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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-03-17
THRESHING A KING.
(By NJ. Quad.)


We were trading to the Loyalty Is
lands in the brig Louise, of San Fran
cisco, and on this particular trip had
anshored in a bay in the kings own is
land and opposite his village. The king
was called Tom John. and he protested
the greatest friendship for traders. We
had been there for ten days. and Moth
ing whatever had occurred to make US
suspect treachery. The captain and /
had been ashore several times, been
treated with the greatest Difference, and
the natives who had boarded US did not
need watching. Tom John had given out
that if a man stole from US even 70
the value of an inch of wire he should
be Drained with a club.
The king was accompanied by three
of his escort and we afterwards re-
membered that they appeared to be
more interested in the windlass. cable
and the spare anchor on the rail than
in all else about the craft A pressing
invitation was given US to attend a royal
feast on shore that evening, sort Of
blowout" to prove the friendship of
the islanders. but as the captain vas
not feeling well he declined to accept.
Tom John and his friends appeared to
be very much disappointed and upset
that we were not to go, but when they
left the brig it was with the under
standing that the feast should come off
a day or two later.
The night come down very dark. with
the promise of change of weather.
Every night we had had two armed men
on watch. while the cannon was loaded
with canister and the muSkets ready At
hand in case of an alarm. There were
( 80 canoes drawn up on the beach. and
the adult male population of the town
counted up at least $50. For arms they
had a few old muskets, but depended
mostly on blow guns, lances and bows
and arrows. Aside from these every man
had knife. We had an anchor watch
set with orders to be extra vigilant,
and this man had not been on duty
an hour when he felt. as he afterwards
/ explained it, that something was wrong
with the anchor or cable. He aroused
the man who had left the deck, but was
ridiculed for his fears and ordered to
return to his station Ten minutes later,
having heard suspicious noises over the
bows, ne ventured to wake me I'D and
relate his fears. went on deck with
him. and after listening for a few min
utes became satisfied that something
queer was going on, and called the cap
tain, who at once ordered the sleepers
among the crew to be turned out.
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heather a lesson first, however. There
was a fleet Of dozen canoes coming
out Tor US. and the fellows We're no
doubt pleased and surprised that we
mad not escaped to sea Every man
was told what to do, and we put the
brig directly for the fleet When within
musket shot, the captain opened with
canister and later on we used our mus
k E,s to good advantage. In passing
through the feet the brig ran down u
canoe with nine men in it. and I believe
we killed dozen outright. None wait
ed for second dose. but made for the
snore as fast as possible. In one of the
canoes was the king himself and one of
our crew brought q musket to bear on
nm and put bullet into his shoulder.
we mad won a victory, but the cap
tam was not yet satisfied. We had
about thirty solid shot in the maya
zlne' and standing back and forth
across the basin, as near the town as
we dared approach, they were sent
whizzing from the big gun to knock
Things into fragments. Every inhab-
ltant led to the woods as we opened fire
and, though we were not using hot
shot three or four fires were kindled
and the biggest part of the town was
laid in ashes.
There was no fear of the natives at
tacking us if we landed, as the roar of
the big gun and the havoc wrought by
the cannon balls had given them a
fright they would not get over in q
whole day We put off in boats, land
ed on the beach, and what buildings
had been spared we applied the torch
to, and before the brig sailed away
everything was in flames. The plot to
massacre us originated with the king,
VINO declared that it could not fail. The
fact that it did fail so incensed the
people against Tom John that he lost
his head before the brig was out Of
sight, as we afterwards came to know
f0nTTfPHf Hzv
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The black rascals were trying trick
worthy of a Yankee. The tide would
begin to flow at 2 o'clock. Four OF their
largest canoes had padded quietly out
to the anchor divers had gone dow
with rope. and they we're lifting 1t of the
ground to let the brig be drifted ashore
with the tide. We couldn't see ten feer
into the night, but we came to this con
clusion from the feel of things, and We
didn't reach that conclusion a minute
too soon. I went down into the cable
tier and softly knocked out the shackle-
pin while the captain saw that the end
of the cable went overheard without
noise, being lowered by rope. At the
same time men We're sent aloft to loosen
the sails, and we got Storage way on
the brig just in time TO save her Some
of the fellows must have been nearer
than we imagined. for as we headed
across the basin they raised an alarm.
a score Of torches We're lighted simulta
neously. and three canoes full Of men
came dashing at our port bow. The cap
tain and a sailor slowed the gun around
and poured its contents into the ap-
preaching crafts. and the discharge was
followed by such shrieks and yells as 1
never want to hear again. We dared not
risk the attempt to leave the harbor
with the darkness so thick around us.
and TIE breeze shifting about SO un-
steadily. and for the next two hours We
were boxing about the basin and ex
Dectine an attack any moment.
When daylight came the wind settled
into the north and was fair for a. run
out. The captain wanted to teach the
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-03-17
COMPULSORY HAIR CUT.
Uncle Sam Little Suspected That a
Damage Suit fingered in It.


