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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1902-08-28
TARIFF CAMPAIGN

NEW YORK. Aug. 2s.-The Amer
lean Protective Tariff League pro-
poses 60 take an active part in the
fall congressional campaign and 60
this end has already begun the dis
tributlon 81 literature. One Of tho
leagues most striking compositions
Is huge poster described as Uncle
Sans Balance Sheet" II IL devoted
to comparison Of Democratic and
Republican administration OF the
United States from 1853 10 1901. and
contains an impressive array OF fig
ures Intended 10 show the beneficial
results accruing from the morrill,.
Mckinley and Dlngey tariffs other
TEXTURES of the poster arc tables
showing the wealth per capita, val
ne Of exports and imports and pro-
duct Of manufacture since and in
Guiding James Buchanans tenure of
the presidential Office.
Steamships John s. ISimball. Cant.
ThwinR, and Meteor, Capt. Roberts.
returend from Nome last night with
out passengers. The former left the
schooner Seven Sisters and steamers
Patterson and Elihu Thompson AZ
st. Michael August is. and sighted
the schooner Courtney Ford. north
ward bound, 30 miles north OF that
port.
Fletcher & Carpenter. realty bar
gains only.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1902-08-28
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Up a
Dollar

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,s,ns you were In luck. AZ the Bar.
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hints.
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We aim to conduct our business
sss r,ght-iuss as you would man
-. Il we're you here In our stead.
Read on.
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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1902-08-28

Dunlap. real estate. 81 Union block.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1902-08-28

Fletcher & Carpenter. realty bar.
geins only.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1902-08-28

We have lust received n carload OF
draft ana pack horses which win be
sold at public auction Friday. August
20. together with a large number Of
lumber and express wagons. hacks
and buggiea. also single and double
harnesses. Mt 1919 Western avenue.
n. J. WALKER. Auotioneer.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1902-08-28
THELM

At DTamatized BY chas. w. Chase.
special Scenery for Every Act
-shiieent Electrical Enecta
i. ~ once open from 10 a. m. to 0
3d.. seats selling seven days in
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1902-08-28

"A set as good.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1902-06-19

Ia the Saturday Evening Post OF PhiIs
dslpbis sppssr.d toe following sntsrtsir
log story Of how Bspstor Frye. sstosish
ed the late Professor Agsssiz. Hrst with
bis stories OF big trout 10 Maine. and
then sssiu by the proof OF IL:
Senator Willism P. Ffye, suihor OF the
Ship Subsidy bill which vas passed re
oes,ly by the bsnste, 10 an ardent lover Vi
the sport OF Hshiug. 10 the far resssses
OF the Pssobscot woods be built, years
ago, . picturesque he mitsae at the head
OF . ohsin OF mountain lakes, and thither
bs travels annually and establishes him
self spending bis vacation 10 fishing,
Oaos, after bis return from bis cum
msr's outing be met the celebrated natural
lot. Assssiz GlovinsIy. S,nstor Frye
described his sxpetieross.
Among u.y trinUphs. saii he, was the
csptars OF . spssklsd trou. that wsish
Cd fully eight pouads.
Ris. Is. osss s%sIf6 of6a! .sd Ga 'Sa 'cSSaav,h
orioles Of rod and reel celsbrants' but
spare the feelings OF sober scientist,
This 10 no eompsieu whoppG I'm
telling. l weighed the trout carefully and
II vss 30 eight poundsr.
My dear Mr.. Frye, rem onstrstsd Doc
tor Ags,siz. permit ms 10 morn you thst
the Saivslinus fontinslis never aitAiBs
that sXtrsordinsry weight, The srssturo
you esught could not hsvs been . spssk
led trsnt. All the authorities on iohtbyo
losy9would disprovs your claim.
All can say to that. replied Senator
Frye, m that there are, then bigger nsh
in Maine then are dreamed Of IN your
noble science, As they parted Mr.. Fiye
added msrrily: II you will establish .
Summer school somewhere under the
shsdsvs Of Mount K,tshdin, III wager
that 1t will not be long before you will
have occasion to alter your sI.bosks.
The next season found the ststesnsn
u bis usual svoestion 10 the Msins woods.
Ous day be caught . specklsd trout that
weighed nine pounds Hs packed it 10
loo and sent it TO Doctor Assssiz
A lev days later be trsmpsd to the
,tssion where be received his mall and
Islserms Ons OF the latter was 90 cpl
,rsm matte message from the great soies
list, which Ssnstor Frye cberisbes 10
his dsy. 1t rssd':
The soisncs OF lifetime kicked 10
ieAth by . fact. -AgsH'z,
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1902-06-19
Art Of Carlcature.

