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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-03-31
MOURNERS CARRIED GUNS.
Two Kentucky Funeral Professions in
Pike County.

Chicago, March 31-The Tribune's
Whitesburg, KY, special says:
Two unique funeral professions were
witnessed in Pike county Sunday after
noon. There were over 200 mourners.
and every man carried a rifle across his
shoulder.
One was the funeral of the two Hat
fields, Thompson and his son Eph, who
were killed in the quadruple tragedy of
Saturday morning, the other victims be-
ing John Rutherford and Harry Watts.
The Hatfields were buried on the noun
tain side. The other funeral was that
of John Rutherford. Both were con-
Quoted at the same time and the two
professions were in plain view of each
other.
The Rutherfords are greatly wrought
up over the killing of their kinsman. and
1t is likely that feud which may eclipse
the celebrated Hatfeld-McCoy feud has
just begun. Any suspicious move on the
part of the mourners in either process
sion would have caused a reOpening of
the warfare.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-03-31
FELL OVERHEARD
But the Marconi Wireless Rigging
Continued to Work.

New York, March 31.-Wireless COM
munication was maintained on the
ocean between the Umbria. which has
just arrived here, and the Campania,
outward bound, while the formers wires
We're down.
While the operator aboard the Umbria
was exchanging dispatches with the
Campania, the chief officer notified him
that the wireless rigging attached to the
mainmast had fallen overheard. The
apparatus continued to work, neverthe-
less. for some tine.
Signor Marconi, who is in this city,
was informed of the occurrence.
TT is possible" he said, provided the
vessels are not more than five or six
miles apart. If the wires were in their
proper places on the Campania com
munication could be continued even
though they were displaced on both YES
sells However, neither could receive or
sent MESA geS.''
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-03-31

attempt of army officers and women to
squeeze in their waists by the use of
cOrSetS.
Immediately afterward Prince
George, who is % years of age,
strutted up to the old professor and
told him before roon.ful of students
that he must not make such deroga-
tory statements in future, and that no
matter where the people came from.
his-that is, the royal family of Ba-
from an unreasoning animal, seeing
that the Wittelbachers were placed on
earth by Providence to rule.
Prof. Ranke was SO much taken by
surprise that he had not a word in
reply.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-03-31
BELTS HAS WON.
The Dissenters Decide to Endorse His
Candidacy.

AS announced in the State Journal be-
fore the meeting the mass convention held
in North Topeka Saturday afternoon ar
ranged to indorse the candidacy of J. B.
Belts for reelection as representative. The
mass meeting elected a committee COM
posed of DIR. L. A. Ryder chairman
Dr. A A Raub. W. H Clancy, e. w R.
card, r. P. TowIes and John Howerton
to act as the district committee. As soon
as the committee was named Dr. Ryder
announced that the representative commit
tee would indorse the candidacy of Belts.
The fight was over.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-03-31
DRANK HIMSELF TODEATH.
Only Chinaman of the Kind Known in
America.

Milwaukee, March 31.-The body of
Charles Lue, a Chinese: is at the
morgue. Lue is said to be the first of
his race in this country to drink him
self to death His death is attributed
by the coroner to alcoholism Lue had
no fixed occupation and what money he
got, it is said, went for drink. He was
found dead in his room.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-03-31
NO APES IN HIS FAMILY.
Prince George, of Bavaria, Repri-
mands Professor Ranke.

New York, March 31.-Prof. Ranke,
a leading Bavarian scientist, has been
officially reprimanded, says a Munich
dispatch to the American and Journal,
for referring to the descent of man
from the ape in the presence of Prince
George of Bavaria, who, to make mat
tiers worse for Ranke, as it appears,
happened to attend the lecture in uni
form. the prince being lieutenant in
the life guards.
The statement to which Prince
George took especial exception was
this: MANS descent from the ape can
not be argued out of existence by the
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-03-31
DIED ON BOARD SHIP.
While Bringing Her Husbands Body
Home Death Came to Mrs. Pope.

