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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-09-07

that O'Connor sued Price on a bill,
and attached his household goods,
which Price claimed are exempt.
Price refused to pay the costs of the
attachment proceedings and was
arrested. While under arrest he
claims he was coerced into promising
possession of some personal property
to defray the costs of the suit. He
gave possession of his brothers shot
gun, valued at SIS, for this purpose.
A suit is also filed by his brother, j.
Ia. Price, for possession of the gun.
Hosea Price claims he has been in
jured and Inundated $4,000 worth, for
which he asks Judgment.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-09-07
HOW STORMS ARE MADE.
DIR. MCGEE Learns the Secret While in
Arizona.

Chicago. Sept. IA dispatch to the
Record-Herald from ST. Louis, says:
DR.. w. J. MCGEE, who was head of
the anthropologicaI department of the
Worlds fair, was in ST. Louis yester-
day on his way back to Washington af-
ire a remarkable four months expert
ment in the Great American desert, Ari-
IONA, in which he says he discovered
how storms are bred in the region,
which has long been termed the storm
breeding belt
"A reservoir of aqueous vapor is form
ed over the Pacific coast and the gulf
of California he said, land this swings
over the storm breeding belt The
ground here is perfectly level, and the
radiation from the earth's surface is
consequently regular and even The
heat radiation from the desert is of
course, very great. This strong radia-
ton by its regularity keeps the aqueous
vapor high above the earth in a stable
condition.
when the vapor moves eastward.
over the mountains. and meets the ir-
regular radiation that comes from the
uneven surface of the earth, a precipi-
tation of the vaper results, causing
rain and storms"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-09-07

shares Most of those who have made
payments are paying up promptly
right along"
The possessions of the bank are be-
ing packed up preparatory to moving
out of the present location in the First
National bank building to the Real
Estate building. The former location
has to be vacated in order to give way
for the Capital National bank which
has been recently organized and which
has a lease on the old First National
bank site. An effort will be made to
give possession the last of this week or
the foreoart of next.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-09-07
WILL BE BURIED HERE.
Body of Eugene Dickinson Won't Be
Taken Home.

Coroner Fl. H. Keith has received in
structions from-sP. L. Dickinson, of
Akeley, Iowa, to bury his son, Eugene
W. Dickinson, who died Wednesday
morning as the result of morphine
poisoning, in Topeka, and send his eff
fects to DR.. John W. Dickinson. of
Boone, Iowa.
Dickinson's suit case was found at
Young's drug store, where he had left
it before going to the telegraph Office
where he was found in an unconscious
condition by the officers. The valise
contained a small medicine case and a
good suit of clothes.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-09-07
Attacked by a Mob.
company

and beaten in labor riot, until covered
with sores. a Chicago street car eonduc,
was soon sound and well. Il it in my
family writes 6. ]. WEIGH Of Tekonsha,
Mich, and find it perfect Simply great
for cuts and burns. Only Csc at Arnold
Dr,,e Co 81 North Kansas ave.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-09-07
HIS Feelings HURT.
Gas City Man Wants $1,000 for Being
Severely Inundated.

lola, Sept Hosea Price has sued
Isaac Carl. a Gas City merchant; P.
II. OsConnor, a Gas City merchant: w.
S. Engle, marshal, and F. w. F'revert.
justice of the peace, for $4,000 dam
ages alleged to have been sustained
to his feelings through the wrongful
attachment of his property. It seems
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-09-07
SEQ. 600 600 Disposed OF.

Chicago. Sept. "A dispatch to the
Tribune from Los Angeles, Cal. says:
The will of Frederick P. Rindge was
found yesterday among his private
papers at his home. 1t leaves the en-
tire estate, valued at $20.000,000, to
his widow and three children, and ap-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-09-07
For Simply T,aking Corn.

Great Bend. Sept. 7.-Chas. Shields,
the man charged with stealing the
load of corn belonging to Mr.. Rem
inert, on the streets of Great Bend in
broad daylight, had his hearing in
Justice Jennison's court. He was
bound over to the district court.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-09-07
lin UNDERWOOD at Burlingame.

Jim Underwood. the fastest blind
trottfng horse in the world, will appear
at the Burlinga fair Thursday and
Friday of this week He will trot in
a speed wagon, against runner.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-09-07
L. III. PENWEIL.

Undertaken and Embalmer.
611 Quincy Street..
Res $50 Monroe 81. IND. phone 97H.
GEO. n. RAY. Assistant Open Dav
and Night. Both phones les.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-09-07
LEWIS SINGLE BINDER
sRH'H1SSs'sAa You pay 1Os
toEClsars not 50 GOOD

points Mrs. Rfndge as executrix with
out bonds. The testament. which 10
short, was written on an ordinary
sheet of note paper by Rindge himself.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-09-07

Everybody reads the STATE Joaraal
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-09-07

Everybody reads the state Journal.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1905-09-02
Eccentric Louie.

