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DER GERMAN COBBLER.
He Tells How He Upheld the Truth
and Got Left.

When my friend Mr.. Voglestein
comes in der odder day and don't ma
no peesness he says to me; Of,
Hans. der world vhas full Of liars
"Vhell?" I says.
"Eaferypody vhas on der le-der
doctor, der lawyer, der newspaper
man und der merchant. Der merchant
lies to his customers and his customers
lie to him. If I trade some horses init
man lie like blazes und so does ne.
Nobody speaks der truth any more.
We vhas become a nation of liars"
''Vhell?" l says again.
"Vhell, don't you see your opportun-
1ty2 You shall put oop a sigh in your
window dot only der truth vhas spoken
here und If you stick right to it l bet
your boots you hat hundred pairs OF
shoes to cobble in one week. Peoples
shall speak of you as Der truthful
cobbler,' und come a mile to talk nit
you. Ply golly, but der idea vhas worth
fife hoonered dollars, but I gif him to
you for nOttingsl Just think of it! You
shall be der only beesness man in town
who don't tell lies Get some paint und
paper und / Will make a sign"
It seems to me like he vhas a good
idea, und dot eafenings Mr.. Noglestein
helps me. We put up a sign in der
window dot says, mo liar vhas here.
Only der solemn truth spoken. Den we
nail fish pole by der door und buy a
fsh on der market and put him inside
der shop in a pail. I don't hardly har
my breakfast next morning When q
man comes in and says:
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Where Fate Became TactfuI

As a finishing touch to her toilet Elsie
West slipped within the bosom of her
riding habit half of a little broken lock-
ct, wrapped in a paper that bore signs
of much similar service. and on that
paper was scrawled this touching in
scription: This is to keep me in mind
that I'm FOOL AS this memento and
its accompanying hattering sentiment
were always thus concealed when she
expected to meet Howard Ralston. and
at no other time. the inference is correct
that in that direction she dreaded the
pitfalls to her usual good poise.
Howard Ralston was one of those men
who single out one girl for their devO-
tions, for that particular summer or
winter. and are much in love with her
for the time being. Then the affair
gradually cools off. His friends had
ceased to work over these various un-
dying affections. as they seemed to wear
out naturally and leave no scars behind
on either side.
The one with Elsie-almost a year be-
foTe-had ended in the usual way-ap-
parently. Elsie was very proud young
woman.
There was one incident of the affair.
however, that was more humiliating
than a broken heart: the memory of
which caused flaming cheeks and the
most shocking Self-execrat ionS, and for
worn both as an awful warning and
penance. 1t was thus: One evening
when they returned from the theater, as
Howard took his leave at the front door,
he-oh, horrible to relate-kissed herl
w oTse-and contrary to all precedent.
assure you-she allowed it. and possibly
Oh, ye godsi-returned it; and he had
not proposed to her! AS the butler op-
ened the door and Elsie started in,
Howard said, wait a moment" and
quickly breaking in two the locket that
hung to his watch fob. put the half in
her hand. quoting. That's for remem-
brance.' softly. so that the butler could
not understand.
They next time they met she could not
look him in the face. She had shown
her love for him before it had been
/ asked: she had not even had the spirit
| to feign some decent sort of indigna-
ton at his presumption. Oh, the shame
of it, She devoted herself most assidu-
ously to the "other man" then,and when
Ralston finally got near enough to talk
to her she mustered up tardy hauteur,
just to prove herself that she could-but
it had it's effect. Next, they fell out
about some other trivial matter-a mis-
understanding about a dance. Then
things went from bad to worse, and
worse Howard took it all calmly-with
the philosophy of experience, Elsie
| thought. She knew his reputation for
| fckleness.
She fiirted with that other man then.
as only girl who cares for one man
can f1irt with another The end was
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lies chr
Not one" I says.
You seem to have been fishing.
Did you get anything"
"One fish"
"Und he weighs ten pounds, of course
Don't try to fool me. old mans. 1 go
fishing myself occasionally, and / am
always ready TO lie about my catch
You don't happen to hat your whale
around, do your
He vhas in dot pail"
He goes over by der pail und looks
Dot fish was three inches long und
weighed shust three ounces.
How is dis?" says der mans ash he
-urns on me. ''Vhas dot der fish you
aught?''
She vhas."
s"Und he Wasn't ash big ash a clothes
49, What vhas your leedle game %
4 1T vhas no game. speak der truth
oout dot fish"
''Vheil, you vhas fool. 1t vhas your
peesness to lie about dot fish und make
him three feet long. Do you pellet it
vhas something great to see a teeny-
weeny fish like dot? 1 don't like sooch
SMOKES. 1 vhas going to bring you in
some shoes to mend. but now I don't
do it. You may eat you fish und go to
grass
1t wasn't ten minutes pefore a wo-
mans comes in. She vhas short und fat
und red in der face. und she says:
"Cobbler, how you mean py dot
sign?"
"Und you vhas no liar?"
mo"
''vher. 7 like to find sooch a man if
he vhas in dis world. What do you
speak der truth about2"
about dot fish II der pail
''Und What about him."
HE only weighs three ounces"
dot vhas so, I guess, but What of
it? Do you pellet I think he weighs
like a leg of mutton? Say, now. don't
like sooch SMOKES on me, und you shall
explain yourself"
INV sign says no liar vhas here. und
only der solemn truth spoken. Dot fish
vhas only three inches long, und 1
shall stick to it all my life. 1 could say
he vhas seven feet long, but l won't
do it. Dot vhas ALL
''VheH. your head vhas full of saw
dust und YOU had better go und drown
yourself" she says Il hat some shoes
to mend, but I shall go by a liar some
where. Only der solemn truth spoken
humph"
don't see how it vhas. but poorly
queek some odder mans comes in. He
Vhas a solemn-looking man, und I pc
lief he likes der truth. He stands oop
und puts his hands together und smacks
his lips und says:
THANK heafen if 7 have found one
truthful man at last! hat been looking
for forty years. but I neffer find him.
II pellet he vhas on earth no more. So
= u vhas no liar?"
a Il vhas not
rUnd you speak der solemn truth?''
II do"
Good I like your photograph to
take AWAY NIT me. Now len, 1t seems
you hat gone a-fishing?"
YES"
''Und you caught a fish?"
II did"
''Und he vhas sooch whopper dot 1t
took two mans to pun him out-hal hal
hal"
mo, sir He vhas in dot pail, und he
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LEGAL.
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS.


