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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-04-04
Market Gossip.

saz avenue Independent telephone 7sS-l
COMPANY Commission Merchants and
receivers and shippers Of grain, 623 Kan
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TOO LATE TO CLASSIFY.

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WANTED-Good young colored girl SIS
Taylor st.
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SchOOl Fond ElecfiOI

In addition to the regular city cleo
ton, the question of voting another is
sue of S7S,500 in school bonds vylI
come up for settlement. The money
10 be derived from the proposed bond
issue would be devoted to the eOllovv-
ing puru0ses.
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For the completion of
the new Quincy build
Ing ;..-::-. -....-.-.... s25 10000
For heating plant for
new Quincy building. 5000 O1-s21 mn M
For heating and venti-
lating the new Manual
training and present
High school buildings 25.OOOO0
Eor manual training
equipment for the man
training high school,. 5000 90 20 mn m
For completing the Lafayette
~, building -. ....;,......,. -. 10000
the basement Of the Potwin
sc school for manual training: 80. 10000
the basement of the Lowman
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HUMOR OF THE DAY.

Brown-"I understand your $500
didn't 60 very far in that grain DEAL
Greer-1 should say not. It was
merely a drop in the bucket sbor, -
Daily News.
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He had play produced by an am
ateur company the other night. 1 be
1eve. Who was the hero of it. do you
znow2' Il was one. I sat through ii .
Ledger.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1904-01-08
COLD in NORTHWEST.
from st. Paul and Vicinity
Blizzard In Ohio.

St Paul, Mimi, Jan. A cold wave
descended on the northwest and st.
Paul during the night and Saturday
the official record of the mercury was
IL below. although other thermometers
only registered eight below lnere has
been temperature so much lower here
that but little attention was given to
the cold by citizens, who expect this
kind of weather now. In Winnipeg,
Manitoba. the mercury dropped to 80
and in North Dakota to 26 below. The
cold was accompanied by a stinging
wind.
Kansas City, Mo-, Jan. A cold
wave spread over this portion of the
southwest Friday night and Saturday
in western Missouri, Kansas and part
of Oklahoma the temperature averaged
eeSen degrees above zero.
Cleveland, O., jan 4.-One of the
worst billiards. experienced in years
ragged Saturday throughout the greater
portion of Ohio. With a bowling
northwest wind, and a temperature OF
ten degrees above zero, there was a
heavy fall Of fine sand-like snow, that
cut as though 1t were glass. Traffic
on all electric and steam roads is de-
tanned
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1904-01-08
DOWIE BEGINS TOUR.
Will BE Gone SIX Months and VIII
Travel Around the World In
the Meantime,

Chicago, Jan. 3.-Dr. John Alexander
Dowie departed Friday from Zion City
on his world trip, which 10 expected to
take six months. He was accompanied
to the station by thousands. DR.. Dowis
will first go south. where he will spend
few days resting. Then he will pro.
coed to San Francisco by the southwest
ern route, holding meetings there Jan.
10 and 20. He will embark for Australia
Jan. 81, going by way of Honolulu. In
Australia he will meet his wife and son,
Gladstone. and will conduct a series Of
meetings. some. Of them In the towns
where he experienced his early tribula.
lions. On leaving Australia he will visit
India and Africa. and will finally arrive
at Zurich, Switzerland, where . general
conference of the Christian Catholic
church in Europe will be held From
Zurich he will go to London and thence
to New York, where he plans to land on
June 20. He will hold series OF meet
ing in Madison Square Garden and in
tends to reach Zion City again June 80.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1904-01-08
CHAPTER VIII.
cArHAR1NE KNoLLYs.

CATHARINE KNOLLYS.
you mistake, sir! ! am no light O.
love, John Law"
Thus spoke Catharine Knollys. She
stood near the door of the great draw
ing-room of the Knollys mansion, her
figure beseeming well it's framing Of
deep hangings and rich tapestries. Her
eyes were wide and flashing, her cheeks
deeply pink, the sweet bow of her lips
half a-quiver in her vehemence. Her
surprising personal beauty, rich, ripe.
enticing, gave more than sufficient
challenge for the fiery blood of the
young man before her.
1t was less than two weeks since
these two had met. Surely the flood of
time had run swiftly in those few days.
Not day had passed that Law had not
met Catharine Knollys, nor had yet one
meeting been such as the girl in her
own conscience dared call better than
clandestine, even though they met, as
now, under her own roof. Yet, reason
as she liked, struggle as she could.
Catharine Knollys had not been quite
able to end this swift voyagipg ON the
flood Of fate. 1t was 30 strange, 10 new,
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1904-01-08
The Mississippi Bubble
BY EMERSON aOUGH
Author Of The Story IF Cey5oy." 7bs Girl at sbs
HaDDoy Aeuss." Etc.
(Copyrisht iSos, b. Emerson Houch.,
BY EMERSON IIOUGIi