San Francisco, March 31-The trans
port Fitzpatrick has arrived from Ma
Mia with the Seventeenth infantry and
discharged nearly 1000 soldiers. There
We're five deaths on the voltage Shortly
ly after leaving Manila, Mrs. B. F. Pope,
widow of Lieutenant Colonel B. F. Pope
died. Mrs Pope was bringing the body
of her husband home. The other deaths
on the Fitzpatrick were V. Thompson,
corporal company D, Twenty-first in
fantry; Wilburt I. Leake, private Twen-
ty-second infantry, Private NJ. Stuart.
Twenty-fourth infantry, and J. J. B.
RileY a civilian.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-03-31
WITH A WOODEN KEY
Six Prisoners Escape From st.
Louis WOrkhOuse.

st. Louis, March 31.-By means of a
wooden key, six prisoners escaped from
the workhouse early today after ten
hours work in breaking their shackles
and opening the inner and outer doors
of their cells. The escaped men, three
of them still wearing chains, climbed
the rear fence of the workhouse grounds
and took skiff to the Illinois side of
the Mississippi.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-03-31

bull fight, as is is not thought that he
will be able to step into the arena again
as a matadOr.
AS the bull tossed the man high in
air, receiving his body on its horns only
to again toss it up, the Americans
among the spectators cheered the ami
NAL. loudly, which called forth storm
of Kisses from the Mexicans present,
and for a time it looked as though there
would be a collision between the two
races.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-03-31

A charitable lady gave an outing at the
seaside to a poor woman, sending her to
the great camp meeting at Ocean Grove
for two weeks. The latter had Scraped
and saved all her life and she never had
enough of anything. AT first sight of the
ocean she was overpowered by its i'm
mensity. Then. lifting up her hands. she
cried: AT last. thank God, here's some
thing that there's enough ofi'-Detroit
Free Press
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-03-31
Derby Candidate Injured.

Chicago. March Silt is reported
from Hawthorne that Runnels, one of
John A. brakes American Derby can
didates, was severely injured while be-
ing given a workout. According to the
report, the horse overreached himself
and a tendon of one of his forelegs was
badly cut Trainer WiShard could not
be reached and Mr.. Drake is in New
York. Runnels is the colt which Drake
bought of t. p. Hayes last winter for
$13, 1000. He had just been put into train
ing at the Hawthorne track.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-03-31
THEY HAD NO WATER.
House in Dry District Burned to the
Ground.

At O'Clock Saturday night the house of
William Scott at 1923 Chandler street was
totally destroyed by fire because the fire
department had no water with which to
fight the flames. Mr. SCOTS house was in
the dry district The loss was about
$500. An attempt was also made Satur-
day to burn the barn of ]. Stahl, 1157 Pine
street The loss was only SO.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-03-31
James r. Keene is Better

Lexington. KY, March 31.-The condi-
ton of James r. Keene of New York
the millionaire turfman, is very much
improved today. His physician says he
may get up today. He expects to visit
his farm at Castleton tomorrow He
has been suffering with a cold and has
not been seriously afflicted at any time
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-03-31
AGUINALDO TO TESTIFY.
In Libel Suit in Manila the Ex-In-
surgent Has Been Asked to Appear.

Manila, March 31.-Senor Valdez, the
editor of a local paper, who has been
sued for libel by two of the Filipino
members of the United States Philip
pine commission, will subpoena Aguin-
aldo to appear in court and testify in
the case. General Chaffee's permission
to this step has been obtained.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-03-31

Mister, can't We give somethin to an
old soldier that's been campaignin' in the
tropics on the other side of the world fur
the last two years2''
''Trekking or hiking?"
81 don't understand
Get out. You're a humbug.
Record-Herald-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-03-31
Voting in Des Moines.

Des Moines March 31.-One of the
most exciting municipal campaigns in
the history of Iowa ends today with
the city election and an unusually
heavy vote is being polled. Mayor
Hartenbower is a candidate for re-
election on a citizens ticket James NJ.
Brenton is the Republican nominee.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-03-31
Frost in Ohio Valley.

