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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-08-23
SELLS CELEBRATED VILLA.
Mrs. H. F. Belmont Disposes of Gray
Craig, Near Newport

Newport r. L. Aug. 23.-Mrs- Oliver
H. P Belmont has sold her famous
country place, Gray Craig. in Middle
ton. about four miles from Newport, to
Mrs. sara Wood Clark. wife of John
Mitchell Clark of Newport. who is a
son of the venerable Bishop Clark, OF
Rhode Island.
Gray Craig originally became known
as q society resort about ten years ago,
when it was purchased by William X
Vanderbilt and Oliver H. P. Belmont
Jointly They improved it and during
the last few years several very preten-
tious social gatherings in the way OF
picnics have been held within it's pic
turesque confines.
Mrs. Belmont acquired the fee to the
estate about four years ago, when Mr.
Belmont decided to her all his posses
sions in and about Newport. The es-
tate contains los acres. Mr. and Mrs
Clark will build a large villa at Gray
Craig, which they will use as sum-
rner residence.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-08-23
GLOBE SIGHTS
TFrom the Atohison Globe.I


Some people are 50 ornery that no
interest is taken in gossip about them
When your troubles are so firmly an
chored in your mind that you dream of
them, WhOal
This is the season when employees go
on vaca tons, and are surprised when
they return to ind the Business Still
We suppose that when a hungry boy
sits down to the table, that is what
might be called a case Of gallop1ng
consumption.
If YOU don't mind reminding those
you pass of a funeral, this is the sea-
son when you can wear a tuberose IN
your buttonhole.
We take pride in announcing that an
Atchison girl is making a three-cent
calico just exactly like the pictures of
Mrs. Herman Oelrich's automobile
dress.
nv the time a man has spent $500 on
his daughters voice, she feels that her
musical education is not complete
until her doctor has forbidden her to
There viii be so few men In heaven
that the women angels can at last
satisfy life time yearning and sit
with their feet on the porch ratings,
with i'm punity.
When man meets his wife or daugll-
tiers on the street. ever notice how his
hands instinctively 60 into his trousers
pockets? He knows they Will ask him
for some change"
An Atchison woman who gave a
party recently, and who had only a
limited sum to spend. spent so much
on the ribbons for the sandwiches that
she had to make them without filing.
The people of Missouri are strangely
inconsistent They lately 1ynched three
negroes for assaulting a white woman,
and then called on Governor Dockery
to offer a reward for the apprehension
OF the murderer!
Probably the most envied woman in
the world is a Mrs. Glassman, of Oma-
ha Married to a man who IS fond of
her, an old lover appears on the scene
who loves her so fiercely that he has
made five attempts to kidnap heri
| Think of that kind of love. you girls
who love to thrill
Chewing tobacco is filthy habit
/ Smoking makes you so foul that YOU
can smell yourself Tobacco is very in
/ furious to health. Every user of to-
4 bacco tries to quit it, and finds 1t very
/ difficult. BOYS see their elders trying
to quit vet boys make themselves sick
\ in acquiring the tobacco habit
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-08-23
RUN ON " HIGH BALLS"
Former Controller Says City Expenses
Are Paid by Whisky and Water.

Chicago. Aug. 2s-''Whisky and wa
ter run the city of Chicago" is the as
sertion with which w. D. Kerfoot, for
mer city controller, today began dis
course that startled the members of the
board of review and has kept them
thinking ever since. The former city
official visited the board rooms to see
a member of the board on personal
matter, but soon after his arrival ne
was talking of the tax situation in a
manner that commanded attention he
Chicago will be on her beam ends If
Attorney Adair for the Auditorium
people wins his suit in the supreme
court to restrain the city from appro-
priating money for any other purpose
than the payment of current expenses
Now, 1 said whisky and water run
the city, and I mean it. Year before last
the 2 per. cent tax fell $780, 600 short of
paying the police and fire departments.
The rest of the money comes from lne
licenses and from the revenue OF the
water office. It is a fact that the city
IS run on whisky and water Ihat
makes a high ball and too many high
balls are bad for the system In my
opinion too much whisky and water IS
no better for a city than for a man.
IF this tax case goes against the city Y
means that no appropriat1l6oas may nay, Df
street intersections and kindred improve
zone of the great troubles of the city
government is the fact that no admins
tration pays sufficient attention 70 legls-
about the need of a new charser, or, at
least legislation which Will enable Chlca-
90 to get out from under the village reg
5ilations under which she is working, un-
til the public may think ! am erNng
taxes some of these fine mornings ME
taxpaying. public will wake up to find the sn.
more taxes Chicago pays today more
than $50. COO 600 of taxes, but they are not
properly distributed
1.-The money is eaten up and wasted
through a multiplicity of taxing bodies
re-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-08-23
KANSAS FAIRS I'M 1901.

