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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-08-27

Osborne. Kan. Aug. 27.-Charles
Hillebrandt. formerly editor of the
Osborne County Farmer here. has
purchased the Council Grove Repub-
iican, at Council Grove. Kan. He will
take possession as soon as he can
close up his affairs in Osborne
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-08-27
Amnesty to Political Offenders.

Panama, Aug. 27.-President Es-
trada Cabra of Guatemala in celebra-
ton of his reelection, has granted
amnesty to all political offenders and
exiles. The latter, it IS added, may
return to Guatemala ana enjoy full
protection and individual guarantees.
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Cotton Market.

New York, Aug. 27.-COTTON-Spot cot
ton closed dull. Quotations per 100 pounds
Middling uplands, $11.20; middling gulf,
$11.45.
Galveston, Tex, Aug. 27-COTTON-
Market steady at lie per pound.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-08-27

New York, Aug. H.-SUGAR-Raw SUI
gar firm. Fair refining, 11-16c; centrifu-
gal Sc test, 4Ac; molasses sugar, 7-16c.
Refined sugar firm. Crushed, IS 30; pow
dered, $3.50; graduated, s. 20.
COFFEE-Market firm. No. Rio,
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ment contributed to stiffening prices. st.
Paul touched 154A and Reading rose over
a point. The market generally recovered
to yesterdays closing level. The closing
was firm.
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This Fish Story by a Preacher.

Gatesville. n. c.. Aug. 27.-Rev.
Isaac w johnson declares that as Mr..
and Mrs T. A Eure were fording a
brook near here, yesterday afternoon
a jackfsh, Is inches long. jumped
into the buggy 1t was taken home
and Mrs. Eure cooked it for supper.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-08-27
Kansas CITY Produce Market.

Kansas City, Aug. 27.-C1ose-WHEAT-
Receipts today, s27 cars. Quotations
9S5sc Cash: No. 2 hard, 99c@$1 Oh; No.
hard, 96c@$1. co. No. 4 hard. S5g91c; No
red, 81. O5@1.O6; No. red, $10Oq1.O5; No.
red 92c@N.O0.
CORN~Market weak. Sept, 47a4c; Dec.
44aze; May, 445sc. Cash: No. mixed, 4gc;
No. mixed, 4S1kc; No. white, 4912c; No.
OATSMarket lower No. white, $40
45c: No. 2 mixed, 33@3312c.
HAY-Choice timothy, $500; choice prai-
BUTTER~Cr 141ka1s1sc; dairy.
Pic
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Plnnnhers, strfke Binds.

New York, Aug. 27.-An agreement
which will end the lockout and strike
of 1900 plumbers in Brooklyn has
lust been reached and the men will
return to work Monday.
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Kansas City Live Stock.

Kansas City, Mo, Aug. 27.-eATTLE-
Receipts today, 300 head, including 100
head of southerns. Market unchanged.
Native steers, So. 75d6. 90: southern steers,
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nean of Rochester Dead.

London, Aug. 27.-The Very Rev. S.
Reynolds Hole, dean of Rochester
since 1887, died this morning at
Rochester. He had been i'll some time
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-08-27

shirts. plain. Sc, collars &c. cuffs
&c, underwear &C. handkerchiefs y c.
socks &C. These are our special sixty
dav trial prices The Mutual Laun-
dry Co., Third and Quincy.
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Chicago Produce.

Chicago, III, Aug. N.-BUTTER-Mar-
ket steady. Creameries, 1214@1s1zc; dali
ries, 1215@16c.
EGGEMarket steady. At mark, cases
included, 13d161zc-
CHEESE-Market steady. Daisies, SIG
&c; Twins, SQSAc; Young Americas, S12
LIVE POULTRY-Market easy. Tur-
keys, 12c; chickens, 11G1117c; springs, 1Slsc.
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Russian Warships Going North.

Nyborg, Denmark, Aug. GA
Russian cruiser and two torpedo boats
passed here this morning, going
north ward.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-08-27

Our ad on page will save you the
price of this paper for a month and
then some. If you will read it. The
Mutual Laundry Co.
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New York Butter.

New York, Aug. N.-BUTTER-Marlxc
firm. State dairy, common to extra, 12p
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Hands and Hands.-Miss Sue Brette-
Don't you like to hold ,handsZ
Mr.. Jack Pott-Yes, good hands--Xon on
kers Statesman.
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The Weather Today.

