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New-York tribune., 1903-01-04

The Empire State Express whizZing up
the Hudson a few days ago, with the eyes of al
the passengers the left side of the train
drinking in the beauties of the river and tn.
Palisades the other shore. One of the pas
sengers a foreigner, was particularly expressive
of his admiration.
you never anything in your fOrei5D
countries that beat that I'll bet" said up
State farmer, who was going home by express
from visit with relatives in the city. It's
just grand scenery, that is
You right, it is grand" exclaimed the for
eigner, in perfectly correct though measured.
English. Il only remember one scene more
beautiful"
The loyal up-Stater demanded the name of the
scene that had the Palisades beat out
"a few months ago 1 had the pleasure of
going down the River Danube" he answered
1T is trip little taken since express trains be
gan running between Paris and Vienna, but it IS
well worth while. There is place in par
ticuar that reminds me of the Palisades and
which 1 honestly believe more grand.
"a few miles below Belgrade the Carpathian
Mountains cut across the great plain of Central
Hungary and the Danube centuries ago cut a
passage through them First the river rushes
through a narrow passage, then brOadens out
to the width of lake. Around bend goes the
steamer and the mountains together The
result is two rows of palisades higher than those
across this mighty stream, and with tops ma
jestically peaked. 1t is called the Kezan Pcss,
but is more popuarly known as the Iron Gate" "
1T may be all as you say" declared the farm
er but you know what 1 think-you're just
prejudiced. There can't be anything finer th1a
the Palisades
New-York tribune., 1903-01-04

they come from China, and into them are thrown
hundreds Of cups Of coffee that are made eacn
day and tested
The coffee expert tests his coffee green, roasted
and in the cup He makes the first two tests to
get the aroma, and il is strange TO see him take
ND the coffee berries in double handful plunge
his face deep into them and sniff, sniff pas
sionately.
To test the liquor he pulveTizes the berries
and uses an ounce to a cup Here, again, he
does not swallow the coffee which he tests but
only lets it touch his palate. OF course for
testing he uses neither cream nor sugar, though
il is true that sometimes he adds, as hnai
test q little cream. in order to see II the BLACK
liquor then viii change its color properly Its
proper color with cream is a golden brown; Its
wrong one is q dull gray.
It is not in the testing but in the roasting
room that the coffee chewers are to be found
All wholesalers of coffee have a roasting room
The plant with twelve cylinders. or roasters
turrs out 100000 pounds a day: that OF SIX
cylinders, 59e09; that Of eighteen, IsoVeo
pounds. and 50 on up and down
IN 4 roasting plant the coffee is first cleansed
IN a big machine. a machine wherein il Is famed
with huge fans. while at the same time a
draught Of air rushes through il, sucking from
il chaff dust and other impurities The clean
After its cleaning it is roasted for thirty-five
minutes in cylinders six feet long. In these
CYLINDERS which are directly over a hot fire, the
coffee moves with a constant motion in two dl-
rections-round and round III steady revolutions
and also back and forth, from one end OF It's
receptacIe TO the other. Were it not for all this
motion il would burn. Even as things are, IL
burns sometimes and then it can only be sold
for six or seven cents pound, a loss Of 40 or ~
Per cent
The roasted coffee is cooled in great. clean
bins Of polished steel wire, and then IL receives
its last and most thorough cleansing. Huge
rires are placed over it, and through these pipes
2 suction is forced that is just sufficient 10 ara"
the grains I'D through them. But any heavier
foreign elements in the coffee-stones OF bits OF
i-or or naiIs-are left behind in the bins Only
+ha coTae itself passes up into the pipes, and
thence into the bagging bin prepared for 1t;
aryrhing heavier than coffee grain the suclloh
In the pipes is not capable OF craving up
room with its complicated machinery, with its
great bins where coffee is piled in MOUNDS IKE
coal is permeated with rich aroma, ana every
man in il in nine cases out Of ten, cheWs cofee-
Doesn't your employer object to your che"-
ing his cofee?' foreman in roasting plant
was asked
'Oh. no." he replied. coffee is cheap. 1t is SO
cheap that II is never even adulterated- 1t Is SO
cheap that TO adulterate il would not pay. For
only in the years Of coffee famines. when the
great crops Of the world fail, is adulteration
profitable. For number OF years now all the
crops have been plentiful. and coffee, cheaper
than chicory, has been everywhere on hand
New-York tribune., 1903-01-04
KNEW WHERE TIE WHIP CAME FROM.