The story 10 told OF 10 sbbs OF the
seventeenth eentsry who was ss deform
ed 10 6surs Is be vas ridi:uloas 10
drsss, and o. sensitive ebont his pbysi
csl d,farmity - be Vas vain OF bis 90
csn,ris sttirs; that whils serving msss
one morning be observed 9 smile OF con
tempt on the face OF ono Of tho sourtisrs
present, and determined TO svosss him
self by serving . proc,m upon him for
sppssrsocs 10 court the following dsy.
Tho "a ,nder. M Dc Lmsou by name.
knowing that things would go bard with
bin unless be could show some good
rssson for his mirtb, made . hssty sksteb
OF the huoshbsek sbbs. sxsssrstinS In
siz,th siI black e.pss snd the wsisteos's
iu which be sss vsDt TO appear. snd
sbss be vas solsnoly asked to shov
c.uss for his unseemIy mirtb AID iDdispi
ty TO The holy ehsreh hs snddesly die
played before tie judges the esrieatnrs
OF tbs sbbs ~ bistxonse Toe iiksnsts
vss 20 excellent a d ths o,riooo 60 tro
tssqns ihst tbs entire court fell to hush
ins, snd tho soeuN vas liberated With
out . rspfinspd.
Ttis IL the frat snlhtE.is esss Of tbs
power Q: the c.rfoon ia . hall Of jasiiss
bat II illustrates tue posst Of the pencil
10 dspietine the ioiliss Of the foolish srd
the ,fso,stiors OF tbs sriinci.l,
There IL 90 tsllisg sbsn the sft Of
csrieaars bss.s. Tners are . numbu
oi g'ot,tqass that have come dosn to ..
from ear lee, Fsypti,t times. The Gfeehs
employsd pie;nrn TO snpb.izs their
satire. ssd so did the gGsss. All
ihs middle ages thsrs wsrs nom
bsrlsss sIseplss Of "srolsqso" which.
ssfiousiy sssast, we're used 10 sriore
log The doetriees Of the church BY means
Of sslirixiss The devil. Bat the sistissrth
ssetary vss Tie hsydsy OF The esrto o.
B,sississ 10 Pfnee ssd ovsuusrins
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1902-06-19
STATE NEWS

Bris..G Merritt Barber. U. y. A.
retired, and wifo are st their summer resi-
dence 10 PovRsl for the season.
The chsrred rsmsins Of Luthsr A, Viii
kiss, q we'll known character oi West
minister, vas found 10 the ruins OF an
aooecnpied house which vas burned 70
GENTLY, 1t is supposed that be accident
ally set II on nfs while 10 40 iatoIiestsd
condition.
Mrs. Enms Foster, tho womsn who
Voluntarily admitted shs fred The build
log Of Bliss d. Bssds 10 Oi.pss and
whs has since been confined st the ooun
iy j,il 10 Chel.ea hH bssn adiadsed 10
sane and was t,ken 10 the insane ssyluu
at Waterbury Wednesday.
Ootossr McMntsn Of piaitsbursh. N.
Y. bss rendered = verdict OF accidental
dssth BY drowning 10 tho case OF Nelson
b, Hsnd OF Darlington, ths Uaivsrsity
Of vsrmoul ireshmsn who vas drowned
thsrs last week 10 sn sttempi to escape
from . crowd Of sopbomores who we're Try
ing to keep him from attending bis clsss
barqu.t, ~ which be vas 10 be tosst
master,
Hnbsrt DsRosscb Of WiDooshi lost
control OF the elevator 10 tho Amsriosn
Wooden compsby's mills and elevator snd
msn we're dashed TO the bottom OF the
sbsit Mr.. DsRoescb vas picked up IN
copscions and tsksn 10 bis homs. where
he wss found to hsvs three ribs broken
and . essb sboat three inches long on
ti, head. besides ha,ins been badly shsk
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1902-06-19
Those Dull Ducks.

