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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-07-24
GRAND PROMOTER.
He Corners the Horseradish Market,
but Runs Up Against a Hard Case.

Copyright, 1902, by c. B. Lewis)
Major Crofoot, grand promoter and
general originator, had reached his of
fee and hunted up cigar stub left
over from the day before and just set
tied down to enjoy it when his door
was banged open and a stranger enter
ed. The stranger was man Of liberal
build and aggressive look, and he sat
down on a chair without invitation,
took a paper from his pocket and
bluntly remarked:
Here's a bill of 81 against you for
laundry work, and want the cash
,. d. O."
The major was taken by surprise,
and for a minute the room whirled
round with him, but only for a minute.
Then he rallied, worked up a beautiful
hand, to exclaim:
What coincidence. What coinci-
dence! Upon my word, but it is one of
three or four tribes that had slipped
my mind, and / am glad you came in.
Have cigar r
Il will" replied the collector
The major felt In his pockets and
looked around on the floor at his feet
but found no cigar to offer. This fact
didn't put him out, however, and he
rubbed his hands and smilingly con.
tinued:
''Yes; I'm glad you called, because /
want to send word to the estimable
woman who runs the laundry that ]
had carelessly forgotten the little &C
count and am sorry if she has been put
to any worry. 1 wonder where my
checkbook is?'
"You haven't got anyw replied the
collector in tones SO blunt that anoth
er mans feelings might have beer
hurt.
81 may possibly have left it home II
SO, 1 shall have to ask you to wait un
til l can fetch it. Yes; think / did
leave it. 1t was my night for giving my
landlady a check, you know"
You are lying to mer'
MY dear man, l trust that misun
derstand your words-I trust do. This
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-07-24
RYNO GAVE BAIL.
The Galva Doctor Arrested Upon q
New Charge by Miss Holmes.

MCPHERSON, Kan. July 24.-The Re-
publican says:
Arthur Ryno, who has been held by
the state on 81 600 bond, had his trial
at Galva before Justice of the Peace ].
G. Whitney. Ryno was released on the
old charge and arrested on new one.
The new charge is assault with intent
to kill. Ryno was at once put under a
new bond, which was placed at $1,000.
which was Immediately given. several
of his neighbors signing the same.
The new complaint was sworn to by
Miss Nellie Holmes. Rynos trial will
come up before the same justice in Gal
va August l. The trial was not largely
attended owing to the fact that it was
thought it would not come off at this
time on account of the condition of
Miss Holmes, who was not able to be
present w. w. Holmes and Miss Mel
lie Holmes were the only ones present
from the Holmes family. Mrs. Holmes
has been sick and was not able to come.
Miss Maude Holmes is much better and
is able to sit up, but was too weak to
attend the trial.
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Is, as I understand it, meeting be-
tween gentlemen. You have called to
collect trifing account. 1 stand ready
to pay the same. see no need of acri-
mony."
ooh, there is no acrimony," replied
the man. you've simply got to pay this
bill before leave here / know you for
a smooth tongued blk, and none of
your soft speeches will go down. When
you are ready to haul out the cash,
hand it over"
The major had put on his hat to
leave the Office. He removed it, sat
down, and, working up the same old
bland smile, he leaned forward and
said:
Another curious coincidence. was
just wondering where / could find
man like you. Let me tell you some
thing on the quiet. Ny latest thing in
corners-and l have made fifteen of
them in the last two years-is to COB
Bile up the entire horseradish crop of
the year. This includes Europe as well
as America. Yes, sir, I've got the thing
dead to rights, and about a month from
now there'll be the greatest hullabaloo
you ever heard of. Horseradish is
used for thirteen different purposes, as
you may have heard, and nothing can
take the place of it. The world has got
to have horseradish or go out of busi-
ness. You can buy pound of it now
for 20 cents, but as soon as the squeeze
takes place the price jumps to 60 and
stays right there. That's clear profit
Of 45 cents on every pound, and the
number of pounds used annually is 49,
OOO, 600. Just do q little figuring, will
your
'I'm figuring" grimly replied the
man.
1T will be a trust, of course" re-
sumed the major, "the most soulless
sort of a trust, and we may expect a
howl from the public. We shall not be
swerved by bowls, however. Sixty
cents a pound or no horseradish. We
want an aggressive. determined man
for manager, one who will face criti-
cism and stand to his guns. You are
the man for US, and you may consider
yourself engaged from this morning.
Your duties will not be onerous, and as
to salary
II couldn't take it"
And as to salary, we will say $685.
600 per year to begin on. If you devel-
op the qualities expected. the sum shall
be doubled the second year. Can you
take the position at once, or do you
want week to settle your outside
mattersf In either case here is my
hand, and permit me to offer you my
heartdest congratulations. 1t always
makes me happy to throw . good thing
In friends way. II the salary isn't
up to your expectations''-
''Oh, the salary is all right" smiled
the collector. but you are day or two
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-07-24