Signor Marconi, Of wireless" fame. is fond
Of dogs. and used TO own a cocker spaniel Of
unusual intelligence
The young inventor says that one day he took
this dog to saddler's with him and bought
there a whip. That afternoon the animal was
aisobedient, and he punished it with the whip
be had just purchased. But in the evening
when he came to look for the weapon again. it
was nowhere to be found.
Just then there came a ring al the bell IL
was the saddler, the whip in hand. Your dog
sir" he said brought this to the shop in his
mouth this afternoon and laid it on the floor and
ran Of quickly"
New-York tribune., 1903-01-04

ever. In fact, we rather invite such buying. as
we desire to extend the benefits of the club to as
many of the people of community pos
sible
81 neglected to say that we keep few arti-
cles, staples in daily demand in small quantities,
in stock, and sell from them at retail Potatoes,
flour, coffee, sugar, rice, tea. eggs, soap, lamp
wicks and chimneys, nuts, raisins. dates, sta
tionery notions and many trifes handled in
this way.
''An interesting incident happened in connec-
ton with the business only the other day was
sent for by a workingman, member os the
club. 1 called in the evening and was greeted
warmly by the and his wife. The woman
stayed in the until the conversation
Jagged, when the man, plainly i'll at ease, gruffy
ordered her to leave the room, and, pushing her
through the door, closed it rather sharply after
her 1 felt like demonstrating with him for his
rudeness, but the radiance of his visage de-
TERED me. He then told in confidence that
he had saved So to buy his wife present, and
asked me if he could get her a fur muff and boa
for that. I got a set Of furs worth S12 at retail
for ST. and that woman was the happiest in
West Chester Christmas Day.
'"The club is wholly undenominational We
have members from our own church. Methodsts.
Catholics and Baptists among our club members.
and some who affiliate with no church. All are
welcome Our bylaws forbid the making public
of the names of any of our members or dis
closing the amount of their purchases"
The merchants of West Chester seem 10 view
the project good naturedIy. DR.. Mattice is gen.
orally looked upon as man of great positive
ness and remarkable energy, who means well II
all he undertakes and there could be found NJ
well crystallized opposition to his store scheme
One grocer said:
we'll, 1 guess it won't hurt very much
You see, ven peoples wants it, dey wants it right
away most always pretty quick, und dot aind
de way dot church store does dot peezines5- !
haf not lost any trade already as I can see, und
dot dominic is all rigid
Another net quite so cheerful
Sure, an three or four families has goni
over to the church store from Oi don't be
afther grudgin' the preacher their trade, be-
cause OF niver could plazc 'em. They brought
it back half the tonne an wanted something
else. Begorra, OF niver Oi had sold
'em anything that would stay till they brought
it back and made their kickr'
I'VE were a little panicky about the scheme
at first" said third. but it has been in Og-
GRAFTON nearly six months, and l can't see any
difference in my trade
DR.. Mattice said he would guarantee to run
any ordinary village church better than it wlA
supported by the voluntary contributions, on
the profits reaped by merchants from the sale
of family supplies. He declared that he be
lieved the plan would be widely adopted and
would prove beneficial wherever tried In his
case he said, the profits were all returned to
the club members, nothing being reserved for
any of the church work For that reason"
he said, Church store in our case is a mis-
nomer. Strictly speaking, it is only cooperative
buying"
New-York tribune., 1903-01-04
MAKING HIMSELF CLEAR.

She-Do you know that lady in the far cor
ner?
Hem a way; / have a listening acquaintance
with her.
II don't believe l understand you. sir
She is my wife "-CThe Smart Set
New-York tribune., 1903-01-04

THE REV R. B. MATTTCE.
Pastor of the church and organizer of the church
grocery
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-08-28
DOES NOT LET HIM OUT.
Man Who Assaults Another Can't
@Settle the Matter"

