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then CAfne the mule urlvef DFnlnu Nff Cart Ul'n
III, victim escorted by two men from the Res
gunrdla. then three or four passengrrs TO Se
The affair out, and then all the iiln pNopl" IN town.
After a dusty walk up a step hiN and round
many corners we came 10 the Custom HOUSE;
the mater was easily explained and the affair
ended. apologies made, tn. machine returned,
aud q general back pat'ing bring INDUCED In.
Then 10 the hotel, for there IL one In B'llh Vista
1t had a large billiard, dining, and general room.
and two bedrooms. each now occupied by four
men: ~ there was the choice OF sl@'pdng on the
floor as fitth man In one OF tbs rooms, or using
the billiard table in the big room. However,
traps wer, left and | turned 10 business TO find
that almost every one was awny from town. one
man in Buenos Ayres. another In Paraguav,
portant of all going south that night on the Ed"lira,
which Stoa mrr would pass about 3 J.. nj. A
Quirt bolt was made 10 the hotel and traps were
hustled down 10 The ponton by the old OF small
boys hanging around but the Ed,iira was not
yrt in u hi.
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that she wasa Cne boat, finer than the Golondrina
Shn NAV have been when ,oah was dmng his
navigating. We embarked AZ ain by the aid
II tn NOnOpn,i Il, this time paying III in al
vapc', and were put on board. The snip had
accommodations for sixteen first claSs passen-
gers, and a, many second a. cnrcd TO come. But
when we got on board W. made the number UP u
forty one first las, and abe had over loo
hays pf"maie," th" Psraguaya az t"n, and q ouan
'ity " hides. IA her capacity wa al the most
500 bags, things were a trtla mora crowded than
on the Goiondrins. Sh' had two stewards and
room in the saloon for forty passngerS 10 b.
served Al a time, but the cllira did not 60 round
~ that only twenty eight could h fed al once.
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nial." She was 50 low in the water that the purser's
room ahatt the paddle box had it, door under
wal r, and In" pIrsnr was pcrrhnd on a stool with
an rmnty h,N near BY for thc pa1-nger' who hal
to de- business with him 10 stand upon. The
passengers w.rp o. rtainly tho queerest | have
ever seen: two women with a brother who took
thr palm for uVlinns4 from anything eie on Earth.
a deml mpldaine from thr Alta Parann, a Colonel,
a Captain. q few merchants, ca~rpctbaggers.
ColonOs, a servant girl who had won a lottery,
band nrspara'ory n settling M in some kind Of
business, hut none Of the cloth.
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sitting up IN the saloon until midnight when they
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-09-11
Rhode Islands Homing Hen.

CFrom the Providence Journal
Cough avenue is a part of the boun-
Diary line between Riverpoint and Jeri-
cho. At the upper end of the avenue
there is a cemetery and at the lower end
an undertakers establishment, where
residents of the avenue have at divers
times seen sundry ghosts. Now ghosts
and cemeteries have nothing in COM
mon with hens, but the circumstance is
related because the deniZenS of an ave-
nue. which is flanked by an undertaker's
establishment and a cemetery and peo-
pied with ghosts can be depended upon
to have the belief in the hereafter 50
constantly and wildly before their eyes
as to make indulgence in preVar1catlon
utterly impossible
About a year and a half ago Mr., X,
who lives on the Riverpoint side of the
avenue, built henhouse and embarked
in the keeping of fowls-not the web
footed, White Wynadotte variety, but
just plain, ordinary hens. A neighbor,
Mrs. K, who lives on the Jericho side,
in order to help the young man start
henhouse keeping, as it were, gave him
a pullet, which he fed and cared for
until it reached maturity and an age
when it could be expected, in the nat
ural order of things, to pay it's board by
contributing an egg occasionally to the
family larder. 1t wasn't that kind of
a bird, however. Like some other BIZ
peds, it preferred the coop of its birth
to the henhouse of it's adoption, and.
dIl6T lSS01tlS OA lIiS S0DSNeAAiGC PAOS40S0
in the latter, the hen would HE her
across the avenue to Mrs. K. s coop and
deposit her egg in her native nest.
She had been feeding on * corn and
laying in Mrs. ks coop long time
before the fact was discovered. Then
she was watched and day after day she
was seen to run over into Jericho, lay
an egg announce the fact in the hen
vernacu1ar and then run back to where
she found food and shelter in the River
point hen coop of her owner. This Riv-
erpoint hen will lay for no one but the
lady-that- owned n-that-sat-on-
the-egg from which this homing hen
was Matched
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-09-11
DIG AT TOPEKA.
Kansas City Paper Prints Baseless
Story About Auditorium Music.