six men can't court one girl and still
be friendly enough with each other to
talk politics. The windmill man got
out of bed in the night to VOW that he
would smash the incubator man and
his incubators to jelly, and he of the
chicken hatcher raised his right hand
to heaven and took his solemn affidavit
to ruin the windmill industry of the
United States. The hired men swore
to various things in various attitudes,
and of course all this swearing was
bound to produce results. Not a week
had passed when one night as he was
vending his way homeward through
the summer darkness one young farm
er was hit in the ear by a cucumber
thrown by ghostly yet vigorous hand.
Then second encountered ghost
face to face and was warned in an
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-07-24
Some Other Brown.

The colored man who had been sent
to the postoffice from the hotel in lit
tie southern town came back to say to
the -colored male cook in the kitchen:
Sam Brown. dere's a letter In de
postofdce fur you. but dey wouldn't glib
1t up to me-"
'Suah it's for mer' asked the cook.
."Of co'se"
whats de name on dat lstterrs
"Samuel Brown"
"Nufin' elsef"
Oats all, reckon"
@Den it amt no letter fun me. Must
be fur some other Brown. II 1t was
fur me. 1t would be directed to de Hon.
Samuel Brown. Esq. and de writin'
would hver mp most Of de envelope"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-07-24
THE GIRL FROM NEW YORK
BY N. QUAD.

Copyright. 1902. by G. B. Lewis)
The girl from New York appeared at
a farmhouse thirty miles from the city
one hot day in August for two weeks
vacation. 1t was a place where a lim-
tied number of people were "accommo-
dated" for 81 per week and scenery
thrown in, but Miss Davis happened to
be the only stranger at the farm just
then. She was good looking. knew
how to wear her clothes, and the hired
man who swung her hammock between
two trees lost his heart to her in the
doing Of it. He had thought of mar
riage in an indefinite way and had
thought of a bride big enough and
strong enough to wash. churn, milk,
make soft soap and rag carpets and be
practical helpmate. Miss Davis was
petite and white faced, but his love
went out to her just the same. He de-
cided that if she would marry him he
would keep hired girl and cut the
carpet rags himself That evening he
saw more of her and fell more deeply
in love, and his mind was made up to
lay his heart at her feet as soon as he
had finished blowing out the corn.
There were other hired men around
there, and near by was q farmer who
was q widower. There was also a
windmill man laying" up with q game
leg and young man circulating
around to sell incubators. 1t wasn't
three days before the girl had them all
at her feet. One had rescued her from
bumblebees, another had twisted the
neck Of an old ram that menaced her.
third had heroically killed garter
snake that crossed her path, and a
fourth had pulled her out of swamp
where she was looking for cocoanuts
and bananas on the huckleberry bush
es. AS for the windmill and the incu-
bator men. they came in on their cheek.
They began by offering her unprece-
denied bargains in goods and ended by
falling in love. 1t wasn't the stenogra-
piers fault. She was out for her
health and to break the routine Of Of
fee work. and the greater the number
who fell in love with her the more de-
lightful the vacation. She gave them
all an equal show and q fair show, but
the trouble with each and every one of
them was opportunity. Even a man
selling the best windmill on earth, one
warranted to produce wind to run it.
self, is little shy about popping the
question in the presence Of two or
three other men. If she made date to
walk with the incubator man in the
orchard, at least two hired men turned
up to spoil it, and il she wandered over
the meadows In the dusk Of evening to
hear the whippoorwills sing AZ she
chung to the arm of a hired man they
were closely followed by ghostly fg-
ures. ssl
The usual thing followed. Five Of
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-07-24
Fast Tennis at Chicago.

