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JEWELER AND oprICIAN.

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uate opticiaa. We guarantee every pair
Of glasses to fit and every watch we re-
pair. We carry the largest line of
watches, clocks. diamonds, cut glass. ETC.,
in the city. Watch inspector q. P. r. R.,
TIA Kansas ave.
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Kansas City and Return $2.7o via
Santa Fe
Account Horse show and Livestock
show Tickets on sale Oct. II to "a in
elusive. Final limit returning Oct. &c.
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and expenses. See Carl Thurber, Dutton
house
THOs. NJ. DELAHOYDE. pictures. Por-
traits and frames made to order; new
artists materials. 720 Kan. ave Ind
phone s11. Agents wanted
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Union Pacific.
WESTBOUND.
Missouri Paoihc

directive July s. 1909
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MONEY.

MONEY TO LOAN on live sfocF, pianos,
organs, typewriters, household goods and
personal security. L. Biscoe. 523 Kan. Ave.
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MUSICAL.

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home. soc. Church and lodge playing free
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shot gun or rifle. Diamond. Journal.
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goods. Tel. 1856 Clarence Skinner, 61
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SPORTING GOODS.


J. c. ELLIOTT. 72S Kansas ave, general
sporting goods, guns, ammunition, base
ball supplies, fishing tackle, refrigerator
baskets. Sprat's dog food and medicines;
phone SIS.
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CARPENTERS AND BUILDERS.

NJ. W. NULL, Carpenter and Builder
Shop 1121a West Eighth ST. Phone 16s
JoD work promptly done Topeka. Kan
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JEWELLERS


JAMES B. HAYDEN, Jeweler and Opti-
clan. Complete stock of watches, diae
inoEdS, silverware, etc. Eyes examined
and spectacles properly fitted.
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FOR NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.

FOR RENT-Barn room for horses. 300
1 w. Sth St
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BUSINESS DIRECTORY.
BICYCLES AND REPAIRING.

TOPEKA AUTOMOBILE AND CYCLE
Co. Tel. 706. Bicycles and sundries, BIZ
cycles and tandems for rent; repairing Of
all kinds.
U. S. CYCLE CO, lis E. sth st. National
& Iver-Johnson bicycles. Supplies, repairs.
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DRUGGISTS

TOPEKA DRUG CO., 732 Kansas ave. Tel
743. Prescriptions promptly and accurate
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-12-01

fifteenth of May. Mr.. Carter and MS
children received him with. open arms.
Not so his wife. She preferred to
doubt him. A full examination took
place before Justice Bailey, and safter-
wards the grand jury took cognizance
of the case, but dismissed it. Mr..
Hamilton took up his place In the
mill and in the community, unchal-
lenged by a soul except his wife. Re-
ports were brought to him other af-
lection for the man known as Edes,
but he paid no attention to them, ex-
cept to call him to the office and warn
him against being seen on his
premises.
TN about aweek afterward Edes was
shot there by some one unknown,
probably by Edes himself, to awaken
suspicion against Mr. Hamilton. He
was i'll for three OF. four weeks after
wards, and when he was partially re-
covered he professed to reco1Iect that
he was Hamilton instead of sEdes. Mrs.
Hamilton professed to believe. his
statement, or at least did not deny his
claims. Proof would be offered that
hbefore his illness she wrote him a let
ter, calling him her dear husband,
and signing herself Gala LilY,e as she
sometimes did in her letters to her
friends, it being a pet name applied to
her fair, stately beauty when aschool
girl. ..-..tszs.sa..
'This letter was found by Detective
Swan, or rather by Mrs. Fry, in the
lining Of Edes' coat, but thru his ef-
forts, and he transmitted it to Detec-
tive Bruce. It would be produced in
court in due order of the testimony.
The rest was knoWn-tTe claim to Mr..
Hamilton's estate and family. At this
point nothing would be said about the
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-12-01
CHAPTER XXVI.-Continued.
The Defense.