The following is from the Kansas
City Journal:
Whether or not Kansas will so con-
slider it as an evidence of prosperity, it
is a fact nevertheless that Topeka is
more than likely to have to give up
the musical features of the dedication
of it's convention hall, September % and
&c, or at least to modify them There
is a scarcity of musicians; the available
ones cannot give symphony or oratorio,
as the programmes call for, and those
who can are too busy otherwise. Kan
sas City and ST Louis have been ap-
pealed to- but so far without success.
''At that time, in this city, the Home
Product show will be in operation, to-
gether with all the theaters, and the
demands from society and politics will
be strong In ST. Louis the exposition
will be open, and as home band is to
furnish it's music, that city can hardly
hope to help out the Kansas capital
There is a sort of local pride that pre-
vents Kansas City allowing the oppor-
tunity to help Topeka go by unheeded,
and some of the leaders of Orchestras
here are doing all they can to secure
the men needed. So far they have not
been successful, but ]. F. Zimmerschied
said yesterday that perhaps by some
skillful trimming down of orchestras in
the play houses and bands at some of
the campaign meetings, Topeka's pro-
gramme could be saved. Efforts were
making to that end, he said"
The announcement seems to be writ
ten with the intent u 4nJuAAnS t4Ae 10
peka musical jubilee in connection with
the opening of the Auditorium The
statements are entirely false, and the
orchestra that will play for the opening
is pronounced the finest in the west, II
it does come from Kansas City. Major
Anderson said today: THE Kansas
City symphony orchestra of so pieces,
led by Franz Adelman, will play for the
Auditorium attractions. The orchestra
is now practicing the music. 1t was at
first intended to have Carl Busch's or
chestra, but as he is in Australia. we
have secured even a better organization.
That orchestra is known as the best in
the west and has the business men of
Kansas City and $4,000 behind it, and it
can not come up here without spreading
ITSELF
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-09-11
Dealing with Cranky Guests.

IF'rom the N. o. Times Democrat
When a guest of mine says it's rain
ing it's raining" declared a we'll known
New Orleans caterer, talking about the
hotel and restaurant business IF he
says it's showing it's showing. I never
allow any of my employees to contradict
customer upon any subject whatso-
ever. No matter how preposterous his
assertions, they go as long as he has
the price. If a guest at the table. COM
plains of anything that is served to him
and says 1t isn't good or isn't what he
wanted, he is assumed to be right, and
the dish is Immediately removed and
no charge made for It When the COM
plant is totally unwarranted / follow
the rule of making two changes If the
second service is still unsatisfactory,
the guest is told politely that we fear
we viii not be able to please him. and
must decline to fill future orders. There
is a sentiment about all this; it is cold
blooded business. have figured out
that it is cheaper to lose a few rejected
dishes now and then than to risk los
ing a customer. Besides, it hurts q
house to get the reputation of wrang-
ling with its patrons
You understand, of course, that am
speaking of a general rule, and that
there are exceptions in which one must
be guided entirely by circumstances. A
number of years ago, to cite you an ex-
ample, one of my occasional customers
was certain elderly clubman. who was
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-09-11

