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inventor a poor Counter.

Lady Holland. was once taken down
to dinner by Mr.. Babbage. the inventor
of the calculating machine. Something
was said about "squaring words .
ssyVhat docs that mean?'' asked Lady
Holland. .
II will tell you," answered Mr.. Bah
bage. You take a word. for example,
like horse. That contains six let
ters--''
..Six!" exclaimed Lady Holland, invol-
unfairly. Don't you mean hveY
mo, no." Mr.. Babbage rejoined,
there are six letters in horse"
Surely not" persisted Lady Holland,
and spelled the word.
"Ah," remarked the great man. II
never can count, That is why invent
ed the calculating machine. Tit Bis.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-08-29

% are national banks. This is a sig
nificant feature, because it is claimed
that under the national banking laws
the protection for the state funds in
national banks is not as complete as
for state banks. At the time the de-
pository law was passed there was con-
siderable talk of limiting its scope to
state banks. The claim was made that
under national banking laws, the
bonds which each bank is required to
deposit with the state treasurer as an
exclusive protection for the state de-
posits would, in case of any difficulty,
be considered part of the general as
sets, and that the state would only
get its share out of the general assets.
This difficulty, however, was not con-
sidered of sufficient Importance to
bring about a provision in the law pro-
hibiting the receipts of bids from ma
tiOnal banks
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Some of his men may attack the
wagon train coming up
THE same, SIR
eff they do it will be at Stony Brook.
ut will sir"
You have been there?''
II have. SIR
DO you think you could take ten men
and hold the crossing against perhaps
ed?"
mot a doubt of it, SIR
There was a doubt of it in the coll
onePs mind-a very big doubt-but just
then he had a larger sick list than usual
and a number of his officers were away
on leave. The outbreak was SO sudden
that he was in a box. He ought to send
30 men under command of lieutenant
to the point specified, but he had f1gur-
ed it over and over and the best he
could do was TO send ten under COM
mand of the orderly sergeant
Yes sir-very well, SIR" replied
OsRourke as he received his orders and
| half an hour later his squad was march
| ing down the rocky road. |
A mile below the fort, and when well
hidden from sight, O'Rourke did thing
he had never done before in all MS mill
| tary career He halted his squad, in
sisted thatsthe line be dressed as accur-
rately as if on parade. and after hold
ing the men in suspense for moment
| he said: 80
.Men. we have word that Crazy
Horse and his devils have broken loose
again. and it's sure that they will be
after our train. We are bound to the
crossing at Stony Brook to try to stand
them off. If they attack at all there'n
he a hundred-ten to one"
| There was silence in the ranks while
Dignity paraded up and down for two
minutes Then he said:
I'm not saying we can stand them
! off but I'm saying that We can give il
a big try and then die like men. That's
all ForWard-fnarch-,,,
/ It was a march of eight miles to the
5crossing of Stony Brook The men nae
I1eft the fort at / o'clock in the after
| noon of a summers day. They saw ne
signs en- route. II the Indians had
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-08-29
BIDS ARE OPENED.
Forty Banks After Deposits of State
Funds.

