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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-11-12
What the
Simplex Piano Player
ompliSI1ed as an Edvcotor.

Time was when the mechanical Piano Player
was used almost exclusively in public halls, hotels
and the variety theatre. Since the invention of
the Simplex, which is considered by tn. best
authorities as an almost human Piano Player,
it has reached the homes and studios of many
Music lovers who despse mechanical playing.
Many homes where magnificent Piano has been
standing idle most of the time filled
with melodies and harnonies of the great masters,
the influence of which has most refining effect.
Professors of Universities use the Simplex to
illustrate and analyze compositions that would
require years of hard work on the part of pianist
to perform with equal perfection.
In the Simplex the Speed and Force are en-
trcly separate powers, thereby admitting of a
more delicate expression and tempo than any
other Piano Player.
Persons interested in a really perfect instru-
rnent of this kind are invited to call at the ware
rooms of the w. F. Roetr Music Co., $50
Kansas Ave, Topeka, Kans., and investigate the
extraordinary efficiency of the Simplex.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-11-12
Daughters of confederacv Meet.

New Orleans, La. Nov 12.-The ninth
annual convention of the Daughters of
the Confederacy began here today with
delegates from twenty states and their
lady friends and veterans of confeder-
acy present. General Francis T. Mich
oils and other distinguished visitors oc-
cupied seats on the platform Mrs. h
A bonneville president of the Daugh-
tiers, presided
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-11-12

FURNISHED by the A. @. Goodwin Commits
SION company, Commission Merchants
Room No. s, Columbian building. indie
pendent telephone 1851
WHEAT-Iiverpool cables 1kd higher.
clearances 273, 600 bushels wheat and hour
as wheat northwest receipts liberal, Srt-
mary receipts heavy and poor domestic
and foreign cash markets were the bear
factors in wheat today, yet the market
held firm at yesterdays closing prices,
and little better, until II 80 clock. when
prof1t taking caused a setback The Zig
houses are bullish on wheat and are try
ing TO induce the country to come iii and
help them, but so far as the southwest
there. Indications are that cables will be
lower in the morning and d bearish Price
Current, We look for a setback from
init of a bull market just yet. 1t is re-
ported that Patten bought in a line of
short May wheat yesterday and caused
100 at Chicago and SO at Kansas City.
CORN-Corn was steady during the first
over the corn states, which will hinder the
movement of new corn. The government
report indicating total yield of not less
than 2543 million bushels and possibly D.
600 millions, is extremely bearsh ana
prices must sag to safe commercial
basis before the new crop gets under full
movement will commence in a week or
ten days and keep up ali winter to the
ability of the railroads to furnish cars
for it's Transportation to market centers
The big cash handlers are reducing their
bids daily for the cash stuff, realizing that
soon as the small immediate demand ID
The big traders are feeding the market
all it will stand. and have been doing 1t
for some time It is certain a hard break
is coming shortly and we urge the trade
to sell the Chicago May option short and
stay on that side of the market.
A. C. GOODWIN COMMISSION co.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-11-12
Chicaeo livestock Market.

Chicago Nov MISUNDERSTANDING to-
day, p, 900 head including 4000 head of
westerns. Market slow and lower. Good
to prime steers. $6.00n6.75; poor to medium,
cows, s1.40a4.5o; heifers 100000; Gamers,
81 80; bulls, $2.O0d4. so; calves, $3.50Gl
$50; Texas fed steers. $3.00@4O0; western
steers So. 10000.
HOGS-Receipt today, 10000 head; esti-
mated Thursday, 10000 head left over from
Tuesday. 1898 head Market 106l5c lower
Mixed and butchers $5.95G6.15; good to
choice heavy, $6O0d6.3o; rough heavy, $3.50
d6.00; light, IS. 90d6.10; bulk of sales, $5S
d61O.
SHEEP-Receipts today, 10000 head
Sheep and lambs slow. Good to choice
wethers, So 50a40Q; fair to choice mixed,
81 500 40; western sheep, 81. 75q3 so; native
lambs $S.50G5.25; western lambs, $1,000
40.
Official receipts and shipments Tuesday:
Cattle. Hogs Sheep.
REGENTS 1852 1857 35,77o
Shipments ...... $40 6so4V liJJf
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-11-12

ing from hearts filled to the brim with
tender sympathy and affection.
The bill last evening was made up Of
The Cricket on the Hearth in which
Mr.. Jefferson portrayed the lovabia old
toymaker. Caleb P1ummer, and Lent Me
Five Shillings-" The performance pos
sessed all the charming qualities that Mr..
Jefferson gives to the characters he as
sumes in these old-time PLAYS.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-11-12
Smear and coaesMarkst.