Chicago, July 24-Particular interest CEN
tered in this, the busiest day of the an
nual Western Tennis Championship tour
nament on the courts of the Kenwood
Country club. Owing to the postpone
ment of yesterdays games, because of bad
weather. play in the fourth round began
early in order to complete the tournament
by Saturday. Only eight of the GA en-
trants remained at the opening play to
contest for Champion r. d. Littles lau-
rels on the last day of the meet. These
men were all fast and good players and
drew . large and fashionable gathering
of enthusiastic spectators. Weather con-
ditions were perfect. The pairing for the
fourth round was: Waidner and Hunt;
Emerson and Alexander; Collins and Ash
craft and Diehl and Paterson Several sets
of doubles and the first round in consoia-
ton singles were also scheduled for today.
The semi-finals will be played tomorrow.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-07-24
OFF FOR DOVER.
Topeka People 60 Out to Talk Trolley
Line

Four carriage loads of Topeka people
went to Dover today to attend the
meeting tonight of the citizens of that
vicinity relative to the construction OF
an electric line of railroad between To
peka and Dover. A great enthusiasm is
being worked up for this line, and the
meeting tonight is expected to result In
the beginning of the formation OF 9
company to build the road.
The Topeka people who went to Do
yer were Robert Stone. T. F. Doran, p
d. Paxton. F. G. Kelley. G. c. Baker, ]
w. Robinson, A. DeMuth, Peter He'll, E
H. Crosby, A. H. Aldrfch. c. L. Wood
N v. Thompson, T. J. Anderson and r
L. Thomas
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-07-24

awful voice that death was on HE
trail, and the next night the windmill
man was hit with q rock as he saunter-
ed along with bullying heart. Things
didn't stop here. A hired man who had
come back at midnight to give Miss
Davis mouth organ serenade walked
over the body of another hired man
who had come with an accordion for
the same purpose, and in the fight that
ensued black eyes were literally adj
ministered. On the very next night the
windmill man had got possession Of the
girls little hand as they sat on the
veranda and was about to say that he
had sold windmills in Europe, Asia
and Africa, but had never loved be-
fore, when the incubator man Numbered
in and choked him or and even offered
him a dozen nickel cigars to take a
walk and hear the frogs pipe. This
led to bloodshed at a later hour, and
each bore the scars of battle when it
was ended. Then a hired man de-
termined upon an awful deed-a deed
that should rid him of his rivals at one
fell swoop. He turned an old bull
loose on them as they were gathering
daisies in a meadow and calling each
other names. But, alas, the animal
had only got his head to the ground
and his tail up when he fell into a
ditch and broke his neck. Then there
was general row, in which daisies
were torn up by the roots and the hay
crop for that season was stained to red.
Things couldn't 60 on in this way for
ever, Of course. In the first place, the
stenographer had only two weeks OF,
and in the next q man in love must
either have things settled within q rea-
sonable time or hang himself. There
came a time when the girl from New
York must speak up and let her choice
be known, and she was equal to the &C.
casien. She made q date with each and
every victim, irrespective Of politics OF
religion, down on the edge OF the frog
pond at q certain evening hour. Each
thought himself the favored one, and
each was there to swear that his love
would last through ages. 1t was a
tryst and 4 twist There were a good
many twists. They had discovered each
other and scared all the frogs out OF
the neighborhood with their swear
words and their solar plexus blows and
their rolling about before it occurred t.
the windmill man to sit up and say:
Boys, had q date to meet the girl
on this spot"
$50 did l." was answered in choru2
''She was to give me my answer"
"Same here"
"But has anybody seen her3"
mo"
"Then let's quit slugging and inves
tigate. She may have fallen on . fence
and broken a leg"
The crowd moved up to the farm
house. The red hammock no longer
swung between the cherry trees. The
green rocker on the veranda no Longer
rocked. There was no sylphlike form
wandering around the rosebush OF
looking for hrefiies on the croquet
grounds. The girl from New York had
departed ON the evening train, and sh<
hadn't even left an old pair Of slippers
behind to comfort those who had loved
her so truly and well.
ANY remarksT' asked the windmill
man as he looked around at the rest Of
the crowd.
Nothing. I guess" replied the incu
bator man, Except to move to ad
| journ."
And the motion was unanimously car
ried.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-07-24

Women love a clear, healthy complex
ion. Pure blood makes IT. Burdock
Blood Bitten makes pure blood.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-07-24

Topeka people who like to see good ball
playing should see the game between
Fort Riley soldier team and T. b. c.. Fri
day and Saturday
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-07-24
FREE MEssENeER ron WANTS

PULL Postal Telegraph Gable box or
call by either telephone No. al and have
your Want Ads brought to the State Jour-
nal Office by free messenger. NO charge to
you for messenger service. Cost OF clasel-
ned ads cents per line Of words to the
line and every fraction thereof.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-07-24
RAILROAD TIME TABLES.