Shortly after 2 o'clock this afternoon,
the state board of treasury examiners
met at the office of Treasurer T. I.
Kelly and took up the work of opening
and classifying the bids which were on
file.
About 40 bids were in the hands of the
treasurer, with whom, according to the
depository law, all bids must be filed.
Only one bid from Topeka bank was
received, and that was from the Bank of
Topeka. A list of the banks is as fol-
lows:
Kansas National Wichita.
First National, Kingman.
Home National Arkansas City.
First National, Holton.
The Farmers State bank, Arkansas
City.
First National bank, Great Bend.
The Dickinson County bank, Enterprise.
The Abilene National bank, Abilene.
Farmers and Merchants bank, Hill
City.
Citizens State bank, Sabetha.
Altoona State bank, Altoona.
The Ell Dorado National bank, Ell Do
RADIO.
The Morrill, & James bank, Hiawatha-
Security State bank, Eskridge.
Eorthrup National bank, lola
Commercial National bank, 1ndepend-
encc.
Citizens National bank, Independence.
The Citizens bank, Axtell.
The Peoples National bank, Paola.
Miami County National bank, Paola.
Farmers and Merchants bank,
Osawatonie.
The First National bank, Parsons.
Cowley County National bank, Win
field.
winfield National bank. Winfield.
First National bank, Winfield.
The Peoples National bank, Bur-
lington.
Lawrence National bank. Lawrence.
Fourth National bank. Wichita.
The National Bank of Wichita,
wichita
The Citizens National bank, EN-
The First National bank, Madison.
The National Bank of America, Sa-
The Midland National bank. New
ton.
The Manufacturers National bank,
Leavenworth.
The First National bank, Hutchin-
son.
State Exchange bank, Hutchinson.
Wyandotte State bank, Kansas City,
Kansas.
Commercial National bank, Kansas
City Kas.
Bank of Topeka, Topeka.
First National bank, Burlingame.
Nearly every town in which a state
institution is located has a bid on file.
This includes the Bank of Topeka, the
Farmers & Merchants bank of Osa-
Watomie, the First National bank of
Parsons, the Cowley County National
of Winfield, the Winfield National, the
First National of Winfield, the Law
g renee National, the Citizens National
of EmDoria, the Manufacturers Ma
tional of Leavenworth the First Ma
tional of Hutchinson. 1t will facilitate
the transaction of the depository bust
ness under the new law to have a de-
pository in the towns where state in
stitutions are located.
State Treasurer Kelly said this
morning concerning the pool which
is alleged to have been formed by some
OF the big banks for the purpose of
holding down the interest on deposits
to the minimum of 2 per cent:
The banks which are interested in
this movement are principally those
which are connected with the interests
which were aggressive in the passage
of the depository law. This shows the
true nature of this alleged public
spirited movement which forced the
passage of the law"
Out of the list of banks which bid
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broken loose again they were not
skulking in the vicinity of the fort. The
men stepped out on the rough military
road with marching stride, and in a lit
tie over two hours they had reached the
crossing. All was as peaceful as if a
hostile Indian had never lived. Sergeant
O'Rourke saw, smiles of derision on the
faces of some of the men and suddenly
called out:
Attention, squad. Right face. Left
face. Front. Listen. Some of you men
think the colonel was mistaken, but
you'll know better within ten minutes.
How many Indians there are in hiding
among the boulders over there 1 can't
When 1 give the word make a rush
for the rocks to your right. We are
too late to save the train
The ten men whirled to the right
and covered forty feet of ground and
got the shelter of the rocks. Sergeant
O'Rourke followed them at "a leisurely
step, although the seventy Indians in
am bush within pistol shot gave him a
volley., He. ought to have been riddled
like a. sieve, but he was untouched.
There were no orders to give. The
ten had no show. They were safe in
front, but the Indians would work
past their TANKS and take them in the
rear within quarter of an hour. To
attempt a retreat was to lose their
cover and court instant death.
what are we going to do, sarge ?"
asked one of the squad after sending
bullet into the head of an Indian
who exposed himself in his anxiety to
secure a good aim.
Private Johnson" said O'Rourke.
as he drew himself up stiffly, 81
would thank you to give my title in
! full-sergeant. What we are going to
do. sir, is to die, sir We have already
| lost three men,"
Two minutes later one of the eight
survivors came rushing up to say:
1.-THE devils are working along on
our right flank, and this place will
soon be too hot to hold usi"
rior officer when you speak to him
Your report is received, sir. About
| face-marchH'
! There could be only one ending
The Indians worked forward on the
| tanks, and when Sergeant O'Rourke
| looked around him and saw that he
alone lived, he stood up and folded his
\ hands and held his head high. The
redskins. shrieked and shouted, and {
| dozen of them came forward to lay
hands on the prisoner. The first OF
| them was hardly ten feet away wher
Dignity thrust his hand into his
| jacket pulled out a derringer that
none of his men had ever seen, and
| the next instant he sank down among
| the other dead.
Him chief-.big chief" muttered
| the Indians as they came forward; and
| his body was laid aside with respect
and no hand ravaged it.-(Copyright
1905, by G. H. Sutcliffe.)
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EXCITEMENT AT DINNER.
Hotel Guests Treated to a Shooting
ARRAY on Fourth Street.

Don shoot at me 20 nor Justify
yelled female voice at the south err
trance of the Throop hotel just after the
guests in the dining room eating their
noon reDast lad been ru1ely startled by
pistol sn,t.
Clerk Chambers hurried outside to see
the trouble. A buxom negro woman was
holding ;II her hands im.1loring a negro
holding Il SnC king revolver in his hands
to put away the weapon. He complied with
her request and the two walked west on
Fourth street, from the same direction
which they had come.
The police were asked about the matter
and said they were hunting man named
Mcclellan, who was supposed to have fired
the shot. I'VE have however, not vet
been able to locate him. said the desk
sergeant
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On Cireus DAY.

