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very good music on a fiddle. While
the King was fond of music, and had
often called his Prime Minister in 20
play on the mouth organ for him, it
was unfortunately the case that he.
could not produce a note himself. IN
fact, when he started to hum the air
of The Sweet BY and By" as he wan
dered among his growing cucumbers,
he was just as apt to bring out ~ an
kee Doodle" or Buffalo Gals" The
peasant did not cease to play because
of. the presence of the stranger, but
carried his music along for a quarter
of an hour before he let up. Then the
King, who had quietly listened to the
strains and been much interested, spoke
up and said:
Peasant thank three for thy music.
and [ would present thee with this
sequin as a reward
''Mebbe you WELD the bow yourself %
querfed the fiddler, as he pocketed the
coin.
Hardly ever, I am sorry to say
But you have a musical look to
you"
I never heard say so before. but
maybe have. Is it much of a trick
to play the fiddle?"
1T is none at all. You just hold it
this way and draw your bow this way
Now think Of some tune and start in
The king thought of the tune of ''OId
Black joe and began to scrape, and
it wasn't thirty seconds before the
peasant was rolling on the ground with
laughter. His wife came running from
the kitchen to see what was the mat
ter, and she also began laughing, while
the donkey feeding in the farmyard
felt shivers along his spine and gallop-
ed about and brayed in alarm. The
king shut one eye, ran out his tongue
and hung to the tune for ten min
utes, and then he gave it up and ask
ed:
well. what do you think of my eff
forts2''
You'll never even know enough to
blow a dinner horn, replied the peas
ant.
I'm a hopeless case, eh?"
Z never saw a worse"
'Wcn, let me say, I'm your king. I
admit I was ass enough to bite off
more'n I could chaw, and for that I
have paid you in gold and furnished
you amusement. On the other hand,
once a king always a. king. AS a ruler
7 cannot afford to lose my dignity be-
fore a peasant, his wife and an ass,
and I shall order the bastinado for the
three of you to even things up. That's
all, and good-day to you, and when I
want little diversion again I'll come
this way and stop and see you
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REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.


A. E. Darling and others to E. L.
Simpson, lots 236 and 23S Lake
street Parkdale addition ............$ 81
Ella SiDes to J. c. PetFO, lots AS, 40.
422 and 424 Grand avenue, J. Nor
ton s first addition Observation-Disclosures. 20
T. S. Lyon and wife to J. R. Wick
lots 81. 80, 10I, 103. los and 1O7 Col
lege avenue, addition B to College
Hill, and tract on College avenue
See record.
NJ. J; Smith to NJ. f. Brooks, lots III.
and 10 Buchanan street, Steele's
n au E Davis to s q Kiebl an ~ 10
block 3, Parke Place addition. also
the north half of block 8, Parke
Place addition ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 800
part of the southwest quarter Of
section 80. township Il. range 10, 49,. 2,1o
The Rohrer .Investmeent Co; to c. S.
Elliott, lots 1&, 100 and 1872 Ash
street, B. Miller's addition. !, 90
F. Stewart and wife to G. NJ. Craw-
ford, lot 346 Madison street. R1tch-
lie ADDITION ----......-. g.
o. Kiehlberg and wife to The Rohrer
Investment Co, lots rs, $50 and 1872
Ash street, B. Miller's addition. 2, ~
/. w. Burd1ck to Mrs. A. NJ. Burdick,
lots ia and 716 Harrison street.
Walnut Grove subdivision .....-..-.
J. K. Jones and wife to A. z. Jones,
lots 1856 and 157 and part of 153 Tay-
lOI street ---.+- --..-------
Mary I. Keene and others to same,
same -
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PERSIAN TALES.
A King Must BE King Under All
Circumstances.
The King and the Robber.

