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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-10-28
Market Gossip.

FURNISHED by A. G. Goodwin Commission
Broker. Stocks, Bonds. Grain and Pro-
visions. Rooms and g. Columbian build
ing. Independent telephone 1881
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-10-28

FURNISHED by A C. Goodwin, Commission
Broker. Stocks Bonds, Grain and Pro
visions Rooms and g. Columbian build
ing. Independent telephone 1851
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-10-28
DRESSERS as low as $3.50 |

Fine Chairs, Pictures and Brio
a-brac. No Fall display was ever
so important, never before have
Topeka people had the advan-
tage of seeing such superior
quality wares at such moderate
prices.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1902-06-20

put your right foot foremost 10 a
piece Of advice that has been offered
to most folk. young and old, 10 the
course Of their lives. II IL generally
equivalent TO saying. "Nows your
chance; do your very best and show
what you are capable Of" Like a great
many common phrases, this expression
has an old origin, In the days OF an
fient Rome. when people were usually
the slaves OF some superstition or 9th
er. 1t WIS thought to be unlucky TO
cross the threshold Of house with the
left foot first; consequently n boy was
placed at the door Of the mansion to
remind visitors that they were to put
their right foot foremost. The use of
the phrase IN the wider sense became
obvious. @aw-s-~~
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1902-06-20
NO. II.

said: "Say, Mary, meet me at Our docks
after supper tonight. We have Span
ish bark to rig, and I'll be through
about g. You'll come, won't your"
Mary nodded her head and looked
back at Pearley, and when she turned
Jim was gone.
At T30 she was at the appointed
place. A full rugged ship lay at the
dock. Its hull dark In shadow, but its
shrouds and rigging thrown into bold
relief by searchlight. And there on
the crosstrees. balancing himself with
dexterous grace. was Jim. He was
shouting orders Mt the top OF his voice.
And then Mary snw the well dreshed
and much revered Mr.. Hogan point fiis
cane at Jim and cnll out. "Say, H0llis,
have you got that maihBail halyafd
wove right In that blocki II loolss
twisted from here"
"An right, Mr.. Hoganw shouted Jim,
Il did It myself"
THAT'S the boy for my money" said
Mr.. Hogan Hs he moved AWAY.
"And ! think" said Mary rehectively
to herself. raising her straight little
eyebrows and pursuing out her cherry
red lips-"l think he's the hoy for mine
too. He can't wear a necktie right,
but he don't let any woman Jaw him."
And when Jim offered her his arm az
they walked away half an hour later
she said tlmldly. Jimmie. you're my
steady still. amt your And n the
policeman hadn't turned bib head the
other way be would have seen jim
kiss her,
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1902-06-20

The "Greville MEMOIRS" tells this
story of King William ", OF England
and the Duke OF Cumberland, his
brother: During dinner loud voices
were heard, which soon became more
vehement Both brothers had drunk
more than usual, and the duke had
lost his temper and his head. Then
for the first time King, william aus
pected the Idea which from that tine
was never out Of Duke Ernenta mlnd,
that he ought to be the neat king OF
England should no mate children sur
vive his brother. WiihAm Nv. TIE
duke. rising. said: Call III the SUIT.
am proposing q toast, The kings
health; God save the king. The
suit came In and drank IT, Then the
duke said. May aisoI sir, propose
the next tOastT Name II, your grace
replied the king. The kings heir
proudly said the duke. and God bless
himr
"A dead silence followed. Then the
king, collecting all his energies and
wits, stood up and called out, The
kings heir: God bless herr Then,
throwing the glass over his shoulder,
he turned 10 his brother ana exclaim.
ed. MY crown came with q lass, and
my crown will go to a lasar Every
one noticed that the duke did not drink
the toast. He left the room abruptly"
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1902-06-20