so sweet withal, this coming of her
sutton, as from the darkness of some
unknown star, so bold, SO strong, SO
old song Of the ages thrilled within her
soul. and each day its compelling mel
ody had accession. That this delirious
softening of all her senses meant dan
ger, the Lady Catharine could not de-
ny. Yet could aught Of earth be wrong
when it spelled such happiness, such
sweetness-when the sound Of foot
fall sent her blood going the faster,
when the sight of tall form, the ring
OF vibrant tone, caused her limbs to
weaken, her throat to choke?
John Law looked at her calmly, but
said nothing. One hand, in a gesture
customary with him, flicked lightly at
the deep cuff Of the other wrist, and
this nervous movement was the sole
betrayal Of his uneasiness.
"You come to this house time and
again." resumed Catharine Knollys,
"as though it were an ancient right on
your part, as though you had always
SSSAA - AAASAA0 VI tAAo ldullys kAuU
yet"
"And SO l have been," broke in her
sutton. my people were friends of
yours before we two were born. Why,
then, should you advise your servant,
as you have, fairly to deny me admis-
sion at the door?"
81 have done ill enough to admit
you. Had dreamed of this last pre-
sumption on your part should never
have seen your face again"
otis not presumption" said the
young man, his voice low and even,
though ringing with the feeling tc
which even he dared not give full ex-
preston. II myself might call this
presumption in another, but with my
self tbs otherwise"
'Sir," said Lady Catharine Knollys,
you speak as one not of good mind"
| mot of good mind!" broke out John
Law. Say rather of mind too good
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1904-01-08
TO MAKE INVESTIGATION.
Experts VIII Go Over Accounts of In
terstate Commerce Commission-
Rumors of irregularities.

Washington, Jan. Treasury de-
partment experts Saturday Instituted
an investigation Of the accounts of the
interstate commerce commission. The
action is taken at the instance of Act
ing Chairman Clements, of the COM
mission, as result of persistent
rumors of Irregularities in the draw
ing of vouchers, etc. Wherf the ex-
pert accountants, Nathaniel L. AM
brose and Richard H. Taylor. and
James L. Chase, the latter OF the Of
fee of the auditor for the state and
other departments, reached the COM
mission Saturday, they sealed the safe
and examined Secretary Edward A..
Moseley, H. S. Milstead, the cashisr.
and other employees. Milstead has not
been suspended. Acting Commission
er Clements stated Saturday that 10
did not know that anything was
wrong, but that the rumors had be-
come SO persistent that they could no
longer be ignored and the treasury
department was therefore asked to
take charge of the accounts. Mr.. Nose
ley is under $4,000 bonds as disburs-
ing officer.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1904-01-08