In his "Reminiscences of Bench and
Bar" Mr.. Sergeant Robinson has re-
corded some choice specimens of &C.
centric logic in the sentences pro-
nounced by Sergeant Arabin, a com
missioner of the Central Court. In
sentencing a prisoner convicted of
stealing property from his master he
thus, addressed him:
Prisoner at the bar, if ever there
was clearer case than this of a man
robbing his master, this case is that
case.'
Again, in sentencing a man to a
comparatively light punishment, he
used these words:
Prisoner at the bar, there are miti-
eating circumstances in this case
which cause me to take a 1enient view
of it, and 1 will therefore give you a
chance of redeeming a character that
you have irretrieyably lost
He once corrected a laxative wit
ness thus:
My good man, don't go babb1ing on
so. Hold your tongue, and answer the
question that is put to you.''
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1905-09-02

the glory toward which he has peer,
journeying since the morning. and i.
satisfied with a mighty peace at even
ing The manager looked at her, and
knew that she spoke the truth. For
a moment there was silence.
Il think I sea little-how it has
been," he said. IL believe / under
stand We viii arrange this between
ourselves, and you can go back to
your old place in the morning"
For the first time she faltered
.But-but would that be right?" she
said. 81 have stolen. Mustn't L
oughtn't Ito pay the penalty?''
We'll, if 1 can arrange it to the
satisfaction of everybody it will be all
right-in this case-I guess" he said.
You can work it out, you know
NOh, how good, how good you arei"
The manager turned away hastily
from that radiance in her face
Don't mention it," he said, shortly.
"And if that's all, you may go now
he said.
The next day in the noisy dining
room. in her black dress, her white
collar and cuffs and her little white
apron. she served interminable little
dishes of meat and vegetables and
desserts to hungry travellers. In her
face the glory still fingered.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1905-09-02
A Question of Etiquette.

Marion invited twelve friends to a
party, but forgot that the table would
seat only that number. Eleven of her
guests were seated and Marion had
her hand on her own chair when she
saw Alice still standing. Here was a
dilemma; Alice was the oldest girl
present and must be treated with re-
spect, but Jessie. the youngest, was
lame, and certainly could not be asked
to stand The servant suggested
Sadie, the next youngest, but Marion
remembered that Sadie had promised
her ride in her papa's automobile, so
it would never do to vex Sadie. All
this time, of course, Alice was stand
ing, while Marion pondered what
chair she should give her. Her own
idea was to make Katie get up, as
she was poorly dressed, but Alice
would not permit that. 1t was a per-
picking problem in etiquette for Mar
ion What chair should she give
to Alice? The answer will be found
concealed in the above paragraph.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1905-09-02
Juggling a Small Coin.


The following handkerchief trick
will be opportune at an entertainment
where any jugglery is essayed:
The amateur juggler takes any
handkerchief and puts a quarter of a
dollar or dime into it. He then folds
it up, laying the four corners over the
coin, so that it is entirely hidden by
the last corner, and asks the COM
pany to touch and feel the coin in
side. He then unfolds the handker-
chief and the coin has entirely dis
appeared. Apparently no one has
touched or removed it. yet it is gone
Privately put a piece of wax on one
side of the coin; place it in the center
of the handkerchief with the waxed
side up; at the same time bring the
corner of the handkerchief marked A
Gas represented in Fig u over the
coin so as to completely hide the wax
on it. Now press the coin very hard,
so the wax will stick to both coin and
handkerchief; then fold the corners
B. G and D until it looks like Fig. 2
Fold the corners B, and D Gig.
p, leaving A open. Having done this,
take hold of the handkerchief with
both hands Gig. 81, and, sliding your
fingers along the edge of the same,
the handkerchief becomes unfolded
and the coin sticks to 1T, coming into
your right hand. Detach it, shake the
have disappeared.
To prove to the audience that the
coin is in the handkerchief when it is
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1905-09-02
At the Zoo.