HE LED hEh Uf hIAIIb.
the crosstrees TO the deck, he grabbed
hold OF my hand and told me not TO do
1t again. that he'd got the Idea, and he
didn't want me to risk my life I'M
necessarily. Say, | nearly fell down!
And when told him how much made
In II good season he broke the point on
his pencil he was 80 nstonIshcd. Why
he says. that's about double what a
hOokkccpcr makes? | asked him what
he pulled out Of his trade, and he said
thai forty WIS his limit"
Tho conversation with the reporter
showed Jim relative values as applied
TO himself and Pcarley. then he went
10 see Mary.
He found Mr. Pearley before him.
and Mnry introduced them IN her
grnndcst TIlanner:
'I'm proud to make you acquainted
with my friend Mr.. Pearlcy." And then
to MIR Pcnrley. This IL our old family
friend. Jim Hollis, told you about"
Jim sat out tho evening somehow,
his mind apparently working double.
lie heard dlmIy the illppant conversa-
ton led by Mr.. Pearley and ut times
tried to Join In the topics which seem
ed to entertain Mary. But all the
while he was thinking how he could
Outflank this saffron colored counter
jumper" M he dubbed Pearley. II was
not until he rose TO. leave that the IN.
spiratiOn came to him. He recalled
bia Rhut tNifh fhn
and spoke firmly. so firmly that Mary
looked bit astonlshed. then worried.
~ want TO see you about something
most particular tomorrow, Mary. Meet
me at Grey's drugstore by the soda
fountain. Don't fail me-"
In n vague way Mary realized thnt
Mr. Pc0rlcy would have called for her;
that this was another evidence Of Jim's
lack OF good manners, but she held her
peace. Something In Jim's expression
and sudden memory OF his patient
years OF whiting made II impossible
for her to refuse his request
The next morning Jim took Mary 10
the Empire department store. lie made
no explanations, but led her up stairs
10 point where they could see the ex-
pert handlers Of money make change
and dispatch the cash carriers. And
beyond these stood Pearley. He had
bis coat on and paper pinned around
his cuffs His handkerchief was tuck
ed about his collar, and a woman with
a hard face was "slanging him." as
Jim put II. When she left, n young
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1902-06-20
r.t.r n. al..t and n...,,a..

EeteF the 0reat ano moaBu9.
Peter the Great thought to civilixs
his savages by making them shave
and imposed tar Of 100 rubles on th
wealthy and middle classes and q CO.
peck on peasants and iaboterB. Now,
1t was y superstition among the poorer
people that no bemrdiess son OF Adam
could ever enter heaven. and. being
obliged to part with their boards, tho
great majority treasured up their hair
to be buried with their bodies. In
dealing with his soldiers the great Pc
ter enlisted the aid OF the priests, who
cunningly pointed out the fact that
they were going to fight the bearded
Turk and that their patron. st. Nicho-
las, would be unable to distinguish
them from their enemies unless they
sacrificed their boards.
This was all right, and the boards OF
the beloved Russians went down be-
fore the razor In Difference to st. Mich
oias. But. unluekily for the priests.
the next little war Unopened TO be
with the Swedes. who wore no boards,
and thus II was that the Russian SOL
diers demanded to be allowed TO alb
Jure tho razOr. no that the holy NichO-
las might have no difficulty IN arrang-
ing for their protection.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1902-06-20

An old circus man says that he once
arrived at Bteelton, Pa. early In the
morning 10 make angements for .
circus performance at that place. To
obtain his license II was necessary to
wee the burgess az the town The FIRST
person he met was a large. burly vir-
ginla negro, who was on bis way to
work at the steel works. lie approach
I'd the fellow and said. "Captain, can
you tell inc where ! can nnd the bur.
CESS OF steeltonT
Say. boss. ] IL stranger around
here myself, and all can say 10 keep
away from dem Burgesses ! was en-
gagged TO be married one time TO Mary
Elizabeth Burgess, and dey is pesky
lot OF niggers"
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1902-06-20
JIM'S -
STRATAGEM
By Emile L. Atherton
Copyright, 1902,


The installment house lay at the bot
tom Of the trouble. Mrs. Mitchell,
yielding to seductive advertisements,
furnished the third story front and
found herself obliged to rent the room
to meet the weekly payments.
The roomer Introduced himself as
Mr. James Pearley, entry clerk at the
Empire department store. His fellow
clerks called him dressy. Mrs. Mitchell
coat and silk hat. Mary pronounced
his taste In ties as "just lovely" And
Jim Hollis? What he thought Of Pearley
and whnt he said at times are not for
publication.
The circle of society In which the
Mitchells and H0llises moved did not
consider the formal announcement OF
an engagement necessary, but that a
wedding would follow Jim's years of
devotion to Mary none OF their ac-
quaintances dOubted--that Is, until Mr..
Peariey rented the third story front
She, OF course, told him all about
Jim, but explained that he had been a
friend OF her father. covertly trying
to give the impression that Jim was
nothing more to her than "a humble
friend"
When Jim called one Sunday, Mary
had gone to church with Mr.. Pearley.
lie didn't feel jealous exactly, just
hurt and depressed. He realized that
he looked clumsy" In his Sunday best
clothes. and his gloves were wet with
persplratlon. He was aware that his
necktie was never Just right because
Mary always criticised It. 1t seemed
that styles In these things changed
over night.
Jim regarded his work as very ordi-
nary also. He was glad to know that
Hogan's ship rigging firm considered
him their smaPtest man. The most diff
fcult and dangerous pieces OF work
were his by right. This did not make
him look less like a fool In q high hat
and for that reason brought him no
nearer to Mary. II is doubtful II he
would ever have known how to solve
the problem II one Of the daily papers
had not sent a reporter to write up the
rigger's trade Jim was dumfounded
at the reporters admiration.
why" he explained afterward,
when l drapped down halyard from
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1902-06-20