Following is a list of fairs to be held in
Kansas in 1901. their dates. locations and
secretaries, as reported to the state board
of agriculture and compiled BY Secretary
f. D. Coburn;
Allen County Agricultural society, c. II.
Wheaton, secretary, lola; September ly-l..
Brown County Fair association, O.. ~.
Harrington secretary. Hiawatha; Sep
Butler County Fair association. Fl. H.
Balch, secretary, Ell Dorado. October S-ll.
Chautauqua County HeWins' Park ans
Cedarvale; September 25-2S.
Kitchens, secretary burlington; Septem-
Cowlev Countv-Eastern Cowley Fair
association. J. NJ. Henderson. secretary,
Burden; dates not yet chosen.
A. Minis, secretary, Garden city; August
Greeley County Fair association. ]. C.
Newmon. secretary, Tribune; September
Harvey County Agricultural society,
John G. Nicholson, secretary, Newtons
Jackson County. Agricultural and Fair
Hoiton: September 24-27.
jefferson County Agricultural and Me-
Rotary Osl5aloosa; September SO.
Jewell County Agricultural Fair associa-
ton, G. F. Horne, secretary. Mankato;
Marshall County-Franlfort Fair assoc
citation. J. D. Gregg, secretary. FranlSforts
Miami County Agricultural and Mechan-
ical association w. H. Bradbury. secre-
tary, Paola; September 24-21
Montgomery County-Coneyvill Fair
and Park association r. Y Kennedy,
secretary, Coneyyille, August 1917.
Norris County Exposition company, n.
TENDER 2s-27.
Neosho County Fair association, II.
Lodge. secretary. Erie, August zz-30.
Nsosho County-Chanute Agricultural
Timpane. secretary, Chanute; September
Sc.
Ness County Agricultural association.
Fl. G. Taylor, secretary, Ness City, Octo-
Norton County Agricultural association,
J. 1. Miller, secretary. Norton; September
Usage County Fair association c. y.
Curtis, secretary, Burhnsame; Septernber
Reno County-Central Kansas Agricul-
tural. Fair and Live Stock association.
Ed M. Moore, secretary. Hutchinson; Sep
Rice County Agricultural association. q.
Hawkins. secretary, Sterling; september
Riley County Agricultural society. r. r.
Worboys, secretary. Riley septembes
Rocks County Fair association. J. @.
Adams. secretary, stockton; September
sedgwick County-W wichita State Fais
association. n. @. TOler, secretary. Wich~
tia. October Ia
STAFFORD County Fair association, John
W. Lii, secretary. St John; August $50.
sumner County-1dulvane Agriculturai
society John A. Reed, secretary, Null
vane. September 27-28.
Wilson CoHnty-Fredonia Agricultural
association. J. T. Cooper, secretary, Ere
{ donia; August ~
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-08-23
Po1NrEp PARAeRAPHa.


IFrOm the Chicago News
An amateur actress is one who has
never been divorced
The marriage ring and the prize ring
often lead to the stage
Whisky has caused many q man to
go to work-to get money to buy it.
Let the sluggar6 attend picnic and
the ant will surely come to him
A woman never forgives a man for
believing some OF the things she tells
him
The first thing a young man learns at
college is how little other people know.
Perhaps a watched pot never boils.
but a watched boil gets there Just the
same
What a jolly thing rural life would
be If the farmer could only raise his
own green -geodsi
After man has been married six
months he usually attributes it to tenn
poTary insanity
Terrible as an army with banners
said SolomOn-probably after watching
a political parade from the grand
stand.
After a girl has been q bride for
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-08-23
BEET SUGAR INDUSTRY.

