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Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1905-12-15

LEND YoU2" GAsPED JORKlNs.
Dibbs, the tobaccOn.stl He'll do IT,"
on ne started again, looking digger
than ever, tor his hat was dehted aud
the snow and dust mad stained hi;
coat.
Good evening, Dibbs. HOw's bust.
ness?"
Business would be excellent. sir, il
people would pay the bills they owe"
said Mr. Dibbs CURLY. as he replaced
in its box a cracked Havana which a
customer had just refused.
Jack Redeemed He had forgotten
that he owed Dibbs s4.25, and that he
had consequently avoided the shop
for the past month or SO.
Il shall be wanting some cigars ON
Friday" he went on at last, "and you
can keep me a couple of boxes Of your
best S0berinOs-thOse at $40 the hun
dred. I'll call for them on Friday"
Wouldn't you prefer to send your
man for them" sneered Mr.. Dibbs.
81 have just received little legacy
Of $1,000" observed Jack. quietly.
"0h! Is that it? congratulate you,
sir" said Mr.. Dibbs. with an eager
change Of manner. There is a little
bill outstanding. sir. fancy, but, Of
course, there amt no 'urry about that
P'r'aps you'd prefer to take the cigars
with you now, sir?"
We'll. perhaps dozen; the rest you
can send around on Friday. Oh, by
the way-this 5000 is in a check
which | can't change till the banks
reopen. Would you mind lending me
a flyer just to take me over Christ
mas?"
Take you over Christmas?' echoed
Mr. Dibbs, blankly. and assuming an
aspect so very similar to that of Mr.
Jorkins in response to the same re.
quest, that Jack almost laughed
Take you over Christmas? Excuse
me a-sayin' of II. but you'll be taken
over to the police station II you come
them little check lodges too often
You take my tip and"
But Jack had not waited. Once
more he stood in the cold, cold street
with $1,000 in his pocket that. for all
the use it was to him, he might Just
as we'll light bis pipe with.
However. he had made up his mind
to trouble no one else In the matter;
so back to his room he trudged, buy
ing six stale two-cent buns on thu
way; and upon these, and tea, be mad,
his breakfast, dinner and tea thal
Christmas day and the day following
On the Friday he went 10 the bank
feeling pretty cheap. opened an &C
count, and was able to arrange will
the manager for sufficient immediate
accommodation to settle up with Mrs
| Steinhauser. Mr.. Jorkins and Mr.
Dibbs; a task which he performed
with so much good humor that they
one and all, regretted their suspicionl
of two days before. Drayton is nov
famous man and his novels are reat
far and wide: but he always says tina
the quaintest experience Of bis who'll
/ life was his starving his way through
a Christmas day with 5000 in hi
pocket.
SkeIeton At Feast
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1905-12-15
Kansas to the Front.
a Montana Poet Observes How Kansas Skins
EN- Ali.
lHarryL Ii isu il ew, tou Montan Democra
En- All.
Harry L: Wilson in Lewiston, Montana, Demccra-,

Sent up a righteous shout;
Well Leayenworth has gone TOO
far
Well have to cut it out"
So this benighted city,
At no far distant date,
Will DOUBTLESS be excluded
From the borders of the state.
George Washington was noted
For fighting like Turk;
And started off his record
With a little Ratchet work.
Now Mrs. Carrie Nation
his example good;
Said Kansas joints-Iike cherry
trees,
Should make good kindling wood.
She laid down the dish rag,
And freely, fierce and fast,
Commenced to make bar rooms
A memory of the past.
For one short month did Carrie
Continue her rampage;
Then by another Kansas star,
Was crowded from the stage.
Just then a Filipino,
Whose Christian name is Ag,
Refused our constitution,
Which was following the flag y
So then the U. S. Army
With flourish, noise and din,
Went out to Aggie's precinct,
To bring the rebel in.
They got his family wardrobe,
And found all kinds of clues;
They daily captured planets,
And sent home interviews.
But they found no AguinaIdQ,
With all their gaudy friIls;
So sent word to Mckinley,
''Ag is dead among the hills
But now twas time for Kansas
To get into the ring;
And as might have been expected
She didn't do a thing
But serd out Freddie Funston,
Who in half day was back,
With slippery AguinaldO
A wiggling in his sack.
And thus runs Kansas record,
OF such her history's text;
And God only knows how tina
state
Will stsrtle nations next.
I'm sure the time is coming,
In that erratic state;
When they'll advertise: SENS
tons
Prepared here while you wait. "
So if you crave excitement,
To add to life a zest,
Just keep your eve on Kansas,
And she will do the rest.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1905-12-15