The following are the temperatures to-
day recorded by the government
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Range Of Prices on stocks.

Furnished by ]. E. Gan. Commissions.
Grains, Provisions, Cotton and Stocks.
Office 10 West Sixth street. Telephone
4S6. Correspondent Christie Grain and
Stock Co., Kansas City, Mol
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Market Gossip.

FURNISHED by A. M McDermott Commits
sion Co, Stocks, Grains, Provisions and
Investment Securities. Rooms 20 and "A.
702 Kansas ave.1
Liverpool closing cables: Wheat sd
higher; corn I'D higher.
Grain receipts at Chicago: Wheat, 81
cars; graded, /. Corn, 462 cars; graded,
q. Oats, 29S cars; graded, 1O5-
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Range of Prices
FURNISHED
ID,

FURNISHED by ]. E. Gall, Commissions,
Grains, Provisions. Cotton and Stocks.
Office ITO West Sixth street. TELEPHONE
4s6 Correspondent Christie Grain and
Stock Co., Kansas City. MOI
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Wool Markel-

st. Louis, Mo-, Aug. 27.-WOOL-Mari<et
steady. Territory and western mediums
22Q2415c; fine medium, 16G1Sc; fine, 1591sc.
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Kansas City Grain.

FURNISHED by J. E. Gall, Commissions.
Grains, Provisions, Cotton and Stocks.
OFFICE ITO West Sixth street. Telephone
49, Correspondent Christie Grain and
Stock Co., Kansas City, Mol
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BIG BATTLE ON.

Continued from First Page.)
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Topeka Hide Market

Topeka, Aug. a.
(Prices paid in Topeka this week. based
on Boston quotations.:
GREEN SALT CURED o..
NO. I TALLOW ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. e e
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Topeka Market.

FRUITS AND VEGETABLES.
FURNISHED by S. L. Lux, successor to w
o. Anderson & Co.. 30 Kansas ave.
nue)
ORANGES-Valencia, $3.75G4.25 per box.
LEMONs.C California, per box. s.. 25a3.50
APPLES-Kansas, $1.00 per bu.; $3.50 per
PEACHES Elbertas. per 4-basket crate
Si G;gYRAPEs-Per basket Csc.
CALIFORNIA FRUITS
fTALIAN- PRGNEs, 4-basRet cra itb:.:sIs
SILVER PRIMES basket-crate 49,. i.@
BURBANK PLDMS. 4-basket crate :. "a
VEGETABLES. La
Wax 54S7,l BE q sS75 basket. 500
GTGTM I6E ESoIPs B-bp; bog. sc.
TfooMaAToEsL1E-bu. basket. 10 4Oc &C.
CABBAGE-7o4SOc per cwt-
crate: Arkansas and Oklahoma, 800 Der Der
9 W7SATERMELoNss 5oasoo per dozsn
New BEETs5Psr doz. punches. CSC
SUMMER sQUAsH-Per BASKET, 4cc.
N. Y. COUNTS. per can can. ...
n. Y. EXTRA SELECTS, per can. &c &c
FULL CREAM CHEESE. -'-S'c
Kansas Y. A. per lb............- IN
New York State (white), per ib .
Brick. per ID.
Riock Swiss. per il. --1sc
BUTTER. EGGS, POULTRY
12c lb. -AU
BUTTER-Country, 12d14c.
EGGS-Candled, lie.
HAY.
NEW PRAIRIE-Loose, per ton. 5oo,as m
NEW PRAIRIE--Baled, per ton 00gS ~
OLD PRAIRIE-Baled ........ s0S5s "a
ALE ALFA-lroose $500 .......... 6.5OG1S %
STRAW --'--' ..-.-....-.-.-....-... 5.0046O0
Topeka Hide Market.
<,-,. Topeka, Aug a.
(Prices PAID In Topeka this week, based
Boston quotations.:
GREEN SALT CURED ..a "a
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HoIton Recorder: Sid Hayden took
the editor to task for saying last week
that he, Sid, was Curtis man. Sid
says he is for Major Harvey first, last
gize and say that we are mighty glad
he is on our side for once. Mr.. Hayden
is outspoken for A. D. Walker. and we
presume it was because of this that
somebody took it for granted that he
was also for Curtis and in this way the
report was started. His support of
Walker is solely on personal grounds
and has, he declares, no politics in it.
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Tile MHL6C

emphasize the fact chat the one sye idea is mat
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SUGAR nud Gomez sn NOW Ynrk.

sONDS-Government bonds steady.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-01-10
Peter McGinnis-H True Story.

