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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-08-07
WAS THE CRITICAL NIGHT.

1 reached the cabin of the Widow
Ruggles just before sunset and just as
the rain began to fall When l asked
her If 1 could put up for the night, she
said:
L hev FIVE children and yo'l hev to
sleep with two of them if yo' stay"
/ assured her that it would be all
right, but there was a troubled look on
her face as she continued:
Stranger. I forgot about Moses John
SON It's his night fur comm"
And what about Moses Johnson"
Its his night fur droppin' in to
spark"
well, I shan't object to that if he
doesn't You cam go ahead and do your
sparkling Just the same as if I wash t
here
But he's a powerful quare man,
Moses is she said, with a great deal
of earnestnenss. He wouldn't sit down
within ten feet of me with a stranger
in the house. and he might git mad and
go home. I've bin a wilder four years,
and Moses is the first Teller that has
come junin' around"
And you don't want to lose him, of
course -
.'Of course not I don't want to turn
yo' away. and yet I'll hev to look out
for Moses. I'm sorry I'll hev to put yo'
up out of the way as soon as you've had
supper"
Not at all. III be out of the way in
Is minutes
As soon as supper was finished one of
the children climbed a ladder leading 10
the garnet to light the way. and I fol-
lowed After smoke turned in on
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trade there is a great opportunity for
substantial firms to build Up a great
export trade in their brands 1t is only
necessary in the case of apricots.
peaches and other "cut fruits to
face the boxes with the fruit with
which the box is filled. and ship none
containing sulphurous acid in excess of
the legal limit of the port destination.
In the case of prunes, ship no lot con-
tanning partially fermented fruit. In
both cases make the boxing fit to bear
the handling on steamships and light
ers ana arrange the grades and weights
according to the metric system There
is also, we believe, a good opening for
prunes-especially the large sizes
cured by the French method, to be
eaten out of hand without further
cooking. 1t is fruit thus prepared
which brings the high prices in the
french markets, and is exported to
some extent to this country. 1t is usu-
ally for sale by leading grocers in this
city at about 20 cents a pound. There
IS a market for this oven-dried fruit,
ana we can prepare it as well as the
ffench--San Francisco Chronicle.
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PRESERVING DIGNITY.

5elnS IN ConstantinOple' said the Phil
adeiphian who had circled the earth ~
was up to me to buy a Turkish scinitar
peiieVe they all do that except the Ger
mans. who run to pipes In looking through
.ne Dazaars came across a weapon that
mad an ancient look and was assured that
u had been worn by a Turkish general so
Years before The price asked was about
80 IN our money. and l PROMPTLY declined
bBaSlin g, As did so the merchant tore his
What docs the man want? This weao-
~ IN , llas sam ~ men, Is it not good enough
Il was about to pass when he asked me-
what price 7 would give 49,
Not over So I replied.
Now may my beard be singed and nv
nalr torn out by the roots ne howled as
ne walked about. I give Won the word Of
- ue'l t' that this sword has slain 80
men men OUT because must raise money to-
DAY viii take So for it. There-it is
v,o,, Not for sl5.' replied. knowing that he
WI" J. III come down TO my figures
hen let the blight fan upon me and
. .I forever more! I say to you. and all
men are my witnesses. that this sword has
sam g men. and yet YOU caviI al the prire
Nct SO Tor such a relic2 Today I go to bi1v-
another wife. and money 1 mist have.
robbed me- sOu nave
,s., - SAID SO. replied, as I looked care
ieSSiy around.
And may I never sleep or cat again
tor say my prayers he fairly howled as
ne tore on his robe. Here is a sword that
mas slain 80 men and lived in history and
yet you look upon It with contempt OH
y ! uld not need money within the hour
and begoner -
IN pay you 81 on one consideration.
AsH ne trutntuny how many men this
sclmltar has slain
t5t looked az me for minute and then
stroked his whiskers and replied:
If answered 60 YOU would think me
liar ana If 1 answered none YOU would
rave to lie to your friends at home There
Iore that each may preserve his dignity
nand over your ten and take the sacred
relic AWAY M. Quad
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KANSAS FAIRS.

