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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-02-06

Fer drue SYMPATHY a Teller NIT q
larche family should go to der man
acher uf a girls basket ball team.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-02-06

dose cold-feeted fellers vas to attend
a convention in Kantucky und see hat
a-vagon-full uf knifes cannons und
axes, der kvesdion iss, How would dey
ged words ernuff to talk aboud it?
-Vot We want to know iss: Docs i'd
hurt Mr.. Hoch any ven he smiles?
DUCK.
Ven you see a Teller nit
Gilded brick
Err a scheme to make some fortunes
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-02-06

Our idea uf a severe hereafter ISIS a
perpetual case uf grip.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-02-06

The State Journal is a member of the
associated Press and receives the full day
Telegraph report of that great news or
<ahlzation for exclusive afternoon pu5ltca-
non in Topeka
The news Is received in the State Jour
nal building over wires for this sole purN
pose. busy throughout the entire day. \
complete copy Of the night report is also
Faca3veC
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-02-06

The Scriptures somehow are wrapped
up with geography. The story is ASSOC
ciated with rivers and gardens and
mountains and sky. This book has a
constant background of terrestrial real
ity. You can take a passage and go to
the very part where these things are
Rev. W. NJ. Stryker, Presbyterian,
Clinton, N Y
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-02-06

Prayer IS the pathway along which
the soul meets its Helper. 1t is the
hand that moves the hand that moves
the universe.-Rev. John Reid. Presby-
terrain, Brooklyn.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-02-06

1t was number of years ago that
topeka coal dealer, who always prided
himself on not being buncoed by any
one, was forced to give up so cents
much against his will
The dealer owned a calf and the said
calf received his special care and at
tention. One day the calf made it's
escape from the pen where it was kept
and made its way into the yard of the
home of an old woman, known for her
great aptness in getting hold of money
and keeping it when she once received
it. There was always 4S cents to be
saved by her in every so cents she re-
ceived.
The dealer went over to get the calf.
The old woman had put the animal IN
pen in the yard and had kept it
there for about Is minutes when the
dealer went for it. He is a very court
ly gentleman and he went to the front
door, with all due formality, rang the
bell, and doffing his hat with a great
flourish. said:
Madam. I see that my calf has
escaped and that you have kindly put
him in the pen for safe keeping. / am
certainly very much obliged to you for
your Kindness
''Rut that's not ALL" said the old wo
man rather tartly.
Visions of trampled flower beds.
munched geraniums and trodden let
tuce beds came to the dealer
II hope, madam. that he has done no
damage"
mo. but 'cording to law I can charge
for taking him I'D, and my fee is so
cents
''But-madam-I-we, why. were
neighbors. and you don't mean to say
you are charging me so cents for keep
ing that calf for Is minutes?''
Exactly
He had to pay the so cents to get the
calf.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-02-06

He had to pay the so cents to get the
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-02-06

FULL LEASED WIRE REPORT
OF THE ASSOCIATED PRESS.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-02-06
TALKING THE GOSPEL

The CHURCH and the world need today
not more crergymen to expound the Cos
pei, but more men and women to talk
the gospel; talk it in the home, talk it
in the office, talk it in the shop, talk it
in the factory, talk 1t / nthe store, talk
it on the farm, talk 1t on the street, talk
it on the trains talk it everywwhere.-
Rev. T. ]. Villers, Baptist, Indianapolis.
A q -
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-04-17
Jack For Short.
CNeW York News.

Rear Admiral John c. Walker de
votes more time 10 canal matters than
to fashion plates and could hardly be
called spick and span in the civilian
clothes he wears AT his work a
stranger would be far more likely to
take Admiral Walker for a country
man than n retired army officer His
long Whiskers are of the type so popu-
lar with rural dramas, and his rolling
walk might we'll be taken for the
movement acquired by following a
pillow.
\ bruSque young man in search of
the canal commission encountered Ad-
miral Walker In a corridar Of the Cor
coran building I'm Washington and
asked Dertly.
can you tell me where l viii End
Walker"
Yes" Admiral Walker replied. Just
come with me-"
The dapper young fellow followed Ad-
miral Walker into his Office. The ad-
miral took a seat behind his desk
and invited the young man to sit
down.
Wei, what can do for your Adj
miral Walker asked Of the young man.
who began 10 squirm uneasily in his
chair.
Il am Walker" the admiral contin-
ued. John @. Walker is my fun name.
but you might call me Jack for short"
Unable 10 summon up enough voice
ia apologize. the young fellow rushed
out Of The Office without Saying a
word.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-04-17
A True Criticism.
lBnnalO Enauirer.l