The first time that I remember to have seen Mir. McGinnls he was seated on a heap of cotton wool in a corner of his fine ifew house, which he was surveying with great interest, curling his white mustache with his pink, clawlike fingers all the while To prevent misunderstanding perhaps had better say that Peter McGlnnis was my brothers new white rat.
 Pete as we soon came to call him. quick ly made himself at home; in few weeks be was so tame that we often let him oct of his cage to run about the rooms Of course our pet was exhibited to all of our friends. One evening an extremely bash ful gentleman called, and Pete was brought in. duly admired and then placed upon ths floor to amuse himself while the conyer- sation, Interrupted by his entrance, was resumed. All at once an expression of utter dismay appeared upon our friends face, while even hls neck became of a crimson hue. In agitated tones he said;-
 ''That rat has gone up my sleevel Please let me go Into the other room so that 1 can take off my coat and get him out?"
 We considerately left the room, after which my brother captured the delinquent, who, having made his way completely up the under sleeve, was now settling down for peaceful nap on the gentleman's shoulder. This circumstance so mortified our bashful friend that for months after wards he could not be persuaded to enter our house.
 , Pete was a favorte plaything with us children, and the number of shipwrecks in the bathtub from which he escaped un-
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inJured-for he could swim like hsh-ex- ceeded even the adventures of Robinson Crusoe. Then we would dress him In dolls clothes and let him run loose on the floor; of course he would trip over the skirts and Is was great fun to see the little fellow make rush forward, trip, fall In heap, squealing loudly lswearing, we called iO and then sit and bite sayagely at the arti- ce of dress In which be was arrayed. Mother used to wonder how our dolls clothes became so dilapidated.
 Though Pete did not care for fine clothes he had quite q taste for literature; l say taste" because he used to nbble the pages out of our books, while from the number of newspapers which he devoured l should judge that he was well informed on all the current questions of the day. r. was on account of this uncontrolled desire to acquire knowledge that Peter was obliged to leave us; once he ate valuable document, and our elders decided that such d troublesome pet could no longer be tol- eratedr- Peter was to be given to the butcherl
 The time for parting came the rats whskers dropped dejectedly and my little sister declared that there were tears In his pink eyes. But in spite of these sad facts the butchers boy carried our Peter away in box, leaving us inconsoable on the doorstep.
 Peter lived 10 good old age under the care of the kindly butcher, who often ai- lowed us to visit our former pet
 FLORENCE A. EVANS
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* Tbe Shell 0ceon.
BYw. $. WALLACE.