Following is list of fairs to be held in
WESTERN STATE FAIRS FOR 1903,
Missouri State fair, Sedalia, Aug. 1872.
Iowa State fair. Dies Moines. Aug 21-2a
Minnesota State fair, Hamline, Aug. 81
Nebraska State fair. Lincoln. Sept. al.
Kansas State fair. Topeka, Sept 14-1s.
Texas State fair, San Antonio. Sept. 20
St Louis fair, Oct sill
COUNTY FAIRS.
Allen County Agricultural society,". T.
Tredway. secretary. lola; Sept. S-n.
w. Clark. secretary. Great Bend; Aug. %
Hiawatha Fair association Brown coun-
saved the visitors from a third shutout.
ty>--Elliott Irving, secretary. Hiawatha;
Butler County Fair associations. w.
Robson, secretary, Ell Dorado; Oct. SO.
Hewins Park and Fair association (Chau-
tauqua county)-P. n. Whitney, secretary,
Clay County Fair association-E. z.
Hopes. secretary; Clay Center; Sept. s-11.
toni. E. Woodford. secretary, BurIing-
'o Eas TEN Convey Fair association ocowley
countyl-Ed E. Reed, secretary. Burden;
cowIey County Agricultural and stoc's
Show association-W- J. Wilson. secretary.
Finney County agricultural society-A.
W. Warner, secretary, Garden City; Aug
franklin County Agricultural society,"
j. D Gregg, secretary, Ottawa: sept; Sill
sociation-August II, L and 13. l. J. Pet
tyjohn, president
c. Nicholson, secretary, Newton; Sept 2
Jackson County Agricultural and Fair
association-S- 3. McGrew, secretary, Hol-
Jefrerson County Agricultural and Me-
chanical association-George A Patterson.
secretary, OskaIoosa. Sept Il.
Jewell County Agricultural association
H. r. Honey, secretary. Mankato; Sept.
Frankfort Fair association (NdarshaI
county)-J. D. Gregg, secretary. Frank
"a Marshall IA Shall County Fair association-E. L
Miller. secretary. Marysv1ile; Sept; ISIS
zeal Fair association-W. II. Bradbury.
secretary, Paola; Sept Sill
Mitchell County Agricultural association
H. A. Phelps. secretary. 1eloit: Sept. 30
Amrine, secretary. Council Grove; Sept
Nemaha County Fair associa tion--w. r.
Graham, secretary Seneca Sept. Ia
Necsho County Fair association-H.
Chanute Agricultural Fair Park and
Driving associa ton (Seosho county)-A- E
Timpane. secretary. Chanute; Sept. IA.
Ness County Agricultural association-I-
Norton County Agricultural association
c. ]. Shineail, secretary, Norton; Sept
Il central kansas Fair association cReno
countyl-Ed NJ Moore secretary, Hutchin-
Usage County Fair assoeiation-E. 7.
Price secretary, Rurlinga me; Sept. IA
Rice County Agricultural Fair and Live
Stock associatioH-W- T. Brown, secretary,
Sterling, Sept IA.
Riley County Agricultural society-E- C
Newly, secretary. Riley. Sept Ia
Rocks County Fair iation-Olmer
Adams. secretary, Stockton
Saline County Agricultural. Horticul-
tural and Mechanical asSociat ion-H. B.
Wallace, secretary. Saiina: Sept. Sill
Wichita State Fair association (Sedgwick
coEnty1-H. G. Toler, secretary. Wichita
Smith County Fair association-E- S.
Rice secretary, Smith Center: Aug 1921
Mulvane Agricultural association tSum-
Mulvane-
Fredonia Agricultural association OWL
son county)-J. T. Cooper. secretary. FIRE.
STAFFORD County Fair associaton--Geo.
r Moore. secretary. ST. John; Aug. ISL
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1 was soon asleep and did not open INV
eyes till morning. When descended the
ladder the widow met me with a radi-
ant countenance and said:
Stranger, wish to thank yo' from
the bottom of my heart
But, for what?"
Fur takin' to the garnet. and eittin'
outer Moses way last night Yo' had
jest begun to snore when in he walks.
and 80 minits later had popped the
question, and had answered him 'yo'
bet If yod been sittin' around Moses
would hev had TO shoulder a shotgun
and go out and round up another crit
ter of some sort
Sot right down and eat and drink
all yo' kin hold and thar'l be no bill
to pay, and may the Lawd bless yo'
fur yo'r boss sense and willingness 10
help the widdered and the fatherless. -
NJ. Quad.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-08-07
CALIFORNIA DRIED FRUITS
American Pruues Firmly Established
in European Markets.