to doubt or daily, or temporize. Why,
tbs plain as the plan of fate! 1t was
in the stars that should come
to you. This face, this form, this
heart, this SOUL shall see nothing
else SO long as live! Oh, feel my
self unworthy; you have right to think
me of no station. Yet some day l
shall bring to you all that wealth can
buy, all that station can mean.
Catharine-dear Lady Kitty-dear
Kate"
Il like not so fast soothsaying in
any sutton of mine," replied Lady Cath
arine, holly, land this shall go no
further" Her hand restrained him.
"Then you find me distasteful?
You would Danish me? I could not
learn to endure it,"
Lady Catharine looked at him Curl
ously. Actually, sir" said she. you
cause me to chill. l could half fear
you. What is in your heart? Surely,
this is strange love-making."
"And by that" cried John Law,
know, then the better of the truth.
Listen! I know! And this is what
know-that shall succeed, and that
shall love you always!"
"'Tis what one hears often from
men, in one form or another" said tho
girl. coolly, seating herself as she
spoke. 81
Talk not to me of other men-I'll
not brook It'll" cried he, advancing
toward her few rapid PAGES. think
you have no hearth" His eye cleaned,
and he came on yet step in his
strange wooing. "Your face is here,
here" he cried. deep in my heart! l
must always look upon it, or am a
lost mani"
The girl leaned back against the wall
near which she had seated herself.
The young man bent forward, taking
both her hands quietly in his own now.
and gazing steadily into her eyes.
There was no triumph in his gaze.
Perhaps John Law had precedence OF
the future
"Oh, sir, had far liefer had never
seen you," cried Catharine Knollys,
bending head from whose eyes there
dropped sudden tears.
"Ah. dear heart, say anything but
that"
"'Tis a hard way woman must
travel at best in this world" muir
INJURED the Lady Catharine, with wis
dom all unsuited to her youth. "But
cannot understand. I had thought
that the coming of a lover was joy
GUS thing, time of happiness alone"
'Ah, now, in the hour of mist can
you not foresee the time Of sunshine?
All life is before us, my sweet, all
life. There is much for us to do,
there are SO many, many days of love
and happiness"
But now the Lady Catharine Knollys
veered again, with some sudden change
of the inner currents of the feminine
soul.
Il have gone far with you, Mr.. Law
said she, suddenly disengaging her
hand "Yet did but give you insight
of things which any man coming as
you have come should have well within
his knowledge Think not, sir, that
am easy to be won. must know you
equally honest with myself. And ii
you como to my regard, II must be ster
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1904-01-08
REPORT is NOT CONFIRMED
Sensational Story Is Circulated
at Colon.
1t Is Rumored Persistently That
American Warships Have Sunk
Colombian Gunboat.

Colon, Jan. 4.-There were persistent
rumors here Thursday and again FRI
day that the Colombian gunboat Gen.
eral Pinzon had been sunk by Americas
warships There is no confirmation a
the report to this time. The Mayhow-
er, to which Admiral Coghlan trans
ferred his flag Thursday. steamed out
of the harbor Friday morning.
Washington, Jan. Assistant Sec
rotary Darling. of the navy department.
said that he had received no news
whatever with reference to the rumor-
ed sinking of Colombian vessel by
an American warship and that no be-
lieved the rumor was without founda-
ton in fact
Panama, Jan. 4.-The situation on
this side of the isthmus is quiet and
satisfactory to the naval authorities.
Reports from Darien do not give any
evidence Of Colombian activity or the
presence of Colombians in Panamanian
territory. Darien miners who came
here fortnight ago have gone back to
resume work. The 80 American ma
rines and bluejackets who remained at
Yaviza are patrolling the rivers in
two armed launches. PanamaniaA SOL
diers continue scouting from Yaviza
through the Darien district. The United
States cruiser Boston is in San Miguel
bay supporting the Yaviza outpost The
Wyoming is INDUCING in target prac-
tice and the Concord ana Marblehead
are both at Panama The Yaviza and
Real Santa Maria outposts have been
materially reduced, as they are SIM
ply observation outposts. which 80 men
can look out for. Persons best inform
ed concerning the military situation
along the Darien frontier do not ex-
pect any Colombian aggression for the
present. They are of the opinion that
the situation is likely to remain as 1t
is at present until the canal treaty IL
approved by the congress of the United
States.
Atlanta, Ca, Jan. 4.-The Constitu-
ton says the Sixteenth regiment, sta
toned at Fort Mcpherson, has received
orders to hold itself in readiness to
go to Panama and preparation to this
end are in progress. The order. it il
said, was received here on Wednesday
from Washington.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1904-01-08
by step and stair by stair. This is to
be remembered"