According to an opinion rendered by
the attorney generals office today,
man cannot half-kill another and then
hurry to a Justice of the peace. plead
guilty to assault, pay small fine and
escape further punishment Assistant
Attorney General Close holds that he
can be prosecuted further. The opinion
was given in response to an inquiry
from Beeler, Kansas.
1t often happens that when two men
have a fight, the one who starts the row
goes into a Justices court voluntarily
and pays a fine before complaint is filed
against him, particularly if he happen
ed to lick the other fellow. A case came
up at Beeler where the other was not
satisfied with the fine which was given
his opponent and he wanted TO prose
cute the aggressor for assault. There is
a provision which says that a man
shall not be prosecuted twice for the
same offense, and the justice of peace
was doubtful about trying the aggress-
or after he had already pleaded guilty
and paid his fine.
The fact that he voluntarily pays
the fine is no bar to further prosecu-
tion" said Assistant Attorney General
Close. IF it was, one man might near
ly kill another and then hurry away to
a justice who was his friend, plead
guilty to a simple assault and pay a
fine of a dollar. I thing if he does that
voluntarily he can be prosecuted on a
formal charge Just the same"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-08-28
QUITS THE GAME.
Sir Thomas Upton Says No More
Trials for Him.
He Will Never Challenge for the
Cup Again.
HERRESHOFF WIZARD
American Brains and Develop
ment Far Ahead.
Now Has No Hopes of Winning
Saturdays Race.
Praises HOsDitality and Gener-
HERRESHOFFAWIZARD
Praises Hospitality and Gener-
osity of Yankees.

New York Aug. 28.-Si, Thomas Lip
ton, aboard the Erin, declared today in
an interview that he would never chal-
lenge again for the Americas cup un-
til a man had been found in England
who equaled Nat Herr reshoff in yacht
building. The baronet admitted his
disappointment at his failure and
frankly said that he had no hope of
winning even a single race. He said:
American brains and DEVELOPMENT
have Us beaten. If the day ever comes
when England produces Herreshoff
then 1 will challenge for the cup again.
1t will not be until then 1t is unpieas-
ant to be compelled to admit it, but
the brains in boat building are on this
side of the water. Herreshoff is a wiz
ard. His work is wonderful. None can
have admired Reliance more than L
have. She is the best boat by all odds
and has won on strict merit. l am a
disappointed man. My hopes were high
when 1 left home, for 1 surely believed
we would carry back the cup.
Yesterdays fiuke only prolonged the
agony for me- I do not win on any
slips, and 1 regretted Reliance's failure
to get over the line as much as anyone
could"
Sir Thomas was asked why it was
that Shamrock Ill was not given more
sail area. He replied that he trusted
everything regarding construction and
design to the best of Englands talent.
He complimented Captain Barr, and
said that he had no fault to find with
the way in which Shamrock had been
handled.
Il hope" he said, that we will get
a good 25 knot breeze and a heavy sea
tomorrow Then we will have had all
the chances on the calendar to try out
Shamrock's qualities
The baronet praised the hospitality
and generosity of Americans, and ex-
pressed the belief that many of them
wanted to see him take the cup.
They would push Shamrock over the
] line ahead if theY could 1 helieva ,,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-08-28
WITHIN 100 MILES.
NearApprOach of RevOIutionists
to ConstantinOple.

Sofia, Aug. 2S.-The government has
dispatched two regiments to the 'front.'
ier to strengthen the guards and enable
them to exercise greater vigilance over
the~ anticipated attempts of additional
bands of insurgents to enter Macedonia.
Constantinople, Aug. 2S.-Considerable
forces of troops have been stationed in
the various suburbs of Constantinople
as a precautionary measure in view of
the appearance of insurgents less than
hundred miles from the capital train
load of troops was dispatched yesterday
from this city to Techereksoi villayet
of Adrianople near which place three
Bulgarian villages were recently attack
ed by Circassians and their inhabitants
massacred.
The troops sent to reinforce the gar
rison at -Kilisseh, 80 miles from
Adrianople, were routed by insurgents,
whose numbers in the villayet of Adri-
anople are estimated to be 5000.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-08-28
SAYS IT'S A MISTAKE.
Henry Taylor Failed to Convince
Court He Is Not Tom Molden.