gold, blue and white and rusty gray and black fishes that swan around gave an air of life to 1t all. That was a most surpris- Ing pool, tell you.
 Whoever dreamed of such sight, I Just wish mother could have one peep at it. she cried. But she saw one thing that made her laugh, 1t was so ridiculous. There was mass of seaweed floating by, and right on top of 1t sat a silly looking fish, the whole mass, fish and weeds, being under water.
 'Gh Mermaid, look there. If there isn't n chicken fish sitting on it's nest. But it Will certainly spoil the eggs if 1t doesn't keep stiller."
 There you go, talking nonsense again." scolded the Mermaid, who had been gather Ing seaweed for a new dress. Its nest fish, of course, but it cant hurt the eggs, they are too small Why don't you do some thing useful, child?n
 "Oh, l have plenty of dresses at home," retorted Doris. Are we ever going to get back to that big shell on the beach?
 The Mermaid stared at her and ex- claimed:-"Mercy sakes, aren't you happy? Aren't you satisfied with anything? We can go back now. You should have spoken before"
 The Mermaid presently called out, "I'm going nowl' and plunged into the water. Where are you going?" shrieked Doris, but there WAS no answer. Doris hastily fol- lowed and was soon far away from the island, but no Mermaid was to be seen There were some whales basking in the de- clining sunlight and Il school of dolphins sporting around them. over and under, like puppies around big dog. Just then the sun sank red into the sea, and 1t was soon quite dark. A few red clouds hung in the west and star or two came out in the east. Doris found q great floating tree, on which she climbed to get a better view of the ocean. But no Mermaid was in sight Then great loneliness came over her.
 "Oh, Mermaid, Mermaid, where are you, Mermaid?" she cried sleeplly lying on her back. The big white moon looked down on her coldly and didn't tell her. Nor did the bats flying overhead. Doris wondered what bats were doing at sea. Bats are not sea birds" she murmured almost drowsing off Where are you, Mermaid, dear? Come back, Mermaid"
 Why, Doris" said voice, you naughty child, there are no mermaids here, but just a cold, wet hungry little girl, who has prob ably q bad cold" Doris sat up and stared about The great ocean, with all its won ders, the whales and the dolphins, had van shed, and she was lying by the fountain, soaked to the skin, while her nurse was scold. ing her and promising her severe whipping. It had rained hard, and the leaves overhead were still dripping, while the sunset was just fading out in the west,
 We may tell you In secret, however, that Doris never was punished for her adventure by the fountain, for when she told about the curious passage fin the shell and what she had seen beyond ither mamma really hadn't the heart to spoi11t aliIQAnd as for Arthur, didn't Doris laugh at hinaeand his old geog- raphy then, for her papa declared that with the aid of books, he could prove that every thing Doris had seen was true and might be found beneath the real ocean.
 tThe End.l
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showed him the supposed flower was thing of life. And so old Kris kringle picked up the mite and carried it to hls home, where hls wife was mixing gaudy paints to beautlfy presents intended for boys and girls every where, even little Indian children
 'l have brought you present." said the old man; "one you can keep and not send away. as you sometimes do when the stock runs low"
 A presentr' exclaimed the good dame. And where did you get it?'
 By this time old Kris Kringle had placed the baby girl on the workshop table and stood shaking his mirthfu sides with laugh ter.
 ''I found 1t in . bank of snow" at last he said.
 Just then the little ones eyes opened and a peal of silvery ripples echoed throughout the room.
 Found 1t In bank of snow" repeated Dame Kringle. "Such an odd place to find treasure.'
 "I truly found 1t there. good wife. just as
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secrets for all the papas and mammas In the world"
 But Starlight wouldn't tell her secret, and for the first time In his whole life old Kris Kringle found himself wondering and won dering.
 The sun had scarcely lighted up the day when Starlight crept from her bed and hur- ried to the workshop. Yes, the dolly was there, safe and sound, just ss she had left It; so were the pair of deep blue baubles; both dry and ready to handle.
 Starlight knew she must hurry or old Kris Kringle would be at the workshop before she was ready for him. Catching up the doll, with the pretty red cheeks, she placed the baubles of blue in It's head and made them fast. Then she found the ebony and painted a dot on the centre.
 'Oh, such eyes," she exclaimed as she clapped her hands with glee. "such pretty eyes-and rosy cheeks, too, just like all the dollies shall have hereafter Old Kris Krin- gle was coming. Starlight could hear his step on the frosty snow. 'I will hide" she said to herself. "and see what he will do"
 moment later Kris Kringle came in snapping his fingers to throw off the cold and filling the workshop room with a merry whistle. Before him. the workshop table reclined the wondrous doll. The old man stood in silent admiration and then gave out still louder whistle and ran out of the door as fast as his short legs would let him. Nor did he stop till he reached his home.
 Come. good dame; come quick and see!'' he called, and back he ran to the workshop door,
 Dame Kringle aware of the jolly moods of her husband, and ever ready to please him, hurried after
 Old Kris stood at the door waiting, hls face wreathed in smiles.
 'It's the dol.' he cried, forgetting that he had boasted to Starlight he could keep a secret, and they entered arm in arm.
 Starlight sat with the doll In her lap the most joyous little mother on earth.
 And ever since then, the Flathead Indian legend says, Starlight mixes the red and blue for all the dollles In the world.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-01-10

Starlight" Flathead Indian legend says, Is the fairest and daintiest little maiden in all the world. She was found one star light night, sleeping in bank of snow, by old Kris Kringle, who had been out gathering pine cones. At first the jolly old fellow thought he had discovered a rare snow plant and stopped to pluck 1t, when a tiny voice
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SYNOPSIS OF PRECEDING PARTS

