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Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1902-04-17
paft en t4anaInas.

An eccentric man named Evans,
who recently died in Carmarthen-
shire, Wales, devoted his life to wit
Messing hangings, making the ac-
quaintance Of executioners and coli
lecting relics of murderers. In the
early days of public hangings he
would travel any distance to see Q
man sturned off" He was so fas-
cinated by the business that on the
death Of Calcraft he applied for his
post. As this was not granted, ne
set up a gallows in his own house
AID invited his friends TO test the
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1902-04-17
Points From The Photographers

Detroit Today: The cow-butter
Senator'S should also provide a fine
for those who make sugar from beets
instead of from cane.
Birmingham News: March came
in like a lion, and before going out
exhausted the geological calendar.
New York Press: II woman had
81 dresses, she could discover some
other woman who had SO, and be un-
happy about it.
Birmingham Age-Herald: That
famous Kentucky stream, Hellfor'
sartin, is again within its banks. II
has been trying to live up to III
name.
Atlanta Journal: The more We
read of Professor Loeb's theories
the more are we convinced that ifh'
knows what he is talking about h'
ought to explain it.
Chicago News: II q man thinks
women are poor, weak creatures, b
will soon discover his mistake b.
trying to prevent one from havini
her own way when she really want
il.
Springfield Union: If Uncle Rus
sell Sage really lost that quarter Of
million dollars, we'll bet q red AZ
pie that he knows where he lost il
and will romp out and fetch 1t hom
again some day.
| Kansas City Journal: A Chicag
paper has an article on THE Poem
That Make Suicides" In this COZ
nection IL is proper to remark thi
humanity doesn { realize how lare
a debt il owes to the editorial wast
basket.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1902-04-17

have come, but l am terribly anx
ious 70 know the result Of your in
| terview.
You win be pleased 10 hear tha,
Watson is not likely to trouble Won
any further. BERTHE shall send him
the 500, and then fancy we shall
not see his face again.
Do you know that he asked me "a
marry him q
Confound his impudence, YES: he
told me that; in fact, he was very
candid. but he had 20 be, for he knew
nc was in my power
How did yod manage fhat p
Wen, quite BY accIicnt I found
out that Watson had been mixed up
in disgraceful affair out in Califor-
mia, which would ruin his reputation
IN this country II il became known
1t Is best 10 fight man of that stamn
with his own weapons, so I told him
what ] knew, and threatened to dis.
close IL unless he told me the whole
truth. l had no evidence. but the
fact that his servant had followed
you home struck me as suspicious.
and l half-guessed that the bank
notes had never been stolen at all
That servant was too cunning IN
leave you alone in his masters room
without quitting you under close
scrutiny. From behind the curtain.
which separated that room from the
adlo'ningone, he watched your move
ments and heard you exclaim: Now
Bertie win be saved.
He followed you in order to tell |
his master where you lived. Wat
son is fairly sharp at putting two
and two together; he knew at once |
who the visitor was. Bertie owed |
MIN money. you took letter, which
evidently contained something dam
aging to Bertie's character: what
was more likely than that Bertie had
resorted to some dishonest method
of paying bis debt. You see, he
knows Bertie's weaknesses fairly
we'll.
Now Watson wanted to marry Won
partly because he was fascinated nv
Rnl1e hoaaaexE .ea.ssl -
Your indifference maddened him, I
20 he determined TO humble you; he
sent the paragraph TO the paper him
self, thinking that he would have
you in his power, and SO persuade
you to marry him. He ought to be
punished as he deserves, but can
do nothing without betraying Ber-
ties forgery. and he has promised
to make known through the papers
that his money was only mislaid and
not stolen.
I can never thank you enough for
saving us from such a man, said
Helen, as he finished speaking. j
have nothing to give you but my
self.
And surely he desired no better
reward than that.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1902-04-17

The last horse car has been BAN
ished from Massachusetts,. To sec
the horse car one needs to 60 TO
some farmers pasture, where they
are used for COW sheds, or TO New
York city, where they are still in
use. Tie admission is 5 cents.
New York city viii probably have
horse cars twenty years after the
rest of the country has abandoned
them.-Worcester Spy.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1902-04-17

This paper might be filed with
items like the following, aud every
one be the absolute truth. / had
rheumatism for years and tried al
most everything, but got no perma-
nent relief until / used Chamber
lain's Pain Balm, three bottles Of
which have cured me. IL is the
best medicine ever used. PHILIP
E. RHoADs, Pennville, DO. Pain
Balm is for sale by Greenwell &
! Drury, Leonardsown.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1902-04-17

