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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-02-18

another girl and a wife was all concocted
by enemies who were pursuing him. She
velOped that it was her flowers that he
had previously given to the Iowa girl as
fresh from the green house at his own ex-
peuse.
But. his dupIicitv having been exposed,
his source of revenue was cut off and he
became desperate again and commenced
Hill block one night last week in an at
tempt to extort some more money from
such a disturbance that the police were
called and locked him up He laid all
ilieHL AZ tus Sdit9vose. SHth n HolSS prs
Oner that a female prisoner in an adloin-
ing cell thanked the friend who called
him out early in the morning His round
continued. however. and he was famil-
lar fieure at all the Joints where he was
more or less lDoisterOus.
1t was suspected that he had further
deceived the Seneca girl and that she was
planning to leave her home with him. so
he was warned by Fort Scott people, to
whom he had confided his intentions.
The doctor left town q few night ago
His furniture was all taken by the local
dealers for his debts. The Iowa young
woman, who renowned him when she
learned what a scoundrel he was, is al
most q thousand dollars out by having met
him and is thankful she got off with only
money damage. She is still here. the ex-
perience having Frustrated her. Where
Spencer went is not known. It is suspect
that on the day of his departure he re-
ceived some money by wire from home
and apprISed his family ne was coming
home. He ordered his mail sent to Sen
eca for a week and thence to Brooklyn.
Tt develops that Spencer tried to beat the
Adams Express company out of 50 He
received a package by express and claimed
it had been robbed of 500. His claim was
filed and he was pressing it until one day
he told Agent Warren that he had re-
ceived an anonymous letter telling him to
drop the matter, that the money would he
refunded to him on a certain day. Mr..
Warren demanded to see the letter and
Spencer got angry. He never got the
rnoneV nor nrcssed the claim further
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-02-18
New Rural Routes.

Washington. Feb. 1S.-Rural free de-
livery routes will be established in Kan
sas April as follows: Dentonville, Don
iphan county, with one carrier length
of route, 25 miles; population served,
ass. Erie. Neosho county, with ] car
rier; length of route, = miles; popula-
ton served, Ala Glasco. Cloud county
with ? carriers; length of route, s.
miles; populati served, 1000. Highland
station, Doniphan county, with car
riors; length of routes, 50 miles; popu-
lauon served, 1851 ROssville, Shawnee
county, with 1 carrier: length of route
25 miles; population served. 675. Willis.
Brown county with one carrier; length
OF route, 25 miles; population served,
730.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-02-18

Salt Lake, Utah, Feb. 1S.-Billy Mad
den, the noted pugilist manager. stop
ped here on his way to New York. Mad
den is manager of Gus Rubin and Den
yer Ed Martin. He is accompanied by
Martin, and is going to New York II
have both Martin and Rubin ready to
fight at a moments notice. and am go
ing to New York in search of big game, -
Madden said. 4 shall see every heavy
weight in Gotham when I arrive I am
open for business with any heavy
weight in the world for either Martin
or Rubin, and when we get to New
York some of the men who are filing
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-02-18
TURN ON THE LIGHT.
Jack Downing Writes of other Asy-
lum outrages.

IiaNs7 Kan, Fed. n
To the Editor of the State Journal.
In saying that I am well pleased with
the disposition manifested by the admins
tration and its creature. the state beard
Of charity to Investigate and probe the
killing of Maxwell the insane patient at
the asylum. I but express the sentiment
entertained by our entire community Two
patients that We sent to the Topeka asy-
lum for treatment were sent back dead.
The superintendent reported that one of
them died from 'apCplexy." but an
autopsy by our local physicians revealed
the fact that his neck was broken. to say
nOthing of bruises on the face and body
A mixture composed Of q little investiga-
ticn and a good deal Of whitewash follow
ed. and. we all predicted. the greater
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-02-18

ing Of whitewash lacked the adequate
thickness to make cur people believe that
Gus Mauer was not killed There was no
autopsy held on the body of the other pa
tent mentioned but from the bruises on
the head and body. many Of our people
believe death resulted from kicks and
knocks administered by thugs and bruisers
calling themselves nurses.
Patients are not sent TO the asylum to
atone for any offense. but TO be n1rsed and
cared for as children. and to my mind
there can't be a mitigating circumstance
to warrant or justify the abuse OF a pa
tent in an insane asylum.
The greatest care should be exercised
IN selecting nurses and attendants for
cur asylums, and when one is found pc
culiarly fitted for the work, keep him or
her there without regard to politics or
religion. JACK DOWNING.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-02-18
IT'S OWN LINE.
Canadian Pacific in the Market for
Steamships.