George Dalton Morgan. who has
brought from the Orient Il japanese
bride. told the other day a story about
the Japanese seafighter, Admiral Uriu.
In Toxic" he said. Admiral Criu il
regarded as a kind Of Haroun al Ras-
child. They declare there that he in
VeStigates peTsonally-sometimes even
in disguise-everv detail OF the work
lngE Of the Japanese navy Hence many
odd adventures befaI him.
once Admiral Uriu got wind Of Ger
tain complaints that had been made
against the SOUP served on a torpedo
boat in his squadron. He shot from his
flagship in a launch one day at meal
time and boarded this torpedo boat
Just as two sailors came from the
kitchen carrying a huge and steaming
caldrOE.
Halt the admiral shouted. set
that caldron down
The sailors. with wondering looks
Obeyed.
.- Now he said. bring me a spoon.
An officer hurried forward.
" But admiral he began.
" Never mind, sir. There's n com
plant from this boat. and I'm going TO
settle it now said Admiral Criu.
He lifted the lid from the caldron,
ladled up Il spoonful of its contents
and. after blowing on the liquid, he
swallowed it. Then he made a. wry
face
90 You cal this sOuD?' he exclaimed,
Why. it is nothing but dirty water
Yes, sir said one Of the sailors.
we have just been scrubbing the galley
floors.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-04-17
New York TeleeramN

al L WAS late in the sos" the late
- Ted Henley remarked when asked
TO tell the story of Jim the Tout, 80
and there were half dozen or more
OF us who happened to be playing in
the Cincinnati houses who had made an
appointment to 90 stunning.
We had arranged to meet in an un-
fashionable barroom in the border OF
the district we intended 10 take in. and
AZ midnight we were nearly all or
hand, waiting for two Of the party who
were late It was an aWfulIy cold
hlSht' the mercury was away below
zero, and we were standing around a
mig. red-hot stove in the center of the
room. chatting and doing the best we
could to kill time until the straggIers
should arrive,
Presently one Of the seediest men I
ever saw entered timidly. and. without
coming near the stove. began 10 eye US
as though he would like 10 make a
touch
cold AZ il was he was wearing a
straw hat, stiff brimmed and badly
weather stained. and suit of diagonal
cloth, greasy. threadbarc and shiny
with a deep, Irregular fringe about the
bottom of his trousers. The coat was
a single butJOned cutaway. and aside
from its being dirty. frayed and
threadbare. his suit was quite as unsea o.
sonable as his hat. I need hardly add
that his collar, once of the stand-up
variety, was ragged edged, sOiIed and
crumpled.
For time we pretended not to
notice him, but he kept edgng a little
nearer TO US every time he ventured to
move. and in a bashful. timid sort Of
way that seemed singularly at vari-
ance with the character of the profess
sional 'maCer.' he seemed to be care
fully studying us from every point Of
view. though 1 am bound to say his
manners were much better than those
OF his class usually are.
Finally one of our party grew
nervous under his scrutiny. and with
the view Of settling matters at once
turned 20 him and said. Stranger. if
you're looking for lift ] may as well
tell YOU at once that we're all fiat
broke. and we are just awaiting the
only capitalist Of our acquaintance to
come along and buy us a drink
Gentlemen said the bashful
stranger, with the air Of one who has
heen misunderstood and was panied at
the misunderstanding, "a YOU may see
by my apparel, / am not wealthy. but
10 ask any of you for money was
Iarthest from my thoughts.
Well, what was il YOU wanted
You can see that need money. Of
course. but l had no thought Of asking
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-04-17
HOW TOUT LOST A FORTUNE
BY NOT BEING ON THE SQUARE