natural born GROWER. Nothing ever
suited him, and his complaints were SO
vociferouS that they had bad effect on
other guests. At. last couldn't stand it
any longer, and told him. courteously,
but firmly that we must decline his fu-
ture custom He was dumbfounded, and
left furious; but about month later
he walked in again, and again his order
was refused. That made him wild, and
he swore he would never come within
block of the house; but the mere fact
that there was one place in New Or
leans from which he was barred preyed
his mind, and finally he sent me
bygones be bygones. replied that I
had decided definitely to forego the
honor of his patronage. Now came the
funny part. 1t is human nature, of
course, to want the one particular thing
we can't have, and when we find it posi-
lively out of reach it assumes an extra
ordinary value. The old gentleman
shut him out; then it became the most
desirable spot in New Orleans. He
worked every imaginable scheme to re-
instate himself-sent friends to intercede,
threatened me with a damage suit and
wrote me a dozen pleading letters. Still
I stood firm, and three whole years
elapsed, when he made a fresh overture
over, and few weeks later told the chef
to get ready to distinguish himself.
Then sent the old boy polite invita-
ton to dine with me. What do you
think? Hanged if he didn't refuse it,
and sent me back word to go to blazeS;
I had broken the spell by weakening.
When he could come, he didn't want to.
sure, that he got the better of me at
IA Sf
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-09-11
A GOLDEN WEDDING.
John A and Mrs. Coffey Celebrate
Anniversary at Rock Greek.

Rock Creek, Kan, Sept. 11.-Monday,
September 10, at the home of John A
Coffey, two miles west of Rock Creek,
there assembled nearly two hundred
guests to help celebrate the fiftieth an
niversary of the marriage of Mr.. and
Mrs. Coffey.
The groom is eighty-three, the bride
seventy. All of the children of the mar
riage were present. Rev. Father Thos.
Coney of Pennsylvania, William, James,
John and Joseph Coffey of Rock Creek
Mrs. Annie Coffey-Martin, and Miss
Rose COffey of Rock Creek, Mrs. Mary J.
Cofey-PT-yor of Topeka, and Mrs Laura
Coffey- Becker of Dunavant. With one or
two exceptions the fifty grandchildren
We're present, also the five great-grand-
children.
Under a canopy Of green boughs was
spread a table accommodating sixty-six
persons, and three times sixty-six ate
dinner that day.
Toasts were proposed by Rev. Father
church. and responded to by Rev. Father
Michael of frankfort, Walter N Allen.
Captain James NJ. Huber, D. H Frazier,
J. A. Decker and Father Corey.
In the afternoon a letter of regrets
from Judge l. A Myers was read, after
which followed a short literary program
by the Observation-Disclosures and smaller
grandchildren.
At intervals throughout the day music
was rendered upon piano and violin by
Miss May Pryor and Leo Mooney of To-
peka. and entertaining songs sung by
Miss May Pryor and Ed. Mooney.
Many and valuable presents of appro-'
pirate color" were received and on ex-
hibition, among which were a watch for
the bride and a cane for the groom, a
water set, spoons, card cases, candle
sticks, purses of five dollar pieces up to
one hundred dollars, etc.
In the evening the Meriden cornet
band discoursed music. and the young
people listened and ate ice cream.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-09-11
MYSTERIOUS ACTIONS.
Unusual Secrecy Maintained at
Miners Headquarters.

Indianapolis, Ind, Sept. 11.-At the
headquarters Of the United Mine Work
ers in this city it was stated that there
are no new phases in the impending
anthracite coal miners strike. John
Mitchell, president, is still out of the
city. There is unusual secrecy about
the headquarters since the board mem
bers left the city.
The action of the board in deferring
a strike order has met with general
commentator east and west and many
letters and kilograms commencing the
course of President Mitchell have been
received at headquarters The board
members and national organizers who
left Indianapolis Sunday night and
Monday morning, arrived in the anthra-
cite fields today.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-09-11
Music Under Dihculties.
[From the Musical Enterprise.