LILO DClCuScs
"Unfortunately for us, the original
died about two months ago, but he is
described by a witness as answering
to the description given of him by
Witness Barnstead. We shall also
produce evidence and the statements
Of the newspapers to prove that on
May 21 Sheriff Bedell arrested near
Portland depot the celebrated bank
defaulter, Henry Ashley, and the pre-
sumption is, it was these two men that
Mr.. Barnstead saw meet.
"Ashley was taken to Goodwill and
incarcerated in Jail there, and it was
in that town his laair changed from
not deny that this man, the prisoner,
the remarkable change in the color
of his hair took place. It would be
useless to do it. They only venture
to put in the plea that he was arrested
in the place of another, and to base
this they are compelled to set up the
a bsurd story of the twin brother.
yrhere is no twin brother, for he died
in infancy.
tail by his wife. He denied that she
was his wife, and she did not contra
Aict him until afterwards. Then she
aaid that she was his wife. Ashley
cot clear on the plea of being insane,
and was sent to the asylum. From
there he escaped, was supposed to
have been drowned, worked awhile at
q mill, and then came to Grovedale,
where he got employment in the mill
here. He gave his name as Primus
Edes, said he was never married.
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-12-01

and yet here was a second man in the
same town laying claim to the. same
malady. Was it not too absurd for
belief? Only a man laboring under
great emotion would have been led to
such an absurd claim, and only great
villain would have sent a poisoned
ring to his wife to have got rid OF
her so that he might lay claim to an
other woman. It was a bold scheme.
a suicidal scheme! ~
Mr.. Ferguson spoke with earnest
ness and, eloquence, we'll sustaining his
reputation, and he was listened to with
marked attention by every person in
of murder against the plaintiff created
not little excitement among those, who
now heard it for the first time. MANY
recollected hearing about the beautiful
Mrs. Anderson, supposed to be Lenora
Ashley, who registered at the Essex
ton went away, and they knew
that In some mysterious way
she appeared to be connected with. his
| disappearance. Indeed, in SO intri-
cate a case twas not surprising that
the. popular mind should fail to un-
derstand it.
But one thing seemed very plain at
ter Mr.. Fergusan sat down, even be-
fore a witness was cal1ed-that Pri-
mus Edes was trying to Wrest from
Vane Hamilton his family and prop
erty, and that Mrs. Hamilton was gull
ty of aiding and abetting him. Mr..
Ferguson had lightly touched upon
her evidence, SO lightly as to make 1t
appear he considered it absurd, par
ticularly the claim that she could de-
tect people by, individual odor. Was
anything of the kind ever broached
at trial, and would it not be, some
times, If there were any reason or
| precedence for 1t? And was she not
clearly prejudiced? He waited the
notion away as If it had been thistle
| down, and made it apparent that he
said as little as he could about the lady
4 in difference to the wishes Of the re-
spondent, her husband.
Space will not allow me to go over
! the details Of this case as / could
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-12-01
THE MISSING MAN
By A1AR1~ R. p HA1cH Amboy Of aT5e Bank 7ragdyz
Copyright BY Lee & Shepard. Boston. Mass

could not write; indeed he appeared
to be very illiterate. He worked as
common hand at the mill until he
CHANGED to meet Mrs. Hamilton at
church and. fell violently in love with:
her. :. .s53s = e ..ls.ssGae
''He began: to persecute her with
attentions, and finally won her interest
by finding. her little boy who wandered
away to the woods and got lost. Mrs.
Hamilton made him sundry presents
and professed to think he resembled
her husband. Ashley, alias Edes, be-
gan to learn to write, and learned as
tonishingly fast, writing. the name
Constance over and over again. He
purchased violin and began to play.
Ashley was a fine player, as we shall
prove, and he was also well educated.
Mr.. Hamilton could not play at all.
Neither was he an ingenious work
man. Ashley was. Mrs. Hamilton
put on mourning and had a monument
husband. She often opened her win
dow to listen to the strains Of the
violin played by Primus Edes as she
knew him. The 9neighborhood began
to sayaethat there was strong at
traction between the two, tho they
did not say anything derogatory to
Mrs. Hamilton, whose character was
generally considered as above re-
proach.
Then Mr.. Hamilton returned with
a straightforward story Of loss of
memory as the reason for his deten-
ton from home, and, very honorabIy.
settled UP the bank troubles, as he
said he could not absolutely affirm
that he had not done what was al
legged of him, for he knew nothing of
his acts after he left Grovedale on the
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-12-01