New York. Feb. 18.-Sir William Van
Horn, chairman of the board of the
Canadian Pacific railway, who arrived
here today from Havana, was asked
whether it was correct that the Cana
dian Pacific was negotiating for the
North Atlantic fleet of the Elder Demp-
ster line. He replied:
7 have been away from home some
time and 7 do not know whether or not
the negotiations have been concluded
I do not know just how far the matter
has gone. but we have been negotiating
with the line for the purchase of from a
dozen to a dozen and a half of their
ships for some time. I cannot say just
what number we have been figuring on,
but it is somewhere between these
figures.
This move of ours is in no way an
effort to compete with the Morgan COM
bine for business to divert any traffic
from New York The Canadian Pacific
has plenty of business for a line of its
own across the OCEAN
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-02-18
Well coNFrpENoE nEEN.
Pleasanton Victims Learn the Fact
Too Late, However.

Saturday two young men arrived here
from the south and had bills printed an
nouncing that they wanted to employ 40
men at $3.50 per day and free transpOrta-
tion to work on a railroad in the Indian
Territory. About fifteen made application
for employment and the strangers said
they would ship on the midnight train
Sunday. 1T is s. fer office fees was the
demand upon each applicant. two of whom
paid their 81. When the flyer came in at
S;22 .. m. the employment agents boarded
1t and left their victims wondering what
had happened. They also forgot to pay
their board bin of $3.50 Deputy Sheriff
Davis armed with a states warrant is
sued by Judge Harper notified the Fort
Scott officials. Three hours afterWard he
WAS informed by telephone that the young
men had been captured Mr.. Davis ard
Charles Wardlow went down to bring
them back to answer the charge of OBJ
tanning money under false pretense But
when the officer arrived at Fort Scott
the boys had broken out Of the city prison
and turned six others at -Fleasanton
Herald
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-02-18

Emporia. Kan, Feb. 1S.-Mary SLOT
Ter and Oliver l. Gibbon were married
here Tuesday at the home of the brides
mother, the Rev. Joseph Hill officiating
The bride is the second daughter of the
late Jacob Stotler, once a partner of
Senator Plumb. and one of the best
known and most influential editors of
his time in Kansas. The groom is a
prominent cotton dealer of Ndangum.
Ok The wedding was a very quiet one,
none but relatives of the contracting
parties being present Immediately af-
ter the wedding dinner the newly we'd
ded couple took the train for their
home in NIane11ra
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-02-18
Racine at New orleana.

New Orleans. Feb. 1s.-sheriff Bell,
St. Tammany and O'Hagen were the
winning favorites. Dr. Guernsey was
run up after his race to $500 and sold
to T. Landry, who subsequently resold
him to Lamanay Bros, the original
clear and cold; track slow and Iumpy.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-02-18

Samuel Steele has been appointed a pen
sion examining surgeon at Cottonwood
Falls Kan
A postofice has been established at
EmrnerOn, Ellis county. Kan, with An
drew Linenberger as postmaster
Senator Harris yesterday passed in the
senate his bill referring to the allotments
Of the absentee Wyandotte Indians 10
Kansas
The postmaster at Atwood. Kan. has
been authorized to change the location Of
the postoffice to the building owned by the
Masonic lodge OF Atwood.
Representative Curtis was at the White
House last evening al the presidents invi-
tation and was in consultation with the
chief executive for some time 1t is not
known what the object of the conference
was
The comptroller Of the currency has APP
proved the application Of the following
persons to organize the Coffeyville Ma
tional bank Of CoffeyvilIe. Kan. with a
capital of $4,000; c. E. Bryan. Carthage
Mo. J. F.. LANCE. Amos H. Caffee. J. w
Halliburton and Samuel McReyno4d-
city Ticket once. Union Pacific
Railroad. 525 Kansas avenue.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-02-18
Durham Sells Ella Mortimer.

Lexington. Ky. Feb. 1S.-Hardy Dur
ham has sold his S-year-old chestnut fl
~ Ella Mortimer, by tFlorian-Recess,
and the brown 3-year-old FLY by Re
quital-Riddle to William Harris, of St
Louis. Price private They will be
raced in the west this year.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-02-18
MAIN Travelled ROAD.