Cincinnati, o. March 31.-UnusualIy low
temperatures with frosts are reported
throughout the Ohio valley today with
much damage from high winds. Numer-
out fires in this section last night were
due to lightning.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-03-31
All Trains Guarded.

the isthmus is being guarded by so govern
ment soldiers as a result of the skirmish
at Empire station Saturday, when one
man was killed and another taken pris-
oner, says Panama dispatch to the Her
aid Trains are running as usual. So far
this year 10000 quintals of coffee have
been shipped from Guatemala. A great
scarcity of labor prevails there.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-03-31

The notorious Joanna Dupree was ar
rested Friday on complaint by B. L.
Adams. colored dcnizen of the Bot
toms,'' who charged her with brandish-
ing gun and threatening his life The
woman will have hearing April 4.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-03-31

Little BERTHE had been taught not to ask
for anything at meals. One day poor Ber-
tie had been forgotten, when he pathetical-
ly inquired:
DO little boys go to heaven when they
are starved to death ?'-Tit-Bits.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-03-31

An oppressive dignity is advants geous
after a candidate gets there. but it is a
woful handicap while he is on the way
Indianapolis News.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-03-31

The distinction between obstinacy and
firmness lies in the question of whether
it's YOU or the other Observation-Disclosures
News.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-03-31

II believe" said the candidate, that
the state wants me-
Perhaps replied his friend But the
voters may refuse to honor q reQuisition."
Atlanta Constitution.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-03-31
COL. CLOWRY DEPARTS.
New President of the Western Union
Goes to New York.

Chicago. March 31.-Colonel Robert G..
Clowry has left New York to assume the
duties of his new office president and
general manager of the Western Union
Telegraph company. Most of the officials
in the local offices were at the depot to
say good by. He was accompanied by G.
H. Bristol superintendent of construction.
and j; C. Barclay. general electrician, who
have been transferred to New York with
Colonel Clowry. H. d. Estabrook. Il
brother-in-law, and his daughter were also
in the party. Colonel Clowry Will formally
enter upon his new duties tomorrow. when
It. P. Cook, who succeeded him as gem
eral superintendent in the Chicago office,
will also take formal charge here.
March 1st to April 3Oth the Great
Rock Island
Will have on sale every day tickets to
Utah and Montana points at $1,000
Washington and Oregon points go. 90
California and Puget Sound points
$500. For full information see A. NJ.
Fuller.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-03-31
The Telephone Directory

IA Is the business mans guide.
Your name should appear in
it. The next issue goes to
akakISA press April 18th. Residence
9s5s3ail2lG3 Telephones Five Cents Day.
Missouri & Kansas TeIe. Co. Phone 900
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1902-06-14
PLANTS WHICH WALK.
several Well known Specimen.
Have Acquired the Habit OF
Jumping or Creeping.

Not a few plants are possessed of
the actual power of migration, not
merely by their seeds becoming scat
tered, but by an actual geographical
movement from year to year. The
common purple orchid, for instance.
forms new bulb each year, and each
year the new shoot appears nearly an
inch from the root occupied by last
years stem. Tulips planted in the
shade will often find their way to a
sunny spot. There is North Ameri-
can fern which sends out a long, grace
fully-arching frond. which, under the
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1902-06-14

burden of its weight of buds and leaves,
bends to the earth and the tip takes
root, and a new plant soon bursts out
at this spot. This popularity has
gained for the fern the popular names
of walking leaf" and jumping fern"
Several grasses and sedgeS develop
creeping stems of great length, which
give rise to new plants at every point
or at intervals. The familiar quitch,
twitch, or couch, is of this character;
but the most striking examples are to
be found in maram grass and sea sedge
that occur on sand dunes by the sea.
These plants of the seashore make
ropes of their enormous creeping root
stocks wherewith the sands are tied
together, and many banks that would
otherwise wash away with its first
high tide are held intact.-Philadel-
phia Record.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1902-06-14
FAMOUS OLD HIGHWAY.
Cumberland RORd, Constructed Near
ly One Hundred Years Ago,
StilI i'm Fair Condition.