l recall Mr., Lowell telling, lssossly.
IA M after dinner speech in Cam bridge
bow no met an scqusintsncs (oi dubious
standiDs) whose cheerful laos and happy
snoh exubersnt felicity.
Why, said the genial smilsr. I'vs dis
covered way to make ny fortune, We
oil know that tho reason for the nns
favor Of the wild duck 10 tho wild celery
on which IL feeds. Nov. propose TO
food 1t to the domestic duck and supply
tho market,
Some weeks later. on meeting his 40
qaaintsnos again, Mr.. Lowell fonnd him
quite depressed aud incobsolabls, Why
are you looking so nuhspbyi thought
the last time 1 saw you that you we're on
the point Of msking your fortune with
ducks, Wsuldn't il work.
No. was the reply. ths things woulan't
eat IL.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1902-06-19

Railroad man tell many stories illus
trsting the shrswdssss OF William Elise,
OF Boston, Who wss president Of tts Bos
ton and Albany R,ilrosd before II was
taken over by th. New York Csutrsl, and
Who 10 nov one OF tbs directors OF the
latter road. He was once called bsfore
the Rnilrosd com mmittes OF the Mas
sasbssstts lssislstuf. 10 testify on trshs
mstterp, snd . yonpg member who va
serving bis first term undertook 10 sI
anime him.
~snt yoa TO tell noe hos mses Il,
cot, to hsul q freight ear from Boston
to Sprips6,ld. said the IN snbsr,
/ don't koo~. replied Mr.. BiiW.
Yen dost kntwi
Thst wss The pDsssr ] gave.
wbs. srsyor, aD5sa,f
President
OF ubsii
TIE Boslop .ti Aib,py Bhlrosd
WILL. cir. psgtn ne lssi'Isior, 10 ris
isg voice. II you ,rs Wiiisp Biu. prssi
deaf Of tho boion aud Alosny Railroad.
snd yeu toh't ktos whst !. eosis 10
hsni freight hog . ion TO Springfield.
~to 10 he rsns d kesvsB duriIov'
No ors ibs' Aels. asisss II Is mem
b.r Of lie M.seehssrts lssislsiors VITO
10 feisiaz Li, o - 'frn,
Alo,bsr nsn bar toLtIEusd The eTsni
nsiisn
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1902-06-19

Little Eiss so solemn child. Whs,L
a The, va due 10 her ovp psenlisr dis
position CT 10 The fact thst her old
black msmmy delighted in moursial
events II 10 hsrj 10 say.
Ga cue osossion Eina vent sith hsf
mother 10 pay . Wait Of eondolsnss 10
her sasL whose husband bad rsosstly
died s,s y. very iond OF this amt,
vho had srprssssd . sisb 10 zee the little
niece. 90 shs aud her mother came eli
the vsy from their eonptty hoSs, and on
the road msums slted seriously TO the
little sirl
raa mast be vary sweet TO aun,is.
darling. She hss hsd sush 8 sorrow.
Yes. II wU dr. fil. ssid u Elns. With .
s,mpsihetie sigh.
/, certainly sU. sod you must say
somstbius very sics 10 her.
What, msmmsi
Oh, | dos't knov. dear. snythipg that
comes into yoar Kind little heart Aud
yoo must hus ssd Hiss her and tell Der
hos much you I've her Posr suntisl
Oh. said Elm. and she lspsed Into
silence ualil they reached their d,stips
tion,
Ga sssins the child tst aunt vas very
much siI,etsd aud cried . good deal. and
Eiss sat on h,r lsp, pattins her hands
and strokibs her hair while thinking si
something 'oomiortsbls" TO say.
Al last che made up her mind to SPEAK.
She leaned over and kissed her sastie
soitly on the forehetd. The tear stained
face wss raised TO bers. end the child
whispered:
Auutis. dsrling suntic. did you Joy
Ioarself st the fassrsl2
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1902-06-19
How He kept His Panama White