New York, Nov. 12-SUGAR- Raw firm
Fair refining 3-16c; centrifugal, 96 test
11-16c; molasses sugar, 5-16c. Refined
sugar irregular. Crushed, $5.05; powdered
81. IS: graduated, SAB.
COFFEE-MarEet steady. No. Rio
51sc.
leans, 30d40c.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-11-12
New York Money Ma-kes.

New York, Nov. 12.-Noon-MONEY-
Money on call steady. at SO per cent;
prime mercantile paper 515@6 per cent;
sterling exchange steady, with actual bust
ness in bankers bills at $4S7d4.S7A for de-
mand and at S4.S4 for so DAYS; posted rates,
$4.S5 and Sass; commercial bills, s4.sSA4sp
4.S3A.
sfLvER-Bar silver. 1850; Mexican dol
lars, 39lzc.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-11-12
Kan ga OF Pucaz

FURNISHED by ]. E. Gall Commissions.
Grain, Provisions. Cotton and Stocks
Office 10 West Sixth street. Telephone
4S6. Correspondent Christie Grain and
Stock company. Kansas City, Mol
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-11-12

New Y!

New York, Nov. 12.-COTToN-spo cot
ton. $s.90dS.55 per 1O0ibs.
Galveston, Nov. 12.-CoTTON-Easy at
I 13-16c.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-11-12
Ch,oaeo PRODUCE Market.

Chicago. Ill. Nov 12.-BUTTER-Market
firm Creamery, 161aG25c; dairy, 15d22c.,
EGGS+Market steady. Loss of, cases
returned 22a221kc.
CHEESE-Marlzet steady. Twins, 11@
HE; Daisies, 111sGl2c; Young Americas,
ICED POULTRY-Market steady. Tur-
keys, 9@12c; chickens. sale.
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Range of Prices on stock-

FURNISHED by ]. E. Gall, Commissions.
Grain, Provisions, Cotton and Stocks
y4S6- Correspondent Christie Grain and
Stock company. Kansas City. Mol
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Topeka Hide Market.

Topeka, Nov. r.
on Boston quotations:
GREEN SALT CURED NO. SIC
GREEN SALT CURED NO. 2. 7i<o
NO / TALLOW .-..................... Sc
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-11-12
Football, Haskell VS.. K. o., Lawrence
and Return 7Sc, Santa Fe.

Lawrence and return 7sc, Santa Fe.
Tickets on sale Saturday. November Is;
6nal limit. November IL.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-11-12

St Louis Mo. Nov 12-WOOI-Market
unchanged Territory and western medi-
ums, 16@1Sc; fine, 12q1634c: coarse. 12d15c.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-11-12

Opening Liverpool cables: Wheat I'D
higher corn unchanged from yesterday.
Grain receipts at Chicago: Wheat, EOS
cars; graded, IL. Corn, 81 cars; graded, is.
Oats, ia cars; graded, Z.
Second Liverpool cables: Wheat I'D
higher; corn sd higher than yesterday.
Grain receipts at Kansas City: Wheat
SO cars; corn, 60 cars; oats, 10 cars.
Estimated grain receipts at Kansas City
tomorrow: Wheat, SO cars; corn. 81 cars;
oats, IL cars
Chicago: Wheat opened steady at yes
terday's close. Market firm and trade
light.
Chicago: Privileges good, this week:
May wheat-Puts, 73Ac; calls, 76c. May
corn-Puts, 39c: calls, 421ac.
Chicago: Privileges for tomorrow: May
wheat.lPuts. 741k@7414c; calls, 74zkQ75c:
curb 7413c. May corn-Puts, 405s@ 41c;
calls, 4115@415sc: curb, 411tc sellers
Closing Liverpool cables: Wheat led
higher; corn I'D higher for the day.
Estimated grain receipts at Chicago to-
morrow: Wheat 100 cars. corn, $50 cars;
oats. 1870 cars; hogs, 80, 900 head
Northwest grain receipts today: Mime
apolis, 53S cars: Duluth, 240 cars. A year
ago: Minneapolis, 467 cars Duluth, 147
cars
Chicago: Indications of rainy weather
in the big corn states for the next SO hours
is holding corn market about steady.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-11-12
Kansas City Grain.