The growing belief that the United
States viii shortly be able to produce
from beets the 800 600 worth Of SUI
gar which her people now annually i'm
port seems to be shared by British
Consul Wyndham. who has given the
subject close attention and reported
.lipon it to his government The follow
ing is an extract from his report which
has Just reached the treasury bureau
of statistics:
1.-THE production Of beet sugar in the
United states is rapidly increasing, and
In the Chicago consular district there
are four factories in the state of Illi-
nois, three in Nebraska. and three in
Colorado: those in Nebraska and Col
orado belong to the American Beet Su-
gar company. and are at Grand juno
ton. Rocky Ford and Sugar City, and
when fully completed viii employ thou
sands Of hands.
statistics indicate that the United
States consumes more sugar than any
other nation or approximately one
quarter of the whole of the worlds pro-
duct The conditions of soil, climate,
and otner advantages are quite as good
in the United States. and especially in
Colorado, Nebraska. and Illinois for the
development OF the beet as IN any OF
the countries of Europe or Asia The
worlds production and consumption of
sugar is now about s.25o,oO0 tons per
annum. two-thirds Of which is produc-
ed from beet and only one-third from
cane. whilst the normal consumption is
estimated as increasing at the rate Of
250.0O0 tons yearly.
THE success attending the cultiva-
as
proved that it may be made a profitable
and successful investment. A large
factory has been built at Rocky Ford
col. which cost 100000 to build and
equip. It is proposed to have it ready
for the crop of the coming season To
supply it the farmers in the vicinity
have contracted to grow 5000 acres Of
beets a year for five years From tests
made. they estimate their beets will
yield Is to IS per cent of sugar. The
factory. when running at its fun capac-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-08-23
oUAKER REFLEcrIoNs.
[From the Philadelphia RecordI

LFrom the Philadelphia Recordl
A stopped-up geyser is an ex-purt in
it's way.
A young lawyer ought to do a fee
nominal business
The right side" of the stock market
is usually the outside.
The sweets Of married life are not 70
be found in family jars.
A wealthy parent may cut off his son
without a cent, but he can't cut on the
lawyers.
marked the hungry bird as II SWAT
lowed the embryo butterfly
Some of the hardest work IN the
world is done by the people VINO 1uA
labor saving machines.
Hoax-"What's good for insomnia!
Joax-' Have you tried going several
nights without sleep?
Generally the person who is fond OF
a secret is the one who doesn't think
enough Of it to keep it.
Education is like love- says the
Manayunk Philosopher; men think
they have it until they get to be 40
Miss PasseA"Ive seen "a springs:
You'd never believe it, would you
Mr. Sinnick-"Oh. yes; but some OF
them must have been backward
springs"
the barber; you're getting BALD
NO." replied the customer; II want y
be bald SOP, Yes: I have WICKED
son, and 1 don't intend to let him bring
my gray hairs in sorrow to the grave
Mr. Cheepklurk.'' said the head OF
the firm, will you explain why, aItei
asking for yesterday off to attend &c
some legal business, you spent the day
with your grip Yes. sir" returned
the employe; that isn't illegal, is 1tf
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-08-23
REDUCED RATES AND
SPECIAL TRAIN
To National Eneampment, G. A

The Great Rock Island Route will
sell tickets to Cleveland, o., and return,
for the Grand Army meeting, at great
ly reduced rates. Tickets will be on
sale at points west of the Missouri Rlv-
err Sept 7th to- 10th, inclusive, except
Oklahoma and Indian Territory, where
selling dates viii be Sept. 9TH and Sth-
Return limit Sept. 18th, except that ex-
tension of limit to leave Cleveland. up
to and including Oct. 8, 1901, may be ar
ranged by depositing tickets with Joint
Agent at Cleveland, and payment OF
small fee Comrades of the Rank and
File" have selected the Great Rock Is
land Route and Lake Shore & Michigan
Southern R'y for a special through
train to Cleveland. which viii leave
Kansas and Oklahoma Sunday, Sept
Sth Passengers on this special train
will be given the privilege of going and
returning via Toledo and boat or all
rail as they may elect Passengers
making return journey by boat viii
have a delightful stop of three hours
at the celebrated lake resort-Put-ln-
Bay Any Rock Island Agent or the
undersigned viii give fun details and
arrange for sleeping car reservation
E. w. THOMPSON. A G. P. A.,Topeka-
Free vaudeville at Vinewood Sunday
See programme IN today paper
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-08-23
REFLECTIONS OF = BACHELOR
IFrom the New York Press.l