.Kentuck' has wine and women,
0hio's made her Mark, p"
New York is raising Crokers,
Montana boasts her Clark.
By muchly married Roberts
Is Utah widely known,
"Mizzuri's" web-foot natives
Have.ever to be shown.
Wyoming has little PARK.
With geysers, lakes and drives;
Chicago first made sausage
0f'sausage makers wives.
And Boston, once the hot-bed,
OF the revolutions scenes
Has since become notorious
For culture and for beans;
And 50 throughout the Union,
Most every state you name,.
Has broke out'' somewhere. in
the past,
And won a little fame:
But put them all together,
Then take a chunk Of chalk
And mark it down that Kansas
Will skin them in a walk.
Rain-makers used to run the sky,
TO wet. the crops and flowers
And Kansas was the authoress
OF artificial showeys.
For-'twas a freaky Kansan,
Did natures laws disdain;
When cannon punctWred Kansas
clouds,
To get a little rain. .
It was generally conceded,
By those who dress precise,
That as maker of the fashions
Gay Paris cuts the ice.
But Kansas eager
To give the earth a shock
Sent Simpson down to congress,
Without a single sock.
When woman suffrage howlerS
Were disturbing public peace,
They found a husky leader
In Mary Ellen Lease.
And whore did Mary spring from
When she struck out to roaml
Of course it was in Kansas
She left her happy home.
And then came Preacher Sheldon
With his printers ink and glue
To run a Kansas paper
AS Jesus Christ would do.
He ran it quite a distance,
As soon the owners found
And had he been permitted,
He'd have run it in the ground.
At hamlet down in Georgia,
They lynched colored rake;
So Kansas saw and raised the bid
And burned one at the stake.
o.
And then the legislature
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1905-12-15

and have a good time afterwards in
the shape of a smoker and lunch,
with plenty of music, and hew
uniforms.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1905-12-15

Claude Doty will be glad to
serve your Xmax wants from the
store of Mr.. ViDson.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1905-12-15
Skeleton At Feast

The hunger that sits at your neigh
boris Christmas table Is q skeleton u
your own feast Chicago Interior
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1905-12-15

Genuine Imported Swiss Cheese
at Spangh's.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1905-12-15
A PAUPER
PLUTOCRAT
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By H. M. wALBRooK

ACK DRAYT0N'S posi-
ton az g:51 p. n. that
Christmas eve was as
follows. HE had Is
cents and a stamp in
his iocket. and the
Mss. OF six returned
nnr.Is On RS rahla. he
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-06-20
PERSCH IS RELEASED.
Fast Fielding German Out Of White
SOx Line Up.

Abner Perseh, probably the greatest
center uelder in the Western associa-
ton, was today released by Topeka.
He can't hit and he can't keep his
mouth shut" explained President
Sheard as he signed the yellow slip.
This lacOnic comment probably fits
the case, although the fast fielding
German would not have lost his job
by any means because of his vocal
vibrations had he been able to hit the
ball. His batting average has been
below the 200 mark right along Last
year he was one of the stars on the
circuit For almost three months he
smashed the ball at a gait over 800,
and wound UP with an average of .2S6.
But for some reason or other he has
not been able to get his batting eye
this year. He did the White Sox no
good with the bat, and If the old saw
ing that IAN outhelder is paid to hit. -
is consulted, Persch's release is fully
justified.
This afternoon "Chub" Hood, the
Springfield east-Off. appeared in the
middle garden in Persch's place, the
latter's release having taken effect as
soon as it was handed him this morn
ing. Hood is a good batter and a
place viii proba bly, be found for him
in the Topeka line up. He viii also
be tried at third base, his natural
position. Dick Brown has not been
hitting-he does even worse than
Persch-and il Hood proves to be his
master, then Brown will have to go to
the woods.
Len Johnson, the waterloo. Ia.
State Lacquer, arrived here on Mon
day night. He will be given a chance
in the Outdeld on Wednesday. Anoth-
er fielder by the name of Price, a
brother of the Price who played with
Wichita and was released, has been
telegraphed to come from Wheeling.
W. va An answer has not yet been
had from him.
Mr.. Sheard was asked this morning
to make a statement concerning the
future of his team and replied. At am
going to brace them up Some things
are developing right now of which I
cannot speak. I released Persch today
in his place today. I shall also give
Hood a try out at third and if he is
better than Brown and outfits him,
may make a change there. / am 60
ing to give Crum little more time. He
has been sick and out of condition.
When in shape I do not believe that
could find a better man. When he is
all right, he hits the ball, too. The
fans in Topeka can rest assured that
we viii do something. For the present
Quigley viii still remain captain of
the team
AT a meeting of the Baseball Park
association on Monday night it was
decided to place a roof over the east
bleachers and in that way convert it
into q grand stand. To provide extra
seating capacity, a 96 foot bleach Ter
viii be built along the south fence,
just east of the new grand stand. I'VE
are having such big Sunday crowds, -
says President J. NJ. Mcfarland. that
people are staying away because they
cannot md seats unless they come be-
fore breakfast. For that reason we
have decided to make the addition"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-06-20
RAISED CERTIFICATES.
Responsible for swindIe Amounting to
Hundreds of Thousands.