Secretary Hay has had the unique
experience of being in close rela-
tions to the three murdered presi-
dents just before their death. He
was secretary to Lincoln, he stood
as friend and comforter at the bed
side of Garfield, and he was Nc
Kinley's chief Of cabinet
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1902-04-17

II was quite two hours later when
Helen greeted Seton for the second
time that evening
Are you tired Of waiting. dear =
he said, as she rose tomeet him with
q bright smile.
L don't mind at all now that you
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-10-17

in United States Steel stocks was confined
to a large fraction, but their strength had
a stimulating effect on the general market
which hardened again at noon.
Bonds were steady and moderately &C
tive at noon
furious buying movement developed
in St. Paul and in an incredibly short time
the stock was marked up points to 1924.
Large buying orders also appeared sinful
taneously in Union Pacific, Southern Pa
cific, Missouri Pacific and -Atchison. all of
which reached the top prices of the day.
There was not much of response in the
coalers or specialties, but the general mar
ket was strong on the formal announce
ment from Washington that the ..
government per cent bonds of 1925 would
be accepted at the subtreasury at 1.37A
and interest to date. These bonds were
bid for the first call on the stock
charge today at 13715
When the demand for St. Paul slack
eneo. realizing sales appeared. driving It
down q point from the highest The gen
eral market was not affected by its re
action and improved decidedly in spots
The soft coal stocks were bid up again
and there was active demand for Colora.
do and Southern. Trading throughout was
rather quiet.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-10-17
THEY ELECT OFFICERS.
-Horsethief Association Closes
It's Paola Session.

Paola, Kan, Oct 17-At the morning
session of the State Anti Horsethief as
ISOLATION meeting Thursday the following
state officers were elected for the ensuing
year: President. ]. w. WALL Parsons;
vice president. n. ]. Randall, Mineral !;
secretary G. ]. Mccarthy, Naleda; execu-
tive committee, J. c. Moore, Arkansas
City. William A. H Harrison, Checotah,
l. T.: J. S. Wolfe, Humboldt, Kan.
Delegates to the national convention,
which will be held at Springfield. Ill. the
first Wednesday in October, 1863. are as
follows: George NJ. Coffman, Erie; ]. W
Wall. Parsons &C. G. Horn, Welch, l. T. !;
n. j. Randall, Mineral, Kan. The state
meeting next year will be held at Win
field.
In the parade of horsemen which took
place ten local lodges were represented
There were over 20 riders in the process
sion. which was led by the Paola band,
followed by the officers in carriages.
The Anti Horsethief association was or
ganzed at Luray, Mo. about the time Of
the close OF the civil war. There are over
25,000 members in the national division.
This is divided into four subdivisions,
namely. Kansas. Illinois. Missouri and Ok
lahoma. Cherokee Nation of the Indian
Territory is under the Kansas jurisdiction,
While the other portion of Indian Territory
comes under the jurisdiction of oklahoma
The work of organizing western lodges in
Idaho and New Mexico was begun this
year. which will be in this. the Kansas,
division. In the national association there
are 725 local lodges and 31S local orders
in the division represented by Kansas,
comprising in the latter about IA, 900 N en-
bers. which shows that nearly one-haIf of
the strength is in the Kansas division.
Kansas conducted her entire district last
year without cent of per capita tax and
nearly 100 new lodges were organized this
year, with a total membership of over
900.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-10-17
New 2 ork Stock.

Wall Street, New York,Oct. 17-STOCKS
The market showed some slight irregu-
larlty at the opening under the influence
OF traders realizing and outside buying
orders inspired by the demonstration of
strength yesterday. Fluctuations were of
the merest fractions either way. except
in some of the soft coal stocks. Baltimore
and Ohio rising a point and Wheeling and
Lake Erie. second preferred points. Nor
folk and Western sold a spread from
1881 down to 1914 with $500 shares chang
Dealings in all the leading stocks were in
large amounts and there was a great dis
tribution of trading.
The tone of the market did rot remain
undecided long, as large orders poured in
for Baltimore and Ohio. Norfolk and
Western, Missouri Pacific and St Paul and
varce the general market. Baltimore and
Ohio the leader in point of activity
and strength and rapidly advanced 33s
points. to 1893. Other soft coal stocks.
including Hooking Valley and Chesapeake
and Ohio, rose strongly in sympathy. but
the anthra cite coal stocks did not register
folk and Western advanced to S0A, but
later reacted to a fraction below last
night. Gains in a number of less inlDor-
tant stock reached po1nt or more and
there were exceptional improvements of 3
points in Canada Southern, 3A in Wheel
ing and Lake Erie second preferred, 5 in
New Haven and 515 in Iowa Central pre-
ferred- Large realizing sales caused re
action before II O'Clock of a point in Bal
tirnore and Ohio, Chesapeake and Ohio,
Manhattan and Sugar.
Dealings were comparatively small dur
ing the second hour and prices receded
slowly in some cases to below last night,
notably for Louisville. Sugar and Penn
sylvania- Subsequent large buying of Uni
ted States Steel started the general buying
movement in other independent steel prop
critics ard Tennessee Coal. Republic
Steel stocks and Colorado Fuel responded
with gains OF a point or more The rise
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-10-17