When Uncle Sam established the rule
of compulsory haircut for the IN
dams, possibly he did not foresee that he
might be called upon to pay not only
for the BARRIERS services. but heavy
damages to the shOrn Indian as we'll
Such damages have been demanded
from Indian Agent Spear by Big Injun
Aqua His, of the Yuma tribe in southern
California.
He was deprived of luxurfant head
of hair by the official barber, acting IN
der instructions from the Indian bureau,
and the Indian has brought suit for
$1,000. Plenty of hair and paint of a
high color are deemed essential to the
social standing of a Yuma tribesman.
Hence the suit. In his complaint filed
IN court the red victim of a forced hair
cut alleges as follows:
Defendant J. S Spear. deprived of
his liberty this plaintiff, Aqua His and
cut or caused to be cut off all the hair
upon his head, wholly depriving plaintiff
Of healthy long growth of natural
hair, highly priced by this plaintiff be
cause he is a member of the Yuma tribe
of Indians and as such he was entitled
by birthright. and by the customs laws,
and usages of his tribe and people ard
the religious rites and ceremonies of the
Yuma tribe of Indians to wear, use, and
enjoy said hair and to keep it on his
head and shoulders as a protection from
the hot sun and rain"
This is an important matter. If Aqua
his WINS MS SUIT ana some think he
will. it will involve the government in a
lot of trouble Statistics are not a hand
to show how many Indians have been
subjected to the enforced tonsorial op-
erations of the official barber. but they
run up into the thousands. All these In
dams may not have resisted the official
hair-cutter, but it is safe to say that no
Indian ever heard the scissors snip with
good opinion of the law.
The outcome of the case of His, or his
case, is awaited with breathless interest
at Washington.-Butte Inter-M Mountain.
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10 WHoM Il ~ ooNcERN.

70 VfTG11I IT NAY C0NCERNIB It
known that my application is now on ME
in the office Of the probate court Of Shaw
nee county. Kan. asking for q permit 10
sell intoxicating liquors according to law,
at No. 226 Kansas avenue, in the Sec
ond ward Of the city Of Topeka Shawnee
county state of Kansas. Hearing is set
for the 18th day of March, 1903. at q: n.
CHARLES w. KOHL
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LEGAL.
(First published in the Topeka State Jour
nal March Z. I903)
NOTICE or PURLIC SALE.
the Probate Court ii shawnee County.

In the Probate Court Of Shawnee County,
Kansas.
In the matter Of the estate of Cecilia
Palmlund, deceased.
The undersigned will, on Monday,
March %. 1903. at 10 o'clock a. m, at house
No. 314 Tyler street, in Topeka, Kansas,
offer at public sale and sell to the highest
and best bidder for cash in hand the
household goods. personal effects. watches,
jeWelry and other goods and chattels be-
longing to said estate, sale to continue un-
til all said goods and chattels are disposed
Of MRS. J. c. MORRISON,
Administrative OF Said Estate
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HUMOR OF THE DAY.