Philadelphia, June 2O-The Philadel-
phia stock exchange sent notice to its
members today warning them against
negotiating stock certificates bearing
the name of Benjamin H. Gaskill or
Benjamin Gaskill & Co. Back of this
is said to be a sensational story of for
gerry and raising of certificates involving
hundreds of thousands of dollars.
The discovery of the irregularity was
made by E. c. Miller & Co., bankers
and brokers. Benjamin H. Gaskill, SEN
ior member of the first named firm, died
three weeks ago. One of his customers
transferred his account to Miller & Co.
In the account was a certificate of 100
shares of Philadelphia Traction COM
pany worth about SO, 900. It subsequent
" developed that the certificate had
been raised from one share. The dis
coVery created a sensation in financial
circles as it is report that many spuri-
Gus transactions of the same sort have
been made. One bank is said to have
loaned $225, 900 on raise certificates. The
administrators of the Gaskill estate are
making an investigation and a state
ment is promised.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-06-20
SEWED up HEART.
Physicians Hope to Save Man Who
Was Stabbed in Vital Organ.

New York. June 20.-A stab wound
by young italian, which had pune
tured the wall of the heart and pene-
trated the right auriele has been
sewed up by surgeons at the Harlem
hospital. The operation is difficult
and rare but the patient is still alive
and hopes are entertained that he will
recover. The operation required S5
minutes.
The subject of the operation was
Camille Detano. He was stabbed dur
ing a saloon row. Companions walked
him 2 blocks to the hospital Find
ing the fellow alive despite such treat
ment, the surgeons hurried him to the
operating table. To get at his heart
they sawed off an inch and a half of
the third right rib. Their next task
was the legation of arteries. Tt was
then found that the right auricle of
the heart had been seriously pune
tured, the width of the wound being
about one-quarter of an inch. This
was closed with-a single stitch and
dressings applied.
Detano not only survived, but re-
gained partial consciousness in a short
time and ma. recover.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-06-20
THE BEST OF WHEAT.
First Car Load of New Wheat Above
the Standard.

1.-The first car load of new wheat was
received in Kansas City Sunday" said
State Grain Inspector Radford today. 1T
weighed 81 pounds to the busheI, which is
two pounds over the standard for best
grade, and it was hard and dry. The car
came from Tulsa, I. T, and was CONSIGNED
to Kinds e. Lint. Kansas City grain mer-
chants. As is customary with the first
car load of new wheat, it was auctioned
off and brought $1.06 per bushel. This is
about Is cents above what new wheat or
dinariIy brings, and was purchased simply
as an advertisement. 1t was very fine
car load of wheat"
tors met at the office Of Governor Hoch
and organized by electing George W. Click
as chairman and J. T. White, representa-
tive from ottawa county as secretary. The
board then decided to meet on July Y to
establish grades for wheat and issued the
following formal proclamation:
Under the provisions of an act of the
legislature of the state of Kansas, passed
and approved by the session of 1903. to es-
tablish grades of grain by the grain in
spection commission appointed by the gov
eI-nor of Kansas, under the provisions of
said act, said commission viii meet at the
office of the governor at 10 o'clock d. m.
on the 18th day of July, 1905, to TX and es-
taflish grades for all kinds of grain ham
died in the state of Kansas to be in eff
feet on and after said date.
ss'The said commission Will hear all per
sons or their representatives interested IN
4D0'' &c. W. CLICK.
u. NJ. CORY.
u T. WHITE
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-06-20
LOCAL MENTION.