wish. I can only give it's general bear
ing and effect on the public mind
rather than upon those particularly
engaged in it. The sympathy was
mantfestly for the respondent, only
for a short time during the eloquent
opening speech of Mr.. Morley, veer-
ing around to the plaintiff, and when
the various witnesses took the stand
and proved by their evidence what had
been claimed by Mr.. Ferguson, there
was little doubt which way the case
would terminate.
Mr.. Hurd's testimony made 1t almost
conclusive that it was Thursday in
stead of Friday before, that Mr.. Barn
stead witnessed the meeting between
the two men; and the witness from
VALPARAISO, and the photograph,
showed that the sheriff who arrested
Ashley looked much like the person
described by Mr.. Barnstead. 1t seemed
evident that it was the meeting of Off
Ger and criminal which he witnessed
rather than that Of two brothers, as
claimed by the prosecution. Simon
Low testified that the plaintiffs voice
was like the one that spoke to him on
the day the altered note was presented:
indeed, seemed much more familiar
than the respondents.
Mr.. Morley cross-questtoned him,
trying to elicit the declaration that, as
he knew Mr.. Hamilton better than the
false claimant, his voice would be more
familiar. Therefore the plaintiff was
the true Vane Hamilton, because his
voice was more familiar. But Mr..
Low would not own to this deduction,
and as it was a little too subtle rea-
soning to commend itself to the public
understanding, it passed unnoticed.
Mrs. sHamilton's letter signed Gala.
Lily was produced in court and sworn
to as genuine. Even she did not deny
it, but said it was one she wrote to
her husband at least a year ago, and
she preferred to believe it additional
proof that the claimant really was her
husband.
How, else could he get possession
of 1T e. "s.she asked, looking at the law
yer.
"The respondent claims that it was
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-12-01
MINIMUM TEMPERATURES
ature in twenty -four ours
HOW TO FOOL WILD ANIMALS.

Sir Samuel Baker once had a thrill
ling adventure with an African buffalo
bull which he discovered standing in
the shadows of a small lake. He fired
two bullets without effect and the ami
NAL charged. Sir Samuel had no am
munition left, but: luckily, the bull
halted to stare at him. Suddenly g.
bright thought flashed thru my mind,''
says Baker. Without taking my eye
off the animal before me, put a
double charge of powder into the
right-hand barrel, and, tearing off a.
piece of my shirt, took all the money
from my pouch, 3 shillings in sixpences
and 2 anna pieces. Making them into
a rouleau with the piece of rag, I
rammed them down the barrel. They
were hardly home before the bull
sprang forward. The horns were low
cred with their points on either: side
of me and the muzzle barely touch
ing his forehead when I pulled the
trigger and 8 shillings' worth Of small
change ratified into his hard head.
Down he went and rolled over with
the suddenly checked momentum of
his charge
Gordon Cumming was perhaps the
first to discover the effect Of the hu-
man voice upon wild animals. On one
occasion he had a lioness In full re-
treat before him. He. called loudly
to her, .Whereupon she squatted like
a huge dog and permitted him to ap-
proach. In a similar venture he
checked the charge of a lioness BY
yelling at her and continued to do so
while she remained perplexedly sniff.
ing the ground and allowed him tc
escape.
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-12-01

written lately and to Edes himself.~
said Mr.. Ferguson.
"Oh, but never called him my hus-
band-never!" she said. THAT letter
I wrote to Vane year ago.
Her declaration was evidently so sim
cere that many gave 1t instant belief.
They felt convinced that in some way
the letter had come into the posses
sion of Edes, perhaps with the key
and notes. This was the one which
Mrs. Fry found in the lining of his
coat, and which she sent to Mr.. Swan
and by him was transmitted to Mr..
Bruce. 1t will be recollected that Con-
stance laid her hand on that very let
ter, and that Mrs. Fry spoke Of the
as a, flower name. Two witnesses
from the neighborhood where Mrs.
Ashley resided testified to the man.
ner of her death, and the curious re-
port was read in court. The letter
written by her husband they stated
could not be found, but one witness.
woman, Mrs. Mann, testified to having
seen and read it,-that Mrs. Ashley
showed it to her, and the ring. on the
day Of it's receipt.
At the close of the testimony for
the respondent it seemed a clear case
in his favor, and, as the public judged.
it must so appear to the jury. Still,
the interest did not subside, and on
the morning of the seventh day of
the trial the courthouse was, ,thronged
to hear the closing arguments by the
counsel. All Of the principal persons
interested in the case were. present
except Mrs. Hamilton, wlAo was suffer-
ing from exhaustion. But the claim
ants were both there,-both erect,
keen-eyed, and determined. Indeed,
the resemblance was more marked
than it had been on any previous oc-
casion. Perhaps it was because each
was swayed by the same feelings of
suspense. Mr.. Carter looked old and
careworr,s the lawyers watchful and
determined, the judge little weary,
the jurymen as if striving to pay close
attention.
eTo Be Continued To-morriw.l
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-12-01
s'DUCKINGo TO AVOID
AN OPPONENTS LEADS
The Straight Duck Made with Unbent and Without
Raising Heels from Floor Stepping In and Striking with
Duck and Stepping Back Duck to the Side, Next
By TERHUNE Expert YORK; Eyening
World; Atthor of "Nfusce BuiIdang,'
Copyright by Joseph b, Bowls.