rushes Of the heavy players and break
up the team work. The first play wa
at the right end OF the Washburn line
and the gain was small. The Betlsa ny
eleven hammered the center. the. ends
and tackles and lost the ball on the %
yard line. The Washburns began its
march to the Lindsborg goal FATTY
Clark was crying for the Washburn
tore a hole in the center of the Bethany
Ire big enough to run street car
through and Lakin and Clark went
through for a good gain Caldwell nix
the right end for five. Again kiene,
Clark and Haynes tore a hole in the
center of the Bethany stone wall and
the ball went on toward the north goal
The ball was on the Bethany 40 yard
line.
Caldwell circled the right end with
good interference for Is yards. Mehl
hit the left end. Lakin went through
the left tackle like a whirlwind for
yards. Cunningham hit the right end.
He crashed through for 5 yards and the
ball was on the 20 yard line The Wash
burn rOoters were all expectant- The
march to the north goal was steady and
touchdown seemed certain but a
tumble would settle the chances of
score. Cunningham hit the hole at left
tackle for 5 yards. A line play and
then Lalxin circled the left end for
yards and the ball was Oh the yard
line.
Then the Bethany lire set itself firm
ly but the left end play netted the
Washburn players five yards. The ball
was on the two yard line. The Bethany
band was still. The rooters- We're quiet
They had stopped their chant about
Peter Peterson and Henry IderysOn."
The Washburn roCters were making the
noise. The ball went back to Mei9 and
he hit the center and went over the line
planting the ball squarely between the
goal posts. Caldwell kicked a neat goal.
Score, Washburn g. Bethany 0.
Then the thirty-secOnd degree Topeka
oOters made a rush for Benny Owen,
the coach OF the Bethany team. Benny
was joked, joshed and jonered. He had
i knowing look in his right eye and re-
requested the rooters to wait till they
saw what he had up his sleeve.
Lindsborg kicked off again and soon
the ball was in tire center of the field
and Washburn lost it on downs. Beth
any then started a march FOR the north
goal y line play and then w. Banbury
went around the right end. His inter-
ference was good and he had almost an
open field for run to the goal Worsley
tried to hug him but Banbury dumped
him in a heap. Cunningham was the
only player Of the Washburn team on
Banbury's trail. Down the Geld they
went Cunningham was gaining on Ban
bury. Five yards from the goal line he
grabbed him about the shoulders but
Banbury went on a step, fell with Gun
ningham on him and rolled over the
goal line for a touch down. Bush missed
an easy goal and the score was. Wash
burn ., Bethany 5.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-10-17
SEVEN REVOLVER BALLS.
Perforated the Alleged Bullet-Proof
Vest of Father Zeglen.

New York. Oct. 17-After withstanding
every test. the so-called bullet proof vest.
invented and woven by Rev. Cashier Ze-
glen. priest at St. Staniaus Catholic
church. Chicago. was penetrated by seven
bullets from 3S-caliber military revolver
at public exhibition this afternoon in
Brooklyn
Before the tests were begun c. w. Ry-
der. who represented the inventor. said
Father Zeglen was unable to be present
having received an order for 20 vests from
the coal mine operators, who feared some
of the strikers might try to assassinate
them
If such was the case it was lucky for
the inventor that the coal mine operators
decided to adopt his armor when they did,
fer if he had been inside his sample when
Effingham Wilson, the noted pistol shot,
fired at it members of St Stanislaus
would be mourning the death Of Their
pastor today
The price was said to be $50 for each
vest
Father Zeglen telegraphed that he would
wear the vest and give public exhibition
in New York city in about three weeks.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-10-17
ALL ARE LOST.
Overturned Boat Tells the Fate of the
Lockwood Crew.