you for any. I only wanted 10 ask II
one Of YOU gentlemen would lend me
his sandbag for half an hour so that l
could go out and make a little.
"Of course, such a sally secured sew
eral rounds Of drinks. in which our
new acquaintance participated, and in
time he became communicative regard
ing his personal experiences.
90 / used 10 be known as Jim, the
Tout" among my acquaintance. while
as for others-well. ] assumed various
characters, until finally / got piHched,
and that settled il. ] have been just no
good ever since
Was tOuting profitable
" Sometimes There's a lot Of ups
and downs in the business, and when a
fellow has been in right hard luck for a
long time it's not easy to be on the
square. I helped pun through one
touting job that Melted us pretty well.
but i was always sore about il because
If we had only been on the level we
could have made a fortune out of it
without giving anybody much the
worst of il, while as it was we only
got a little over thousand apice and
stood the chance of doing time for it If
we had been caught.
" Do any of you fellows know any
thing about BassaniO?'
OF course. He's a good jumper
" Yes. he is a fair jumper now. but
at the time ! refer 10 he had never won
a race, and we thought il a cinch that
he never would. Well, Jack -- and
were tOuting at Saratoga. and we had
well-tO-dO stranger from down in
Massachusetts. Jack had seen him first.
and beat me to him, but he introduced
me as a celebrated veterinary surgeon
from Australia. and we worked to
gether. We started all right, doing the
best we could for MIN, and having first
rate luck, but while re got some 81, 800
ahead the first week we had him he
rarely gave US enough 10 keep us go
ing, for. you know, living is expensive
i'm Saratoga, the best way you can
fix il. .-....-.'
We soon came to the conclusion
that we would have TO get some money
out Of him by means that were not
quite fair if he insisted on hogging
everything like that, SO we planned to
get good start for the winter on a
sure thing and then set him adrift.
" our plan was simple enough. All
we had 10 do was TO pick out a sure
loser. make him think il would win
get his money 10 bet on it, fix up
phony tickets for the amount. and put
his money in our pockets. We told him
that we had big thing coming off and
that he should have at least $1,000 to
bet on II. besides a few hundreds TO fix
jockeys and dope the horse.
He walked right into it. for he liked
money and was no more fond Of TAX
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-04-17

aker'S smoking room the other night
Speaker Cannon and a dozen senator's
and representatives. and this was
Senator Carmacks story. when it got
up to him: .....-.-.- 3D.
Just after the war, i'm construction
days, the Democrats down my way
hired negro to do some campaigning
among his own race. This negro dwelt
with great fervor upon the scandalous
way the north was treating the re-
turning soUtherners.
Why said the negro orator. de
prodigal son was treated better dan
desc white folks is being treated. You
all remembers about dat prodigaI son.
When he come back mis- father met
him while he was vet afar off. and
put ring on his finger and a new
robe on him, and killed DE fatted calf
yes, sub, de fatted calf
Then a Republican negro CAM
paigner followed. Dat niger didn't
tell you all right about dat fatted calf
business he said. De straight ob de
story was another way. You must re-
member dat de prodigaI son was sorry
for his misdOings He come back and
lowed to his father dat he was not
worthy 70 be his son, but was willing
70 go right out into de cotton field Wid
De oder field hands and pick cotton.
Is desc we're southern white folks
sorry? no sub; not a bit. Dey don't
supplicate for anything. Dey Just
stTOpS d siN-shooter 'TOun' 'emselVeS.
stalks in and says. 'Whdr is dat
veal
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-04-17

Bassanio would not fall down and all
that
" Gentlemen, I cannot 90 into the
details of that race. 1t was too tragic.
i was a mile and a half over six
hurdles, and the I'VE good horses were
near the second hurdle before Bassanio
had taken off for the first. but the
pace was hot and the favOrite and an
other one went down, breaking a wide
gap in the hurdle. which Bassanio gal
Hoped through, of course. There We're
still three pretty good horses to beat
Bassanio. but at the fifth hurdle one
more went down. smashing a gap in
il as he went This saved BassaniO
another jump, but the other two We're
racing head and head for the last jump.
and they were fully a furlong ahead
Of BassaniO, but, horror of horrors.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-04-17

fast as lightning between the jumps,
and the sixth horse was Bassanio. at
that time not any too sure a jumper,
awfully SLOW about Il, hesitating at the
takeoff and dwelling on the landing
place. While on the fiat between the
jumps he was as slow as an ice wagon.
our. client himself seemed 10 won
der that BassaniO should have been our
selection, but we told him that it was
all a job and that Bassanio had been
selected because he would so to the
post at s2Ich long price.
g 4 got ais $500 and pretended that
had bribeSl the other Jockeys. and then
! came back into the stand 10 take care
of our maI1 while Jack went down into
the ring To bet $4,000 on Bassanio.
&c I was. Just bit afraid Jack might
run out On me if / let him keep such
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-04-17