Kansas City Grain
FURNISHED by J. E. Gall. Commissions.
Grain. Provisions. Cotton and Stocks
Office 10 West Sixth street. Telephone
1856 Correspondent Christie Grain and
Stock company. Kansas City, No
Kansas City, Nov. r.
Omen High LOW Close Yes
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Market Gossip.

FURNISHED by the A G. Goodwin Commits
sion company. Commission Merchants
and receivers and shippers of grain.
Room No. g. Columbian building. indie
pendent telephone 1881
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Grain Letter.

Furnished by the A. @. Goodwin Commits
sion company, Commission Merchants
and receivers and shippers OF grain.
Room No. s. Columbian building indie
pendent telephone 1875.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1902-12-06
COSTLY WOODS FOR FUEL.
What One Factory Did when Coa Was
Scarce and Dear.

What One Factory Did When Coal Was
Scarce and Dear.
People have turned to everything
for fuel during the coal famine
brought on by the recent strike, but
it is doubtful, says the Boston Tran
script, if the furnaces Of more than
one factory are fed by costly import
ed woods, where every ton burned
means a value Of about $50 to $40
gone up in smoke.
The one firm in question il located
in Cambridgeport Its engineers
have found that hard woods like eb-
0ny, rosewood, box wood and hgnum-
vitae, well seasoned, burn almost as
well as coal. The only precautiOn
which they take is not to burn coal
and wood at the same time. They
stoke their fires with $40 wood fuel
part Of the time, and with scarcely
less expensive coal fuel the rest Of
the time.
On the face Of it it may look as if
the concerns managers are throwing
away Tor burning up) good money,
but with them it is a plain business
proposition. As one Of them ex-
planned the other morning, they have
unusual storage room, and for many
years have been constantly in the
market to buy. During the course
Of this time they have picked up a
large amount of wood at extremely
low prices. When, for instance, the
National Mahogany and Cedar COM
pany was formed of several Of the
most prominent New York and Bos-
ton wood concerns, the individual
firms composing them had a general
selling out ofstock, and when thesame
trust disintegrated a short time later,
there was another sale-and at both
Of these the Cambridgeport company
profted in good wood at reduced
prices. So if fine hard wood worth
$40 a ton cost them less than $40 a
ton, they can afford to use ii un-
der their boilers rather han buy BIZ
luminous coal at very nearly that
price or anthracite coal at half as
much again.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1902-12-06
Council Proceedings.

AT the clCd meeting VI the city
couocil Saturday light report was
made upon tn I SIS cf ihe rock
crushcr recently purchased by the
city Perfect satisfaction was ex.
pressed by all who had seen the
m9chiae work M ireland WIN
rep e,ypis ,A. oiaGgfactuying com
pany, addressed the council and salts,
f~aetprl7 answered ali the inquiries Of
The mcnb IS II was Wosed and
unanimously carried to accept the
machine
The crusher Is Installed at the
Serat mine near the depot. It's
capaelty Is f'cp evenly five to one
hundred cubic yards ct crusH ed rocl,
per day Work has already begun on
The streets, and it is hoped that be-
fore the weather gets too bad the
mStn Travelled streets may be put IN a
good state Of repair.
This seems to be a proper time to
Insist again that prisoners be EN-.
ployed upon public works. There is
no good reason why m~alefactors
should DC treated more tenderly than
law-abiding citizens, who have to
work for their living In all kinds Of
weather. Unless our iails aud lockups
are TO become hot beds Of vice and
asYlums for the shameless, every effort
should be made to prevent criminals
from having an easier time at the
public charge than self respecting and
law-aOiding citizens.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1902-12-06
Miss Elaine Campbell Won.

At the defamation contest at Mar
shall Friday night, Miss Elaine
Campbell, of this city, was awarded
one Of the twenty-dollar gold prizes,
The district comprised the counties of
Jackson, Cass, Pettis, Saline, Johnson
ma Lafayette, and all the high
schools Of these counties were invited
to send n boy and one girl to the
contest. To win over so large a field
or contestants is no small compliment
She recited "Aunt Sylvia's Geography
Lesso7"-a selection 10 which the
humorous and the pathetic are hap.
PLY blended. Charles Peliot, Of the
Sweet Springs high school, won the
p vs. prize.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1902-12-06
HE Won mi QUIT.