Sealed bids will be received by the board
OF education of the city of Topeka, Kan,
for the completion of the four second story
rooms in the Iowman Hill school building
according to the plans and specifica tons
on file in the office of the board of educa-
ton, with or without slate blackboards.
certified check for 3 per cent of the
amount of the bid must accompany each
bid as a guaranty that the successful bid
der viii enter into contract for the same If
awarded to him and give a surety bond in
a sum equal to the amount of his contract
for the performance of the same and for
the payment of all bills accruing against
the work which might become liens against
the building, according to law. Said check
to be made payable to the treasurer of the
board of education of the city of Topeka,
Kan. for the benefit Of said board as a
forfeit in case said successful bidder fails
to enter into contract and give bond with
in five days after the award is made.
Bids must be in the hands of the clerk
of the board by 4:30 p. Monday. July
10. 1903.
The board reserves the right to reject
any all bids
BY order of the board of education.
J. e. STEWART, Clerk.
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hand in Ralston's and his lips on her
forehead, when they were not murmur-
ing darling and other appellations
of that order. With her first dim reali-
cation of the situation she murmured:
I'm a fool I'm a fool I'm a foolr
and grasped for the locket- 1t was
gone! Then she saw that he held the
locket in his free, hand.
ITO think. dear one" he said, that
you have worn it all this time, and 1
did not know! Oh, little girl, 1 thought
you the worst flirt and myself the
most wretched of Inortalsi But you did
care, after all, didn't you? And I've
been eating my heart out-"And much
more in the same style, while the doc
tor and Mrs Blair, who had seen how
matters stood when Ralston picked up
the 1ocxet from the grass, kept every
body out of the room.
Meanwhile on the gentle breeZes Of
the night, a crumpled, soiled paper
skipped lightly from stump to stump
across the meadows. In the morning
Farmer Jones, starting out before
breakfast for the nearest saloon, a
habit he was acquiring in spite
of wifely tears, was confronted
by statement plastered against
the rails of the back fence:
This is to keep me in mind that I'm
fool"
well, I'll be-dog bobbedl Pretty
nigh Tightl' he muttered as he turned
and went back to the house.-Mabel
Balcombe in the New York Daily
News
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HUMOR OF THE DAY.