a bundle too long, and so L followed
him down to the ring, and we divided
up the $500 taking s.. $50 each.
Here, however. was a difficulty We
had told him he would get 10 or 20 to
for his money and we found the book
makers laying so to 90 10 l. We knew
that he would smell a rat if he knew
about the price being away up in those
figures, and so 1 told Jack 20 make out
the phOny tickets at an average OF 20
To 1. and 1 would go back into the
stand and keep him out of the betting
ring
Before the horses went TO the post
Jack came up and showed tickets call
ing for $40, 600, and our friend was
happy, though nervous He hoped that
the jockeys would not cheat and ride
ii out on US, after all, and he hoped
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-04-17

ing unnecessary risks with it than if
he had been brought up TO the sure
thing business from infancy OF course,
in d transaction Of such Importance we
could not afford to take any chances.
We must have a sure loser or take TO
the high brush.
There was a hurdle race coming on
late in the week. and there were five
crack hurdlers in it. sure jumpers and
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-04-17

they both went down and left Bassant'
90 canter home. winning a race because
ne was the only horse 10 finish
'' What did we do? What could We
do with that Massachusetts man Jump
-ng up and down and bowling that ne
had won $4,000?
We climbed out over the Dach
fence. kept in the brush until near MO-
night. and then got a fellow To drive Us
10 a station ten or twelve miles OIL.
where we could get a train for New
York. And the eXasperatinS part OF IL
was that if We had played his money
as we had promised TO we could have
given him his S42, 600 and had S4e'ooe
apiece for ourselves / never quite got
over that disaster. and I've been IN
hard luck ever since. New York
Telegram
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-04-17
The Fatted Calf.

Washington starr
they were lounging in Senator For
The Red Cloud chief., 1904-05-27

The little ~two.year.old son Of Elmer
BeardsIee, living just over the line in
Kansas, fell from n chair Tuesday and
broke its arm. The child was brought
to Red Cloud. and DIR. Damerell set
the broken limb. The age Of the child
is favorable to a speedy healing of the
break.
Parties owning lots n the cemetery
are requested to clean up by Saturday
evening, the 18th, rs there will be no
cleaning or Monday, as we want to
clean the drives. Gates will be closed
Monday till | o'clock sharp. Please
keep your dogs at home. by order OF
cemetery board.
The baccalaureate sermon to the
graduating class of the high school will
be delivered Mt the Congregational
church next Sunday evening by Rev,
j. NJ. Bates Of the Episcopal church
The change was made in order To ac.
commodate as many as possible of
those who desired to attend.
The wedding of MIR. James W. Knight
and Miss Florence +. Sawyer occurred
at the home Of the brides parents in
%lnavale, Neb Saturday evening May
IL at Z o'clock. May their life always
be full Of blessings. Rev. W. II. Taylor,
p%astorcf the NJ. +, church, oficiated
A dainty repast was spread.
Two little children Of George and
Henry N%ewhouse were playi. z on
Webster street Monday evening and
came near being run over by a team
driven by Charles McKeighan. The
team SHE'D at some object in the street
and both children were knocked down.
Thedriver pulled the horses back on
their launches and the children were
dragged out Of danger. No blame at.
taches to ,he driver Of the team.
The Red Cloud chief., 1904-05-27