--~ MIX anu the LhODDSEe
One day His Majesty grew tired Of
nearing his courtiers tell that he was
tne only It in all the world, and he
TOOK his hat and Slipped out through
tne kitchen for a walk into the coDn-
try. Not needing whittier his foot
steps tended, he at length found him
self upon a lonely highway two miles
from home, and while he was looking
around for blackberries a man sud
denly emerged from the bushes and
exclaimed:
Your purse or your life and don't
be over a week about itl'
My dear sir replied the King,
after seeing that 1t was a man before
him instead of bear, do you mean
that you would rob me"
II do, and let's have no discussion
ever the matter
But look at me a moment. Didst
never see me before"
Aye" said the man as his face
fell. you are the King"
Yes I'm the old boy himself, and
I'm sorry to say that I m dead broke.
left the palace in such a hurry that
couldn't put up for a glass of ginger
ale when I passed Smiths road house
back there"
But, your Majesty. I had no idea
Ct meeting you"
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sTRAYED OR STOLEN.
no WHOM IT MAY CoNCERN.
LEGAL.
First published in Topeka State Journal
April %. 1904
NOTICE

LEGAL.
First published in Topeka State Journal
April %, 1901
NOTICE
In the circuit court of the United States
for the district of Kansas. First divi-
sion.
The Metropolitan Trust company of the
city of New York. complainant,
The Topeka Water company, The Pho
neer Trust company, and j. W. o Nelll,
receiver of The Topeka Water company
defendants. No. S156.
Pursuant to an order entered in the
abOVe-entitled suit on April Fl, 1904, notice
is hereby given that all parties having or
asserting any claim or demand against
the receiver appointed in the above
entitled suit, ]. ". O'Neill, arising from
or growing out of the operation of the
water plant of the Topeka Water COM
pany, defendant, are required 20 file in
the United States for the district of Kan
sas, in the above-entitled suit. setting
forth the nature and extent of such
claims and by proper averment stating
such claims as liens upon the property of
the Topeka Water company involved il
said suit.
All such intervening petitions shall be
filed in this court in abOve-entttled suit on
or before the End day OF May, 1904.
1t is further ordered. ad1udged and de-
creed that all parties having or claiming
to have any claim or demand against the
receiver, growing out of the operation of
the Topeka WaterWorks during his re-
Ownership, which shall have not so in
tervened in above-enttied suit within
said time required, shall be forever barred
from asserting any claim or right to the
property involved in the above entitled
HIRAM p. DILLON,
Special Master
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A Just Judge.

A funny story comes from the south,
where the Cynic had gone to spend a
few Of the cold days Of January. While
eouIslng ms way through georgia ne
jaunt through the country was the out
come of his visit. 1t happened that this
friend was quite prominent in politics in
the vicinity, and as they trudged down
the road an old darby approached and
saluted them cheerfully.
.Mornin', jedge,' began old Sam.
'HOWdy.''
Say, ledge, Use like to be on de mex
ticket for Justice uf de peace" continued
Sam.
You a Judge!'i replied my friend. Why
what do you know about the 1aW2'
Mos eberythin'' -
Wei. now. Sam. If we should elect
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HOTELS.

HOTELS.
THE HOTEL THROOP, largest and best
hotel in Kansas, 81 to 50 Ter day.
PHONE Is. 4TH & KANSAS AVE.
COPELAND hotel Topeka, Kan. Rates:
s.. 90 to $500. James TChappsle, proprie-
tor
THE FIFTH Ave. is opposite P. O.. cen
trauy located. Rates $1.O0 to $50 per
day Hankla Bros, proprietors.
NEW MIDLAND HOTEL, 1st class tran
sfents especially cared for, 81 TO $1-25 per
day. Fourth and Quincy. Phone rs.
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mo? You are a regular highway
TObber, aren't you? That Is, when you
haven't sewer contract or something
of that kind on hand you take to the
road ?"
yes, but I would not rob my
King"
Don't split hairs AS long as you
are in the robber business you should
rob King as well as a butcher. AS 1
said, I came away without a cent to
my name, and I feel ashamed that it
is 50. I don't want you to suffer from
my negligence, and I therefore ask
you to accompany me back to the pal
ace and accept of sum of money"
But Your Majesty"
Come right along. Surely a King
ought to pan out as much as a peas
ant"
The robber thought the king a
queer fellow. but nevertheless accom-
panied him, and when they had
reached the palace a purse containing
ten sequins was placed in his hands
He was retiring from the royal pres
ence with many bows and scrapes
when the King said:
"Oh. by the way, I had forgotten
something. While it is your business
to rob, and while it is the duty of a.
King to have something to be robbed
OF, the crime of robbery is punisha BILE
by death Just speak to the royal ex-
ecuuoner as you go out, and tell him
TO leave off wedding the garden for a
moment and make you a head
shorter"
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The King and the Agitator.