A case where the identity of man
would convict him of horse stealing or
set him at liberty was heard in city
court today. Henry Taylor, or Tom
Molden. as he is called by the prosecut-
ing witness, Texas negro, is accused
of stealing horse from Horace Far
rar, who works at the brick plant,
year ago last June. He traded the horse
for a watch and left town. A few days
later Farrar found the horse in posses
sion of the man who had made the
trade but the negro who appropriated
it had vanished. Last week Farrar
was at the Santa Fe depot. and there
spotted the alleged thief, whom he had
known as Tom Molden- The man de-
MED that name, and said that he was
Henry Taylor. Farrar caused his ar
rest, and the preliminary hearing be-
fore Judge McCabe was held today
Joseph Reed heard the
negro's story while he was in jail, and
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-08-28
BIG DAY FOR 10Th.
ReuniOnists Listen to Bailey,
Waters and Allen.

lola, Kan. Aug. 2s.-The third day
of the Gas Belt reunion and the reunion
of the Twentieth Kansas brought out
the largest crowd in the history of the
association. Governor Bailey addressed
the audience in the morning. In the
afternoon Colonel Joe Waters. of To-
peka, made an address. Last night
Henry ]. Allen. of Ottawa, addressed
the campfire crowd. Just after the
speaking in the afternoon a heavy wind
and rain storm struck the grounds,
completely drenching those who did not
get into the tents. The grounds are
wet and muddy, but it does not dampen
the ardor of the crowd. This is the last
day and promises to be the best.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-08-28
RIVER lSFALLlNG.
Manhattan Reports That Blue
Is Going Down.

Although the Kansas river at Topeka
is at almost the same height now as
that which it reached two weeks ago it
is reported to be falling at points above
and a fall is expected here today. All
day Thursday and all last night the
Kaw rose at the rate of an inch or more
an hour and was still rising slowly this
morning. The alarming report that an
other flood was expected and that North
Topeka was in danger. sent out this
morning, was without Foundation. Upon
the authority of the city engineer it is
stated that North Topeka can not be
harmed by anything less than rise of
eight or ten feet more
At 10 o'clock this morning the Blue
river at Manhattan was reported to have
fallen Is inches from its greatest height
and was continuing to go down. At
Manhattan the Kaw was not particular
ly swollen although raised above its nor
NAL elevation by the back water caused
by the flood poured from the Blue, which
Joins it at that point. There have been
no heavy rains along the Kaw valley for
week or more and very little rainfall
at any point along the river.
Kansas CITY No, Aug. 2S.-The ex-
pected rise in the klsnsas river at this
point has been realized. From midnight
to 8 o'clock this morning the river had
risen three feet, a total of eight feet in
"a hours, and it continues to rise at the
rate of two inches an hour. 1t is ex-
pected that the water will continue to
come up at the present rate for another
"a hours at least Further rains west
of here last night are reported, with
the Kansas river at Lawrence, Topeka
and Manhattan still rising fast. No Sc
rious damage has resulted here, the
water being confined within the banks
Early today big gangs of men were put
to work at the temporary bridges here
disiodging the dTiftwood that had be-
gun to clog the stream at the struc-
lures.
The work of replacing the James
street bridge, the main wagon bridge
between the two Kansas Citys, has
been stopped and efforts are now being
put forth to save the part of the bridge
already reconstructed, which is threat
ened by driftwood. The lack of trans
lportation facilities is working great
hardships to the people of the two
cifieS.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-08-28
STOPS FESTIVITIES.
Disastrous Railway Wreck on
the Italian Frontier.

Rome, Aug. 2s--A disastrous railway
accident has cut short the festivities and
demonstrations in honor of the king
and queen at Udine. the chief town on
the eastern frontier 90 miles from Venice
where the sovereigns had gone to view
the grand army maneuvers- At 10 o'clock
last night near Udine a train overlooking
with soldiers collded with freight train.
The force of the collision was terrific
Those on board were thrown in all direc-
tions and the coaches were broken up.
Fifteen soldiers and one captain Were kill
ed and more than 60 injured, u danger
ousIy. The colonel IN command of the
soldiers was among the injured
Darkness rendered the confusion about
the scene of the wreck extreme. while the
terror among those who escaped injury
was increased Wnen the trains took fire a
few minutes after the collision. Fortu-
nately the flames were Immediately. ex-
tinguished. Special trains were hurriedly
sent to the scene of the disaster carrying
the authorities from the nearest town
who organized corps of physicians and
administered to the wounded. King Vic
tor Emmanuel visited the hospital in per-
son later to see the victims of the acci-
dent.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-08-28
WEATHER is COOLER.
There Is a Promise That It Will
Continue.