"And. oh, looky!3i Here comes the
elephants, just the same as in the jog
ing beside them. They come from the
place the elephants do. And if you
ever do anything to an elephant to
make him mad, he'll always remember
it and some day he'll get even with
you. One time there was man, and
he gave an elephant chew of tobacco,
and-O-o-ooh. See that man in the
cage with the lions! Don't it jus make
the cold chflls run over you? I
wouldn't be there for million dollars
What they laughing at down the
street? Ma, make Lizzie get down;
she's right in my way. l don't want to
see it pretty soon. I want to see it
naowi oh. amt it funny? See the
old clowns playing on hornsl Amt it
too killing? Aw, look at them ponies.
woosht I had one. johnny Ppm has
got a goat he can hitch up. What was
that, pa? What was that went 90
whoa, Nell. whoa there! Steady,
gal, stead-ay! Ho. there! Hoi Whoa
-hoa-hup! Whaddy y'about? Fool
horse. Whoa who so,
gal, 5000. Lion. I guess, or tagger,
And talk about music. You thought
the band was grand. You just wait.
Don't you hear it down the street?
It'll be along in a minute now
There 1t Is. InatS the cdlly-ope. IHtI .
what the show bills call: 1.-The Steam
Car of the Muses." Mm-well.
don't know but it is just leetle off
the pitch. but it's loud. that's the main
thing And the man that plays on it
no, that fellow in the overalls with a
wad of greasy waste in his hand. He's
only the engineer. l mean the artist,
the man that plays on the keys. w I'll.
he knows what the people want. He
has his fingers on the public. pulse. He
goes right to the heart, with Patrick s
Day in the Morning and 1.-THE Carni-
val of Venice" and Home, Sweet
Home and ''Oh Where, Oh Where
Has My Little Dog Gomez" He knows
his business. A shade off the key,
perhaps but my Amt it grand? So
loud and nice!-Eugene Wood in the
September McClure's.
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l MepanI,one i'm I,ondon.

About midnight fearSome cries arose
from Carlton House Terrace. First it
was a sound of surprise and horror;
then it became a frenzied appeal; then
it rose to prolonged wall of agony, as
if all hope were lost. A foreign gentle
man walking down Pail Mall mas much
agitated. He rushed up to a constable
and said: Don't you hear that? Some
body is being murdered. He has been
suddenly attacked from behind by a
robber He has shrieked for mercy;
there is none. He fills the skies with his
despair And you stand there like a
block of wood No one to help this poor
vietiml And this city where you are
so proud of your law and order, and
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-08-29
Hanlxow Railway Sold to China.

New York, Aug. 29.-As the result
of the conference between the presi-
dent and Mr.. Morgan at Oyster Bay
the Chinese Development company held
a meeting today and ratified the sale
of the Hankow railroad back to China.
1t may be said that the plan was
arranged at the meeting between the
president and Mr.. Morgan and is sat
isfactory to both of them.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-08-29

To Lewis and Clark Exposition, Port.
land. oregon, June to October IS. 1905,
via. Union Pacific. This historical route,
traversing the heart of the great North
west with its boundless resources, gives
you 200 miles along the matchiess CO.
iurnbia river and a trip to Portland and
the Mon Invest without change and 3
chance to visit Yellowstone Park June
/ to September 10. by side trip from
T7ncateIlo or Ogden through Monida-
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.srno Line Reauttfnl -

Lehigh Valley railroad. Delightful
route to New York, Philadelphia and
Atlantic coast resorts. Five through
trains daily. Dining cars: a la carte,
Connects at Buffalo AMI Niagara Falls
with all trains from the west. For
time tables and descriptive matter
address George FADE. jr., Western
Passenger Agent. 21S South Clark
street Chicago. Ill.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-08-29
New Yors Mopey.

New York, Aug. 9-MONEY-Money on
call steady, 26t2N per cent, closing bid 2
per cent? time loans steady; so and &c
DAYS. 3931k per cent: months, per cent.
CLOSE: Prime mercantile paper, 41zG41z
per cent; sterling exchange easy, with &C
tuaI business in bankers bills at $4.S6400
4s645 for demand and at "a. S455G4 $3.50 for
so day bills; posted rates. 81 ssh and S4.s71s
commercial bills, S4S43s.
SIIVER-BaT silver, 625sc; Mexican dol
lars. 4Tc.
Bon Ds-Government bonds steady.
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Not Valuable.