My son. said the sage. .it has been
observed by manv wise men, and even
by some fools, that enjoyment is rather
in anticipation than in realization. The
events to which we look forward most
hopefully are apt to prove disappoint
ing"
'But," said the disciple, sis it wise to
anticipate disappointment and thus kill
about the only chance of enjoyment we
have?"
And the old man stroked his white
beard and said he would think it over
Puck.
Reporter lin the Mastadonastorial)-I
it true, Mr.. Goldwaller that you have
bought this hotel?
Innumera billionaire-No, sirl 1t is'not
necessary; can afford to be a guest
Puck.
The Sunday school teacher had recited
the Parable of the Sewer, and then
asked:
Now can any member of the class
make up a sentence containing the word
'tares ?'''
After patient effort little Albert held
up his hand and said:
"They was some children what slid
down the plank with splinters in it and
some of them brought forth rips and
some of them brought forth tares.''-
Chicago Record-Herald.
A man to whom illness was chronic
When told that he needed a tonic
Said 20. Doctor dear,
Won't you please make it beer?"
mo, no." said the Doc. that's Teu-
tonic' Princeton Tiger.
And the doc said, in manner laconic,
Here's something for ailments pull
monic''
Said the patient, How Iuckyi
This stuff's from Kentucky"
And he gulped down the liquid Bour-
bonic. Chicago Tribune.
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FoR sALE-REAL EsTArE

FOR SALES room house, 2 lots cash or
payments. Call at 119 n. Lake ST., To-
pella, Kan.
FOR SAI4E-Desirable home Western ave.
near Bethany. partly modern, 81 LOCO if
Delza.
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MASSAGE.
FREE DIsPENsARY.

TOPEKA FREE DISPENSARY, south
east corner 18th and Tyler sts., from /
TO p. M. except Sundays. Conducted by
regular placticing physicians for the
benefit OF persons without means who
need medical attention and treatment Pa
tents assured of careful and consid-
crate treatment Medicine furnished in
most cases.
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$3.50.

Complete dairy outfit in edge of city.
city water, good room house, with lease
for years. pasture paid. cows. 20 hogs,
acres in potatoes, good horse and new
wagon. new harness. chickens, new fences,
one of the choicest milk routes netting
about s. day. For sale at this figure for
just one week
THE STRAUSS AGENCY.
porches. shade fruit and barn. 212 Fill
more.
FOR SALE room house. lot. on Chand-
Ter st. price s1.05o. Call at 800 Lawrence.
MISCELLANEOUS
7T17r T0PEKA TRANsFER ( sf0RAGG
Co., in new location, 4ee. 40S and 80
F. 9Th St, where will have over three
times our former storage capacity Store
your goods with and will give care
full attention to all details in receiving,
packing and shipping co>- n.,s..
J. H. GAYHART, Superintendent.
SAY
Why don't you go to Towards new furni-
ture store They don't ask installme.lt
prices; one price to all; one dollar looks big
to them; they never had much money.
The new red front, 1903 Kansas ave-, To-
peka.
THE TOPEKA TRANSFER & STORAGE
Co, in our new location 4o6. 40S and 410
z. 9TH St, where we will have over three
times our former storage capacity. store
your goods with US and we Will give care
full attention to all details IN receiving,
packing and shipping.
j. H GAYHART. superintendent
wAGONETTE for picnics, etc. holds
couples. W. T. Lawless. phone 10
THE Topeka TRANSFER & STORAGE
Co. in our new location, 406. 40S and 10
z. 18th st, where will have over three
tires our former storage capacity. Store
your goods with us and We will give care
FIJI attention to all details in receiving,
s. P. BACON. President.
: J. H GAYHART. Superintendent
FELLOW Traveller. tc the par of God.
with the sober world? If so. call or write
De Voc Liquor Cure Co., 534 Kansas ave-
and 102 (. sixth St. Topeka. Kan
LOST AND FOUND.
~
LOST-A small package on ". 9Th. Finder.
return to 426 Tyler st.
LOST-Iiver colored pointer dog Re-
turn for reward to L. Biscoa. 523 Kansas
ave
LOST-A steel boat with air-tight cham
bers at ends in North Topeka during the
flood Finder please leave information
with H. G. Parsons, at State Journal Of
fee.
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Americas Great Double Track Scenic
Highway.