Tommy-''Wasn't that your luncheon
beil?" Jack-'No It isn't mine until
the third time they ring it"-Som-
merville Journal
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FREE MESSENGER FOR WANTS.
PULL an A. D T. call box or call by
either telephone No. 81 and have your
Want Ads brought to the State Journal Of
flee by free messenger No charge to you
for messenger service. Cost of classified
ads cents per tine Of words to the
line and every fraction thereof.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-03-17


Did it hurt?" asked the dentist The
patient looked at him reproachfully
Now, DOCTOR" he said, do l look like
a man who would yell just for amuse-
ment? '-Chicago Post.
Johnny Wise-'Pa, what is pos
pective bridegroom 2" Mr.. WiseA"WeT.
my son. a prospective bridegroom
nowadays is young man prospecting
for an heiress- Judge.
You must not forget that there are
millions of people whose interests are
at stake" Yes" answered Senator
Sorghum. and millions of dollars,
too. Washington Star.
Well said the anecdotist, taking a
fresh start, ito make long story
short rs sacrifice we can hardly
the man who apparently never at
tempts to make friends by his affabili-
ty.-Indianapolis News.
For gracious sakes. what was that
hit my shins against coming through
the parlor in the dark?'
"Oh, 1 guess that was the easy chair,
Hiram"
don't want to run up against the hard
onei''-Yonkers Statesman
Did your father take you out in the
wood shed to whip you2" asked the
good boy.
Worse than that answered the bad
boy. He made me chop wood. -
Washington Star.
How in the world old ST slocurn gel
the title of Hon. % asked the stranger.
WALL said the village philosopher. we
amt 'xaCtly sure whether the Hon. meanE
ornery' or not, but guess 1t fits him. -
Baltimore Herald
1T may sound paradoxical.' remarked
Observer of Events and Things but it is
a fact that the people who laugh the cas-
lest laugh the hardest. y onkers States
man.
Misery likes company. but when you Sc
it coming down the road, just make VI
your mind that you don't feel sociable.-
I Atlanta Constitution
city Ticket once. Union Pacin
| RAILROAD. 525 Kansas avenue.
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Johnny Wise-"Pa, what is a pros
pective bridegroom % Mr.. Wise-"Well.
my son, prospective bridegroom
now adays is a young man prospecting
for an heiress. Judge.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-03-17

Did it hurt2'' asked the dentist. The
patient looked at him reproachfully
Now, DOCTOR he said, do l look like
a man who would yell just for amuse-
ment?"-Chicago Post.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-03-17
FoR NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.


FOR RENT-Sman farm, part fruit. four
miles east Room 1s, 628 Kansas ave
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You must not forget that there are
millions of people whose interests are
at stake" Yes" answered Senator
Sorghum, and millions of dollars,
too washington Star.
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.

WANLLD-SLIU AIION 5.
----~---1---~--~-r0-~>->~>
WANTED-Orchards to prune, charges
reasonable. John D. Jones, North Tope-
ka, Station a.
WHEN you want to hire : nan or boy.
call UP 7. NJ c. A., telephone BIZ We
have a list OF men and confidential ref
erepces concerning them =. N. c. A
Employment Bureau. III = 18th st,
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FOR SALE room cottage, all modern
convenience F. p Bacon, 1856 Topeka
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MusIcAI.

LADIES TAILORING COLLEGE.
LADIES taught to cut, fit and make their
own garments. keister system taught.
Bates bldg, corner 6th and Jackson SITS
Mrs. Nellie Martin. mgr.
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sHIRT FACTORY.

---~--->~-~~----~,->---~
MOVEDi MOVEDll MOVED.tl
To 7IS1z Kansas ave, where we have q
more convenient location and whole lot
more room to make your shirt waists and
shirts. CRIMES SHIRT FACTORY
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STOLEN-Navijo's mans bicycle, corner
7th and Jackson st. Return and receive
reward 40 Fillmore st. Clarence Sheldon
Telephone SIS.
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FOR SALES fine residences, will take
smaller properties in exchange. Thos. s.
Lyon. phone 457-4,
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onion Pacific.
--n-nnnn.-
EASTBOUND
Missouri Pacih,

Nos. aDa daily. except sunday.
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sTRAYED OR STOLEN.

eTP yFT9N2 l,av mare mules years Old
liberal reward for return or any infor-
nation leading to their recovery. 315 Le-
land ST Phone COS
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FREE DIsPFNsARY.


TOPEKA FREE DISPENSARY. south
east corner 18th and Tyler SITS, from I
to o m. except Sundays Conducted ~
regular. practicing physicians. fer the
benefit of persons without means VIA
need medical attention and treatment Pa
tients are assured Of careful and cousid-
crate treatment Medicines furnished In
most cases.
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HAIR DRESSING.