1t having come to the ears of the
hing that Mustapha Johnson was get
ing ready to tour the country and
make speeches on the subject of, Are
Kings Necessary to the PeopIe?" His
Majesty dispatched a messenger to in
vite him to the palace. Mustapha
reversed his paper collar and combed
ms hair and answered the call a & s0or,
as possible, and when he had beeD re-
ceiYed the King smiled benignlv at
him and said:
Mustapha, 1 have heard that Won
had good thing in the vvav Of q
speech-some thing to lift tbs "a
payer right off his heels-and 7 would
Bladly listen to it before you take the
stump and open the campaign
But Your Majesty" protested the
orator this speech is rather against
Kings. / endeavor to show and IL
prove that the people can get along
without them
SO I hear, but that only adds to
my curiosity. Just stand over there
the same as If you were on the Mat
form in Liberty hall, and imagine that
am the long suffering people.
mats it. Now drive ahead and give
1t to me square from the shoulder
Mr.. Johnson had much rather have
been out among the horny-handed
farmers OF Huckleberry county but as
he found himself in a hole he saw
loIhihg to do but go ahead. He be-
gan at the beginning and went
through to the end, getting in all the
jumps and gestures and big words
and when he had finished and sat
and said: = =
Mustapha, you've hit EN-"
SOP l''eS'y reaiiy think
I do. Your speech is a craok-a-
JACK; You have conclusively proved:
That kings are usless encum-
ORANGES at best
That the people are fitted to gov
ern themselves
agant. ''i'0 ca I ''N
That it is the duty of every right
tnlnded man to rise UP in the cause Of
liberty and freedom
es, Mustapha, lisening to Won as
horny-headed patriot of a back
county, 1 must say that Won oaTTs
spoken so convincinglv that I feel H.
gong right home and getting out the
old sword of Bunker Hill and raisins- q
row about things"
thank Your Majesty for the com
pliment. and assure you that"
Just a minute, Mustapha. Listen
ing as a king, however, I cannot ia il
10 see that If you were turned loose on
duckleberry county tomorrow We
should have the devil to pay within a.
week 1 may be one of the useless
and corrupt and extravagant but as
was born to this job, and have cot I'd
hold it or lose my bread and butter,
I shall take the liberty of INTRODUCING p
you to a man who never makes two
bites at a cherry In other words
he'll guarantee that your head will fall
at the first blow Thanks for your
speech, and I won't be sarcastic
enough to ask you to call again.
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The KING and the Fiddler.

The King was taking a little walk
BY his lonesome, having discarded his
robes of State for Scotch tweed
suit, when he arrived at the cabin of a
peasant and found the man playing
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-04-26
FREE DIsPENsARY.

SATIN TOILET SPECIALTTEs.
FALSE teeth. painful dental doctoring
avoided using Satin Tooth Powder or
Satin Tooth Paste. 25c. RoWley d Snow s.
FACIAL skin wrinkles and ages, lacking
ing proper nourishment. Satin-Sllin
Cream is tissue-building skin food.
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STORAGE.

-~-~~~--~~-~~~----~----~-~
MERCHANTS TRANSFER & STORAGE
Co. packs ships and stores household
goods. Tel. 1s6 Clarence Skinner. Gil
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OFFICIAL ANNOUNCEMENTS

I AM. CANDIDATE FOR STATE
senator from the Seventeenth district,
f17th), subject to the decision of the quas-
fled electors in Shawnee county in No
vember. C. P. BOLIVAR.
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WABASH TO ST. LOUIS.

Worlds Fair ROute-s'FoIIow the
Flag"
Only line to Worlds fair main en-
trance. Five daily trains from Kansas
City. Shortest line. Ask your agent
for tickets over the Wabash
1. S. MCCLELLAN
Western Passenger Agent.
Kansas City, Mo.
H c. SHIELDS,
Travelling Passenger Agent,
Kansas City. Mo.
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S7cS>0 o., ,--c,-----1---~----
Eeake. In our new location, new ma
chlnery- We can give you better work,
more promptly than ever before, and at
price that viii please you. Mccormick 4
Peake, rug factory and carpet cleaning
works, 81 Van Buren, ST. Phones ~.
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MOVING AND STORING.

FOR moving. packing and shipping, Ath-
erton Bros, 102 E. eth Both phones s93
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aren't you afraid of catching cold2
This room is like a barn" That's all
right, I'm working Ike q horse '-Har-
ward Lampoon.
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PAVING.