That is. just the way your head
shouldsavoid a straight lead when YOU
duck straight. Throw the head to the
left, remember, in all straight ducks,
and let 1t come around, forward in a
large enough circle to avoid the blow.
In the straight duck keep your
knees rigid and unbent, and do not
raise either heel from the floor. Duck
no, lower than Is absolutely necessary.
When you begin to duck keep your
left arm raised in such a way as to
protect your face from any blow your
opponent may send in. The most
frequent blow that an antagonist will
try to land at such times is the ''up-
percut.'' The uppercut, briefly, is a
sort Of vertical half hook, which
travels upward from the level of the
hips and aims to land in the wind or,
oftener under the jaw or on the face.
AS you duck straight there are two
things either Of which~you can do in
conjunction with it. For instance:
You can step forward with the left
foot as you duck, thus bringing you
sin" q. e., closer to your opponent) :,
left fist to his wind or your right to
his heart. These blows have thus the
added force of your momentum (ac-
Quired in stepping forward) and are
very effective.
Or, instead Of stepping in and strik-
ing. you can step back with your right
foot as you duck, bringing back the
left foot to it's regular position, about
eighteen inches in front of the right.
Step back just as you begin to duck.
The maneuver will not only enable you
to avoid the blow, but will carry you
back out of your aadversary's reach.
Always duck quickly, yet never too
soon. For your sparring partner may
merely be "feinting' to make you
duck, and if you fall into the trap he
may land on you at will while your
eyes are temp off his face. If
you duck too late you run into his
blow.
When ducking a swing or hook
remember that the blow is not tray
cling straight forward, but is taking a
sort. Of half circle at right angles to
| the circle your head is describing
Therefore. if you bring your head
back to it's normal position before the
swing or hook has wholly passed by
You are liable to receive the full force
of the blow on your head or face
| Many an amateur has been knocked
out thru this miscalculation. The
duck to the side" we will take up in
| next Fridays issue.
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-12-01
LADY DOLLS UNDERWEAR 1883.
Comprising Long and Short Petticoats,
to reproduce.
1888 Lady Dolls Underwear,
1919, 22 inches,

Comprising Long and Short Petticoats,
Corset Cover, Chemise and Drawers.
Lady dolls require to be equipped
with dainty underwear as we'll as with
smart gowns and fashionable cloaks.
The outfit shown is complete and will
quite surely delight the young moth
ers' hearts as we'll as provide fitting
object lesson in the use of buttons,
bottonholes, ribbons and the like. The
original garments are made of fine
nainsook with trimming Of lace, and
beading threaded with ribbon, but en-
broidery can be substituted as a finish
and any of the materials used for the
under garments Of real folk are suit
able.
The set consists of two petticoats,
corset cover, chemise and drawers,
each of which is cut and shaped with
care. The chemise is the fashionable
one in sacque shape. The drawers are
wide and ample and are finished with
a narrow band. The corset cover is
made after one. of the latest designs
and is drawn UP to fit snugly at the
neck by means of beading threaded
coat is made Of straight embroidered
edgings or flannel and joined to a
yoke. but the long one is gored and
finished with a circular f1ounce, which
is banded with insertion and finished
with a foot full of lace. -
The quantity of material required for doll
1s inches high is yard 36 inches wide with q
yards of embroidery inches wide for short pet.
ticoat, 4 u yards of edging and y yards of Sin-
sertion to trim illustrated. u ~
The pattern 45SS is cut in sizes for dolls OF
IA, is and % inches In length.
In ordering pattern fill in this
! coupon:
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-12-01
THE DOG CEMETERY OF PARIS