The number Of Panama or alleged P.ns
ma hats to bs seen every ywbsrs this ssssop
rsmisded - old gentleman from Bostsn
OF . story which hs proceeded to tell to
smother man 10 the Fifth Avenue Hotel.
helding his ows genuine Panama In his
hand:
Isupposs you have never heard Of old
Dr., Ellis down here. be said, Bate gene
ration or two sso be wss . we'll known
figure 10 Boston. being one OF our fsnons
Unitarisn ministers. . friend OF many Of
the Trsusesndentslists. He used always
to wsar . white Psnsns bat. which si
thst time was much more oil luxury than
| Judge it is to-day. The same hat did
him sssson sitter season, yet II never seem
cd to lose any OF i's fresh whitensss.
Ooe day . minister OF the old psrsus
zion sud very pronounced in his ortho
doxy, asked DR.. Ella how he KEEP. his
bat 20 white.
That IL easy, said the doctor, for II
hes bssn CslvIniksd.
Whstf ssii the other minister, How
do You galvanizs hstf
l saii Caiyiniz,d. replied the Uni
tsrisn.
Bat what do you nesD BY that'
Dipped 10 brimstons. said DR.. Ellis.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1902-06-19

isto Hallsnd aud thence setos ths char
osl inio Eoslsod, The ass1 o. s.ricssari.t
earned svsrytbins before II, and Il 10 ssi'
10 py thst 90 read The history OF th,
times vita clearer whoa aud uith mer,
scearsey OF detail for tho mirror which
esficslurish held up 10 tAlet the stril
Ing pesali.ri,ies OF the men and event,
passing before II,
Gsntisr msptitnss Spanish esttoosi,t
frsneiseo G,,siy Lueisttfs, . niiiurs ol
Rem nbrsndt wstlssu and n.bslis. who
preceded the tso great esricstcrss OF
the latter ball OF the sishiseuih esntuty
George Cruitshssk is Epslsnd and M,
Chsrlst 10 France. Charlie, 10 known ~
the fthu oi moasrn social c.risatars
spd holds ss goal Title 10 bic posliios ~
doo Philipsu 10 that Of the father ei
comic iurn.li,m, With l., Uhstivsfi,
the str nssst paper OF ito hind. rsss
came Panch 10 Eosland. which still v
tains ito subtitle OF the Losdos Cssrivsri.
for yssr. the fsithfol II not thu meet
highly polished rA,cior OF Bri,isb life.
Upon its stan John Lsssb. Richard Doyle
John Fssnisl. George de- Maurisr and .
dcE.n men II lesser nsms kept Great
Britain 10 good hunot Tor tso ssnststisns,
Ii has b ,on reserved Tor AmericA. how
ever. TO bring forth . nsv rscs OF esriss
turists. which Tor lack OF . bettn title
may be called thu pcrsonsl c.rtoonists.
msn sho ssiz, upon the shsrsoterisliss OF
- individual ssd 90 sxssesrsts them that
the sutjsets Of the cartoons sre known by
the most prominent fsatures In their
physical. mss,sl or moral mstepp.
True there was one man 10 London 9
hundred years age, Gillrsy by name, who
had this hculty OF dissecting bis subisc
until he found his weskest point aud
then numerically priehins II with his
drawing pencil. bat with him the rsss
died out. TO be rsinosrnsted 10 Ametics.
Gillr.y vas q close observer OF people |
and svsnts Hs would sit 10 his publisb
er's windo~ and wstch the fops oi the
court az they passed and fss.eu iu his
memory every feature by which man
would be recognized by his sequsintspcss
He remembered every story that rslstsd
TO the traits OF obsrsster OF these in the
public eye, and the 81, james street OF
1900 10 faithfully reproduced in bis art.
Perhaps We Americans look Ut The droll
ride OF life more than ether people. but
certain it il we have more and better
sartoonists than slsswhsre. The very
3uickness with which W SEE the point
,i joke dsmsDds equal facility in por
rsyiDs drollery in . ssrtoon. We sketch
boldly aud leave much OF the unnecessary
istsil to our slower oousins. Then, too.
,ar public events happen with such
tsr,lins rsridity that = cartoon Of ysster
iyS': ddsins: would b b. a. a., today, and vs
or political change overnight
In other words, the alert Am sricsn
aust have depicted in his cartoon ths
'sry traits OF character that have made
lin what hs 10, the quickest and bright
st OF nsn,
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1902-06-19