From various quarters there comes
evidence that California dried fruits are
now recognized factor in the markets
of continental Europe This is to the
advantage of the American producer,
as the price is always higher abroad
than the home price, or the product
would not be exported. 1t has not here
tofore been the case with our dried
fruits California fruits have been
taken because they could be delivered at
lower prices than the home product
could be had for. 1t is true that this is
denied by some. A press dispatch re-
Gently quoted San Jose prune oper-
ator who had just returned from Eu-
rope as saying that "CalifOrnit prunes
md favor in Europe. AS a matter o.
fact they command from 1 to > cents
a pound more than the European pro-
duct II the gentleman meant prunes
produced in France or Germany. he is
misquoted or mistaken. They do not
Bordeaux quotations of French prunes
run much higher than our
Atrunes can be delivered there for freight
and duty paid. Consul Britain of Kehl
germany, states the matter correctly as
follows From a leading importer il,
the western part of Germany l learn
that California prunes and apricots are
rapidly supplanting the products of
France and Italy California fruit is
cheaper and its flesh is brighter and
more solid"
That describes the situation exactly.
and incidentally shows that the impor-
fruit. Our fruit is always cheaper than
the French fruit. and our sun-drying
leaves the flesh of the Drune in its nat
ural color. while half cooking in the
French ovens darkens it. But in the lat
ter sections those prunes which are dried
last often partially ferment. process
which darkens the flesh and leaves
more or less disagreeable taste, accord
ing to the amount of fermentation. 1t
IS almost certain that our wholesale Gus
tom Of mixing our inferior and partially
1ermented Drunes with those which are
dried In the first of the season, when the
sun is hot and the fruit dries quickly
Is the cause Of the lower price which
our prunes bring. When fruit is thus
mixed IL is a matter of luck whether
any particular shipment is good or bad
There is general rule. applicable to all
industries, that inferior stock will not
bear long transportation The importer
quoted by Consul Britain states that he
has no fault to find with the packing
except that the boxes do not hold we'll
He thinks boxes for export should be
dovetailed. 1t Is not certain that dove
tails would hold very we'll in our Ium-
Der which is available for boxes, but
they would help the nails, and at any
rate, the cost of banding would not be
serious. We do not think there is much
cause for complaint of the honesty Of
the packing of our prunes, but there Ger
tainly Is in that of our aDricots. as anv
one will discover who viii buy a box
anywhere.
In the present condition of our fruit
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HlMOR OF THE DAY.

why don't you try to be of some use
IN the world?'
Mister answered Meandering Mike
reproachfulIy. I'm one O. de main
lers dat keeps de taxpayers Industrious
ly hustlin' to run jails an police forces
an things. '-Washington Star.
Did you ever read The InfernoY
asked the man who is always thinking
about books.
whats the use of reading to" asked
the man who likes to make the worst of
it in warm weather. 4 have exper-
fenced t."-Washington Star.
DO your neighbors sing the latest
songs Of the day?' asked the landlord.
L shouldn't object to that" answered
the sad-eyed tenant, their speciality is
ington Star.
What would you do if you were to
find an honest MANI"
Don't you mention any such terrible
possibility" returned Diogenes. You'd
abled me to bunco my neighbors as the
village wag. "-Washington Star
Tourfst-"Did you-er-ever shoot a
man?' Bronco BiI-s'No. lady.Pve plug
ged few Indians, greasers, an dudes,
but I never killed a human."-Puck.
I'm more of an attraction than you,
said the Circassian beauty "Oh, don't
know" rejoined the obese lady You
may be all wool. but I'm a yard wide "
Chicago Daily News
Johnny-"Grandpa, have you any
teeth?" Grandpa-"No. my child, they
have all gone" Johnny Then I think
I'll let you hold my nuts while I run
an errand. Glasgow Evening Times
Young Wife Gather nervously) -"Oh.
cook. I must really speak to you Your
master is always complaining One day
it IS the soup, the second day it IS the
fish. the third day 1t IS the 1oint-in
fact. it's always something or other"
Cook with feeling)-'Well. mum, I'm
sorry for you. 1t must be quite lawful
to live with a gentleman of that Sort
Punch
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JEwELER AND oPrICIAN.