Paris has a dog cemetery on an Isl
land in the Seine. A plain grave with
out a headstone may be had for 81,
and the body is removed on little
wagon for a similar sum- The graves
are leased, not sold. The charge for
five years lease is IS, for ten $40, for.
twenty SIS and for thirty $40. Very
stringent rules forbid the use of cere-
monies or decorations such as are used
at funerals. No cross may be erected
over an animal or bird. for all pets
may be Inferred here. The Inscriptions
are Of a curious and exaggerated SEN
timentality. Tola Dorian, the author,
says on her pets tombstone that If
she Cannot accompany the dear and
noble animals she does not wish for
heaven and on "Follette's" grave a
mourner has placed these words: .'.My
dear Toilette, thou who vert always
faithful and intelligent, we regret thee
much; repose in peace" Near the
entrance to the cemetery stands a row
Of battered stones from graves the
leases Of which have expired,
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-12-01
HoBoEs GREAT READERS.
Chicago Inter-Ocean.


Most tramps are omnivorous read
ers, and they are posted upon a wide
range of topics. In speaking Of tramp
readers a man who has had a chance
to study these peripatetic students said
the other day:
"You hardly ever find genuine
hobo that is. an .ignoramus. You find
lots of men who are tramping who
are doing so because they haven't in
telligence enough to earn a living, but
am speaking of the real hobo, who
Is a Wanderer from choice and who
would not work if he had the chance
These fellows are pretty wise, I. can
tell you. They can tell you more about
whatsis going on in European politics
known almost everything that is COM
ing off in our own country for the next
six months.
when you are travelling you will
notice the hoboes sitting alongthe rail-.
road track reading a frayed and soiled
newspaper. Often you, will see them
picking up the loose pages lying in
the streets, and do not, believe ever
saw traces Of a tramp's campfire
around which there was not left one
or more old newspapers, where they
had been cast aside after reading
Then the tramps have a sort of travel
ing library, too, that few, people have
ever heard of. If one tramp finds an
old magazine he will read it and then
going the rounds in this way until it
is worn out. If one picks up a book
some place it does service in tramp
dom for months.
i never saw a tramp with a fresh
paper in his hand, but have never
run across one of the wanderers that
did not Show he was a careful and con-
Stant rpa6ar''
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-12-01
OFF
AND LAY OFF
Breweries CurtaiI Production in An
ticipation Of New Years
Morality.

Chicago, Dec. brewers are be-
ginning to lay off their men in an
ticipation of a reduction in the con-
sumption of beer consequent upon the
evolution of a batch of virtuous reso-
lutions on the part of devotees of the
flowing bowl, who generally cause an
appreciable difference in the consump-
ton of brewery products in the early
part of the year.
Winter is always a slack time at the
breweries, but this year there are earl
ier and greater indications of decreas-
ing consumption. Besides this the sa-
loonkeepers have resisted an attempt
to raise the price of beer from $3.50 to
$6 barrel and therefore the brewers
are seeking to protect themselves from
possible loss by discharging their men
and cutting down expenses while keep
ing the size and cost of glasses Of the
amber fluid at the present standard so
as to give the greatest possible en-
|couragement to continued consump-
ton.
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-12-01
''L' ROAD INVENTOR DIES IN AN ASYLUM

crumpled certificate, which showed
that the bearer was the inventor of
the New York suspended railroad
It is alleged that. after plans had
been drawn and the work actually be-
gun, Smith was forced out of the corr
poration which was building the road.
Soon afterwards he was found in a
Pennsylvania town, wandering aim
lessly about, without money and nearly
starved to death, but with the plans
and specifications. for the cherished
elevated railroad still in his possession.
He was brought to Michigan by rela-
tives, but became insane as the result
of the alleged theft of his invention
and consequent reverses. His body
has been taken in charge by a son.
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-12-01
WEATHER CONDITIONS.


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