by step and stair by stair. This is to
be remembered"
II shall remember"
go, then, and leave me for this
time" she besought him. But still he
could not go, and still the Lady Cath
arine could not bid him more sternly
to depart. Youth-youth, and love, and
fate were in that room; and these
would have their way.
The beseeching gaze of an eye singu-
lar In Its power rested on the girl, q
gaze filled with all the strange, half
mandatory pleading Of youth and
yearning. Once more there came q
shift in the tidal currents of the wom-
ans heart. The Lady Catharine slow
~ became conscious Of delicious help
lessness, of sinking and yielding
which she could not resist. Her head
lost power to be erect. 1t slipped for
ward on shoulder waiting as by
right. Her breath came in soft meas
ure, and unconsciously a hand was
raised to touch the cheek pressed down
to hers. John Law kissed her once
upon the lips. Suddenly, without plan
lin spite of all plan-the seal Of a
strange fate was set forever on her
life!
For a long moment they stood thus,
until at length she raised face pale
and sharp, and pushed back against
his breast hand that trembled.
"'TiS wOndrOus stranpe che @uhic-
pered.
"Ask nothing" said John Law. fear
nothing. Only believe, as believe"
Neither John Law nor the Lady
Catharine Knollys saw what was pass
ing just without the room. They did
not see the set face which looked down
from the stairway. Through the open
door Mary Connynge could see the
young man as he stepped out Of the
door, could see the conduct Of the girl
now left alone in the drawing room.
She saw the Lady Catharine sink down
upon the seat, her head dropped in
thought, her hand lying languidly out
before her. Pale now and distraught,
the Lady Catharine Knollys visit lit
tie of what went on before her. She
had full concern with the tumult which
waged riot in her soul.
Mary Connynge turned, and started
back w the stair unseen. She paused,
her yellow eyes gone narrow, her lit
tie hand clutched tight upon the rail.
ITO be continued
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1904-01-08
ment.
We will send you
the penny, !. e., a
Sample free.
Be sure that this pictute in
the fern Of q label is on the
wrapper OF every bottle Of
Emul.ion you buy.
SCOTT & BOVINE,
Chemists,
400 Pearl St., N. Y.
soc. and s,.oO: oil druggists.
Fire m ohio.

Columbus, O., Jan. 4.-Fire in the
new Office and shipping building Of the
Hartman Medicine company almost
totally destroyed that structure Sat-
urday, involving a loss variously esti-
mated at from $50.0OO to 100000. The
origin was accidental, from gasoline
torch. Two firemen We're slightly in
jured and team Of horses were suf-
located.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1904-01-08
proverbs

When the butter won't
come put a penny in the
churn," is an old time dairy
proverb. 1t often seems to
work though no one has ever
told why.
When mothers are worried
because the children do not
gain strength and flesh we
say give them SCOTS Emul-
sion.
1t is like the penny in the
milk because it works and
because there is something
astonishing about it.
SCOTS Emulsion is simply
a milk of pure cod liver oil
with some hypophosphites
especially prepared for delicate
stomachs.
Children take to it naturally
because they like the taste
and the remedy takes just as
naturally to the children be-
cause it is so perfectly adapted
to their wants.
For ali weak and pale and
thin children SCOTS Emulsion
is the most satisfactory treat
ment.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1904-01-08
Two Boys Appreciated,

Philadelphia, Jan. 4.-John McCaul-
ley. aged 10 years, and George McMul-
len. aged IL years, were found dead in
bed Saturday. having been asphyxiat-
ed by Illuminating gas. McCaulley
arrived here from Ireland Friday. 1t
Ia believed he blew out the gas Friday
hight upon YepriuS.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1904-01-08
slippery Rails Cause Accident.

Pittsburg, Pa, Jan. 4.-Traction car
No. 2004, Of the Knoxville & Mount
Oliver line, got beyond control Of the
motorman while descending Monastsry
Hill Saturday, and after .colliding with
two wagons jumped the rails and was
wrecked at the foot Of the hill. Con-
ductor Edward Redlingsr, Motorman
Nicholas Jacobs and four passengers
were seriously hurt and eight others
sustained slight injuries. All will re-
cover. The accident Yves caused ~
slinpery rails.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1904-01-08
Fatal Celebration.

Warroad. Mimi, Jan. 4-John Chill
strom. of Green Brush. and John Her
reum, of Roseau county, drank wood
alcohol during a holiday celebration
and both are dead,
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1904-01-08
Fire i'm Famous Church.

New York, Jan. 4.-Fire early Satur-
day Quilted the rectory of the famous
Little Church Around the Corner
in East Twenty-ninth street. -Four
women servants were taken out of an
upper story by firemen.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1904-01-08
Ask Eight Hours.

Dubuque. Ia, Jan. All the union
job printers of Dubuque have struck
for an eight-hour day. News men are
awaiting instructions from the inter-
national union.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1904-01-08
HIS JOY Would Keen.