avoid seii-eosssioaistas Va every possibls
way. Neat, bright. yet fahiol,el., s.n.
al'iss clothes uill hslp yea v.f, a.,.risl
ly
Tie shs nsn tritt 10 con npseaie for
bis dsnsisreis, 10 every way he osa, 10
rsys, thsrsiafe, 20 avoid bad iapts,,ions
shea stranger, nnt meet yes. ios tt.y
sili pat you 10 srss, dissarant.s. II
yeu srs too ssli.sosscions .Sd tinil,
People che have uot had snlr .aysa
'.ess, ha, hsv. esns isle rrsuiaso 90
ihreash scbisvemtnt ore often placed q,
q disaavartsss and thsy shoula s,ady
Ways to eamPsusa,e for these dsneisnsio
la oihu vots'. we sheoli 40 tyfy,htas
possible TO btsg ourselves inlp harmony
siib our surroandios', bscss,s 10 s.ppo,
ub BIZ strength or use or suoeess.
fores uhlll wssrs NJ e,ae or 10 harmony
with our esvitonmsbt.
May thtesd msn snd womsu h.,s
h'sn able TO cover no estly dsdsisueles
IN edus,'ion and culture generally by
close ob,srrsuoo aac by adopting d,t.
aud manners iiis those With whom they
ssoeis,o. A keen obsstystion /. one Of
the ereA,ss. sssistants 10 tho seqairsmen,s
OF ease and post
Many .hnd.sorked ba.iaess snd p,o
fessionsl men think they csnuet sdord q
vacation. Thtsc people tnow very wall
that they csnuot work their horses ell
The tine. nor coold they sIpsct ssy OF
their employees 10 work all the tine
and stand II,
There l., psrhsps. nothing which para
better or is mots bsn, asiil Than vscs
ion, Most Of us, sosner or later; learn
unfortunately, most OF us learn Is,sr,-
lbs, We ca net get mere money ont Of
bank than We deposit there, Oar drafts
IN nsture's bank cannot exceed The reserve
u the deposits
la youth, we store mp rsssrve Of
'hJsical aud mental energy, whiob. 1t
'ropsly used, will snsble ~ TO over
iraw temporarily 10 emergencies, bat, II
70 use, from day to day. mors nervous or
issl ilroe than is generated durisg each
wsnty-'our hearu. II dSss not require
rest mstbsmstioian TO convince us thai
20 shall soon bs bankrupt
A man, therefore. who has bssn tied mp
,any months IN bis store or oiliss. or Goa
aed by his vocstiop, wh,tsysr II mar be,
Though be may not have worked very
ard. requires a complete change Of sur
he needs a new mental environ
rent,
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1902-06-19

-ksd she married Jssssn. did sbs'
Well, sslil Esv On earth did that soes
sboaf She 30 Ter - ! sss learn. it 10
sviss 10 Q NATAL sisssdssslssdins.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1902-06-19

She's q clever girl. She oss read .
man like = book, That may be, bat I'll
bet she'd ssy this is so saddsa' II one
we're 10 propose TO her.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1902-06-19
Keen Observation 10 Productive OF
Ease.

The very conviction OF eonseoosEess
that jon are d,1eisei 10 nst.sfs psrssin
ing 10 eaiian aud sosisl asssss tssds TO
sssrsvsis tso,e cei,sts, snd ysa should
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-12-25
THOUSANDS HOMELESS.
Freezing Weather Prevails in a Re-
gion of Recent EARTHQUAKE.

st. Petersburg, Dec. 25.-While full de-
tails of the recent earthquake disaster
at Andiian. Russian central Asia, are
not obtainable. owing to lack of COM
municati ton, the brief dispatches re-
ceived here describe the situation as
horrible The temperature has fallen to
the freezing point, and thousands of
persons are homeless. One section of
the city has been completely destroyed
Only one cotton gin and one church are
standing The first Shock drove the in
habitants genera llS-~ indoors. otherwise
the loss OF life would have been much
greater.
Notwithstanding the offers of free
transportation, they are remaining in
the vicinity of the city, which will be
rebuilt. A substantial start has been
made in the collection of a relief fund
Andijan is a cotton center and EXPORTS
forty million pounds of cotton annually
The population, numbering 56 900 souls,
was growing rapidly. The people, who
are mainly Sarts, were engaged in cot
ton raising and ginning. OF 20 gins IS
have been destroyed. The Sarts are no.
like Russians. They are private owners
of land. but live in cities and towns
The houses in Andijan are principally
one story high and are built of unburned
brick. The war department here in
forms the CORES soondent of the Assoc;-
ated Press that everything possible Is
being done to relieve the suffering
Barracks in which the population will be
housed are being built. A letter is ex-
pected here within a week. The mail
from Andijan ordinarily takes ten days
to reach St Petersburg
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-12-25
WAS HEARD A MILE.
Crash of Pennsylvania Limited
Into Accommodation Train.

