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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-04-24
POTATOES GO HIGHER.
An Advance of I3 Cents a Bush
ell Since Saturday.

Chicago, April 24.-Prices Of potatoes
here jumped to 81 a bushel in Chicago
wholesale market yesterday. There has
been an advance Of 13 cents since Sat
urday last, and the present price is the
highest since last August. when the pro-
duct sold at s1.25. The crop Of old po-
tatoes has been nearly used up and sup
plies in all markets are unusually small.
New. .Cubans solJ 1t SO a l7rrrel yester-
Gay
The new crop is just starting to mar
ket from Louisiana.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-04-24
REEDER WON.
Nominated For Congress on
Eleventh Ballot.
Decatur County Led the Bolt to
Him.
POOR GENERALSHIP.
Admitted That the Ants De-
feated Themselves.
Otis Benton Had Control of the
Situation.
VIII Deal Out the Patronage in
Decatur.
POOR GENERALSHIP
Otis Benton Had Control of th'
Situation.

Norton, kan, April 24-The eonven-
ton was called to order at $50 and
Reeder was nominated on the eleventh
ballot Reeder received "a votes; White
go and Wellington ,
Decatur county delegation held the
balance of power in the convention. All
night the Reeder forces have been work
ing with H. o. Douglass. z Z. Schultz,
Chris Mines. J. W. Smith. L. P. Mont
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-04-24
DECATUR MEN FLoPPED.
Went From Reeder to White to Keep
From Being Thrown Out.

Norton. April 24.-The Decatur county
delegation which went to White and
with the antis, was bottled up by the
anti forces which controlled the organiz-
alton of the convention until the delega-
tion agreed to switch from Reeder.
In the morning the committee, with a
majority Of Reeder men. seated the Ben
ton delegation but the fxers announced
that the report would not be accepted
by the convention unless the Decatur
delegation would vote against Reeder.
1t was go with the antis, or not be in the
convention. The delegation chose to re-
main in the convention.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-04-24

The Hague, April PA bulletin issued
from Castle Loo at o'clock this after
noon says: A recurrence of high tenn
perature this afternoon makes it mani
fest that every care Is still requisite
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-04-24
10 Recognize Mileage Books.

Savannah. Ca. April 24.-The Plant sys-
TEN announces that commencing the zotn
books will be recognized by the Seaboard
A Il line. Louisville and Nashville, Atlantic
Coast line, Nashville. Chattanooga and st.
Louis Western and Atlantic and several
other lines in the south. covering over 15,-
las
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-04-24

The maximum yesterday was so and
the minimum during the night was e.
The rainfall today amounted to "a
of an inch. The wind is in the south
with a velocity of 10 miles,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-04-24
RAIN IN TOPEKA.
Amount Only .O4 of an Inch but
1t is Welcome.

Topeka was visited today by a shower
as predicted Tuesday by Cider Smith
and by the government forecast sent out
this morning. The forecast today pre-
dicted; Partly cloudy tonight and Fri
day, with possibly local showers.
SLIGHTLY warmer tonight !"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-04-24

Chicago. April pa a. m. tempera-
tures New York 48; Boston, Phila-
and St. Louis 81; Chicago A; Mime
apolis %.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-04-24
ApJoURNEp az Id 2. ..
Reeder Got 73 Votes on the First
Ballot.

Norton, April 24.-At 10 O'Clock. last
night the convention adjourned after
the tenth ballot was taken, until 3
O'Clock this morning. The last ballot
stood: Reeder, 73; White. So; Yelling
ton, 90.
The first ballot taken was: Reeder,
49, White a; Wellington, Sc.
As was expected. an attempt was
made to adjourn after the first ballot
lcontlnued on SIKH Page1
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-04-24
Weather Tndieations.

Chicago. April 24.-Forecast for kan
sas. Partly cloudy tonight and Friday
with possibly local showers, slightly
warmer tonight; southerly winds.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-04-24
Dron Of 80 Degrees.

Saranac Lake. N. Y. April pa snow
and wind storm prevails here today. The
temperature is forty degrees; yesterday
it was 20.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-04-24
LIGHT RAINS TODAY.
Rock Island Reports Fall This Morn
ing.

The Rock Island system reports only
light showers on the Horton division to
L.atimer and small rainfall on the Her
inRton division today.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1902-03-15
Ferris Notes.