The most remarkable highway built
IN the United States early in the cen
fury was the so-called Cumberland
road, which was to extend from Cum
berland, Nd, through southwestern
Pennsylvania, over the Allegheny
mountains TO the Ohio at Wheeling,
W. Va, and then on to St. Louis. 1t
was so well constructed that it is a
good road to-day. Henry Clay was it's
protector and chief supporter, and his
services in its behalf are commemorate
ed by monument near Wheeling. We
are told by letters written at that
period that there were sometimes 20
gayly-painted four-horse coaches each
way daily. The cattle and sheep were
never out of sight, and canvas-covered
wagons were drawn by six or twelve
horses"
On this great road, which eventually
passed into the hands of the states
through which it runs, the government
expended no less a sum than 81 900 600.
Within mile of it on either side the
country was wilderness, but on the
highway itself the traffic was as dense
as in the main street Of large town.
Ten miles an hour was the usual speed
for coaches. From Baltimore to Wheel
ing ran lines of freight wagons which
carried ten tons, drawn by 10 horses,
and with wheels ten feet in diameter.
When Charles Dickens visited Amer
tea in 1912, he travelled by stage coach
from Cleveland to Sandusky, o. De-
scribing his experience, he wrote:
"At one time we were all thrown to-
gether in heap at the bottom Of the
coach, and at another we were crush
ing our heads against the roof. Now
the coach was lying on the tails of the
two wheelers, and now it was rearing
up in the air. The driver, who GER
tainly get over the ground in a man
ner quite miraculous, so twisted and
turned the team, in forcing a passage
corkscrew fashion through the boys
and swamps, that it was a common
circumstance, on looking out OF the
window, to see the coachman with the
ends of pair of reins in his hands,
apparently driving nothing, and the
leaders staring unexpected at one
from the back of the coach, as IL they
had some idea of getting up behind. A
great portion of the way was over
what is called "a corduroy road which
is made by throwing trunks of trees
1nto marsh and leaving them to set
tle there. The very slightest Of the
jolts with which the ponderous car
rage fell from log to log was enough,
1t seemed, to have dislocated all the
bones in the human body. 1t would
be impossible to experience n similar
set OF sensations in any other circum-
stances, unless perhaps in attempting
to go up to the top of st. Paul's in an
omnibus"
This description serves to illustrate
the condition of our country roads.
generally speaking, as they were 25
years ago, except in q few wealthy
communities. There has been won
derful change since then.-Pearson's
Magazine.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1902-06-14

pened at last, by accident. to get on
the track of the thief. This adroit
scoundrel turned out to possess four
legs. 1t had never occurred to any
body to suspect a certain dog. Yet
this particular animal had been
trained by his mistress to become a
perfect accomplish. Having indicated
the article she desired she left the
store. BY and by she halted in an adj
joining street and laid down her
basket, as il tired. Presently her dog
came along in leisurely manner. with
the stolen goods hidden. as well a s he
could hide them, in his muzzle. When
he reached the basket he shifted at
1t, and finally, as if curious to see what
it contained, thrust his head beneath
the lid, where, ot.course, he laid the
article. His mistress having rested.
or anxious to remove her basket out
of the strange dogs way, picked it
up and walked off.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1902-06-14
SONGS AND soNNETs.
The Dicentra.


i know a flower of such a faint, fair hue
As never meadow nor the roadside
knew
Dear TO the Hamadryads and 20 Pan
OF hermit-heart. and shimmering Pro-
team;
Fragile in form as leaf or bloom can be.
And dmider than the Anemone,
Petaled unique, In opalescent guise.
ShoiceSt OF floral woodland mysteries
Sompanioned by the governors rock and
shade,
Blushing to find its cool retreat betrayed.
Inc loved Dicentra, hidden from sun and
sky,
Perennial comes all beauty to defy.
Thick-jeweled wonder of the mold of
woods,
lnhabitant of elfin solitudes,
Arrayed In costume of a sort so rare
mat queens for IL might well In tears
despair;
Neighbored by stalwart beech and priest
ly fir.
And palpitant to the soft zephyr's stir.
Q orchid rival. daintier than the rose,
NO garden favorite thy fond sorcery
knows
Here through some subtle, unimaglned
spell
The forest nnarvefs year-born miracle.
In opulent bounty. fills a sunless space
With sculptured beauty and transcendent
GraceI
Joel Benton, In Century.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1902-06-14

