address in which he spoke of Chris
tianity, a factor in civilization. Vocal
and instrumental music was furnished
by local talent. Resident Pastor Rev.
Mr. r. A. Bonander had general super
vision of the programme.
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BANK ASSETS SOLD.
Affairs of Ft Scott Institution Closed
Up

Fort Scott, Sept. 1.-THE assets of
the State bank of this city were sold
at auction Saturday by the receiver
upon order of the court. The bank was
organized by jacksonville and Jersey
vile, ILL.,, people, and much of the as
sets consisted of their paper. The judg-
ments and notes sold very cheaply. A
$500 Judgment against Judge Thornton
Ware of Chicago, the original president
of the bank, sold for 500
Ex-Cashier j. r. CoIean. who wreck
ed the bank by the defalcation of $48. coo
now lives in st. Louis. The receiver had
secured judgment against him for the
amount of his shortage, and though the
court ordered all the assets sold he re-
fused to offer this Judgment, in order
to prevent Colean or his friends from
buying it in for pittance. The cashier
served five years for the theft.
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COUNTY WANTS THE NOTE.
DeHnquentsTaxes Responsible For the
Suit.

The case of the Kansas State Printing
company versus Milton Brown was call
ed in the city court this morning and
before the case was over the county had
the $68 note signed by Brown that the
plaintiffs wished paid
w. s. McClintoclx, who is looking up
unpaid personal taxes for the county
commissioners, found that the personal
property tax of the printing
company, of which J. K. Hudson was
president, was not paid for the year
1897. Tt amounts to $3.50. When the note
was offered in evidence in the case this
morning and while it was In the posses
sion of Brown a deputy sheriff levied ON
it with a tax warrant and took possess
sion of the note. After the formal levy
and taking possession of by the deputy
it was returned to Brown Judgment
was rendered against Brown. for $50. The
court took the question of whether the
county was entitled to the note under
Amusement Brown has been willing
for some time to pay the note but on
account of the legal controversy which
he expected he waited for the suit to be
brought and the court to decide whom he
should pay.
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KANSAS NEWS.
An Old Soldier of Lyon County
In a Predfcament.
Has a Pension Of $I2 Monthly
But Can't Draw It.
HIS LOVE FOR LIQUOR
Caused Him to Have a Guardian
Appointed.
Refuses to Allow AppOintee to
Draw the Funds.

Emporia, Sept. 17.-John Lloyd is an
old soldier living in the south edge of
town, now having trouble with the gov
eminent. His pension of $12 a
month has been cut off for almost a
year. He has a guardian who could
draw it if Lloyd would give his consent,
and the government will not let Lloyd
draw it is long as he has a guardian.
All the trouble came from trip to
Wisconsin. Mr.. Lloyd, who is more than
20 years old, went to Richland, Wis,
and used his right as a free born Amer
lean citizen to tap the flowing bowl. He
got in other trouble. His hotel bill was
unpaid, and the authorities threw him
into Jail. He was there for some time
when his affairs were taken in hand by
the probate court. They detstded that
the old gentleman was incompetent to
take care of his property and a guar
dian was appointed for him. C. &.
Napp, a saloon-keeper. was the man APP
pointed. This appointment released
Lloyd from Jail, who Indignantly shook
the Wisconsin clods from his feet and
returned to Kansas. This was about a
year ago. 1t is necessary for the ward
to give his consent before guardian
can draw pension money and Lloyd has
and Lambert took up his case and
placed his side of it before the depart
nent at Washington. The department
didn't run over itself to depose the
guardian, but began an investigation
that ended in a report finding the pro-
ceedingS in Wisconsin regular The
guardian still exists. I4loyd's attorneys
tried to show that he was able to at
tend to his own business and talked OF
prosecuting the guardian and the pro-
bate judge. The last move is a letter to
Napp, asking him how much he will
take to get out of the game.
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tain bank in Topeka now holds Burton
oPIIga5l9nz for lsny thousand deilarg
tons debts, a significant question Is. How
his election to the United States senate
and pay honestly? Burtons past career
I Soo fnaf ms ese f must pc her on5y
his home in Abilene, but for years past
has failed to pay his taxes, real and per-
outstanding against him for his personal
taxes for the past two years These things
Of poverty. for Burton travels much,
dresses well, and lives like . prince. He
debts or taxes. No, do noe think that
the people of this state viii ever elect
him United States senator.
The people recognize that there is
great difference between a statesman and
an elocutionist or a dancing master who
suits of clothes he can wear in day.
There is nothing common between Burton
not in sympathy with them nor they with
him He is just as prolific IN his political
one is just as good as the other. In the
senatorial contest. of 1885. he promised
knowledge, three cabinet positions, that Of
secretary of the treasury. attorney gem
self could have had the secretaryship Of
the interior at his hands, but circum-
LELAND on BGRToNs PROMISES.
Burton plays upon the avarice and Gre
dul1ty of his followers He makes promises
of places and positions that he knows he
can never fulfill, and what is very sad,
he makes one place do for several men.
Sometimes these men get together and
of the gang and strikers that are sup
porting Burton in many counties in the
state are more interested in securing the
fulfllment of his promises for fat jobs
the payment of past due obligations
rather than the advancement of the state
by the election Of some worthy and hon
urable man for the high position of United
States senator. There are scores of hon
est. capable and respectable men in Kan
sas who would fill the position with great
honor and credit to the state. No, / do
not believe Mr.. Burton will ever represent
Kansas in the United States senate. But
! believe that it is much more important
that all Republicans should join in elect
ing the national and state tickets than
that we should spend our energies at this
time In hghting over the senatorship..