From the Wheel,
The Ferris Fire Department have
bought hose-cart and HN feet Of
hose They wilt neef u transact
further bufnepg Wednesday the Seth
at 7:W p. ~.
W r. Hurley and j VI WilloagIi-
by, two Of Tndla's merchants. were
In Ferris Monday. Atr. Ntlloughby
Is an ex-Canfederate soldier aud
came sn enlist AZ member OF Camp
Grill Miller
Al their last regular meeting the
Ferris Ledge, Knights ~ pythias,
decided le celebrate the sth ami
versary ST the lodge on the night
of March - The members fatni-
lies, all minister's and number of
friends vill be invited.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1902-03-15

Miss Inez Ellis, Of Venus, Is
the guest Of Miss Lille Keaton.
Mrs. w. H. Grizzard left this
morning for Workman to attend the
funeral tomorrow of Miss Allie
Grizzard, who died in Dallas last
night.
Little Miss Wilbert Clark,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur
CLARK, went to Terrell this morning
to spend few days with her grand
mother.
Prof. G. b. Winn went to Dallas
this morning to attend meeting of
the committee which has for it's pur-
pose the fixing of the date for hold
ing the joint normal at Midlothian
A. f. Schaffer, superintendent
of the Schaffer Construction Com
pany, went to Ennis this morning
to look after the construction of the
new telephone system in that city.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1902-03-15
p E r s o ~ AL s

e. P. Hawkins was in Dallas
today.
Mrs. John Pruitt is visiting in
Dallas.
j. r. Mayhem went to Garland
this morning.
hob bearing, of Hillsboro, was
in the city today.
w. T. Stovall went to Palmer yes
terday afternoon.
Mr.. c. w. Gibson returned from
Waco this morning.
Mrs. J. F. Mulkey, of Dallas, is
visiting relatives in the city.
H. A. Pierce was a business
visitor to Fort Worth today.
Mrs. r. w. Morrell, of Milford,
visited in the city yesterday.
John Wade has gone to Temple
to spend a few days with friends.
Hubert Templeton will spend
Sunday in Corsicana with his
mother.
J. Z. Weaver returned last night
from a visit with his parents at
Fort Worth.
Mrs. George Patterson, of Lam
caster, is visiting the family of Mr..
J. NJ. Patterson.
-Thos. Howorth, superintendent
of the Waxahachie cotton mills was
visitor in Corsicana today,
Rev. Horace Bishop has gone
to Temple and Lampasas in the in
terest of the missionary work.
H. f, Pickett, County Treasur-
er A. b. Mcknight and Tax Collect
or Billie Bratcher were mingling
with the voters at Ennis today.
Mrs. Stephenson, wife of Sexton
Stephenson of the courthouse, ar
rived this morning from Tennessee
where she had been visiting for the
past six months.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1902-03-15
Still in the Ring.

Just after the rain q few days ago
the &. A. Arnold Music company
was eth motion duly organized and
on motion the following officers
were daily elected and installed;
r.. A. Arnold, President and Gen.
Manager; Mrs. Emma T. Arnold,
vice pres Miss Ellie Arnold, see.
Lucille Arnold. assistant see, John
Hawkins Arnolts, coiniag sec. II is
the intention Of this company to sell
pianos. organs. Jews harps. fiddle
strings. etc, to whanss0eyeF Ii can.
They de- not make pianos, bat want
to sell them. If you cannot buy
from the other fellow, see what yot
can do with this new company. N
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1902-03-15
Shot at the Coons.

Late yesterday afternoon the re-
port Of 81 gun In the Palace Of
Sweets attracted quite "A large crowd
to that establishment. An inyesti-
CATION disclosed the fact that the
gun was fired by the seven -year-old
son of A. Haitmar, the proprietor
Of the store and bakery. II seems
that two or three negro boys we're
in the store begging fer candy A
few pieces were given them ard
their begging was renewed. The
boy told them If they didn't get out
he would shoot them, They refused
to obey The little felloA picked up
shot gun that was standing near
by, took rest ON the show case and
fired. He missed the boys bat the
load Of shot found Judgment in the
opposite wall, tearing hole in the
plastering.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1902-03-15
THE LONG { SHORT OF 1T