OF a Race Horse.
"That reminds me Of the first and
last bet l ever made on a horse race"
said a party who had been listening
to a tale Of chance, related in the
hearing of a New Orleans Times
Democrat reporter, "and l am sure
the experience is worth relating, be-
cause there is a sermon in it. In my
case it was a sermon Of rare force,
and infinitely more eloquent than
any / have ever heard thundered
from the pulpit, so far as my own life
is concerned. 1t was a number Of
years ago. / was in the plastic state
mentally and otherwise, and the
slightest swish Of the wind of fortune
was sufficient TO turn me one way or
the other. At the time | was en-
ployed by a large firm in an impor-
tant southern city as collector, and
along about the first of each month
l handled money in large sums. l
had never seen a horse race and had
never entered a poolroom. But |
had read about such things, and knew
they were in existence, and one after
noon, when | found a little time
hanging on my hands, | concluded
that / would drift into a poolroom
just to see what sort of a place it
was. I had Is cents which belonged
to me, and a gold watch. But in cash
and checks / had nearly $4,000 be-
longing to the company worked fer.
About 81, goo was in cash. Next day
was my pay day. While GAZING at he
blackboards in the poolroom with he
names Of horses, odds and other IN
formation on them, and while listen
ing to the merry chatter Of the men
around me, and the ticking Of the in
strument now and then. and the oail-
ing Of ether races, ! suddenly found
myrc" ~tor;Dg into the excitement
Of th r7tion, nd ! wanted to bet.
| got what is called a hunch' in tie
yernacular. There was a horse coll
ing at Z to ], and for some strange
reason l concluded that he would
win. But | had no money except The
firms. Next day was pay day and
why shouldn't | draw IS in advance
without asking the company for it?
That's exactly what | did, and ! put
it on the horse that wa marked up ut
Z to /. The horse won and I palled
down $50 ! was trembling with
fear when ] staggered out Of the pool
room, and felt like | was slipping
away from some recipice which had
threatened to engul1 me and NY good
name. Suppose | had lost that S52
What would have happened? Would
/ have continued 70 bet money that
did not belong TO me? l do not
know. ! know this much only:
That was ny Hrst and my last bel on
q horse race"
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1902-12-06
PERsIMMoN AS A FRUIT.
Not as Highly Regarded IN America as
It Ought to Be.

Why is it the persimmon is not
more highly regarded as a fruit?
True, it is difficult to get it at just
the right stage to avoid the quicker"
but well-ripened and frosted fruit
most persons would surely consider
delicious, and worth a little trouble
to produce. Possibly, says Mehan's
monthly, it is because the ripe fruit
is difficult to handle. What is known
as the japanese persimmon is more
encouraging to grow than our native
ones in respect to the size Of the
fruit, being fully twice as large. But
it will not thrive further north than
Philadelphia, and even there it is un-
certain. The flavor is a little less
sweet, but with less quicker"
Of late attention has been given to
the Improvement of our native per-
slmmon, and 1t has been attended by
more or less success. Some are al
most or entirely seedless, and absence
of most of the puckering is notice.
able. One promising variety has
been named Gold Drop, for which
is claimed e%arliness coming into bear
ing, extreme hardness, unusually
large and good shape, fine yellow col
or, flesh melting and with but little
packer when ripe.
The American persimmon makes a
handsome tree ornamentally consid-
cred. lit has dark, green leaves that
remain on late in the fall.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1902-12-06
No Complaint to Make.

Lexington has no complaint to
make. At the recent meeting OF the
West Central Teachers "A Association at
Marshall Miss Elaine Campbell won
the medal for girls, Maurice Hicklin
won second place 10 the boys contest.
Prof Phillips was elected president
of the association and Lexington was
chosen as the next place Of meeting.
They might have thrown in a cnomo,
but Lexington is not greedy and will
Try to be content with what she got.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1902-12-06
Diet for Athletes.