One makes no mistake in calling for
tickets over the Burlington with its 5000
miles of main travelled trunk lines lead
ing to practically all the great cities and
diverging points of the West.
Describe to US your proposed trip and
let Us advise you the least cost and send
you free reading matter.
L. J. BRICKER, L.W. WAKFLgv
J. ?. A.. e1s Main St. Gent Fsss'r Agent
Kansas City. Mo. ST. Louis 40
F. C. SHARON,
5. W. P. A., s2s Main St.
Kansas City No.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-02-18

the papers with challenges will have to
fight or shut off their hot air. When /
challenge the whole list of heavyweights
for Rubin and Martin I include them
all, from Jeffries down. I have two Won
derful men. I am especially DESTROYS OF
getting a chance at Munroe with Mar
tin The latter is a wonderful fighter,
and viii make some OF them step"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-02-18
THE Way TO go,

Take Burlington trains at St Louis.
Kansas City. st. Joseph. Omaha, Den
tions the Great Northern and North
ern Pacific roads, and with It's through
train service the Burlington offers more
to the settler than any other line or
combination Of lines into the North
west.
The "Burlington-N Northern Pacific
Express" is the great daily train WITH
through chair cars, coaches and through
tourist sleepers. This is the only
through train into the Northwest joint
" with the Northern Pacific road.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-02-18
MAsoNs Ar w1cH1rA.
Annual Grand Lodge Meeting VIII
Open There Today.

Wichita, Feb. 1S.-Wichita is the
mecca for Kansas Masons who are
gathering here from all parts of the
state to attend the annual convocatton
of the grand lodge. An details for the
opening of the grand lodge are compile
ted and arrangements have been made
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-02-18
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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-02-18

Lexington. KY. Feb 1S-The 2-year-
old half brother to Colonel Bill. owned
by W. L. Simmons has been named
Brother Bill. This colt is by Imp. Wag-
ner-Mattie T., by IMP. Billet. and was
recently priced to New York parties at
$4,000.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-02-18
Arkansas City Printer Insane.

Winfield. Feb 1S.-Ed Sweet 20 years
of age. and q printer in the Democrat
Office at Arkansas City, has been ad-
judged insane by the probate court. The
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-02-18

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ton, oregon, British Columbia, Utah and
Colorado, in effect daily from February
Is to April 90. via Chicago Great West
ern railway. For full particulars apply
to G. ". Lincoln. T. P. A. Kansas City,
Missouri.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-02-18

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all the time.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-02-18

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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-02-18
LOW COLOAlST RATES TO THE
NORTHWEST AND CALIFORNIA.

From February Is until April 80. thu
Burlington makes greatly reduced one
way rates for settlers going to Cali
fornia Montana Big Horn Basin,
Idaho, Washington. Oregon, Puget
Sound County and British Columbia.
Generally speaking. the reduction is
from Is to 40 per cent
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-02-18
TO CALIFORNIA.

Join the Burlingtons personally con-
Quoted California excursions in through
tourist sleepers which are run on fire.
quent dates each week via Denver,
Scenic Colorado and Salt Lake City.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-02-18

ton and S or a G S s.
s. S. S. neutralizes
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and cleauses the blood
of all irritating sub
stances and humOrs
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1903-12-25
Rested BY the Bishop.

Rear Admiral Charles S. Cotton
tells this good story: He sat one
evening at dinner party beside
the bishop of Durham, a clergyman
noted for his wit. Near the bishop
was a millionaire manufacturer, a
stout man with a loud, coarse laugh,
who ate and drank a good deal. One
of this mans jokes was leveled at
the brilliant bishop of Durham,
whom he did not know from Adam,
1t was enough for him that the
bishops garb was clerical
81 have three sons" he began in
loud tone, nudging his neighbor
and winking toward the bishop,
'Ethree fine lads. They are in trade.
| had always said that if | ever had
a stupid son I'd make parson of
him."
The millionaire roared out his
discordant laugh, and the bishop
said to him with a quiet smile:
"Your father thought differently
from YOU, eh ?"
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1903-12-25
.sTbe county Chairman >

The box-otiice depression which pre-
ceeds the holidays each year has not
reached Wallack's Theatre, where
1.-The County Chairman" is drawing
undiminished crowds Of hilarious peo-
pie. This condition is due partly to
the matchmaking quality of Mr.. AIDES
comedy. which keeps the spectators
in state of merriment, the contin-
uity Of which is broken only by an oc-
casional touch of tenderness as the
love story of young Tillford Wheeler
and Lucy Rigby is unfolded. Partly
too. the extraordinary success Of . The
County Chairman' is wrought by the
appropriate nature of the theme and
setting to the holiday term. The
great majority of us were either
brought up in the country or have
lived there at some time, and the
scenes and characters assembled BY
Mr.. AIDE in this refreshing work are
not alone familiar to lis, but suggest
thoughts of relatives and home. SO
the entertainment is semtimentally
allied to the season stretching between
Thanksgiving and New Years day,
and there is something doing at
Wallack'S
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1903-12-25
The Puzzled EnaIIshman.