had lost his clientage because he
couldn't keep his tongue between his
teeth. Tim had been around the North
Side nsighborhood for ten years. He
had the strongest kind Of affection for
Jimmie Rutgers now James Rutgers,
lawyer, age 25. The lawyer recipro-
Gated the feeling, and more than once
had stood between Tim and the dis
pleasure of the head of the house,
when Tim had looked upon the gin
when it was white and gave no color in
the cup.
Now it happened not long ago that
James Rutgers began to think a bit
seriously of marriage. About three
evenings every week he called at a
certain Goethe street residence, on
Miss Victoria Mainwaring, who was
stunning beyond all question, and who
had lot of money in her fathers
right. Mr.. Jimmie, as Tim called him
also called about once every two weeks
at modest Schiller street residence
where lived Miss Agnes Merrithoupht,
who was pretty if not stunning. and
who did not have a lot of money in
the right of her ather or ANYBODY else
Tim occasionally took flowers to the
residence of Victoria Mainwaring and
somewhat less than semi-occaSionally
took them to the residence of Miss
Agnes. Tim noticed that his flower
bearing trips to Goethe street were
getting more frequent and that those
to Schiller street were getting CORE
spondingly infrequent. There were
other things that told him that Mr..
Jimmie was getting thick" as Tim
put 1t, in the Goethe street quarter.
Now Tim knew a thing or two. He
had run errands several times a week
for two years for both the Wainwarinp
and the Merrithought households, in
addition to having toted many bou-
quet and bonbon box to both places
for Mr.. Jimmie. With his heart shed
ding tears, so to speak, Tim saw the
growing preference of the heir of the
Rutgers for "that Mainwarine girl >,
1t had reached the point where there
was gossip about it in the kitchens.
and the cooks one and all predicted an
early marriage, as one of them put il.
Of Rutgers versoos Mainwaring."
One morning Mr.. Jimmie appeared
In the stable and called Tim down from
above. He led the alley man into the
conservatory and pointed out two pot
ted azaleaS, both laden with white
blossoms.
Iim," he said, "I want you to take
one OF these plants to Miss Mainwarino
and the other to Miss Merrithought.
My father and mother are both in
Florida and these beauties are wasting
their sweetness here"
Unjust have been an inspiration with
Tim. He knew the Mainwarine and
the Merrithought households as Mas
ter Jimmie never dreamed of knowing
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1902-06-14

Tim was an alley man. Everybody
who lives on the North Side knows
what an alley man is. He is the man
who does odd jobs for a dozen fam
lies and sleeps in the furnace-room of
the particular family which has shown
the greatest federation for his pres
ence and to which he owes paramount
allegiance. The alley man generally
drifts into the neighborhood, per-
forms some service that gives him a
title TO recognition and thereafter he
is fixture, gradually extending his
held of operations until he has ten or
dozen households which call upon
him for occasional service and one
household which he calls his own.
Tim the alley man did service one
day for 15-year-old Jimmie Rutgers,
who lived with his parents in colo
NAL house on Astor street, colonial
though it was built only ten years ago;
but of such is the kingdom of swelldom.
Jimmie Rutgers was driving alone. A
buckle broke and with only one rein at
his command Jimmie, though plucly
and good driver, could do nothing,
and the horse bolted. Tim stopped the
runaway before much harm was done
to either vehicle or driver, but in doing
1t Tim got a smashed rib. Thereafter
he was a protege Of the Rutgers. He
had a fine room in the steam-heated
stable, and would have been put in
charge of the horses had it not been
that Tim had an occasional weakness
for gin. He ate at the Rutgers lxitch-
en- table, did about three errands n
week for the household and did about
as many more for each of dozen 9TH
er families living along the fashionable
thoroughfare.
One-half the errands that the alley
man runs are at the request of the
cook, the laundress or one of the mil
nor maids. This makes the alley man
welcome in every kitchen, and it also
accounts largely for the fact that one
household is generally kept pretty well
Informed about the Goings of the other
households. Tim, however, wasn't
much of gossip. He was getting on
in years, and he knew that no matter
how great the service rendered might
have been, that many an alley man