Nurse-The doctor says your wife can.
not possibly recover. sir.
Enpeck-Well. I'm not going to build
up any hopes on what no says. Doctors
ars nesinsalliSls--Chicagc Daily NswE
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1904-01-08
bright Little Chap.

Cawker-When do babies begin to
think?
Walker-Well. mine began to think
that I ought to walk the floor with
him the second night he was in the
house.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1904-01-08

"Yes'm; had to leave home on my
wife's account"
"Poor. poor man. What did she
edo?"
"she lost her Job. ma'am."-c Chicago
American.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1904-01-08
japan May seize
A C0REAN PORT
Powerful Squadron to Leave Saseho
with Object Of Capturing
Masampho.
GREAT MILITARY ACTIVITY IN
MIkADo'S EMPIRE CONTINUES

REPORT from st. Petersburg Says Rus-
STA Has Decided to Refuse Japan's
Proposals - Belief at washinEton
Il That War In Far East VIII BE
Averted. $50.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1904-11-10
Did He Get Off?

The famous Liddell, who with Scott
compiled Liddell and Scott's Lexicon,
was Dean of Christ church College, Ok
ford. 1t was whispered in regard to
the lexicon that Liddell provided the
money and Scott the brains. A young
undergraduate was hailed before the
dean for some misdemeanor. 81 hear,
Mr.. -, that you have a pretty wit for
impromptu verse;" said the dean. "If
you will write one on the lexicon will
let you off," The young man thought
a moment and then said:
"There's Lexicon written by LindelI
and Scott,
Some of it's good and some Of it's not.
The part that is good was written by
Scott,
The part that was written by Liddell
is rot" London News.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1904-11-10
A Tough Steak.

s'On the other side of the Rio
Grande," said a traveller, "meat is
cheap, but the best cuts of Mexican
beef are tougher than rhinoceros hide.
When 1 first went to Mexico, ordered
tenderloin at hotel in Durango, but
l couldn't cut it to save my neck. told
the waiter 1t wouldn't do, and he re-
moved it.
presently, however, he returned, ac-
companied by the proprietor of the
hotel, and laid the platter on the table.
whats the matter with the steak p
asked the hotel man in Spanish.
Tough said 1. why l can hardly
stick fork into it-much less knife
"Mine host tapped it over with the
fiat of the knife and eyed it obviously.
sI'm sorry he said, but it's the best in
the house. At any rate, can't take it
back. It's bent '"-Ex.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1904-11-10

practical in all things, and morality
does not enter into his ideas of life at
all. His doctrine is: "What benefits
ME is right; what harms ME, is wrong"
The American conception of the
Chinese does not credit them with pro-
ducing any very great men, but the
United States has very recently become
intimately acquainted with one China
man who is truly great During and
just after the Boxer trouble in China,
difficulties between America and
Russia arose over certain questions in
the Orient. We are all familiar with
the manner in which Russia acted; and
when it became necessary for her to
change her representative in Wash
ington, all Russia cheered the appoint
ment of Count Cassine to the
post. About the same time, or
little before, our legation in
Pekin was, IN company with those of
other nations, besieged by the Boxers.
For weeks America and Europe were
kept in suspense; no news came and
the fate of the legations was unknown.
1t was at this time that quiet little
man walked into the State Depart
ment at Washington and placed a mes
sage in the Secretary's hands. It
read: Call safe. Conger." And the
whole world cheered for WI Ting
Fang, Chinaman.
However, in spite of the acknowl-
edged business probity of the Chinese;
in spite of their quietness; in spite of
the fact that they are hardworking
people. they DO NOT make good citi-
zens, because they will not allow them
selves to be assimilated. The Chink
does not want to become citizen as
we understand it. His religion COM
pels him to be buried in China, and his
natural inclination is to die there.
), 1t is improbable that the Chinese and
white races will ever intermarry to
any great extent; and so long as two
? nationalities will not mix as equals,
one of the races will produce poor citl-
zens. This is just as true of the Negro
: as of the Chink. In Mexico, where the
Chinese intermarry with the Mexicans
they become good citizens, adopt Mexi-
!. can ways and modes of life and do not
seek to create world of their own
In that country the Chink is success
! as factor in the country's upbuild
ing. In the United States he will new
or be other than success in business
a failure as citizen.
r. w.