A little girl was recently found cry
ing bitterly on her tenth birthday.
When questioned. she announced be-
tween sobs the cause Of her tears, ~
am ten todny (sob). and it's only thirty
years more (sobD TO forty. and then III
have 10 die"
Poor child! When she IL forty, she
will say, "Ten whole years before Atty,
and that In not no very old" The In.
tolerance Of youth In not more certain
than the tolerance Of age.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1902-06-20
CABINET-MAKING
AND
n III H a I h Z ET q.
IN ALL ITS BRANCHES.

TNHE undersigned, having a suitable shop.
Il Is prepared TO do the following work In
u thoroughly practical manner Making new
parts and otherwise repairing, scraping, pol
shing and upholstering oil kinds and grades
Of Furniture. Baby Carriages, Trunks, VI
olins ahd Bows and all kinds OF Musical In
dtruments repaired. Gaming Chairs and re-
pairing all kinds Of Cane Furniture, Mat
tresses made over In sections. Ticks renewed
and new ones made TO order. EnameIlng
Iron or Wood Furniture Ebonizing, Gid
ing, BroDzing, &c.
Samples OF Upholstery goods always on
hand, and cost given before work 10 DONE
Old Mahogany Furniture a speciality.
can give best OF reference from those for
whom have done work. Subtraction In All
cases or no charge. Terms moderate
Place OF business, W. E. Ricketta' Build
ing, Rockville, Md.
Thankful for past patronage, | respectfully
solicit continuance OF the same.
oct l3-ly GO. GRIFFIN
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1902-06-20

Were you Interested In that account
OF the Washington man who suddenly
disappenredT
"Well. I'd have been more Interested
IN nm account " man who gradually
dlsnppearedY- New York World.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1902-06-20
New Firm, New Goods,
NEW PRICES!

4 want your trade and we intend to have
IL il lowest prices, fair dealing and highest
quality will get it.
Below we quote some Of our special bar
gains.
va As we are sole agents for celebrated
Columbus Buggy Company Vehicles we can
sell you their best hand buff Leather-Top
buBgles Tor ......... bll2 30
Canopy-Top Surveys, frOm...... 60 90 up.
Side open Traps.......""..."." so 90 "
Dayton Wagons ..................... Al 80 a."
spindle Buggies .......""....-". 20 80 Il"
Iop bnRRies......... "......"...... 30 90 -
We also keep large assortment OF Single
and Double Harness Of all kinds and descrip-
tiOn, Saddles, Collars, Lap-Robes, Spreads,
Whips, etc. which we will sell lower than
any other establishment.
II will pay you TO call and examine the
quality of our goods and get our prices be-
fore you purchase elsewhere.
JACOB POS5 4 SON.
- The firm Of Jacob Poss 4 Son will
continue at the old stand the Livery and Sale
Stables which have been conducted by Jacob
Poss tor quarter Of a century
Stylish Saddle Horses and fine single and
double Bugges and Carriages Tor hire At the
lowest prices.
We make a speciality Of furnishing Car
riages, in charge Of skillful, sober and polite
drivers, for weddings, receptions and funer-
ais.
Every department Of the business has been
extended and improved, and charges for all
classes Of service reduced by the new firm.
JACOB Poss Il SON,
mar lift ROCKVILLE, MD
The Redwood gazette., 1902-03-19
MARCH APPORTIONMENT.
Dog Tax Amounting to $2,517 to be Re
turned to Dog Owners.


The March apportionment oi
funds in the hands of the county
treasurer shows the tax collections
to have been SAC. .O71.37, of which
amount s2,7S1.15 goes to the State
for revenue, s1,712.5O to the State
for school purposes, s393. 80 for
University purposes and s4.5O for
Russian thistle purposes.
The amount apportioned for coun-
ty revenue purposes was s4.745. 50,
for road and bridge purposes
81, 3O0.54, for poor purposes s2s7. 50.
for bond and interest s2O3.91. The
town revenue apportionment fund
amounts to 81 AZ. "A. and the town
road and bridge apportionment
amounts to s3,5777.35. The amount
apportioned for city purposes was
81 .512.54. This IS scattered among
the different funds OF this city.
The amount raised by the special
school tax was SIG, 1882 and from
the one mill tax 81 7I2. 46. the total
OF these two amounts to be appor-
The Redwood gazette., 1902-03-19
IRA PRATT SHOT.