The appointment of a successor to
Prof F. w. Ellis head of the depart
ment of philosophy and biblical liter
ture at Washburn college who has re-
Gently resigned, will not be made until
some time in July when DR.. Plass goes
east.
H. D. Culp has taken out a building
permit for the erection of dwelling
on lots 21-23 Fillmore street to cost
$1,750.
Karl Henderson who is now with
the Columbia Life Insurance company
at Kansas City spent Sunday in the
city, the guest of his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. NJ. D. Henderson.
Miss Georgia WEIGH and Misses
Grace and Mary Brown of Manhattan,
spent today with Miss Nettie Murphy,
9O6 Monroe. and in company with
Mrs E. T. Mahan will leave tonight
for a visit in Mexico.
John Lucas has returned from
Hutchinson. He left Walter Harris at
the reformatory.
George F. Miller says that the state
ment that he can not build the pro-
posed vaudeville theater on West
Eighth avenue on account Of ar in
junction gotten out by the tenant of
one Of the one-story buildings is a
mistake. J. D. Sullivan secured q
temporary restraining order to prevent
Miller from tearing down the building
on which he has a lease. but Miller
saws he can build the theater on the
east side of the building occupied by
Sullivan and have plenty of room, and
that he will do this if necessary.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-06-20
RAFT ACROSS PACIFIC.
One Containing 10000, 900 Feet Is to
Be TOwed to Shanghai.

San Francisco, June 20-A log raft
containing TO- 0O0,0 900 feet of spars and pill
ing, is to be towed across the Pacific
to Shanghai during the summer. This
is the gigantic plan of a new company
just organized under the laws of Brit
ish Columbia, and which is to be
branch of a. raft company Of this city.
The latter concern is said to have been
very successful in rafting lumber from
northern points to San Francisco.
Except for an accident to the first
one or two big RATS. which broke
loose, all the huge RATS have been
brought safely to port. But they are,
nevertheless, looked upon with consid-
cradle fear by sea faring men and ship
owners, who regard the bulky RATS as
positive menaces, which should be pro-
hibited from going to sea.
The new company will send to Sh3's q
hal a larger raft of big logs than has
ever yet been put together From the
present plans. it will be towed by one
or more of the most powerful tugboats
of San Francisco, accompanied by a
collier or oil steamer with fuel for the
tugs.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-06-20

particulars. It seemed, from what he
could gather, that Joyce and Wellman
had met in front of a lunch mill
where intoxicating liquors are sold
and kept contrary and so forth They
had commenced by chewing the rag,
and ended by Wellman chewing Joyce.
In the mix Mr.. Wellman became at
tached to Mr.. Joyce with his teeth.
While he was still enjoying the juicy
repast, certain officers of the law blew
in and called time.
The court gathered that Mr.. Well
man was both the aggressOr and the
guilty person, so he fined him fifty and
discharged Joyce. Unless he can
make it convenient to bite some fellow
prisoner Mr.. Wellman will have to
worry along on some diet other than
human flesh for the next fifty days.
Two other fighters, colored youths
named Charles Williams and Carl
Storrs. suffered about IS worth for
fighting In an argument relating to
the ownership of fifteen cents, Storrs
knocked Williams down and then
chased him into the Throop hotel
where the pursuee grabbed a cuspidor
and stood off the pursuer. The court
did not pass upon the ownership of
the fifteen cents.
Four buns, who were arrested for
highway mopery, frequent f1oppency
and sleeping box cars, were also fined
five bones each. and will be boarded
by the city for that number of days.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-06-20
OUT AT WNEWOOD.
F. E. Payden Here to Manage Theatri-
cal Attractions.