If'rOm the MUSICAL EuleTpflSc.I
Henri Wieniawski, the famous violin
list, whom some older readers may re-
member having heard in this country,
while making a concert tour in Russia
with his brother Josef, a noted piano
player, had some peculiar experiences.
The two brothers We're to play IN
large town in the interior, and wished TO
see the hall in which the concert would
take place. They were conducted through
mud and snow to a large plank hut,
which had been used for a circus, and on
entering found nothing but bare walls.
And is that where we are to play p
asked the brothers. There are neither
benches nor seats
"Oh that makes no difference, replied
the marshal. With US, every one brings
his own seat
yes" answered the musicians, ''but
what about lights? There is not lamp
in the ROOM.
That's nothing, either.' replied their
companion With US every one brings
his own lantern"
Having learned the simple manners of
the country, the musicians asked how
the concert was to be advertised.
"Oh that's easily arranged" answered
the marshal It's true we have no
printing press, but will have servant
write the announcement in large letters
on the door, and it will spread through
the town fast enough
A man soon appeared with pound of
chalk and began writing on the plank
door. The brothers were somewhat de-
jected, but the marshal assured them
that everything would be satisfactory.
Toward evening all the inhabitants
were seen focking to the place of per-
Torrance, each carrying in one hand n
seat and in the other a lantern. The
house was crowded to overlooking. The
mother of the performers present,
and, seeing the rain and snow dropping
through the roof on Henri while he play
ed, she was greatly disturbed.
My poor son! He will take his death
of coldi'' she murmured, half aloud
rs that your son, little mother?" ask
ed kindly old man sitting near her.
and. Rising, he shouted to the young
violinist. Put your fur coat oni'' Then,
turning to the audience, he said, His
mother, who is sitting near me, fears he
will take cold
Others voices at once repeated the
command: Put on your fur coati Put
on your fur coati"
Henri paused and thanked them for
their permission. but added that he could
not play in a fur coat. That makes no
differencei" cried the whole audience.
Put it oni Put it on
He did as he was hidden, and played
as best he could, so encountered.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-09-11
BURLINGTON ROUTE.
New Through Train to Portland and
Puget Sound.

THE Burlington Northern Pacific Ex-
press a new daily through train
from Grand Island for Northwest Ne
braska, Black Hills, Wyoming, Mon
tana, Washington. Tacoma, Seattle
Puget Sound and Portland, Oregon. via
Billings Montana-the short line and
time saver to the Upper Northwest. To
Central Montana in "a hours; to the
Puget Sound in 81 hours from the Mis-
souri, river. Through coaches and chair
cars, through tourist sleepers, through
dining car service and standard Sleep
e-s. This is the main travelled road Mis-
souri, river to the Northwest
Number 10, Kansas City and St
Joseph to Nebraska, Denver Colorado.
Utah, Pacific Coast and the Northwest
Montana, Washington, Oregon, via Lin
coin and Billings. Weekly California
excursions.
Number %. Nebraska Colorado Ex-
press from Hastings for Nebraska,
Colorado, Utah, and Pacific Coast.
To the East: Chicago and st. Louis
greatly improved trains in time and
equipment.
To the North: Best trains daily to
Omaha, ST. Paul, Minneapolis and the
Lake region. ]. c. BRAMHALL
T. P. A, 1923 Main ST.. Kansas City, Mo.
l. w. WAKELEY,
-GenI Passenger Agent. st. Louis. Mo.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-09-11
THRUST AT ICE TRUST
Ruled Out of Order in N. Y.
Democratic Convention.

Saratoga. N. Y, Sept. 1.-THE Demo-
cratic state convention was called to or
der today. Senator p. H. McCarren of
New York was elected temporary chair
man. His address was devoted for tho
most part to state issues, particular
stress being laid upon the mana cement
of the canal fund under the administra-
ton Of Governor Black He closed with
an appeal for harmony.
Resolutions for the appointment of
committees on credentials, resolutions,
etc, were adopted. A delegate offered
resolution demanding that the attorney
general Ga Republican Officially proceed
without delay against that merciless
combination known as the ice trust and
take such legal measures as will give
relief to the suffering people," but the
resolution was ruled out of order. The
convention then took a recess until noon
tomorrow.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-09-11
His Wife Cost Her Weight in Gold.