Guy Standing, while on a cruise
with the Knickerbocker Yacht club
recently told how confusing the
Americanisms are to his country
men. He said that an Englishman
after returning from a visit to Ken
lucky sought out an American
friend in London and asked him to
explain some Of the queer express
sions he had heard in America.
''For instance" said the English
man, Il said to a chap one morn
ing in Kentucky, Think it's going
to rain?' and he said, Little dogs
twill and little dogs 'twon't.' Now,
what did he mean by that ?"
The American was puzzled and
inquired if those were the exact
words used. The Englishman re-
piled,
"Why, yes-or no-his exact
words were, Pups twill and pups
'twon't >"
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1903-12-25
The New York PonItry SHOW.

Beginning at Madison Square Gar
den on Tuesday morning, January 5,
and closing on Saturday evening, jan
uary 9, the Fifteenth Annual EXhibi-
tion by the New York Poultry, Pigeon
and Pet Stock Association will score
another success as the most import
ant show of the kind in America. Mr.
Ii. V. Crawford, the veteran Secre-
tary and superintendent reports the
greatest number of entries. in every
department, that the Association has
ever had. All the space in the Garden
will be filed, and the standard breeds
of fowl and the fancy ones, and the
pigeons will make a display that the
breeders value and the public appre-
ciate. The Pet Stock Department
will have rabbits and CAVES in large
numbers. The Cat Show. under the
direction of the Atlantic Cat Club,
will be located in the Concert Hall,
and there are special prizes offered by
the Club, including valuable silver
trophy and challenge cups. The cats
will be on exhibition for three days
January 8, l. and s. The show will be
open from 8 a. m. till 1870 p. m. each
day, and the various Club Meetings
will be held on Wednesday and
Thursday.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1903-12-25
putting AWAY summer CIothes.

The housekeeper who holds 20 the
old fashioned way Of putting away the
summer clothes each fall without
starching and ironing is preparing for
herself days of constant labor of the
most wearing kind when the first
warm days of spring arrive and she
is already worn out with spring sew
ing or house cleaning or enervated with
the languor which attacks every one
with the coming of spring. The OBJ
lection that starch is apt to yellow
and certain to weaken the fabric has
no weight when one remembers that
the clothes made up and kept on sale
in the stores, as well as the prints and
the muslins bought by the yard, are
starched before they leave the fac
tory. Handkerchiefs, too, are invari-
ably starched when in the store, and
surely they do not grow yellow.-Ex-
change.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1903-12-25

The only opportunity to hear a
repertoire of the classic music drama
sung in English in New York this
season will be that offered by Henry
w. Savage's famous English singing
organization, which opens a five-weeks'
season at the West End Theatre.
Christmas week.
This year Manager Savage has a
superb company, his corps of princi-
pals including twenty prima donnas,
tenors, baritones and BASES. There is
a great singing chorus of all American
voices for the first time in the history
of grand opera.
The opera season at the West End
will open with an elaborate scenic
production of Verdi's masterpiece,
g Othello, to be given for the first
time in English in New York. This
opera will alternate during the first
week with Bizet's "Carmen, with
Marion Ivell, the phenomenal Amer
lean contralto, in the picturesque
title role.
"Othello" will be sung on Monday.
Thursday and Saturday evenings and
at the Wednesday and Christmas mat
inee on Friday Carmen" will be
the bill on Tuesday, Wednesday and
Friday evenings and at the Saturday
matinee.
Ten operas will be sung during the
five weeks, Gounod's Faust and
Verdi's III Trovatore" being the bill
for the second week.
The third week will he devoted to
Puccini's masterpiece. "Toscar and
Wagner's Lohengrin," the former
being sung in English for the first
time in New York
For the fourth week Wagner
Tannhauser" and Verdi's Aida
will be the bill.
For the farewell week there will be
a scenic revival of Balfe's Bohemian
Girl and four other operas selected
from the repertoire.
In "Othello'' Joseph eehan,
Americas finest English singing tenor,
will have the title role, with Gertrude
Rennyson. the beautiful prima donna
soprano, as Desdemona, and Winfred
Golf, the artistic baritone, as Iago.
These three singers were last heard in
New York at the Metropolitan.
The advance sale of seats for the
first four weeks of the opera season
will open Tuesday morning. All mail
orders containing remittance and
stamped and addressed envelope filled
| at once.
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u are responsible for it.


If we but look at it right we shall
find religion in Gods first creation
light; in Gods first temples, the groves;
in moon and stars and fiery armament.
in clouds and mists and seas and
plains, in man and beast and bird and
creeping thing. Art is an exposition
and an Interpretation of all these. The
feeling of noble eXaltation or depres
sion which is at the bottom of every
masterpiece and which in a measure
is communicated to the spectator is as
much God given in the landscape and
figure of today as in the Madonna and
saint of yesterday. The star of Beth
lehem and the star shining in a great
mans mind come from one source,
and if we but study them they will
lead back to that SOURCE. c. Van
Dyke.