SYNOPSIS OF PRECEDING PARTS
 Doris, a disobedient little girl, goes through big shell in her garden; she comes out on the real ocean, where she meets a kindly mermaid. The mermaid takes her on q Journey under the sea. After seeing many wonderful sights they come to a high cliff under the water and tumble over 1t, down to a beautiful garden of sea flowers Here they have a narrow escape from a huge nsh by hiding away. They reach grotto, which becomes q cave full of sponges Here they are chased by another monster and es cape again by getting into a giant oyster shell. The cave ends in a passage through which Doris rides on snails back. They meet si band of mermaids who dance around them. And finally the mermaid decides sud denly to go down still further under the sea.
 The mermaid takes Doris to the bottom in smell; they barely escape a iellyhsh and n crab and feach a bed of sea lilies. Here they escape from lobster and see other interesting things among the lilies. Beyond they come to a rock. where there are van ishing flowers and plenty of shrimp, on winch the mermaid feeds.
 Doris and the Mermaid have several ex- citing adventures with the jellyhsh, the lob sters and the shrimps
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to be something wrong; something out of keeping; but what, neither he nor his good spouse could tell.
 1T know what 1t is," said Starlight, who overheard the discussion, '.and If you will give me the task will remedy the defect"
 Bless your bright eyes" replied old Kris. you may have the task. and welcome"
 And so 1t came about that Starlight, the little Flathead mite brought to the land of snow by an old stork, took charge of all the dolls In the home.
 First she mixed a pot of carmine-the rosiest red ever seen-and then she mixed the blue. With brush she painted the cheeks of a doll and laid 1t away on shelf. Then she took pair of baubles. called eyes by old Kris, and dipped them fin the blue. These in turn she placed on shelf to dry.
 Don't ask questions tonight or try to peep" said little Starlight, and tomorrow will show you how the work Is done"
 "But you might tell me" pleaded old Kris. T would never tell. You know keep the
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H Bat and O Coin

A very neat trick may be performed with a hat and silver quarter. The quarter may be brand new, Just from the mint, but the hat had better be an old one, or at least one that its owner is not very par tlcuar about, for 1t is likely to get little rough handling.
 It must be of the pattern known as "stovepipe," either silk or beaver. Lay It on It's side on top of glass tumbler, and on the upper side of the hat place the quarter
 Now, what you wish the company to do is to knock the hat from under the quarter so that the latter will fall Into the tumbler
 Every one that tries It will be sure to strike the hat on its brim, but that will only send 1t across the room, and the quarter somewhere on the floor.
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"A Legend of StaRligbt.
A FLATHEAD INDIAN MAIDEN.
BY EUGENE o. HATFIELD.

l said, and now what shall we do with it?''
 Not what we shall do with it, corrected the dame, but what shall we call it?"
 Starlight" suggested her husband, and Starlight she became.
 Little Starlight grew rapidly and in almost no time-it may have been days, and it may have been weeks-was as big as the largest Flathead doll old Kris Kringle carries each year to the wee red papooses up and down the Puget Sound; or those he brings to the pale face children by the big waters to the East.
 In the many years gone by Kris Kringle had been unable to make doll look just right, try as he might. There always seemed
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Elorence-not vet In her teens

Florence-not yet In her teens Was sent to the garden for greens; But she got the wrong plant,
 Which angered her aunt Why, child,'' she said, don't you know
 heans?'' c. M l.. BROWN.
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When the feat has been pronounced im- possible, you make q few feints, as if you, too. were going to strike 1t on the brin. and then. suddenly. you give 1t smart tap on the inside of the crown. when 1t will jump quickly out and let the coin fall di- rectly down into the tumbler.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-01-10
INCONSISTENCY.

My mother said that Buster Brown Was just the cutest little boy. My father laughed at all the pranks That naughty youngster did enjoy My sister said he was ''so bright, His harmless fun was her delight. From baby stare to Russian hair, The family thought he was all right.
 II.
 Icut my hair in Russian style, named my cat for Busters pup, thought I'd practice harmless fun," I studied all his antics up. knew how pleased they all would be. I'd furnish them amusement free, I'd let them share this pleasure rare. So they'd enjoy the sport with me.
 III. tried one trick-but only one For sister called me a disgrace" .-. What father said's unfit for print, A frown spread o'er my mothers face. She whipped me. packed me of to bed; In vain argued, begged and plead; She saw no fun when her own son Would practice what with joy she read.
 ELEANOR MAUD CRANE.