A recent issue Of a Missoula.
Montana, paper contains the infor-
nation that Ira Pratt, at one time
! resident Of this city, and a brother
OF Ed. Pratt Of the livery stable of
this city, was shot in the back, the
bullet penetrating the flesh directly
over the spine at a point near the
center Of the back The paper says
It is difficult to understand why the
shot did not result fatally.
W. 7. Lynn was the assailant.
He is of unsound mind, according
to the paper. and a conviction is
doubtful. Prattsstates that his re-
fusal to speak to Lynn at mining
camp caused the latter to- grow
angry and follow him until the shot
was fired. After the shot Lynn
gave himself up to the sheriff
The Indies Of the Episcopal church
expect to give fair during Easter
week.
Leave orders for Easter lilies
with Heilman u Bissell. All orders
for flowers promptly attended to.
The Redwood gazette., 1902-03-19
on our List. If yo,, want to sell. list with Us.
toned among the different districts

=
of the county.
One OF the amusing items is the
one of $2,5 517, raised by virtue Of a
law enacted at the 1901 session OF
the legislature providing for tax
of 81 on each dog, the same to be
placed into fund for the REIN burse-
ment of farmers who have lost their
sheep by dogs. At the extra ses-
sion OF the Legislature, just closed,
this law was repealed, the attorney
general having sent an opinion into
the legislature advising that body
that the law was unconstitutional.
Immediately after the law was re-
pealed another law was enacted
providing for the return of the dog
tax to the persons who had paid it
in. As a result of this last act Au-
ditor Tompkins will have to- issue
about 2. 900 vouchers to dog owners
whereby the latter can obtain the
money they paid in during the past.
year as a tax on their CANNES.
Owners 81 sheep which have been
DESTROYED By dogs will get nothing
for the property destroyed.
The Redwood gazette., 1902-03-19
NELSON BROS. GET IT.
Commissioners Committee Award Con-
tract for Sidewalks.

Commissioners Cooper, Carlile
and Aftermath, composing the COM
mittee selected at the last meeting
of the board OF county commission
ers to award contract for the con-
struction OF cement sidewalk
around the court house, and for
placing cement floors in the base
nent of the court house and jail.
held meeting last Friday and
awarded the contract to the Nelson
Bros. Sidewalk Co. OF Minneapolis.
The contract price was ST Az 75.
The contract includes7 ,O56 square
feet of cement sidewalk. S64 lineal
feet of curbing, and 1879 feet of
cement basement floors IN the two
county buildings. The cementing
of the floors of the basement and
Jail is work that has been recom-
mended at different times by grand
Jur1es OF this county
The sidewalk work includes the
tearing up of the present wooden
walk located all around the court
house. and replacing the same with
cement walk eight feet across, and
a curb aEd gutter on the street line.
Further, it provides.ss flor the APP
proaches to the court hoase from
both the east and west lends. The
commissioners will have the ground
graded up perfectly with the street
grades, so that the sidewalk i'm
provement never need be disturbed. I
Alex. Nelson, the. junior member
of the contracting firm. was pres
ent at the meeting of the committee.
He has superintendent the construct
ton of considerable walk ID this /
city, and was greatly pleased to re-
ceire the contract last Friday. He 4
stated that work would commenced
Ia April, as soon as the weather be- Il
came settled, and would be hurried II
10 completion He also anticipates
she construction of more walk IN the Il
business and residence portion of I
his city before he leaves the town h
or 1902
The Redwood gazette., 1902-03-19
RURAL TELEPHONE.
Officers Elected and Subscriptions for
Snares Being Received.