A London Chronicle reporter who was
fully alive to the dangers of his situa-
ton wrote as follows from the scene of
the recent automobile races at Brighton,
England: Motor cars at racing speed
sometimes run out of the course, and
to prevent the possibility of any loss of
valuable lives the ground level of the
promenade will be occupied only by
representatives of the press
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-08-29
New Homes in the west.

The harvest in the west is the biggest
ever known. Farmers, mechanics and
S,,erchants are prosperous. There's a
wonderful chance to start new homes
under favoring conditions. Round trip
Homeseekers' tickets on sale 1st and 80
Tuesday each month at low rates.
write for free booklets, maps and in
forrna tiou to w. r. Kniskern, p. T. M.
q e N, w. Ry, Chicago. Ill.
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nfain Thoronghfare.

To Lewis and Clark Exposition, Port
Iand. oregon, June to October 16,
1905, via Union Pacific This historic
great Northwest with its boundless re-
Sources, gives you 200 miles along thu
n1atchless Columbia river and trip
to Portland and the Northwest with
out change and a chance to visit Yell
Iowstone Park. June l to September
I9. by side trip from Pocatello OF
OsSeS !krc-:SSh Monde
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-08-29
Lake Superior and Georgian Bay.

There is no more beautiful summer
resort region IN the world. Magnificent
trout streams, unexcel1ed deepwater
fishing, good hotels and boarding houses.
magnificent climate, virgin woods of
spruce and pine and freedom from Hay
Fever. Best reached via the Chicago &
Northwestern R'y and steamer lines via
Duluth, Superior, Hancock, Houghton,
Marquette, Munising and Sault Ste.
Marie. Send &c stamp for special sum
mer folder. w. B. Kniskern, P. T. NJ,
215 Jackson Boulevard. Chicago.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-08-29
SOMETHING BEHIND IT
Rumor of a Secret Understanding in
I Connection With Peace Treaty.

Portsmouth, Aug. 29.-The rumor is cir
culating that there is some sort of a Sc
cret understanding behind the treaty.
Mr.. White expresses the opinion that
some time viii be required to complete
the details of the treaty He does not ap-
proximate the PERIOD but it is apparent
that several weeks will probably elapse
before the treaty is ready for the fifla1 Sig
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-08-29
His Se.nIsitiveE Point.

Ia5Ier of School .gofa Little F1sfles-
Come on, fellers, let's go and jolly the
old octopus 1arf q
New Little Fish-Thatn be fun How
do you do, it? -
"Oh. we all get round him, and point
orr fins at him. and veil sTrustI' 1t
makes him crazy."-September Smart
Set
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-08-29
Eniden,ic Amonp CattIe.

]. ". Hines of Walnut has telegraphed
Governor Hoch that many cattle are dying
in Crawford county and asks that the
state veterinary be sent there
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VALLEY Fails Carnival a Success.

Valley Falls, Aug. 29-The street fair
and carnival billed for Tuesday, Wednes-
day and Thursday started with an unex-
pected attendance of 1900 people. All the
advertised attractions are here. The
weather is perfect and the programme is
interesting.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-08-29

your peaceful West Endr' But the con-
stable smiled placid smile and an
sWered; Don't you take on like that.
This isn't murder. It's only a voice
CALM Lady Smithereen's carriage!'-
London Chronicle.
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FEVER RECORD.
Deaths Today and Total to Date
of 265.

New Orleans, Aug. 29-Following is the
fever record to date: New cases since 6
p. m. Monday 90 Total to date, 1,sOS.
Deaths today, 3. Total to date, 265.
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K. @. and Return. $3.50, Santa Iae.
Tickets on sale Aug. % to 81, inclu-
sive. Final limit returning Sept. 5.
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PIlaOle an the parts, and
assists nature in its sublime
work. By its aid thousands
of women have passed this
great crisis in perfect safety
Los Angeles herald., 1905-09-27
CONCERNING SCHOOL OPENING