The graduating class OF the Franklin
schools came down to Red Cloud Sat
urday to have a class photograph taken.
Mrs. Arthur Voulte of Milwaukee,
Wis is the guest of her brother, the
Starke boys, at their ranch neal Amboy.
Harry Hopkins was down from
Cowles this week He says the buggy
he won in The CHEF contest is "a fine
one.
Next Monday is Decoration day, and
preparations have been made for "A
splendid observance of the day in Red
Cloud.
The commencement exercises were
well attended and the graduates clear.
ed enough money TO pay all their en-
penses.
Will betson came down from Dead
wood, ). ID, to attend the commence.
ment exercises and visit with his re.
l~atives.
Mira Griffith, Minnie Sherman
Hattie Morrison and Irene Miner will
attend the graduating excuses in Cowles
tonight.
Frank Williams, who was operated
npon for strangulated hernia last
week, Is rapidly recovering and will
soon be out.
MUST BE SoLD-Mv traction engine
and new separator, used one season.
Will be sold at a sacrifice price,. ID.
WHITAKER.
Ralph McConkey, Charles Ludlow
and Walt Saunderson left Tuesday for
st. Louis, where they expect to secure
work at the Worlds fair grounds.
At the Congregational church on
Sunday morning the pastor will speak
on the theme, "The Church Of Christ
Rev. Bates will occupy the pulpit iu
the evening.
DR.. W. +. Manspeaker Of Juniats
was in the city this week to attend the
funeral Of his daughter.in.law, Mrs
Victor Manspeaker, Mon lay, and viii
remain in the city a few days.
MAN AND WIFE WANTED-Man t.
work and woman to cook. Youn,
couple without children preferred
Good references required. Appl,
at Starke Bros ranch, Amboy.
The attendance at the commence
ment exercises and the Inconvenience!
of Woodman hall MS a place for publit
entertainments emphasize the need o
a sui liable opera house for Red Cloud
Stops more pain, relieves more suf
fering, prevents more heart aches anC
diseases than n other remedy
That is what HOLSTERS Rocky Noun
Tea will do. 30 cents in tea or table,
form.-C. l.. Getting.
The Red Cloud chief., 1904-05-27

LOCALITIES

Stock saddles at Joe Fogels.
Try that calf meal at Caldwell's.
Jim Mitchell is down from McCook
DR.. Bomfurd went to Omaha Mon.
day.
nellie Warren is visiting friends in
Blue Hill.
Hugh Beal came home from Omaha
this week.
Roscoe Sellars is home from Denver
for a visit.
Andrew Arnold was down from Ina.
vale Saturday.
Ralph Hunter was down from Ina
vale yesterday.
Boyd Smith came home from Lincoln
Monday evening.
Miss Agnes Leonard of Riverton was
in the city Thursday,
The Red Cloud chief., 1904-05-27

IL you van the best and cheapest
harness, go TO Fogel's.
Mrs. DR.. Creighton is visiting friends
in Blue Hill this week.
Miss Vance Foe is i'll at the home of
her parents in this city.
See Joe Fogel for anything in the
harness or saddlery line.
Mr.. Sam Temple and Mr.. Jim Over
man are home from Omaha.
Mrs. j. A. Boyd, mother of IL. J..
Clark, is visiting in the city.
Mrs. p. c. Phares is slowly recover
ing from her recent illness.
DR.. Morrison and wife returned from
Omaha the first OF the week.
Ex-Congressman Sutherland of Mel.
son was in the city this week.
Miss Ethel Whitaker returned from
her visit in Missouri last night.
Walt Roby wen to Riverton Tues
day on business for Miner Bros.
w. W. Ritchey and A. b. Ritchey
were down from Cowles Tuesday.
Ed Amaok has quit his job at Johns
tons barn and will go or the road.
John w, Tulleys returned to Lin
coin Monday after a short visit at home.
Miss Edith Palmer and Madison
Finch were married last week in Wray,
Colo.
Born, Wednesday morning to Mr.
and Mrs. Turf Sutton, twins-a boy and
a girl.
Geo. Overing is in the western part
of the state this week putting up monu.
ments.
The daily train service between
Hastings and Red Cloud has been re.
sumed.
Presiding Elder Pearson of Hastings
was here this week for quarterly con.
ference.
Mrs. DR.. Richards of Weeping Water,
Neb., arrived Saturday for a visit with
relatives.
Mrs. DR.. X, +. Raines fell down a
flight of stairs Monday and was severe.
" bruised.
j. p. Hale and Il. Johnston have put
up new awnings in front of their places
Of business.
Allen Carpenter sold a bunch of fine
steers to Chas. Waddell, the butcher,
last Monday.
Miss Gertrude Woodward has re.
signed her position in Mrs. Bomford's
millinery store.
Miss Ella Bradshaw and Miss Fay
Liggett OF North Branch, were in the
city Thursday.
Marshall w. Roby and wife will ar.
rive from Hastings today to stay oven
Decoration day.
Alfred Hadell IL Co. have moved
their clothing department in the dry
goods department.
j. II. Mercer has returned from
Lincoln, where he went 10 consult with
medical specialists.
Everton Foe while scufling with one
of the boys in the Is, IL M. wards, felI
and broke his knee.cap.
Come in and see the newest hand,
painted shirt-waist buttons and
brooches. Newhouse Bros.
Is. M. Frees of Chicago, member O
the Plat Il Frees company, was in Red
Cloud this week on business.