Rock Island.
On effect May Is. 1922
We9t-bound- Arrive. Leave.
Texas e. II Tep. Ex. 10. is.. Il Is p p.n '"' >"
Ni0hf Colo. Flyer No. 9.... $40 pm $40 nm
81 Paso Limited No g.. IL 40 am II so IN
Ntrhf Texas Elk. No. III 55 pm l2:lS am
q a. Express No n sos pm
K G. a Chick. IL. so. g.. $50 am e:s6 am
riEsasSo 1DSn Linn. rx No =. $50 pm as pm
Top. & st. J. Ex; no. A,.- ass pm
East. Ex- = Man 40. 4...- S:s9 am I'D am
C Coi K. Flyer No. To- 7:45 am
Tc,. = at. j. Ex. No. 26.- 7;]6 am
Chick. q K. C. Ex. No. &C.. $50 pm ESQ pm
All trains DAILY, except Nos. IS aud d.
daily except Sunday.
Union Pacific.
WEsTBOUND.
DEN, ! rse. Coast No $3.50 pm rs s p@
JUNG. CITY Pass No. J.. S:1o pm ,SA pm
sai'n. n1- Mo- EsxsTHoua sY's am 400 ="
H Ehs 10. 5..:......... s:ss IN !S ~
s.'t 3 "a 3. NJ S' i.. s IS pm pm 1S On On
All trains daily except Nsa ana =
daily except Sunday.
Missouri Pacific
Topeka.Ft- Scott. Accom-.
I No. rs s.........s..s..... 50 Dn 5'ee ~
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-07-24

1raxshall's Band Tomorrow
1t 8 O'Clock. Concert at Garfield park
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-07-24
sArrNsK1M sPnc1ALrIEs.

SUBTLE charm, alluring attractiveress.
IL given by Satfn-Slkin Powder. Both pro-
stects and beauties sc at the Model.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-07-24
EDUCATIONAL

Topeka TELEGRAPH SCHOOI-527
Kansas ave. Expert telegraphers teach
you. Terms easy.
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DIoYCLEs

TOPEKA AUTOMOBILE AND CYCLE
Co. Tel. 706 Bicycles and sundries; BIZ
cycles and tandems for rent; repairing Of
all 'nds-
u. 8. CYCLE CO.. 11s z. sth ct. National
and Iver-Johuson bicycles; suppiies.repairH.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-07-24

PHYSICIANS AND sURaEoNa
DIR. 8. A. BOAM moved to a. Kansas
Ave. Phone 573; residence 261- OHice
hours 1:50 to and 7:30 to $40
IDA C. BARNES. NJ D.
Office 726 Kansas ave. Residence Thfr-
tenth and Clay. OFFICE hours: q. N. to
II n and p. m to p. M Telephone
6eo residence and 1R office.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-07-24

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
AM AN INDEPENDENT CANDIDATE:
county. LEE MYERS
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-07-24

WANTED-At once first class machinistr
at the Western Foundry and Machine
Works
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-07-24
wANrED-MALE HELP.

WANTED-3 cooks. dining room girls.
dishwashers, porters. yardmen,
teamster, girls for housework, farm
hands, 10 men for r. R. work Gree pass
2 second cooks. Star Employment Agency
AZ Kansas ave.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-07-24

FOR SALE-A fine quarter section farm
all smooth bottom land, 1856 acres in cul-
tivation; large 10 room house, large barn,
airy and other buildings. all in good repair
orchard. shade, good well. close to school
Ga miles to railroad town, this county--a
bargain. See me quick if you want it,
$40 per acre. r. Il. MOORE,
600 Kansas Ave.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-07-24
WANTED -EITUATIoNs

WANTED-A place in private family at
tending to horses, cows, lawns, ETC.; have
but one arm: will work on trial. Address
A. M Booker. S37 N. Van Buren, st.
WHEN you want to hire man or boy,
call up Y NJ. c. A.. telephone 3i1.. We
have a list of men and confidential ref
erences concerning them. Z M. c. A.
Employment Bureau, III E. Sth st.
The age-herald., 1902-05-05
MAY SHAKE EUROPE.
WilheImina's Death Would Cause
 Trouble About Succession.