CAPITAL CITy VITRIFIED BRICK A.
PAVING CO, us w Sth St AIfgrs. a.
building. paving and sidewalk brick
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STAMPS, SEALS AND STENCILS.
THE J c. DARLING CO., 734 Kan. ava
RUBBER stamps, brass and aluminium trade
checks Prices low. Catalug free. Tel ga.
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charged with committing suicide, what
would your judgment be?'
This caused Sam some deep meditation,
and after a considerable wait he replied !:
We'll under de circumstances. 1 guess
I'd make him support his wife. "-Phila-
deIphia Telegraph
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PHYSICIANS AND SURGEONS.

DR. EASTMAN, late supt. state insane
asy luIn- Mental and nervous diseases. 6G6
Kan av. Phones ia Res. 1910 V. Buren,
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WANTED-NTAIE HELP.

7
MOLER'S barber college OF Dallas, Tex.
| Denver. Col, or Sals Lake, Utah, offers
advantages in teaching the barber trace
that can not be had elsewhere. Write
nearest branch for terms.
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WANTED-An experienced delivery man;
must know the city thoroughly and
must know how to put up goods Dibble
Grocery Co.
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PTCTURE CRANES.

THAT framing, .reEiIding. mat making &
mounting should be done by J. D. Sulli-
van. 114 W Sth ave. Packing. shipping, etc
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WANTED good stout boy T. A. A,
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IDA c. BARNES. NJ. D.

Office 72s Kansas ave. Residence Thir-
Leenth and Clay. Office hours. 8 A. IN. To
II a. m. and p. m. to p. m. Both
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". A. PATTISON. picture frames and
mats made 70 order. 80 w. ath ave.
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LOST AND FOUND.

LOST-Gold chataline, watch and pin.
between Van Buren, and Topeka ave.
Finder will be rewarded for the return OF
same to 1109 Van Buren, st.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-09-05
FRISCO ROYALTY
WELCOMES KNIGHTS
Harbor and City Ab.sze to
Honor Hosts of Masonic
Visitors

SAN FRANCISCO, Sept IA num-
Der of special trains bearing Knights
Templar entered this city today.
sion up Market street of marching
communicates being escorted to their
respective headquarters.
Special services were held today in
connection with the conclave. The
first took place at the First Congrega-
tional church and was attended by
members Of the grand encampment.
Among those officiating was Rev. DIR.
Daniel c. Roberts, grand prelate of the
grand encampment
At night sacred concert was given
at Mechanics pavilion in memory of
President Mckinley with a chorus of
500 voices. The interior of the build
ing was redwood forest surrounding
the main audience space, which was
canopied with white cloth and arched
with large electrical crosses and other
emblems of the order.
San Francisco Gives Welcome
The knights who arrived after dark
tonight received the Impression that
the city was aflame. The war ships
in the harber were strung with lights
and white beams of their search
lights crossed the sky.
The ferry building with it's tower
pricked out in green incandescents and
resplendent with a great red electrical
Maltese cross, crowned the entrance
to an electric highway which extend
ed up Market street for distance of
two miles and which was formed of
colonnades, columns and arches of
glowing bulbs.
All along the line Masonic emblems
and American. flags hung from every
building. The Masonic temple was
ablaze with lights and Templar in
sigma and emblerns hung illuminated
on its walls.
The court of honor, the intersection
of Market, .Geary and Kearney streets,
loomed overhead with it's 5000 incan-
descents.
Wonderful Illumination
From stout cables stretching from
tall buildings on each side of Market
street was suspended glittering bell
shaped mass with a rim 40 feet in
diameter, with strings tapering to the
top lights, while in the center OF the
web, blazing like jewels, was seen the
sign of the order.
A great cross, a crown and the motto
I'm Hoe Signo Vinces." all thickly en-
crusted with lights. lay in the center
of the web.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-09-05
Contractor Takes Big Job of
Housemoving at Cotton, S. D.