The following ars given by a med
zeal paper as some 81 the chief rules
for athletes insisted Upon by their
trainers: Little SOLD no coarse veg
etables; no pork or veal: two meals
a day-breakg- al eight and dinner
at two. II supper i allowed at an it
must be a very light and simple one,
several hours before bedtime, and is
not recommended II is reckoned
much against a man wind "a 60 TO
bed with a full stomach No fat meat
is ever given, and no orcbeese.
which are considered indigestiUle.
Pies and pastry ale rat allowed.
Meat must always BE takcn ittsh.
and not seasoned. Salt meats are
not allowed. Puddings and hard
dumplings are considered mft 10 be
eaten the lroina 'Peapis
m9v as vol take eafthenware mia
their stomachs.n
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1902-12-06
GREATER LoNDoN'S CENSUS.

Population Now $500, ooO-Its Growth
Threatened by Falling Birth Rate.
Recent county council statistics
show the population Of Greater Lon
don to be 6,581,372.
A note Of alarm has been sounded
because, Notwithstanding that tie
marriage rate has steadily increased
since 1894, the birth rate has reached
the lowest point ever touched. lhir-
ty years ago the birth rate was 49, in
the thousand. Now it has sunk to
1913. Throughout England the full
birth rate has been on parallel lines.
The death rate in London shows a
slight increase over the three previ-
Gus years.
Both pauperism and crime show q
tendency to decrease.
The board Of trade report shows
that there were fewer strikes in 1901
than for several years. There were
642 new disputes, involving 100000
work people. About two per cent. Of
the industrial population were con-
cerned, and the time lost was COM
puted to be equal to 4,00O,O 600 work.
ing days, about2 20 days for every one
affected. The majority Of the dis
putes ended rather in favor Of the
masters than Of the men.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1902-12-06
Growth Of New York and Lonaon

Growth Of New York and LOnuon,
During The nineteenth century Lou
don grew at nearly a constant pace
from 100000 people to $500, 600
eight-fold New York grew more
rapidly, but less regularly, in general
doubling in about twenty years. During
The century 1t developed from a town
OF 10000 people 10 a great city Of
5000, 600, thus increasing dity-eight
fold.
With the rate Of increase 10 both
cities slightly slower than ii has aver
aged for a century New York is still
growing twice as fast as London. New
York is growing S5 per cent in ten
years, London, II per cent. II this
rate Of increase remains constant for
hall a century New York will have, in
1860, l6,6l0,000 people and London,
l~y,274,000.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1902-12-06
Prescribed by her Physician.

Neosbo Falls, Kas., Nov. 10, 1900. :.
Pspsin Syrup Co, Monticello, Ill.
Dear Sirs For almost fifteen a
i suffered from indigestion and last
winter thought | would die, when my
physician, DR.. A. j. Lieurance, of tins
place, advised my trying DR.. Cald.
Wells Syrup Pepsin, which | did, and
two bottles cured me. 1t not only
relieved me, but 1t cured me so that |
hsve not been troubled since.
Ii any one should offer me $500 for
the good Syrup Pepsin has done me,
would not think Of taking it. No one
can take your medicine without being
convinced of its more than wonderful
cures. I recommend it to all my
friends as q laxative and stomach
remedy. Yours with gratitude,
l2-6ml MRS. ]. MORGAN
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-caaga1ag spelI Oaused peath.

"ilany Dnekwell, aged 20 years,
ehoseafo dtash early yesterday morn
ing at his home, in the presence Of his
wife an6 child. He contracted a
slight cold 9 few days ago aud PAID
ll'fle attention 70 il. Yesterday morn
iog be was seizrd with q fit Of cough
inc witch continued for some time.
lis wife sent for a physician but before
be could arrive another coughing spell
cesne "a and Duckwell died from
sufocation.-St. Louis Globe-De Demo
cfA', Dec. !, l90i.f BaIiurd's Hore.
honpd Syrup would have saved HIM.
200, DOC and Sl.Oo. For sale BY
CrenshaV y Young. l2-6ml
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1902-12-06

R Il. Foster, Sls S. I'd Street, Salt
Lake CITY, writes: II nave been
blthered wrh dyspepsia or indigestion
TOR q years, have tried many doctors
without relief, but | aaye found IA cure
in Herbinc. / recommend it to all my
friends, who are afflicted that way, aud
I is curing them, TO. SOC AT Cien-
shaw & Young u 6m1