[From the New York Press.I
Sow one little hb and reap a field Of
liesi
Woman shares her joys with man
man his griefs with woman
Women know pretty lips were made
to kiss, and man knows he was made
to kiss them.
It is better to stand in the divorce
court than never to have stood au the
altar.
A mans Judgment in middle age
about the girls he knew when he was
young is about as trustworthy as ms
opinion of the doughnuts his grand
mother made for him when he was .
boy.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-08-23

"A Greeley, Col. dispatch contains the
following: "a thrifty young granger
today marketed a carload of early po-
tatoes that netted him $3.50 Another
farmer will realize $4,000 for his po-
tato crop this fall and winter, in view
OF the abundant yield Compare Colo
rado with drouth-stricken Kansas, Ne
braska and other states" And yet
Kansas farmers could grow just as
many and as good potatoes as Colorado
farmers do If they would irrIgate.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-08-23

Philadelphia Times: And yet why all
this worry about a two-minute trotter?
If it was anxiety to quicken a woman's
speed when she's putting on her hat
and her impatient husbands waiting
for her. making a fellows turn in a
barber shop come quicker, or adding
wings to a messenger boys legs. there
would seem to be something worth
thinking over in even a few seconds
irnproVement.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-08-23
HOME NEWS WHILE AWAY.

Subscribers of the State journal
asUay during the summer may ".0s
tie paper mailed regularly each aap
10 at.v address at the rate of thirty
re,,fs u month. address changed as
ono, as desired. TpHfEe ont of fOsgs
The State Journal z0iH be to 1Oss IKE q
daily letter from home
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-08-23

Cleveland O.. Aug. 22.-Upon application
of the Superior Realty and Improvement
association, Judge Dellenbaugh OF the
common pleas court today appointed Wal
Street Savings and Banking company Ac-
cording to a statement issued by me
liabilities of the concern then We're
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-08-23
Farmer Charged with Murder.

Middletovn. O., Aug. 23.-Henry E Gep-
hart and his son Rolla are under vE arrest
charged with the murder OF wesley
Wells. The parties are all farmers. They
quarreled over a private road tnlro olll{Il
an axe and they shot him. They then
came here and surrendered
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-08-23
Eva Kil1ad in Quarrel.

WILLIAMSBURG. Ky. Aug. 23.-News has
lust reached here OF a bloody battle in
the eastern part Of the, county, % miles .eS
his two sons and two Wilson brothers
were killed by West Mayes and George
Golden in a quarrel over domestic trOu-
bles A posse has left for the scene to
make arrests and to bury the dead. as
the neighbors are afraid to go to them
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-08-23
cIondhnrst in Alabama.

Rome. Ca, Aug. 28-Adviees from
Collinsville, Ala, state that the town
was visited by cloud burst late yes
terday afternoon and greatly damaged.
Several stores are reported to have been
completely inundated and many resi-
dences washed out from their founda-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-08-23

The sultan wants it understood that
because he paid Uncle sam it does not
signify that he viii so right on with
that sort Of business. France seems
likely to get an opportunity to force a
crisis wherein she must fight or back
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-08-23

Since he became a general Funston
has done nothing to disturb that lels-
urely rank--Sioux City Tribune
what more is there to do? Didn't he
capture AguinaldO2
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-08-23

The recent serious accident to Senator
Fairbanks forcibly calls attention anew
to the dog nuisance. The accident was
caused by dog springing suddenly
from ambush and attacking and fright
.r.ir,a- he hnr.sas
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-08-23

Burelaries are reported to be on the
increase in many places owing to the
inability of people to overcome the
habit of leaving their tomatoes. pota-
toes and other valuables in accessible
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-08-23

The Republicans of Danville, Va,
have organized a Mark Hanna club
but would Virginia give Mr.. Hanna any
electoral votes -Nfnneap polls Tribune
Mr.. Hanna will need votes in the con-
vention before he will need electoral
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-08-23
vOILAND WANTS LIQUOR.
Claims That Confscated in John Will
ert's Place.