E The rivers have good reason to rise.
Director Jennings. of the weather bu-
reau, has received notice that u inches
fell at Beattie in Marshall county, the
nights of the gath and 25th
The forecaster still thinks that Topeka
will have cooler weather and the fore
cast sent out today is: Generally fair
and cool tonight and Saturday" To-
days corn and wheat region bulletin
says:
The weather is generally partly
cloudy and decidedly cooler in Kansas
and western Missouri this morning.
Showers have fallen in eastern Kansas
and western Missouri with very heavy
rain at Brunswick Heavy rains have
fallen in all districts except the Louis
ville'
The maximum and minimum temper
atures recorded during the "a hours end
ing this morning at Z O'Clock were as
follows:
Baker 80. So; Concordia 81, 50: Dodge
City Sc, 81; Dresden 81. 5S; Fort Scott
96, "a; Hays 50. "a; Macksville Sc. 81;
Mcpherson 80, 56; Manhattan 81. SO; Sc
dan Sc. Sc; Topeka SO. e5; Toronto Sc, 81;
Wichita "a, 81.
The following rainfalls were recorded
last night: Fort Scott "A inches. Sedan
80, Toronto .0S.
The hourly temperatures recorded by
the government thermometer today were
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-08-28
OFFICERS ELECTED.
American Bar Association Makes
James Hagerman, President.

Hot Springs. Va. Aug. 2s.-At the morn
ing session of the American Bar associa-
tion today the following officers were
elected:
James Hagerman. Missouri. president.
John Hickey, Maryland, secretary; Fred
+. Wadhams, New York. treasurer.
Among those chosen on the executive
committee were Platt Rogers. Colorado.
and Everett p. Wheeler of New York,
chairman of the committee interna-
tional arbitration. which dealt chiefly with
the award made by arbitration of the Plus
fund.
The report of the committee on patent
trademark and copyright law recommend
ed the establishment of court of patent
appeals by congress for the determination
of patent, trademark and copyright cases,
its decisions to be final, subject only TO
such power of review by the supreme
court as shall be necessary to preserve
the jurisdiction vested in the court by the
constitution.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-08-28
DAM BURST.
Two Million Gallons of Water
at BOydstOwn Turned Loose.

Butler, Pa, August 2S.-Boydstown
dam, seven miles north of here, burst
today letting out 100000 gallons of wa
ter and inundating portions of Butler
and the low lying districts for miles
Great damage was done to property, but
so far as known no lives were lost the
residents of the flooded district aban-
doning their homes aind fleeing to the
hills Many culverts on the Pittsburg,
Bessemer & Lake Erie railroad were
washed out and 30 foot bridge of the
Pittsburg & Western railroad over Bear
creek was swept away.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-08-28
SUES FOR INJURIES.
Three Men Injured Each Want
1000.

Three suits for $4,000 each have been
filed in the district court against
Charles and William Moeser and the
Continental Creamery company.
The suits are brought by attorneys for
Ralph L. Chute, Arthur o. Dahlene and
Charles F. Rossetter who were injured
by falling cornice while at work on
an addition to the building occupied by
the Moesers and the creamery company.
In the petition the plaintiffs state that
inferior material was used in the work
and that the scaffolding was improperly
built and on that ground they ask dam
ages for the injuries they sustained.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-08-28
ROBBERS PLUMBER A TOWN

although the client was penniless, un
dertook to defend him. Molden or Tay-
log continues to affirm his innocence,
and says that he was never out of the
state of Texas until the last two weeks,
when he was imported, with several
other Texas negroes, by the Santa Fe.
Several men from the brick plant posi-
lively identified him as the man who
had worked there a year ago The
man to whom he traded the horse iden-
titled him, so there was nothing left
for the court to do but bind him over
to the district court The horse which
Molden stole was valued by the man
who traded for it at SO.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-08-28
COTTON ORDERED TO SAIL.
American Squadron Will Proceed to
Beirut at Once

Washington Aug. 2s-Prompt and Wig
orous action is being taken by the Uni
ted States government to secure the
punishment of those persons implicated
in the assassination of United States
Vice Consul William c Magelssen at
Beirut, Syria, Sunday last Minister
Leishman at Constantinople who report
ed the fact to the state department has
been instructed by the state department
to demand a thorough investigation of
the affair and the punishment of those
involved in the crime. and the European
squadron consisting of three war ships
has been ordered to proceed to Beirut to
support the demands of the United
States minister should this be found
necessary. This latter measure was de-
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