The Lehigh Valley Railroad. Luxur-
ious Trains running on limited time.
Route of the Black Diamond Express
Stop-over allowed at Niagara Falls
on all through tickets to New York and
Philadelphia
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FOR SALE MISCELLANEOUS.

FOR SALE-2 hacks, l carriage. top bug
gy and harness. w 7. Lawless SIG
Quincy ST.
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CARPET CLEANING.

~->>--~~---~-~-~--~>~-~----
WANTED-You to- have your carpets
cleaned McCormicx & Peake. Tele-
phones Al fn-..-
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Ottawa and Return 50. 10 via Santa
Fe Chautauqua.
Tickets on sale daily to July IL. Final
limit returning July 20.
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JEwELER AND oPr1cIAN.

late optician. We guarantee every pair
of glasses TO Mt and every watch we
par- We carry the largest line of
watches, clocks. diamonds, cut glass, etc.
N the city Watch inspector U. p. r. r.
~ Kansas ave.
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FOR SALE@Fine upright piano, used 6
months; must be sold Immediately at
great sacrifice for cash; owner leaving the
city. Address Owner, care Journal
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WANTED-A good all-round blacksmith
Address E. NJ. Sappinfeld, Scranton, Kan
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WANTED-AGENrs

WANTED-At once reliable agents to
conduct magazine route in Topeka Call
soon. w. F. Bellman, 120S Quincy ST.
WANTED-An energetic hustling agent.
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WANTED-20 teamsters. 50 R. r. laborers
and all kinds of hotel help. American
Employment Co., 9th and Kansas ave.
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WANrED-MALE HELP.

WANTED-Boy to work in ice cream par
Tor at Rigby's.
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STAMPS, SEALS AND STENCILS
DRUGGISTS.

TOPEKA DRUG CO.. 7S2 Kansas ave. Tel
~: Prescriptions promptly and accurate
y filled. All kinds soda drinks at fountain.
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FOR SALE-Good baby buggy. cheap. 1926
Kansas ave-
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STORAGE
~~-~-----~O-~~~~-~-~-~>-~~
MERCHANTS TRANSFER & STORAGE
Co. packs. ships and stores household
goods Tel 1S6. Clarence Skinner. LIZ Z.
9Th st.
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UNAVOIDABLE.

Perey-Deah boy, is it true that you
have discharged your vaiet7
Harold-Ya-as, the docsid scoundrel
was too darned fresh. When ! took
him out with me, he managed to make
people think he was the mastah and
vas the man, haw JovsI
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CARPENTERS AND BUILDERS

a. w. NULL. Carpenter and Builder.
Shop 1l2lz West Eighth st. Phone l63
Job work promptly done. Topeka. Kan.
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J. c. ELLIOTT. 72s Kansas ave.. general
sporting goods, guns, ammunition, base
ball supplies, fishing tackle, refrigera TOR
baskets. Sprat's dog food and medicines;
phone e75.
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BUSINESS DIRECTORY.

TOPEKA TRUNK FACTORY.
TOPEKA TRUNK MANDATORY
manufacturers and jobbers of trunks
travelling bags. telescope cases, leather
goods, etc SO Kansas ave. George V.
Hossfeld. proprietor. Tel. 4S3.
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northumberland at Holiday ho-
tel, corner 4th and Holiday ST.
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WANTED-At once, some first class car
penters; none otehr need apply. Blanch
& Heating, 421 E. 4th St
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WORRAIA us Polk, piano lessons. pupils
home. 621kc- Church < lodge playing Tree
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-01-09