The Redwood County Rural Tele-
phone Co. Of Redwood Falls was or
ganized at a meeting of the persons
interested held at the court house
last Friday afternoon. A. G. Miller
is the president of the new organi
zation, Charles Ell. Winn is vice
president and A. d. Stewart is sec
retary and treasurer.
The new company is to commence
business on April Goth, and it will
have a capital stock of $50, 600 This
will be apportioned into2, 800 shares
OF the value of $50 each. OF the
capital stock at least $1,000 must be
paid in before the company can
commence active operations. The
Indebtedness of the company ac-
eording to the articles OF incorpora-
ton, is limited to $4,000 at any one
time. The business OF the company
is vested in a board OF nine direc-
tors, holding office for three years.
three directors being elected at
each annual meeting which is to be
held on the next Tuesday of March
hereafter.
The first board O. directors is to
consist of A. Clark Miller. A. D.
Stewart, w. H. Gold, Charles n.
Winn, VIM. Lindeman. Fl. 6. Wer-
der, George r.. Evans. S. o. Mason
aud Robert Stewart, and the above
nine gentlemen with S. T.. Pierce
compose the ineorporators of the
new company
At the meeting held last Friday al
committee consisting OF A. G. Mil-l
Ter, A. ID. Stewart. w. II. Gold. S. !
Q. Mason and c. III. Vim was ap-
pointed to draft bylaws for the regs
ulation of the business of the com
pany. while another committee con-
sistiug OF the president and seere-
tary was appointed for the purpose
of soliciting subscriptions to the
stock OF the concern. /
The latter committee is actively /
at work and last Saturday afternoon
reported over 40 shares as already /.
The Redwood gazette., 1902-03-19

having been sold and the line from
Red wood Falls to Wabasso would
certainly be constructed within a
short time. Mr.. Stewart states
that the company will make a rental
of 80 cents per month to farmers.
The rate for residences in this city
i; 81 per month, and if the new
company can do business on the
80 cent rate the farmers are certain
ly getting a bonanza.
Whether the company mentioned
above can obtain can obtain connec-
tion with the Southern Electric Tel
ephone Co., now operating in this
city, as we'll as in surrounding
towns which it has connected by
long distance phones, remains 10
be seen. 1t is known that concerns
like the Southern Electric Co. are
opposed to suchconnections for the
reason that the rates are generally
too low and that they regard the
companies as competitors OF an un-
desirable kind.
In order to overcome this obsta-
Gle bill was introduced into the.
extra session of the legislature by
~, !. 5-s
Representative Hillmond of the
Grant county legislative district
seeking to give farmer telephone
companies the right to connect with
the lines of other companies. This
bill was fought quite bitterly in the
house, but passed on the last active
day of the session, Notwithstanding
the opposition. 1t was hurried
over into the senate. but there met
with such opposition that it was
impossible to have it advanced so
that fair vote could be had upon
it. and as result the bill was de-
feated.
The Redwood gazette., 1902-03-19

At the annual town meeting in
Paxton it was voted to require each
poll-tax payer to pay his tax into
the town treasury. and then have
thetotal amount expended under the
direction OF a town overseer. Pax
ton thus takes the initiatory step IN
this matter, which has been regard
ed as the best way for some tine
past.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-03-23
THE ORIGIN OF "JOEDARTER."
An Account of a Joke Played on
baltimore Merchants.

An Account of a Joke Played on
baltimore Merchants.
Editor Savannah Morning News: For
almost twenty years 1 have been an
interested reader of your valuable
journal. Whilst finding much of in
terest in each daily issue, 1 have not
been so much interested before as in
a personal of last Sundays paper.
The origin of the word "jodarter' is
very familiar to me, as it is doubtless
to many who were in merchandise a
half century or more since, and bought
goods in Baltimore-then the principal
domestic market for the South and
West
Joe Dart Ga fictitious name, who
he really was, was never known from
some place in Georgia, was practical
joker, who made his appearance in the
Baltimore market, ostensibly for the
purpose of buying a large stock of
goods for cash" for the Georgia mar
ket.
Buying goods "for cash" was very
rare occurrence in those davs-as al
most the entire business of the country
was done on credit, groceries sixty
days and dry goods and other manu-
features six months. with the privi-
lese of six more, with per cent. on
unpaid balance.
AS you must infer a cash" GUS
toner then was looked upon with more
than ordinary interest, and every mer-
chant was more than anxious to sell,
and as it was to be a cash" transact
ton no one thought or cared to look
up or find out who "Joe Dart was.
So, after being wined, dined and go
ing to places of amusement to his
hearts content, Joe Dart" COM
menced ands continued to select and
lay out his stock of goods, to be ship
ped when his schooner load of
cotton come in, then On
its voyage from Savannah to Balti-
more.
After several days of this kind of
work Joe Dart" disappeared and never
was heard of again
There was no attempt to swindle or
to use sharp practice to frauduently
obtain stock of goods. Even after
that, however, when a man made his
appearance in Baltimore or other East
ern markets. with the view of purchas-
ing goods for cash" he was looked
upon with good deal of suspicion as
being another Joe Darter''-hence the
word 'joedarter' became applicable to
all Munchausen tales; and for a num-