B. r. Thornhil was quite sick
yesterday.
The Leaders spring opening will
take place Monday, Marbh IL
The weather clerk says cold
wave is billed to reach this place
Sunday morning.
Stewart, tho plumber, has secured
the contract for splicing the cables
Of the new telephone company.
The directors of the Vickery oil
and Development Company held
meeting in this city yesterday after
noon.
The front Of Cheeves Bros store
has been treated TO new coat of
paint, which gives it a very beauti-
ful appearance.
Wheat, oats aud gardens are com
| ing out wonderfully since the recent
rain. Farmers say corn Is coming
up to a nice stand
r. X. Erwin and wife and Miss
A. NJ. Erwin of Waxahachie were
registered al the Imperial hotel in
| New York yesterday.
On account of Chairman Davis
| being called to Dallas this morning
/ the International executive commit
tee did not hold meeting.
/ A large plate glass has arrived for
one OF the show windows of Jolesch
& Chaska to take the place of the
/ one that was broken some time ago,
4 At the meeting of the commission
ers court yesterday afternoon Mr..
L. n. McNaron was appointed pre-
siding officer of the Bristol voting
precinct.
Il Farmers living on Chambers creek
were i'm the city today and stated
that the creek oyertfuwed it's banks
in number Of places after the rain
| Tuesday.
i MIR. A. T. Bishop has moved into
the residence on College street re-
Gently bought from Mrs. Lu Nash.
! We understand that Mr.. Driver
who lately occupied the house, will
move 20 Dallas.
\ Those who have contracted for
space in the Daily Lights Trinity
I University edition viii please hand
in their copy not later than Monday
Il March II. This edition will go t.
press next Friday afternoon.
The Hafner Jewelry and Music
company has just finished placing a
new plate glass in the front of the
building soon to be occupied by
them. A large safe arrived today
and will be placed in position.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1902-03-15
CONSTIPATION

IL the foe or health. II causes bad
bowels, bad breath, sallow COM
plexien, sluggish liver, overworked
kidneys. DASAKOLA, the great
TOME laxative, cures constipation
while toning up the system. Com
bines tonic and a Laxative. Two
MEDICINES AT ONE PRIG f.
25c. All druggists. Send Tor free
sample to Laxakoia Co., 40 Vesey
st. N. "
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1902-03-15
plasts.ring.

There Is "sonielhin' - 10 tt ard II
Is now up 10 you. We have pre-
pared ourselves aud are able To- nj
eye glasses or spectacies 10 the
most complicated ''eys trouble
Examination free and satisfaction
guaranteed, Ross Iewelfy Go.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1902-04-30
THE VOICE OF THE SEA.

Thus spake to Man the thous and-throated
Sea:
Words which the stealing winds caught
from its lips:
Thou thnkest thee and thine Gods top
most crown,
But hearken unto me and humbly learn
How infinite thine insignificance
Ihou burrow'st through a mountain, here
and there,
Work'st all thine engines, cutting off a
speck;
] wash their transformations under; tear
Turret from turret, topping laundering
down,
And crush their miShtiest fragments into
sand;
Thou gravest with thy records slab and
spar,
AND callest them memorials of thy Might
10! not a stone exists, from that black cliff
TO that small pebble at thy foot, but bears
MY signature graved there when Earth
To teach the mighty wonders Of the Deep.
Thy deeds-thyself-are what? A morning
mist!
But /! face the ages. Dost not know
That as gave the Earth to spread her fair
And cew-washed body in the morning
So. still, It's that keep her fair and fresh?
That weave her robes and nightly diamond
them?
1 fill her odorous bowers with perfumes
Strew field and forest with bee-haunted
stars;
! give the Morn pearl for her radiant roof,
And Eve lend glory for her rosy dome;
build the purple towers that hold the
West
And guard the passage of Retiring
Day.
Hon feecy continents of floating snow,
That dwarf the mountains over which they
sail.
Are but my bales borne by my messengers
TO cheer and gladden. every thirsty land
The Arab by his palm-girt desert pool.
The Laplander above his frozen riil,
The Woodsman couched beside his forest
brook,
The shepherd mirrored in his upland spring.
Drink of my cup in one great brotherhood.
It's, nay, not man alone-thou art but one
OF all the myriads of life-holding thing
Brute, beast, bird. reptile, insect thing
unnamed,
Whose souls find recreation in my breath
Nay, not a tree, flower. sprig of grass or
weed.
But lives through me and hymns my praise
to Cod
j feed, sustain, refresh and keep them ALL
Mirror and type of God that giveth life:
l sing softly as a mother croons
Her Growsy babe to sleep upon her
Thomas Nelson Page, in Scribner's.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1902-04-30
A QUARRELSOME PEOPLE.
This Seems to Show That Our Ances-
tors Did Little Else But
Fight