Cleveland. O.. Oct 17-All hope that
the men who left the laundering steamer
c. 3. Lockwood off the port of Asth-
still alive was disoelled when the over
turned boat that they embarked in was
picked up off that port by the boat j. G.
Gramer The names of the missing men
are:
Second Mate John Britts, of Toledo.
Chief Engineer David Burns, Marine
City.
Henry Bosnian, second engineer, FAN
Haven
Fireman Fred Green. Marine City.
Fireman Julius Schmidt, residence not
Known
Joseph Perry. oiler Fair Haven.
William Miller, deck hand, residence
not known.
Two deck hands and one fireman,
names not known.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-10-17
TODAY.
Wheat Failure in United King
dom Sends Up Price.
Brisk Trading in Corn on Chi
cagO Market.
LIVE STOCK STEADY.
Cattle Stationary and Hogs Ad-
vance Ten Cents.
Wall Street Receivers It's Equa-
ninity and Stocks Quiet.

Chicago. Oct. 17.-WHEAT-Wheat open
ed easier on cables, but recovered later
on good demand with light offerings. A
report from the United Kingdom stated
that the crop there was the poorest in
20 years Strength in corn was also sus-.
tanning factor. Weather prospects were
for scattered rains and there was some
buying on this account
December opened "a shade to 1s614c low
er, at 71AM717sc, later selling up to 72Ac.
Minneapolis and Duluth reported receipts
of 164 cars, which, with local receipts of
10 cars cars of contract grade-maGe
total receipts for the three points of S74
cars, against 1874 cars last week and 7S7
cars year EGO.
a decline followed on heavy liuilidatioa
Of May which also affected December but
the market again advanced toward the
close, with final figures on December 7sQ
CORN-There was active trading in corn
during the opening hour, with especial
caused an advance in that delivery OF
about cents. Appearances went to show
that the same prominent long who has
been bulling the market of late was again
an active buyer and this resulted in an
urgent demand from all sources.
Early cables failed to respond to the adj
vance here yesterday and there some
selling at the start ON this account De
cember opened q shade lower to as6i15c
higher, at 51m5l1zc but quickly advanced
by steady steps until 531Sc was reached.
Local receipts were 555 cars-e3 of contract
Realizing by longs on the advance caused
a sharp decline, December selling down to
SIC but another rally followed and Decem-
Der closed 112q1s5c higher, at 52ssc-
OATS-Oats opened steady with light
trade. The market was influenced chiefly
by the action of corn. December opened
a shade higher at 311zG315sc. and trading
was confined within a narrow margin.
Local recei1ts were 1e3 cars.
DEMONSTRATIONS opened firm
on higher prices of hogs and the strength
of corn There was a fair demand fer
January products. January pork opened
unchanged, at 1855; January lard &c
higher, at $9.S5. and ribs ~ higher, at
S. 45
WHEAT-Cash: No. red. 75c: No 3
red. 6sM7114c; No. hard winter, TIC; No.
3 hard winter. 6Sd69c; No. l northern
spring, z5a76c;. No. northern spring, $50
FT4c; No. 3 spring. 70c.
CORN-No .. e1c: No. 3, Sic
oATS-No. 2, SOC; No. 3, 29a2e1kc.
FLAX-Cash: N--YN-.;- $1-19; S.-W-, $1.18;
Oct S1-1S; May $120d122.
RYE-Dec., 493Lc.
BARLEY-Cash: 3505Sc
TIMOTHY-Oct., ski5s
GLOW ER-Oct., $1125.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-10-17
JUST COMMON SENSE.
Changed the Whole Thing.

I used coffee all my life until two
years ago, when 1 was forced to discon-
tire it." writes lady from Memphis,
Tern. My health became SC wretched
that life was almost a burden.
7 suffered almost continuously with
nervous headache. dyspepsia and ex-
cruciating pains in ny back My heart
action was very feeble. and 1 suffered
intensely from a feeling of suffocation
or oppression. Was extremely emaciated
and debilitated. and so nervous that the
slightest exertion or excitement would
produce very distressing symptoms My
physician pronounced my trouble ner-
vous pTostration. and could give very
slight relief.
"A friend urged me to stop drinking
coffee and try Postum Food Coffee and
note the result. My first trial was not
satisfactory, ewing to the Indifference
of the cook but the next time she fol-
lowed directors carefully and I found
it decidedly good. After using it about
two months. l awoke to the fact that
my bad symptoms had almost totally
disappeared, and that my health was
better than it lad been for six years I
/ had no headacne. my heart troubled me
only at rare intervals: could eat with
perfect IMMUNITY; gained flesh and was
generally much stronger than form% ly.
I had discontinued medical treatment
when began to Use Postum, and com
mon sense supports me in the coavic-
ton that Postum alone was the cura-
tive agent in my case. NV children are
quite fond of it. and l take comfort in
the thought that in Postum they obtain
both food and drink md run no risk of
injury to their digestive organs. No one
has healthier children than T. and that
alone is sufficient to prove its value"
Name given by Postum Co., Battle
Greek. Mich.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-10-17