The other day at the Zoo crowd
had collected in front of a certain
cage in the house devoted to reptiles,
or snakes as we best know them. An
attendant called the attention to a
beautifully marked cobra, who was in
the act of shedding its skin. Until
now it was thought that the snake
simply cast off the old skin and DON
ned the new one, very much as boys
and girls do their soiled clothing. The
cobra, however, had a much more seri-
GUS proposition to cope with. His
head and neck protruded from the
gray 1eathery-looking skin which he
had evidently just outgrown. He wrig-
gled and writhed with great effort,
drawing his body from the covering
The new skin was a gorgeous black
and orange one of indescribable beau
ty and fneness. The old skin was
gray and like a washboard in it's
roughness as it lay revealed after il
was discarded. 1t uncoiled itself, as
the cobra writhed out of it, laying as
ribbon might behind. The cobra
struggled and worked, an inch at a
time of new skin being the result.
Other cobras lay in the cage-one in
the garb of the unshed snake, two
others in their black and orange COW
ering. AS the shedding cobra strug-
gled, one of the others, as if seeing the
need for help, crawled to it and lay it's
body on the old skin. holding it frmer
that the cobra might better succeed
in what he was attempting. Still an
other friend in need came to his res
cue, and, thanks to the efforts of these
who lay firmly on the resisting old
skin, the cobra was every few minutes
showing more and more of his vivid
black and orange There was stone
structure in the cage looking like bit
of characterization. The cobra craw1ed
toward that, and drawing its resisting
old skin to it, rubbed itself upon the
roughness of the stone Aided by
this and the weight of the other two
cobras, the old skin was finally shed.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1905-09-02

said.
why are you confessing it now? What
made you take it, then, in the first
place, and why not return it now?"
Il can't return it because sold it.
That's why l took it-because 1 want
ed the money. 1 didn't see any other
way, and I wanted to go away
wanted to see the mountains. They
seemed to call me-when l saw all
the people here day after day going
| wanted to go so many years-a1l my
life-and l had no money. 1 knew
that it would lose me everything, but
somehow l felt if 1 had the mountains
to remember the rest of my life,
could stand it, in prison or anywhere"
But if you had only kept still, you
would never have been found out"
'Oh,. it is so hard to make you
understand" she said. Don't you see
that l never L.eant to steal and not
pay the penalty? l meant all the time
to pay the penalty. 1 don't think
could have done such a thing and
never confessed. Oh, haven't you
ever in your life. wanted something
so much, and wanted it SO long that
you felt you would be willing to give
up everything else, even the rest of
your life if you could only have that
one thing. That's the way it has been
with me. l don't think l could help
having that feeling about the noun
tains- 1t must have been born in me
-that-that feeling for them My
mother loved them and always said
that in a prairie country she WIS sure
she could never live. She had been
born in the mountains and they were
a part of her life. After awhile my
father left the mountain country and
my Mother died-we all thought of a
croken heart And grew up and
never remembered seeing them, but
always. always l longed for them Anc
so many times | planned to go.
worked and worked. and saved and
saved. and always there would be
somewhere for the money Once
father had a stroke of paralysis, and
there was doctors bill, and again
my sisters baby died, and had to be
buried. ard then again another sister
was going to be married and she loved
pretty things, and l couldn't bear to
be selfish and. use the money for my
self That's the way it has always
been. and we've always been poor
worked for wages that were barely
enough to keep my soul and body to-
gether. 1t seemed to me that 1 could
never see my mountains. There was
no other way. l felt sometimes as if
l couldn't live very much longer if /
couldn't see them just once. Especi-
ally of summers after l came here
and saw so many tourists. 1t seemed
to eat into my very soul-the desire
to go. Then / thought of taking the
things and selling them. l knew it
was wicked, for I've always been an
honest girl, but 1 told myself that
there was no other way. I would see
my mountains. and then 1 would come
back and tell you all, and you could
do what you will with me-send me
to prison, I suppose l know that will
be right, and l am ready to 60"
She stopped and looked at him with
| that glorified light still in her face
She looked like one who has seen
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1905-09-02
Great Maritime CITIES.

Suppose you were asked to tell
which is the greatest maritime city
of the whole world, judging by the
vessel tonnage movement? You would
in all probability say Liverpool, Lon
don, Antwerp, New York or Ham
burg Wrong To be right you would
have to say Hong Kong, according
to the report of the bureau of statis-
tics of the department of commerce
and labor The general supposition is
that Hong Kong is a city Wrong
again. 1t is an island, a British crown
colony and naval station, with Vic
,oria as its capital But Victoria is
aearly submerged in common usage,
being called by nearly everybody,
Hong Kong After Hong Kong come.
IN order. london. Antwerp. New York,
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1905-09-02

it up to his mouth and set his leg
teeth to work tearing his lunch to
pieces.
OF all his pastimes the King of Crab
vile enjoys most a good dig in the
wet sand. Now watch! See how he
braces himself with his long spike
like tail! His house is in two parts,
with a hinge in the middle. He is
bending down the front half to use as
a scoop. Now his ten legs make the
sand fly. There, just see how fast he
is disappearing. Now only the tip end
of his tail is sticking up like a tiny
fagpole. A moment more, and that,
too, is gone. The king has retired for
his MONDAY siesta and must not be
disturbed.-LoS Angeles Times.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1905-09-02
Mysterious Guests.