A study of medieval rural life is apt
TO give the impression that the prin-
cipal part of the life of the people was
spent in quarreling or in the commits
sion of prosecution of offenses, says a
writer in Lippincott's. Our ancestors
certainly were very licentious and a
very disorderly people. The records
TEEN with instances of men and wom-
en- drawing knives against one an
other, of breaking into houses, of
prosecuting one another for SANDER.
Then we have such entries as these:
1T is ordained bycommon consent that
all the women of the village must re-
frain their tongues from all SANDER
ing" Thomas, son of Robert Smith.
is fined IL pence, because his wife, Ag-
mes, beat Emma, the wife of Robert, the
tailor, and Robert, the tailor, six pence.
because his wife Emma swore at
Agnes, the wife of Thomas" 1T is en-
Joined upon all the tenants of the vii
lage that none of them attack any
other in word Or deed, with clubs, ox
arrows, or knives, under penalty of
paying 40 shillings." Such entries, fire.
quently occurring, in addition to the
innumerable ins ances of individual at
tack, SANDER, petty theft and other
immortality, seem to show commu.
nifty of far from perfect virtue.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1902-04-30
Too Appropriate.

An English clergyman had married
young woman with a reputed dowry
of about 6 10000, while he himself had
"great expectations" Needless to saw.
every soul in the village knew about it.
1t was the first Sunday after their re-
turn from the honeymoon, and when
the sermon was finished the parson
proceeded as usual to give out the
hymn, verse for verse, to his rustic con-
gregation. All went we'll until the
fifth verse was reached, and the parson
began: Forever let my grateful
heart" when suddenly and with some
confusion he exclaimed: "Omit the
fifth verse!" and Immediately began
to recite aloud the sixth verse instead.
Those who had hymn books promptly
read the fifth verse:
Forever let my grateful heart
His boundless grace adore,
Which gives ten thousand blessings now.
And bids me hope for more"
Troy Times.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1902-04-30
D 3 The D D
Lost Continent.
BY CUTCLIFFE HYNE.
Pub by Harper Bros. Copyright 1901 by Cutclis Hyns
CHAPTER XIV.
Pub BY Harper Bros. COpygh. 1901 by cutsiif. Hyr

SIEGE OF THE SACRED MOUNTAIN.
Now my passage across the great
continent of Atlantis, if tedious and
haunted by many dangers, need not be
recounted in detail here. After some
days l passed the black forest and the
country from there onward had at one
time carried sturdy population
which held it's own firmly, and, as it's
numbers grew, took in more ground,
and built more homesteads farther
a6eld. The houses were perched in
trees for the most part, as there they
were out of reach of cavebear and
cave-tiger and the other more danger
our beasts. But others, and these
were the better ones, were built on the
ground, of logs SO ponderous and SO
firmly clamped and dove-tailed that the
beasts could not pull them down; and
once inside a house of this fashion it's
owners were safe, and could progue at
any attackers through the interstices
between the logs, and often wound,
sometimes make kill.
But not one in ten of these outlying
settlers remained. The houses were ST.
lent when l reached them, the fire
hearth before the door weed-grown,
and the patch of vegetables taken
back by the greedy fingers of the forest
into mere scrub and jungle. And
farther on, when villages began to ap-
pear, strongly walled, as the custom is,
to ward off the attacks of beasts, the
logs which aforetime had barred the
gateway lay strewn in a sprouting un-
dergrowth, and naught but the kitchen
middens remained to prove that once
they had sheltered human tenants.
Phorenice's influence seemed to have
spread as though it were some horrid
blight over the whole face of what was
once smiling and an easy-living land.
At last found myself within half
days journey of the city of Atlantis it
self, with the Sacred Mountain and its
ring of fires looming high beside it,
and the call for caution became trebly
accumulated. Everywhere evidences
showed that the country had been
drained of its fighting men. Every
where women prayed that the battles
might end with the rout of the priests
or the killing of Phorenice, so that the
wretched land might have peace and
time to lick its wounds.
An army was investing the Sacred
Mountain, and its one approach was
most narrowly guarded. Even after
& having journeyed so far, it seemed as
if / should have to sit hopelessly dowr
without being able to carry out the or
ders which had been laid upon me bl
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1902-04-30
of its priests fed at the first pinch o