WHEAT-The cash situation warrants
higher prices for speculative wheat in
America and our markets are gradually
hardening and creeping to a higher range
of values in spite of the Indifferent mar
kets abroad 1t is true that exporters are
rot following our advance, and this feature
has tended to rsisead good many traders,
but this is nearly always the case at the
beginning of a big bull market Receipts
are moderate and very little stuff is grad
ing contract. Good milling wheat is scarce
both in the southwest and northwest and
we have no good wheat that can be spared
for export: it can all be used at home
Speculative values are based on contract
wheat and export wheat win be of
poor er quality altogether.
The situation is changing rapidly toward
higher prices and believe we are going to
see substantial advance from around
these prices
CORN-Corn was strong again today es-
control of this option and those who are
in position to know something about it
expect fierce deal. Short interest II
both the Nav and December is quite
large and no material decline can be hoped
for until everything is covered Cables
were I'D higher and the cash demand
was somewhat improved
OATS-Oats were quiet and featureless,
sharing the strength in corn in q small
wa
PROVISIONS-Pr were active
and higher all around. Packers were good
buyers of both January and May pork.
Higher prices are predicted by the best
''t'''s's = '"sse ? "a 4 G. GOODWIN.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-10-17
Topeka Marker.
) % QA lit Am AND VIC ETaRf-f5

FURNISHED by w. o. Anderson & Co.,
ORANG ES-AIcxican, $3.50.
I4EMONS-Calfornia 800 size, Sc. 50d4. 90:
Messina. 800 size, $3.500I4.00.
CRAPES-New York. S-lb. basket 26c
California Tocay grapes, 81. IS per 4-basket
BANANAs-Marlet lower. being 81 Gs1bo
per ID; and running from 81. 75Q2. Is per
bunch
APPLEs- Native 10000 per bu.; s1.5oa
2.5o per Dbl.
box; 3eure Hardy. %.75M2o0 iIer pox: ma
tive Kansas grown, $S.7504.5c per Dbl.
QUINC ES-S2.O0 per box.
TABLE POTATOES-Kaw Valley, 2ac
per bu.: Minnesota Burbanks. soc; Min
nesota Rural. soc: Colorado. white Csc
SWEET POTATOSS-40 per bu
VEGETABLES.
tomatoes, 40c per Y bu. basket;dsy onions
G0c per Du. (, Spanish onions. Sl.50 per crate:
wax beans 75c per IL DC. basket.
OYSTERS-NeW York count 4Cc per
can; extra select, 35c per can. standard
25c per can; bulk. per gallon. $40.
CELERY-Michigan. blue ribbon, 45c
dozen: red ribbon. Ace per dozen.
EGGS-Candled ed, loss off, I73hc; case
Bt11TTER-Country, Ike
POUITRY-FIe rs &c lb: ROSTERS 15c
each; ducks and geese. &c Ii: turkeys, 70
Sc h.. live spring chickens, 7Iac ID
PRAIRIE HAY-By car s6.Ooa7.oo
PRAIRIE HAY-By ton (baIedJ $50. IS. 90
PRAIRIE HAY Qoose) ...-........ Sc. GOA !. 20
Alfalfa hay is very scarce and in good
Straw $500 per ton. and very scarce.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-10-17


Liverpool opening cables: Wheat, I'D
Second Liverpool cables: Wheat un-
changed to I'D higher than yesterday 5
close: corn. I'D higher
Closing, Liverpool cables: Wheat %
higher than Yesterdays close.
Chicago grain RECEIPTS: Wheat, 10 cars;
graded, g. Corn. $50 cars; graded, So. Oats,
1853 cars: graded, p.
Kansas City grain receipts: Wheat IA
cars; corn. q cars: oats. 80 cars
New York: Good buying of Atchison
common and Missouri Pacific is steadily
going on. Sales are easily absorbed. Be
lieve the whole list is due for a good adj
vance-
Chicago: December wheat-Puts. 71zc;
calls, 7215c: curb, 7214c. December corn
Puts. 515sc; calls. 539sc; curb. 52%4c-
Chicago: Cash markets for wheat are
firm and higher in spite of the fact that
exporters ale not following our advance.
Chicago: Wheat opened about steady
Foreign markets. are not following our adj
vance Domestic situation strong. however,
and wheat markets are hardening A
higher range OF values is predicted by the
best people in the trade.
=. ss-ss-+ grain receipts today: Min
neapolis, SOC cars; Duluth, 25S cars A year
aso- minneapolis, Az cars; Duluth, 22o