here. No telling when some harm may
come 60 you"
We'll, I'm thinking | might as well
leave. My work here mas been failure
anyway"
What a failure? Mr. Strong, YOU
don't know the facts Thcre has never
been minister I'm Milton who did so
much for the poor and the workingman
as YOURSELF, Let me toll YOU the man
continued. with an earneatness that con
ccaled an emotion he was trying To sub
due, "Mr. Strong. II YOU were to leave
Milton now n would he a greater loss to
tho common people than YOU can imagine.
You may not know II. hut your Influence
among Us Is very great l have lived In
Milton as boy and man FOR 30 years. and
| never knew so many laboring men at
tend church and the lectures in the hall
a. during the few months you have been
here. Your work here has not been
failure: II has been a great success.
\ tear stole out OF Philips eye and
rolled down and fell with a warm splash
ON the letter which lay beside him lf a
$500 call could be drowned by one tear,
that professorshlp I'm sociology In Fair
view seminary was i'm danger.
$50 you think the people In this neigh
borhood would miss me littleT' he
asked almost az modcstiy as IL he were
asking a great favor
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SHERIFF'S SALE
STATE OF RHODE ISLAND AND
PROVIDENCE PLANTATIONS.
Sheriff's Office.


Providence, September %. A. ID. 1902.
Providence, Sc:
By Virtue and In pursuance OF an Exc
District Court of the sixth Judicial Dis
trict. holden at Providence within and
for said District of the State OF Rhode
Island. on the, I'D day, Of September;
A. ID. 1907, and returnable TO the said
Court December y, A. y. 1902, upon
judgment rendered by said Court on the
18th day OF September. A. ID. 1902. in favor
i'm the County OF Providence. plaintiff.
and against George II. Francis elias John
Doe of Cranston, in said County, de-
fendant. have this day. at, 30 minutes
ecution on all the right. title and inter
est. which the said defendant. George B.
Francis alias John Doe. had on the 18th
day OF August. A D. 1902 at 10 minutes
past o'clock p. m. (the time OF the at
tachment on the original wrt) in and to
the following described real estate, viz.
the buildings and improvements thereon,
situated in the Town of Cranston State
Of Rhode Island. laid cut and designated
as Lots Nos. 29s. 29s and 300 on a map
sion No. l." drawn by s. A. Keith. June.
1874. and recorded In the Town Clerks
office in Cranston in Plat Book No, g.
page T. being the same lots designated as
Lots 4si. iS5 and ts6. on Plat Card on file
in the office OF the Assessor Of Taxes OF
said Cranston.
the said attached and levied on estate
at n Public Auction to be held I'm the
Sherff's Office In the Providence County
Court House. In said city of Providence,
in said County Of Providence. on Satur-
day The 2ith day Of January. a. r. 1903
at 10 O'Clock noon, for the satisfaction Of
said execution. debt, interest on the
same. costs of suit. my own fees and all
contingent expenses. IL sufficient.
SAML. r. GARDINER.
j2,91s,cs Deputy Sheriff.
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MARCON|
TESTS HIS
SYSTEM
Sends Messages Through Snow
storm From Glacs Bay to Lon
d]n With Perfect Success.

Halifax, N s.. Jan. "a dispatch
from sydney statos that Marconi will
leave there early next week for Cape
Cod to give attention to completion OF
the wireless transatlantic station at
that point
Mr.. Marconi took advantage OF Tues
day nights snowstorm 10 test the be-
havior OF the wireless system under ad-
verse weather conditions. Messages were
sent to the London Times and to friends
in England announcing the birth Of a
daughter TO n. ~ Vivian Mr.. Marconis 8
chief engineer at Glsce BAY.
Referring to the uses OF the wireless
system. Mr. Marconi stated To a repre-
sentative OF the government who visited
the Glace Ray station that II would he
just as easy to send a message to Van
couver from Table Head as from Table
Head 10 Cornwall. lie instanced the ex-
pcriments made or the carlo Alberta I'm
tho Baltic. when tho Is ng Of Italy was
communicated with.
In time OF war Mr. Marconl said one
country could communicate with another
friendly country across hostile nation
intervening. Regarding the possible con.
fusion Of wireless messages and tho dis
perslon of weaker bv a strong current.
the Inventor said that tho case ~ two
cameras placed opposite would illustrate
tho point
Roth instruments would Photograph the
opposite man Vie applied the poin: IN
Marconigrams. which he believed. would
proceed from point To point without in
reference.
After the completion OF the Cape Cod
station Mr. Marconi will take up the
work OF establishing line between italy
1ud South America