Special to The Globe
e SIOUX FALLS, S. D, Sept. Alt is
not often in these modern days that u
South Dakota town is moved, and yet
Frank Royce, of Garretson, has been
awarded the contract for mo. ing one
of the smaller towns of the state to
another location.
The town referred to is Cotton, which
Will tP the midway point sshe new
line of the South Dakota al Rail-
road company, between Sioux Falls
and Madison, in the event that it is de-
cided to extend the road to the latter
city.
The manner in which the line of the
new road entered Cotton made the re-
moval Of the buildings necessary. In
all fourteen business blocks are to be
moved distances ranging from sixty to
eighty rods. The work of moving the
buildings will be commenced at once.
Among the buildings to be moved are
two farm machinery houses, two gem
eral stores and newspaper Office.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-09-05
CLARK DENIES TALE
Montana Senator Says Assault
Story Is Untrue

BUTTE. Mont, Sept. 5.-A story
having been widely published to the
effect that Senator Clark of this state
had been assaulted in Missoula and
had sought protection in a hotel,
Senator Clark has authorized the AS
sociated Press to make. denial of
the story.
In signed statement Senator Clark
says:
The story was an unwarranted and
malicious perversion of the facts.
Geoffrey Lausier and Mr.. Wethey were
with me- and they will confirm my
statement that the man did not speak
a word to me and that I did not speak
to him. He addressed his remarks
solely to Mr.. Wethey.
That 1 ran into the hotel asking
for help is a willful falsehood. This is
one instance of indecent Journalism. /
am not in the habit of asking for
aid from anyone under such circum-
stances, if the story had been true.
Il have always been able to defend
myself. 1 have no fear of anyone
who will come out into the open to
direct his attacks.
Such a character is to be admired
in comparison with thesslanderer who
hurls lis cowardly. shafts from under
cover
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-09-05
MAY COST LIVES WILL MOVE TOWN
Quarrel Over Five Gents Re.
suits in Four Casualties

NEW YORK, Sept. 4.-Following a
quarrel that grew out of an alleged in
debtedness of cents, four persons
were shot today in Little ITALY," one
so seriously that he may die.
They were Joseph Fierito, twenty
one years of age, who received a flesh
wound in the right hip; Antonio Del
ago, sixtSssss+o age, who was shot
in the right breast and may die; Jonah
Roggio. twenty-seven, shot in abdo-
men, and. Rosa .Depino, eight years of
age, whoswas shot in the right hip.
After a chase of several blocks the
police arrested Cantonio Caro-, thirty
years Of age, and charged him with
doing the shooting.
The police say that Caro- claimed that
DeIago owed him cents at the close
of card game last night. Caro- de-
manded the money and Delago denied
that he owed it. Today Caro- made an
other demand and then shot Delago.
Fierito and Reggie were shot while
trying to prevent Caro's escape.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-09-05
Death List Holds Fourteen, Nine of
Whom Are Children---Repairs to
Lower Floors Cut Off Escape From
Above and Many Leap From Fire
Escapes---Men of Building Asleep
on Roof and Only One Is kiIIed---
Exploding Lamp the Supposed
Cause

and rear walls having been removed
and the upper floors being supported
by steel beams. The exit from the up
per floors was by way of a small, step
ladder.
Twelve families lived in the house
and it is said that the tearing away
of the lower floor was done so quickly
that certain of the tenants who wished
to move. from the building were un-
able to get their furniture out, and
thus were compelled ito remain.
The work of alteration had neces-
stated the partial removal of the fire
escapess and when the fire began. the
panic stricken, tenants found fire es-
capes that led to the second floor and
no further. @.. @
The work of the firemen was greatly
hindered, but over twenty persons were
rescued by them from the fourth and
fifth floors. Many persons received in
juries by jumping to the sidewalk and
to the stone paved court from the ends
of the cut off fire escapes.
Caused by Lamp Explosion
The fire is supposed to have been
caused by the explosion of a lamp that
had been left to light the hall on the
second floor, and the sleeping tenants
were not aroused until the hallway was
ablaze and escape through the building
cut off.
The fire was soon extinguished and
the search for the dead began. Police
reserves had been called out and with
difficulty kept back the crowd that had
gathered from the densely populated
| neighborhood, while the bodies were
being brought down to the street.
Most of the dead were found on the
upper floors.
While the search of the building was
going on four firemen were at work
on fourth floor balcony, when.it gave
way. Another fireman on the balcony
| on the floor below was also carried
| down and was probably fatally injured.
! The other four We're badly hurt but
will recover. Two of them fell upon q
pile of bedding in the court yard and
their injuries were caused chiefly by
the iron work of the balcony falling
upon them.
Leon Sober, an owner Of the build
ing, Morris Levine, the agent, and
Henry sBreitman, the superintendent
! were arrested tonight and were charg-
ed with criminal negligence.