of its priests fed at the first pinch o
persecution"
/ did what / could to thrust these
waverings resolutely behind me; but
they refused to be altogether oustee
from my brain; and so l made com
promise with myself: First, 1 would
with the help that might be given me
destroy this wanton Phorenice, anc
regain the kingdom which had beer
given me to my own proper rule; and
afterwards / would call council OF
the seven and council of the three
and consider without prejudice ii
there was any matter in which our
ancient ritual could be amended to
suit the modern requirements. But
this should not be done till Phorenice
was dead and / was firmly planted in
her room. l would not be party.
even to myself, to any plan which
smacked at all of surrender.
And there as L walked through the
desolate groves and beside the cold
affairs, the high gods were pleased to
show their approval of my scheme,
and to give me opportunity to bind
myself to it with a solemn oath and
VOW. At that moment, from his dis,
taht resting place in the east, our
Lord the Sun leaped up to begin an
other day. For long enough, from
where 1 stood below the crest of the
mountain, he himself would be in.
visible. But the great light of his
glory spread far into the sky, and
against it the Ark of the Mysteries
doomed in black outline from the
highest crag where it rested, lonely
and terrible.
For anyone unauthorized to go
nearer than a thousand PAGES to this
storehouse of the highest mysteries
meant instant death. On that day
when I was initiated as one of the
seven l had been permitted to GO near
and once press my lips against it's
ample curves; and the rank of my
degree gave me the privilege to re-
peat that salute once on each day
when new year was born. But
what lay inside its great interior,
and how it was entered, that was hid
den from the seven, even as it was
from the other priests and the COM
mon people in the city below. Only
those who had been raised to the sub
lime elevation of the three had a
knowledge of the dreadful powers
which were stored within it.
went down on my knees where I
was, and Zaemon knelt beside me,
and together we recited the prayers
which had been said by the priests
from the beginning of time, giving
thanks to our great lord that he has
come to brighten another day. And
then, with my eyes fixed on the black
outline of the Ark of Mysteries I
vowed that, come what might, 1 at
least would be true servant of the
high gods to my l1fe's end, and that
my whole strength should be spent
in restoring their worship and glory.
ITO Be Continued
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1902-04-30
The FooI,a Life.

Many fool man who is always say
ing that life isn't worth living con-
tinues to do business at the old stand
Just the same Chicago Daily News
New-York tribune., 1902-03-03

MISCELLANEOUS SECURITIES.
STOCKS.
FURNISHED by Frederic H. Hatch. No 80 Broad-stJ
New-York tribune., 1902-03-03

showed little or no extensions Of old dev-lovr...
The reduction in stocks continues Ths -sacss
the first twenty days OF this month in ~. r n
fields. show less than 67000 barrels aa s'era
average. while in Ohio and Indiana further ~ ~ us
decreases are shown. The great question S''st
Where viii the next new supply of oil eorrs !.
II Is remembered. however. that siniIa- co,Ss on
nave been known before. when prodrr,g,, ons
fallen to a low ebb and new fields were a. nag
some unexpected discovery was made thar sn'
ished the failing supply. II often happar. sf s
some Of the larger companies hold prOpert,y la saat
tney have tested and know TO be OF good ,,soica
nut which they do not bring into productfv,tt,-sly
conditions force them 1t is DOssibIe rba.S tntn
such reserve territory now exists bur II - sone
only known to those who hold IL. The C;ordoyr, y L
territory in Marion County W. Va contst sand
little section that Is expected to make
showing. In Southeastern Ohio there fs ~. .SSood
new. Small producers and dry holes continue snnlns
as before In the Turkey Foot extension in TSyoet
cock County. ". Va. there is a good lan
activity. which may prove interesting Iafs-. o
kentucky is far from encouraging Pro5uct5oo on
this region does not exceed 1850 barrels daI n
many OF the sensational stories told aboTt an1
territory have very little or foundation SiA
Refined petroleum closed unchanged az Sm
barrels and 81 90 in bulk at NewYOrk: PhiladaI, N
prices were on a basis > points lower Fo-ssin.a
quotations were as follows: London unchan "a q
615-l6d per imperial gallon, Antwerp unchsn7sSS at
1l2 francs per 1C0 kilOS and Bremen at s y az
per 30 kilOs. decline of 10 marks. ~