= = 7-7-|-7'[S-7-('-|-
F. ". SWEARING en-, jeweler and grad
late opsicl2n. We guarantee every pair
nj glasses to fit and every watch we re-
pan. We carry the largest line of
watches, clocks. diamonds, cut glass, etc.
N the city Watch inspector U. p. r. K
~ Kansas ave-
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Union Pacific


directive July 5, 1909
No. 301, passenger. leave Topeka 49,. $50 am
No. 315, LEGAL. leave Topeka ..--......7 90 am
No. 800, passenger. arrive Topeka $50 pm
No. 214. local. arrive Topelka-........es0e pm
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STORAGE
--~~--0<-~~-~-->~>--~-~
MERCHANTS TRANSFER & STO-kAGE
Co. packs, ships and stores household
goods. Tel. 1e6 Clarence Skinner. IL L
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CARPENTERS AND BUILDERS.
SPORTING GOODS.

--~~-~-~-~-~-~~-~----~-~-~-
J. c. Elliott, rs Kansas ave-. genera
sporting goods, guns, ammunition, base
bail supplies, fishing tackle, -efrigera sol
baskets. Sprats Dog food and medicines
phone GO.
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HIGH-BRED STALLION.

JACKDAW, the most successful sire il
the west and sire of Maxine, 2:0SS4, cham
pion trotter for year 1902, is making
summer and fall season at Prairie Del
farm. 4 miles west of Topeka. r. L. Lee.
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PHYSICIANS AND sURaAoNs.
FREE DISPENSARY.

TOPEKA FREE DISPENSARY, south
east corner 18th and Tyler sts., from
TO p. H., except Sundays. Conducted by
regular practicing physicians for the
benefit of persons without means who
need modest attention and treatment. Pa
tents are assured of careful and consid-
crate treatment Medicine furnished in
most cases
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MONEY.

SHORT time money to loan on personal
property. w. Z. Seguine. 413 Kansas av
MONEY To LEAN on live stock, pianos
organs. typewriters. household goods ard
per-Coal security. L Biscoe. as Kan Ave
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BUSINESS DIRECTORY.


TOPEKA AUTOMOBILE AND CYCLE
Co. Tel. 706- Bicycles and sundrias: BIZ
cycles and tandems for rent; repairing OF
all kinds
y s. CYCLE CO., lis e. Sth St National
& lver-Johnson bicycles Supplies. repairs.
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SEALS AND STENCILS

TOPEKA DRUG CO., 722 Kansas ave. Tel
az prescriptions promptly and accurate
y dllcd. All kinds soda drinks at fountain.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-08-07

Johnny-"Grandpa. have you any
teeth?" Grandpa-"No, my child, they
have all gone" Johnny-"Then I think
I'll let YOU hold my nuts while I run
an errand. "-GIasgow Evening Times
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1903-11-19
CUT PRICES
Ladies' and Chi|dren's
CIOaks and Suits

Over 500 Ladies', Misses and
Children's Coats, Jackets,
Capes and Suits
SLAUGHTERED.
Right in the very heart of the season. But our sacr-
flee is your gain. We made mistake. We bought too
many and as we can neither wear them all ourselves
eat them,
They Must Be Sold
And style quality and price is the main spring that
moves the commercial world" we expect Cloak
department to get pretty lively its self dur
ing the next few weeks
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-02-10

twenty-six, and Miss Elya Berryhill,
age nineteen, were married by Esq.
Sallee. They applier at the county
clerks Office for license about $50,
and after securing the legal docu-
ment Mr. Sallee and the young people
went into Judge Phillips Office to be
married. The reporters present pro
ceeded to interview the couple and to
offer congratulation NAeT both said
that they would tel ~ ren0rters about
it but thay were g~i~-e=to keep their
marriage a secret f. whole month
Mr. Cutre]l and hie t--:7o ore boarding
at 1915 East Barra ~.s~ rect and the
ranortars are rOio~ ha'n them all
theiy can to keen = - '9oiding Sc
cret
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-02-10
Let Him Alone

New Orleans. Fob 10.-Of a score cf
prominent men in this city who were
asked to answer Mr.. Roots question,
What can be done for the ncgro?9 not
one attempted 10 answer beyond the
colorlcss, "let MIN alone.
It is thought here that the negro has
been and will continue to be injured
by the advocacy Of his cause by mis-
guided friends in the north. Had his
future been left originally TO such
abolitionists as Thomas jefferson and
Henry Clay. there would have been no
negro question today
Unfortunately for the negro the con
has passed out of the hands of the in
tellgent higher class and is now al
most entirely in the hands of the lower
and ignorant class.
This change has been effected from.
the north Intelligent men have be-
come disgusted with the misunder
standing of their motives and have let
the question alone. They are now
mainly neutral, but are fast becoming
antagonistc because of what they call
the mistakes of the president and 9th
The general opinion here is that Mr..
Roosevelt is doing great injury to
the negro by uniting the whites of the
south against him.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-02-10
Nearing a Crisis.