London, May 1.-The tardy official ad- mission of the nature of the illness of the Queen of Holland. which the Asso- ciated Press was able to announce April 19 from Amsterdam, may be regarded as an indication of a grave crisis in her majesty's condition and coming so sud- denly upon the bulletins announcing her imminent recovery, it will cause a shock throughout Europe.
 Apart from the difficulties surrounding the question of the succession to the throne of Holland the death of Queen Wilhelmina, if this should unhappily oc- cur, would tend to convulse the contin- ent politically. In Germany, especially Is 1t matter of the deepest import. The German press claims that Prince AL brecht of Hohenzollern. the acting re- gent of Brunswick. Is among the nearest in the Dutch succession, and in all the European capitals nervous apprehension exists that the absence of direct heir to the Dutch throne might precipitate struggle for the possession of Holland which in Berlin is regarded as Germany's natural right.
The age-herald., 1902-05-05
HOUSE TRIBUTE
 TO MIR. CUMMINGS
PUBLIC MEMORIAL SERVICES HELD IN HALL OF REPRESEN- TATlVES ON SUNDAY-AN UNI USUAL TRIBUTE OF RESPECT.

Washington, May 4-In pursuance of the resolution adopted by the House yes- terday, public memorial services were held over the remains of the late Repre- sentative Amos J. Cummings of New York in the hall of representatives this afternoon. Only twice before in recent years has such an unusual honor been &C., corded to a deceased Representative, those occasions being the state funerals of Representative William D. Kelly of Pennsylvania and Representative Nelson Ringley of Maine The exercises today were very impressive Almost the entire membership of the House and Senate was present and the galleries were en- tirely inadequate to hold the thousands who went to the Capitol seeking admis- sion. The casket was brought into the hall by the Capitol police, escorted by the committee appointed by the two houses of Congress, acting as honorary pallbearers, and placed on a bier below the speakers rostrum, where it rested during the services.
 The remains of MT. Cummings accom- panied by the committees of the two houses, were taken to New York to- night.
The age-herald., 1902-05-05
GEORGIA WOMEN PUSH
 FIGHT ON COLOR LINE
DIRECTORS OF THE WoMENs CONVENTION INCLINED MATTE REMAIN THE TABLE, AND HAS sPURRED THE soUTHERNERs TO AcTloN-MRs. PRESIDENCY.

Los Angeles, Cal, May 4-The club women spent today seeking recreation in various forms.
 There was a decided change In the po- litical situation today. The ardent ad- mirers of Mrs. Decker have gathered their forces, and notwithstanding that Mrs. Decker reiterates every hour in the day that she Is not candidate and that Mrs. Denson should be elected, have ar ranged that when Mrs Decker appears on the programme Tuesday she shall be given q rousing start toward the presi- dential chair. At Mrs. Decker's request Colorado has been qulescent in this mat ter, but It is said that representatives of not less than nine states have told the Colorado delegates they will support Mrs. Decker
 Among the number are Ohio, Utah, Ne braska. Iowa and Indiana. It is believed by those On the inside, however that the the ticket will be Denison and Burdette
 The attitude of the board of directors toward the color question, though sup
The age-herald., 1902-05-05
cORRIGAN VERY ILL.
The Archbishop Is Not Considered Out
 of Danger.

New York, May 4.-There is much con- cern felt over the case of Archbishop Corrigan, as Dr. Keys, the attending phy- sician, announced tonight after his visit to the bedside of the prelate that his condition Is still dangerous and there is a possibility 1t may become more criti- cal
 Archbishop Corrigan Is by no means out of danger" said pr. Keys, "and his weakness continues There are no favor able indications, he shows absolutely no interest in worldly affairs and evinces no liveliness whatever. There was hope that he would even express a desire to get up, sick as he is, but he has not shown the slightest inclination to get up, sleeping constantly.
 His condition is grave, indeed and there is a possibility that he may get worse. and this will hold good for several days He is very weak; so weak, in fact, that If he was taken from his bed he could not stand"