-~~--~-~---~---~- -~-~-~-~-~~-~~~~---S
SWITCHES. p01rpadours, all kinds OF
hair work. Mrs. Van Week. 222 Z. 5th.
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Misery likes company. but when you see
it coming down the road just make VI
your mind that you don't feel sociable.-
Atlanta Constitution
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MATCHMAKER
JEWELERS.


". F. LAKE, drugs. $50 Kansas ave.
Ind phone 121- Prescriptions CAREFUL
compounded BY registered Pharmaelst-
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How In the world old ST Slocum get
the title of Hon. % asked the stranger.
Wall said the village philosopher, we
amt 'xaCtly sure whether the Hon. means
'ornery' or not, but guess 1t fits him. -
Baltimore Herald.
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20 3. q. EMPLoYEs.

RAILROAD employees,
Why viii you pay $1.5O for main spring and
$3.50 for cleaning when I VIII do either
for so cents and at the same time guaran-
tee It for one Year,
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STORAGE
MERCHANTS TRANSFER & STOR AGE
Go. packs, ships and stores household
goods. Tel. 1S0 Clarence Skinner. "a q
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-03-17

City Ticket once. Union Pacific
Railroad. 525 Kansas avenue.
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1T may sound paradoxical." remarked
Observer of Events and Things. but it is
4 fact that the people who laugh the cas-
lest laugh the hardest y onkers States
man.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-03-17
..WeII.' said the aneedotIst. aim

Did your father take you out in the
wood shed to whip you2" asked the
good boy.
Worse than that answered the bad
boy. He made me chop wood
Washington Star.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-03-17
wANrEn-mALR Hrr.p


foreman, prefer young
married man; must be experienced lun.
herman, good physique, good penman. ac-
curate in figures, good habits and hust-
Ter. good salary and permanent job to righi
man. W. J. MILLER,
2ls East Firth St. TopeEa. Kan.
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TOPEKA BUSINESS DIRECTORY.
EXPRESS DELIVERY.

FOR BAGGAGE and moving call Up
phone s95. Atherton Bros Once Ia
| East 9Th at
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-tlaa AAIldt salu Nara.
a wen known and prominent citi-
zen of this place for the shooting of
harvey Graham near Sheriff Sopes'
CITY some weeks ago. Our fellow towns
man Us not now in FL Paso. although
there was q rumor on the streets this
morning that he was seen here early
yesterday morning and that he was
engaged in a slight difficulty with a
stranger in Utah street dance hail.
Dlas mia" cried Maria
Lnere. said Tommy He looked
elrlously at the girl. who sWayed from
SIDE to side She grasped his arm.
They must be thrown off the track
do you understand Oh Tommy. Won
VIII help me- Help me. before thew
come back from lunch You must set
UP as I tell you"
Tommy followed her meeklv and
climbed upon her stool. Word has iust
reached u.s. dictated the girl. laying her
hand on the mans inky sleeve. Tommy
EWaAowed hard and picked at the type
that Pecos Bill is in hiding at
rune ranch, abOut twenty miles from
1-l raso. He was seen there this morn
IN the arm"
,.,. hs5n sound natural to say he's
wounded, She explained
Aomuy Wagged his head. You're a
smart one" he said
Aommy. listen. I want YOU to put
tlat 10 the paper. right after the con-
Vention- And don't tell Tommy
ttu cost me my Job, said Tommy
WITH q husky voice but Maria. I will
III you VIII give me a kiss"
Maria put up her lips without a word
and Tommy kissed her on the mouth
She toiied through the afternoon. tor
tured by thousand fears. until at last
Tommy, mallet in hand pounded down
the last form, and carried it to the press.
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FRENCH AND GERMAN.

MISS ELEANOR DYER WHEELER
teacher OF French and German; pupi
diplomee Of Prof Chas. Marchand, Paris
Studio hours 1912 "a Slz Kansas ave
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BARBER suPPLIEs-

RAZORS hollow ground, shears, clippers,
surgical Instruments ground We dec
crate shaving mugs or any chinaware;
wholesale and retail Hypes Barber Sup
ply Co., PA Kansas ave.
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REMEMBER, when you buy suit froT
The Cooperative Tailors you get tn
NET PROFITS returned to you each year
Suits to order, $3.50 to $1,000
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sEED HOUSE.
REAL ESTATE AGENTS.