Announcement is made today that the
vaudeville theater at VineWood park
viii hereafter be conducted under the
personal direction Of +. E. Payden Of
st. Louis
Beginning with next Sunday there will
be an entire new change of vaudeville
acts. A performance is given every
night at $3.50 o'clock. and two perform
ances are given on Sunday evenings,
one at 4:45 and the other al o'clock.
On Saturday and Sunday afternoons a
performance is given at o'clock
MI Payden announces that hereafter
ne intends to have principally aero
batic and aerial acts at the park Vaude-
vile house. Heretofore the bills have
consisted mainly Of sketches and song
and dance acts. Enough of those acts
to break the monotOny and to give va
rlety to the performance will be given
each week, but Mr.. Payden announces
that the bill Will be supplemented each
week with a big act, and that several
highly meritorious acts will also be in
Guided.
The vaudeville theater is an entirely
new structure with a seating capacity
for nearly 500 persons. Last year theat-
rical performances were given in the
band shell, but it was not satisfactory,
and a theater was built with ample
stage and seating accommodations.
The auditorium of the theater is
built upon the side of a hill, and the
natural elevation of the land makes
each row of seats nearly a foot higher
than the row in front.
The whole is covered by a perma-
nently built shingled roof, which fully
protects an audience from storm if a
storm should arise during the time the
park is open.
The theater is only portion of the
to be found at the park
Picnic parties find it a suitable place
to take basket dinners. For those
who do not desire to 90 to the trouble
of preparing dinner, the park man
agenent has caused to be installed
cafe where meals are served.
The merry-go-round and the figure
eight are great entertainers, and the
lagoon has been remodeled and stone
retaining walls built on each side. The
channel has been widened and the bed
dug out so that the water is deeper
than formerly. Row boats and
steam launch ply on the lagoon.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-06-20
At HOME TO FRIENDS.
Crown Prince and Princess of Ger
many settle Down at Potsdam.

Potsdan, Germany, June 2O-The Crown
Prince Frederick William and the Crown
Princess Cecilia made their public entry
into Potsdam today. Prince Eitel Freder-
lex at the head of his company of guards.
met his brother and sister-in-law al the
railroad station and escorted them to the
city. which was gaify decorated with
bunting, flags, evergreens and flowers. The
reception of the royal couple took the
form of a public demonstration. Extra
trains brought many visitors from Berlin
and great crowds lined the streets from
the railway station to the Old Market,
where the burgOnaster delivered an ad-
dress of welcome The crown prince re-
sponded briefly, thanking the people of
Potsdam for their cordial welcome. The
couple then proceeded to the marble pal
acc, where they will spend the first years
of their married l4fe.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-06-20
BACK IN THE FOLD.
st. Louis Typographical Union Is to
Be Reinstated.

indianapolis, Ind. June 20-The execu-
tive council of the International Typo
graphical Union in this city will place St
Louis local. No. S, in good standing again
as soon as written statement is received,
setting forth the action of the st. Louis
local in resembling the contract that the
local had made with the typothetae for d
nine-hour day for three years
The st. Louis local had signed this nine
hour contract despite the fact that the
bylaws of the international Union pro-
hibit the signing of a contract by focal
organization without the sanction of the
executive council, and as result the
charter of the local was suspended
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-06-20
Officers on a Solid Footing Once
More.
They VIII Again Be Permitted
to Raid Joints.
DAY FOR THE FIGHTERS
One Who Made Meal Of Adver-
sary Fined s..
TFamps Arrested and Hurried
Out of Town.

This is transformation day. 1t will
be fittingly celebrated by a lot of
jointists who will transform their
joints into clubs by attaching Yale
lock to the front door, and establish
ing a doorkeeper, whose duty it will
be to let in all those who have not the
necessary key to let themselves in.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-06-20

1T Were Not best that we should all
think alike; It is difference Of opinion
that makes horse-races.' But All
thinking people agree that we sell
1.-The best insurance in the world
National Life Insurance company OF
Vermont-Mutual-Or 1850. Fff-
ty-sixth year, doing business in 42
states. VIM. B. Henderson, general
manager, suite 459 Kemper building,
Kansas City, No. Both phones 45s
Main, or 2. W. Thompson, manages. 20
Columbia Building. Topeka, Kan. IND.
phona S6s1.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-06-20
s2f.s5 to Asbury Park, \. J.,

and return. via Nickel Plate road
Tickets good via New York city. Dates
Of sale June % and 80 and July 1 and
.. with extreme return limit of Aug
uSt 81, by deposidng ticket. Chicago
city ticket Offices, IL Adams street
and Auditorium Annex. Depot, La
sale and Van Buren, streets, on ele-
waited loop.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-06-20
HAY IN HIS PLACE.
Attends Cabinet Meeting for First
Time in Months.

Washington, June 20-Secretary
Hay today attended a meeting of the
cabinet, the first time for several
months.
Secretary Taft discussed with the
president the Loomis-Bowen case at
length. He said his report to the
president dealt with the charges
against Secretary LOOMS and that he
had made no recommendation with re-
spect to Minister Bowen.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-06-20

Pittsburg, Pa, June 2o.-The oppressive
heat wave that has tightly gripped Pitts
burg and vicinity during the past four
days continues and the list of fatalities is
growing rapidly. Up to noon three more
deaths were reported, making a. total of 16
deaths since Sunday. There were also
many prostrations Of a serious character.