Al Voiland the Kansas City whole-
sale liquor man, has brought replevin
suit in the district court to recover 1921
worth of liquor which was seized by
Chief Stahl at John Wilert's place in
North Topeka
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-08-23

Brooklyn, and Charles r. Demarest, Of
this city. The stockholders of the Mus
koka company are principally from
North Tonawanda and the region near
that place.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-08-23
Deputies Attacked bv Mob.

Rio de Janeiro, Aug. 23.-The dep
uties supporting the administration
were attacked yesterday evening by a
mob on leaving the legislative cham-
Der one deputy was injured, several
arrests were made. Other disturbances
are imminent.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-08-23

OF course. nobody expects thatGeorge
Flauer viii pay the fine imposed upon
him yesterday. or serve the jail SEN
tence: but why2
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-08-23

about two weeks she begins to lay
plans for steering some other poor slri
up against a similar fate
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-08-23
S21.35
Cleveland and Return via Rock Is
land Route.

No change of cars. No change of
depots going or returning Only s. ad-
ditional to Buffalo and return. Tickets
on sale September z to 10, inclusive,
good returning october s. See A NJ.
Fuller for full particulars.
C. F Menninger, Al. D.. Office 727 Kan
sas ave. Tel. 10: residence 1851 Topeka
ave. Tel IS. Office hours 2 to p. m.
More should be written in the copy
books about carelessness- In your own
affairs. are you not hampered by care
lessness?
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-08-23

Harry Goodrich who lives at 712 To-
peka avenue has night blooming
eereus with TO buds that Will open to-
nighf His plant was a prize winner at
New Orleans in 1889. FIesWill keep open
house so that his friends may have an
opportunitv to see the plant A. A.
Voeel who lives at 30 Van Buren,
street also has a plant of six blossoms
that will open tonight
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-08-23
DEATHS AND FUNERALS.

Byron w. Graham died at his home
1908 Morris street Thursday evening at
the age of Il years OF spinal trouble
The funeral will be held at the resi-
dence Sunday at 2 o'clock.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-08-23

Free vaudeville at VineWood sunday
See programme IN today : paper.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-04-10
Methodical punctuation.

Speaking OF w. II. ("Coin') Harvey,
Chicago man said:
IAN amusing incident took place
while Harvey was editor of Coin, q, pa
per which he published in Chicago.
Harvey, in talking to one of his part
ners, took exception to the want Of
punctuation in the paper. There isn't
enough punctuation,' he complained,
and Coin doesn't look right without it.
There ought to be comma once in so
often, then so often colon, and all
the rest. Don't you think SOP he wound
up appealingly.
"'I do, indeed heartily replied the
partner, who was not wholly devoid Of
humor. That's a great idea of yours,
Harvey. If were YOU he suggested,
I'D draw up rule to that effect
Harvey thought it over. and the
thought commended itself The next
day, therefore, rule reading some
what Us follows was posted in the Of
fee of Coin: Hereafter it is the rule Of
this office that articles appearing in the
columns Of this paper must be punctu-
ated us follows: Every 10 words shall
carry comma; every three lines a
semicolon; every four lines n colon; ev-
cry five lines a period; exclamation and
question marks may be used as hereto
fore. The employees Of this paper will
please observe this order New York
Tribune.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-04-10
West Point oadetship.
Third District Of Iowa.


DUBUQUE, Iowa, April 3, 1901.
Being advised that the Cadet and
Alternate to West Point have failed In
their examinations am called upon by
the War Department to designate
Others to report at West Point for ex-
animation by the Military authorities
ION juno 5th, 1901:
Therefore notice is hereby given that
l:a competitive examination for the
'Cadetship at the United States Military
Academy, for the Third District of
Iowa, on WedAesday, the lst day of
May, 1901, at 2 o'clock p. M, applicants
to report to tn. Chairman of the Board,
Hon. o. B. Corutsight, at Waterloo.
The field is open to all actual bona
tide residents of said District who will
mot be under II OF over % years of age
at the date of admission in June next
The following gentlemen are hereby
designated to act as Board of Elk
animation, and are hereby duly ap
pointed as such, namely:
O. b. COPYRIGHT Waterloo, Iowa.
Charles E. Manchester, Ia
John G. Hancock, Dubuque, Iowa.
q. NJ. Gillett- Independence, Iowa.
Stephen Stockwell- Wayerly, Iowa.