N-|~@-~-@-7~-r~-----~-r-
ALEXANDER CRONEs Adams. house,
North Topeka. List your properties with
me for quick sales.
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1903-05-30
Railway Building i'm Nevada.

A prominent mining man, recently
here from Salt Lake, stated in an in
terview with Miner reporter that
he had seen the contracts signed for
rails to be used this summer in ex-
tending a road from the Short Line
western terminus to Dugway, and
had every assurance that the line
would be continued to Deep Creek at
an early date. This means contin-
uance of the road to Cherry Greek
and probably westward via Ely
within the next year or two. With
the increased price of silver, building
of mills in this camp, influx of invest.
ing capital and prospective railway
railway building and the assured au-
tomobile innovation, Cherry Greek
mines look good to outside capital as
a safe investment. - Cherry Greek
Miner.
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1903-05-30
Articles of Incorporation.

The following articles of incorpora.
ton have been filed with the secre-
tary of state:
Nye County Mercantile Company-Capital
100000; place Of business Tonopah.
Eulah Consolidated Mining Company OF
Tonopah-Capital, $3.50 600; place OF business
Reno.
Belle OF Tonopah Mining Company-Capital
$4,000; blaze Of business, Reno.
Esperanza Mining Company--Capital 800.
0O0 place OF business, Tonopah.
Tonopah City Mining Company Capital
$1,000; place OF business, Phoenix Arlz
branch office, Tonopah.
Gypsy Queen Mining Company - Capital
s75O,0O0; place OF business, Phoenix Arz
branch office, Tonopah.
San Francisco Tonopah Mining Company
Capital, s5OO0OO; place of business, Tonopah.
Gold Mountain Mining Company-Captal
$4,000; place of business, Reno.
Lone Mountain Mining Company-Capital
VI 100000 place Of business, Tonopah.
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1903-05-30

Twenty-Five miles south from Tono.
pah and eight miles of the old Monte
yuma mines, in country of easy
access, is situated the central section
of Grandpa district, the first loca'
tions thereof having been made by
H. c. Stimler in December last.
Crossing one group of claims be-
longing to Messrs, Butler, Kendall,
Marsh, Ramsey, Douglass, Cook and
Stimler are seven distinct lodges.
Their properties comprise the Ram
sey, Red and the Three Texans
claims, besides several other loca-
tions scattered around the camp,
An examination made last week by
the editor of the BONANZA enables
this paper to speak of the several
groups of mines with authority. The
lodges on the discovery ground range
from two to fourteen feet in width,
and where the principal intersection
occurs the regular porphyretic walls
are separated by thirty feet of we'll
mineralized quartz. These sample
assays gave $50, $50 and $61 in gold,
with from one to three ounces silver
per ton. A tunnel seventy-tive feet
in length has been run, to crosscut
the main ledge at depth of 30 feet,
discloses gold values in the pophyry.
A prospect hole on top of the ledge
shows increase of values as well as
softer formation.
Two groups on each end of the
ledge are owned by Butler, Robinson
and Watson, who have other claims
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1903-05-30
ANOTHER IMPORTANT OUTLYING
DISTRICT BEING OPENED OUT
The Grandpa" Camp Is Well Wooded, Watered and
Astounding in Rich Gold Ores

on the main belt. Taylor and Nc
Clelan owned several good extern
sions. Messrs. Booth and Duffield
were out in time to secure some valu-
able ground.
The country rock is almost identi-
cal with that of Tonopah, the excep-
ton being that the surrounding ele-
vations are such as to afford abund-
ant wood and at a short distance
plenty of water. The ores on sur
face exposure are of a remarkably
free milling character.
Discoveries made at point about
fourth mile southerly from the
Stimler group last week created
quite a rush from here, all hands be-
ing anxious to get in on the closest
available properties Samples from
the outcrop gave returns of $l75 per
ton. Many locations were made and
within short time very considera-
BILE amount of preliminary and pros
pecting work will be in progress.
The bunch of claims at the main
mineral outcrop has been officially
surveyed and mapped, while the
number of outlying claims already
appropriated will approximate 100.
Rabbit Springs is but one and one
half mile distant, the several flows
of which will be collected and piped
by gravity, the natural fall being
about 300 feet The district is
splendidly mineralized and during the
summer large and active camp
will spring into existence.