TFrom the Buffalo Evening News.1
'"There is an old lady living in south
ern California, at the patriotic little
mountain settlement known as Ameri-
can Flag, who is an object of much in
terest to strangers from the fact that
she is probably the only woman on earth
the valuation of whose person ever
was literally appraised at her weight in
go1d,'' said Major H Gardner, late of the
census bureau.
''She is 68 years old now, and the
widow of one Jesus Castro, a Mexican.
This Mexican was one of the first min
ers who struck a fortune in gold in the
pioneer days of California He lived in
the Santa Catalina Mountains and re-
turned home more than loaded down
with gold dust. He fell passionately in
love with his brothers daughter, hand
some girl of II. She returned her uncle'S
priest to whom they applied. learning
of their close blood relationship, refused
to marry them Castro offered as high
as 5000 to the church as an inducement
for the priest to perform the marriage
ceremony, but the offer was refused.
Then, as the old widows story goes,
Castro asked what amount of wealth
would induce him to marry them. The
priest, with the intention and expecta-
ton of irnpressing Castro with the hope
Iessness of his appeal replied:
g The girls weight in gold
Now the Mexican maiden, while not
being over buxom, was well to do in fig
ure for one of her age, but Castro did
not even pause long enough to ascertain
what her weight might be. He exclaim-
ed:
Good, holy father
''Then he ordered scales to be brought,
and, begging the girl to stand on one
side of them, he poured glittering gold
dust into the other side until the prec-
ious stuff balanced the weight of his in
amorata- The priest was dumb with
amazement, and it was a long time be-
fore he recovered sufficiently to say the
pormised words that made the twain
one Castro had won his bride at the
cost of 125 pounds of his boarded gold.
He had snug lot left, however and the
story is that he lived long enough to see
the time that he would have taken a
great deal less than the weight in gold
for the wife on which his youthful ardor
placed so great a value
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-09-11
MARSHALL co. PIONEERS
Elect officers and Decide to Hold
Next Reunion at Blue Rapids.

Blue Rapids. Sept 1.-THE Old Set
tiers reunion at Marysville closed with
an election of officers as follows:
President-John l. Hamilton, Blue
Rapids
Vice President-Wm. Barrett,of Bar
rett.
secretary-George T. Smith, Marys-
Vile
The next annual reunion will be held
IN sue RAPIDS. where the association
president; Thos- Barrett. vice president
and James 5 Magill, secretary. This as
ISOLATION has had many presidents and
vice presidents since its birth, but only
two secretaries. James S. MagifI who
succeeded himself until his oversight
failed about four years ago when the
present secretary, George t. Smith Of
the Marshall County News was elected
As historical meeting the reunion of
1900 has been a great success Accurate
history of Marshall county is now on file
In the Secretaryis Office where it viii be
preserved with the records of the asso-
citation and finally compiled and printed.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-09-11
SPANISH WAR SOLDIERS.
Twenty-Second Kansas viii Have
Reunion Sept. 90.

The ex-members of the Twenty second
Kansas regiment will hold a reunion at
Hutchinson September &c. The follow
ing call has been issued:
Topeka, Kan, Sept 10, 1900.
To the Members of the Twenty-s
Kansas Regiment of Volunteer infan-
try
Gentlemen:-You win hereby take
notice that a reunion of our regiment
viii be held at Hutchinson, Kansas, on
the 18th day of September, 1900. A large
attendance is very much desired and we
urge each soldier to make an effort to
be present.
Special rates have been made on all
the railroads, accommodation have been
provided and every effort has been made
TO secure to those who attend, a. splen-
did reunion and good time
A. NJ. HARVEY,
President of Reunion Association.
HENRY NJ. THOMAS, Secretary
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-09-11
AUTOMOBILE IS GONE.
Topeka Inventor Disposes of His We
hicIe for $3.50.

Terry Stafford has sold his automobile
that he manufactured and it has been
shipped to Rockford. Ill.
The purchaser is c. NJ Geddings, a me-
chanfcal engineer The price was $3.50.
The new owner of the automobile took
several rides and was so we'll pleased with
the machine that he bought it. Mr.. Stat
ford has gone to Chicago to attend the
automobile exhibit and to get some ideas
for another that he will build at once