Pittsburg, Pa, Dec. 25-The Pennsyl-
vania limited, running almost an hour
late, crashed into the rear end of the
Leetsdale accommodation train at
Quaker Valley station last night at IL
o'clock. The big engine of the limited
ploughed into the rear car, the smoker.
and the little car was pushed through
the one ahead of it, making the two cars
the length of one The crash was heard
for a mile, and the limited. running at
the rate of So miles an hour, carried the
train from Quaker Valley to Edgeworth,
a distance of almost a half mile, before
it could be stopped. Many were injured.
SONS Of them probably fatally. The in
jured:
Charles Hopkins, Leetsdale; left arm
mangled and cut off, left leg broken and
left eye gouged out; badly bruised; will
die.
John D. Carson. of sewickley: nose
broken, badly cut and bruised; serious
John Stritzeyer, Newcastle; both legs
fractured.
H. T. Potter, residence unknown:
bruised and cut about the head and
body.
NJ ]. Joyce, Leetsdale: right leg
broken and badly bruised and cut by
flying glass.
Many other passengers were cut and
bruised The limited was found to be
uninjured except that the engine was
disabled
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-12-25
FRAUD is ALLEGED.
Kansas City Guessing Contest to
Be Settled in Court.

Kansas City, Mo, Dec. 25.-The guess
ing contest, by which the convention
hall mana cement raised over $4,000 for
the hall, has got into the courts. The
capital prize for the nearest correct
guess on the vote of governor of Kansas
is s10.00o
The announcement of prize winners
was made this week, and showed that
J. NJ Simpson, internal revenue collector
for Kansas: Mrs. James A. Roberts, In
dependence, Mo. and p. H. Scott. Hart
ford, Kas.. had each guessed the exact
vote. Under the rules of the contest
the first three prizes were to be divided
equally among them, giving each $4,000.
W. H. Miller. a member of the local
fire department, has duplicate coupon,
showing that he guessed the exact vote,
and he has retained a lawyer to press
his claim for a share of the money. His
coupon is regularly stamped. but a
search for the original ticket among the
guesses has failed to disclose it.
Now another claimant for a share OF
the prize money put in an appearance
in the person of Charles Harris, a cigar
merchant of Sedalia, Mo-. who has re-
tanned firm of lawyers to fight for MS
claim
1t is probab the other correct guess
ers will resist the attempt OF Miller and
Harris to cut into their share of their
winnings. 1t is believed that careless
ness in handling the tickets was respon-
sible for the confusion. and charges tho t
there was fraud in conducting the con-
test are not generally credited.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-12-25
MADE A BIG STAGE HIT.
Daughter of Cleveland's Mayor in a
Play Before Home Society.

Cleveland, Dec. 25.-Miss Bessie john
son. daughter of Mayor Tom L. Johnson,
scored brilliant success at the Colonial
club, in the French skit, "Une Soiree
Manquee.'
This play is in French and unfolds the
trouble of one who. having invited Calve,
Paderewski and a few more high-priced
ones to do turns at an entertainment,
has received their regrets, saying illness
made it impossible for them to attend.
Then the hostess guests determine to inn
personate the absent ones and a vaude-
vile performance is arranged In this
inpersonation Miss Johnson appeared
and delineated the work of Nine. Rejane
in the emotional scene from Maeterlincks
La Princess Maleine."
The house lights were dimmed and Miss
Johnson worked on a darkened stage
with colored lights thrown on her. What
most impressed the dramatic critics who
saw her was her charming stage pres
ence, perfect naturalness, and remark
able conception of the character Her
voice alone would carry her long way
to success on the stage. For three and
one-half hours the elite of the city sat
and listened to French, and only the
French circle of people could understand
the lines. Her success. however, aston
iShed all.