Again the beginning Of the school term brings
reminder of the ctys astonishing increase In popula-
ton Notwithstanding the large number of school build
ngs erected year after year. the old story is told of in
adequate accommodation and the necessity for putting
many pupils educational half rations In some of
the districts at least indicated by the enlarged reg
stration it will be necessary divide children into
two groups to attend school in the forenoon and
the other in the afternoon.
While it is pleasing for property owners to know
that their payments this autumn will be unusually
low it is not pleasing to know that hundreds of Los
Angeles children likely to be put short educa-
tiona allowance because of lack of money for building
school structures available fast enough meet the
demand. Better a higher notch in the tax rate than
any curtaimen of school privileges for the future men
and women of Los Angeles.
Another matter not pleasant to contemplate always
comes to public notice at the beginning the school
term That is the inability of parents to purchase
school books for their children The such books
often is serious item of expense, and in big city
purchases In California avoid the necessity for
turning away from school child without the requisite
books the remedy puts the parents of such child
in the category of paupers 1t is necessary for the
parents in order that the child may be supplied with
free books, make oath that they unable to fur
nish the for buying books.
There should be no impediment to free education in
AngeIes-no pauperzing of parents whereby to OBJ
tain school books for their children.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-09-27
At PASTORS Home

Miss Edith Louise Weiser and Harold
w. Barham were married last evening
at the home of Rev. Hugh K. Walker
1918 South Flower street. The bride
wore her travelling gown of green taf-
feta, with hat and gloves to match,
and her only attendant was Miss Lii
liam Eskridge. Mr.. Barham was as
sisted by Herman Hauser. The we'd
ding was a very quiet one, but friends
were received afterward at the home OF
the brides parents, Mr.. and Mrs. NJ
Weiser, 764 Ottawa street. Members OF
the bridegroom's college fraternity
Sigma Tau Upsilon, were hosts at a
second reception held later in the even
ing at the Bristol.
After carrying out the various details
of a delightful wedding trip which Mr.
Barham has arranged for his bride
Mr.. and Mrs. Barham will be at home
in Los Angeles.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-09-27
chase.Harrinqton Wedding

The wedding of Miss Gladys Chase
and Jay Fennellon Harrington was
golemnized at o'clock last evening at
the home of the brides parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. p. B. Chase, in Hollywood. In a
corner of the jasamine and smilax dec
GRATED parlor, under a large canopy of
the greenery, combined with tulle and
studded with myriads of tiny electric
lights, DIR. Frank NJ. Dowling of Pasa-
dena performed the ceremony. The
full Episcopalian service was used. the
ring being held in the beak of a white
dove suspended from the canopy. AT
the close of the ceremony a shower of
rose leaves fell from above the brides
head. The bridal couple entered the
room to the music of Mendelssohn's
Wedding March, played by the Blan-
chard orchestra. They We're preceded
by nine young women, the most inti-
mate friends of the bride. They were
gowned alike in white and carried
daisy chains, with which they formed
an aisle. Each young lady carried 9
Los Angeles herald., 1905-09-27
.0@lE TW

No more beautiful wedding has been
solemnized this season than that of last
evening at which Miss Isabel Works,
daughter of Judge and Mrs. Works,
became the bride of Richard Burritt
of Waterbury Conn. The ceremony
took place at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. C. B. Ensign, 1910 South Union
avenue, where a beautiful floral ar
rangement in green and white prevailed.
Quantities of beautiful white carnations
combined with asparagus plumosus in
forming an alcove in which the bridal
party stood. The blossoms and green
cry were arranged in curtain effect in
front of a bay window, with huge
lovers knot of tulle suspended over
the head of the bride. In the dining
room and in the reception hall the color
scheme of green and white prevailed.
The bride, charmingly gowned in white
chiffon moire trimmed with princess
lace, approached the altar to the
strains of the Bridal Chorus" from
Lohengrin, played by Mrs. ]. M. Jones,
harpist. A long tulle veil was fastened
in her hair with a cluster of lilies-of-
the-valley and she carried a shower
bouquet of the blossoms. She was pre-
ceded by her maid of honor, Miss
Agnes Bethune, who wore pale green
wash chiffon and carried white car
nations, and by two charming maids
Miss Marian Delmazzo, the brides
cousin, in a gown of pink, and Miss
Josephine Young of San Francisco,
dressed in blue. Both young women
carried bouquets of white carnations
Mr.. Burritt was assisted by George
Cotton of San Diego, as best man. Miss
Works only ornament was a pearl
pendant presented to her by the bride
groom's mother, Mrs. Angelo Burritt
of Waterbury, Conn. Mrs. Burritt re-
ceived the gift on her wedding day
and in turn bestowed 1T upon the wife
of her son. Mr.. and Mrs. Burritt have
gone to Ocean Park, where they will
spend their honeymoon. They will
make their home in MADEIRA county.