Memphis, Tenn, Feb. l0.-If the
neero question is approaching crisis
IN tho south it Is because Of just such
utterances as those of Secretary Root
Friday night, which holds out false
homes to incendiary negroes and thus
helps to bring on strained relations
hctWcon the races.
There is not negro today who
can't vote in Mississippi and Louisiana
who could vote if he lived in Massa-
chusctts indeed, the prototype of
the grandfather clause came from New
England. Secretary Root says that
the first plan has failed, and now the
question IS, What can be done for the
negro? It will strike most people that
what has been done for the negro is
enough.
Half million good white lives were
sacrificed for him. billions of dollars
have been spent on account of the war
to free him and amendments to the
constitution have been passed in his
interest The white people of tho
south are paying out millions of dol
lars to educate his children, and they
are a hundred times better friends
than Secretary Root. Certainly that
gentleman ought to know no other
plan is feasible. The white people con
stitute two-thirds of the population of
the south, and, according to all the
principles Of Democracy, they ought
to govern this section, and there is
nothing to indicate that they will not.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-02-10

New York, Feb. Eliminate thc
negro from politics.
This was the tenor of expression OF
opinion of SOutherners among whom
was freely discussed the speech of
Secretary Of War Root at the fortieth
anniversary Of the Union League club.
Secretary Root said that time had
demonstrated that negro suffrage is a
failure. All agreed that Mr. Root was
right when he said: 1T is probably
but a matter of time when the over
whcming dominant white opinion will
succeed in excluding the black man
from all Offices in the southern states. .
To the question, What can be done
for thcm?' that Secretary Root ask
ed in connection with the negroes,
there Was a conccnslls of opinion that,
as in the past, the negroes should be
given every advantage of educational
facility, but at the same time they
9houid not De given nlSn pollIlcal Oh
fees, which, it is asserted do not ele-
vate or benefit the negro man.
Among these who discussed the
question there was none who held the
views entertained by President RoOSe-
welt on the subject, but there were
many who said that the negro question
for an effort by the Republicans to
get the colored vote in the next presl-
dental campaign.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-02-10

delivery will not be extended to them
Very respectfully
r. j. WYNNE,
First Assistant Postmaster General
The people of Hoboken are given
till July / to comply with the depart
ment's requirements. They must put
up the names of the streets, number
their houses and put down sidewalks,
and unless these are complied with
so necessary to have the street lights,
as the deliveries of mail will be made
in the day time Postmaster Furth
has worked hard to secure free de-
livery for the people of the two suburbs
and he has done all he can do now
until the people do something. To
accommodate the people of Hoboken
and BattIesville with free mail delivery
will add one new carrier route to
the service The entire city will have
to be redistricted in order to properly
/ provide for the new district. There
are at present seven districts, and
when the city is redistricted there
will be eight 1t is not hardly possible
that the people will let the opportuni
ty to get free delivery go by on ac-
count of failure to provide those things
which are necessary, and which will
be of great convenience to them,
even without free mail delivery.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-02-10
SURPRISE MARRIAGE.
Miss Sarah We'll and Mr.. David l.
Franklin.


Miss Sarah We'll and Mr.. David l..
Franklin were married this afternoon
at the residence of the brides parents
on West Third avenue, DR.. j. l..
Kornfeld officiating. The wedding will
come as surprise to the many friends
of the couple. Their enga cement had
been announced, but no date for the
marriage had been given out The
wedding will probably be greater sur
prise to the brides parents than to any
body else, as they are at present in
Chicago The bride is an accomplished
and popular young lady, and the groom
is a popular young business man con-
nected with the Gould Galbraith Sup
ply company.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-02-10
NORTH PINE BLUFF
Company Organizes to Build Town
Across the River

men of the city. and they will no doubt
make of North Pine Bluff pretty and
thriving residence and business point
The incorporators are d. C. Bell
PRESIDENT: VIM Burke, vice president,
Simon Bloom, treasurer; Ben J. Al
theimer, secretary
The company will also put in a sys-
TEN of sewerage over the tntire eighty
acres and perfect drainage and sani
tary protection will be looked after. A
large sum of money is to be spent in
this way.