People assemble in one room. A
stranger appears at the door. He is
dressed to represent some character
pose of the game is to recognize who
the guest is He may be Sinbad the
Sailor, Martha Washington, Santa
Claus or Little BoPeep, or host of
other friends of us all. The guessers
say ut is SO and so,' and if their
guess be wrong the mysterious guest
shakes his head sadly. If the guess
be right, he clasps his hands, bows
pleasantly and disappears A lot of
fun can be had at a children's gath
ering where the characters chosen are
all popular with the children's tastes
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1905-09-02
An AMUSING Game.

The game of Mysterious Guests is
played as follows: The people as
Semble in one room. A stranger ap-
pears at the door. He is dressed to
represent some character in history,
poetry or song. The purpose of the
game is to recognize who the guest
is. He may be Sinbad the Sailor, Mar
tina Washington, Santa Claus or Lit
tie Bo-Peep, or a host of other friends
of us all. AS the guessers say 1T is
so and so,' if their guess be wrong
the mysterious guest shakes his head
sadly. If the guess be right he clasps
his hands and bows pleasantly and
disappears. A lot of fun can be had at
children's gathering where the char
acters chosen are all popular with the
children's tastes.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1905-09-02
aKmeaCPdb1

Take time to look at me. I am the
King of Granville. Some folks call me
a horse-foot crab, because my palace,
which I always carry about on my
back, is shaped like a horses shoe.
Did you ever hear of a king whose
teeth grew on his legs? Mine do; but
then my mouth is right in the midst
of my ten legs, so that is the place
where my teeth should grow.
All, I see sea worm wriggling
down there in the mud! and quick as
wink the brown king seized the
worm with his hind pair of legs, held
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1905-09-02
Mother of TWENTY-FIVE Children

Mrs. John Mello of Berkeley, CAL,
was born in the Azores forty-six years
ago. She began married life at the
age of fifteen and has had twenty-five
children She has been welded twice
Her first husband was the father of
ten infants, and John Mello of fifteen
Mrs. Mello is the youngest of twenty
children by her own mother. and
knows of several additional half-broth-
ers- 81 don't know just how many"
says Mrs. Mello; "I think ten, but
maybe more" After her marriage
Mrs. Mello came with her husband to
California And before she was six
teen Manuel arrived to prove to his
grandfather that the family tradition
was just as strong in the new land as
in the old. The records of to-day show
twenty-five children in thirty years.
with seven pairs of twins among them.
each time, until the last, black-eyed
boy and a blue-eyed gir1.-Chicago In
ter Ocean.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1905-09-02
Tree is a Government Ward.

Last year. said Uncle Dick to the
children, I saw tree that is sup
ported by the government Every
year the people vote 5000 for its sup
port and when the cold weather ar
r1ves fine house is built around it
so that it won't suffer in the winter.
This tree stands in the Royal gar
den in Pillnitz, near Dresden, and the
people have good reason for taking
such care of it, for it is one of the
most beautiful plants in northern
Europe. 1t is a very rare plant, too,
and if anything happened to it it
could not be replaced. =
Last winter the house that was
built around it caught fire and all
Dresden was excited. The fire depart
ment managed to extinguish the
flames in time, but the people were
not satisfied till number of experts
had examined the tree and declared
that it had not been damaged
This precious tree is a camellia
tree and in the spring it is absolutely
covered with thousands of brilliant
red camell1as- Visitors come from
great distances to see it. When it is
ready to blossom the papers announce
the fact.
- T" nS Aupolleu III 100 from emma
and has grown to a hight of more
than twenty feet since then 1t was
one of five plants that were transports
ed. The others were planted in Wei
mar, Berlin, Paris and London, but
the specimen in Pillnitz is the only
one that survived. Now every one is
watching the precious tree Tor fear
that the fire and the exposure before
a new house could be built around it
last winter has injured it seriously"
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1905-09-02
USE FOR A SCREEN.
Gov. Ames' Notion That 1t Might Pro-
fitably Be Employed.

Gov. Ames' Notion That 1t Might Pro-
fitably Be Employed.
Oliver Ames, twice governor of Mas
sachusetts, loved a good story, but his
friends all knew that any bit of pleas
antry INDUCED in in his presence must
be of a nature all the world might
hear.
The Republican committee of a city
in this state, together with several
state campaign workers, were gath
cred in a hotel reception room one
afternoon prior to his first election.
Mr.. Ames was writing at a table, and,
emboldened by the gubernatorial can
didate's evident absorption, one man
told a story which called forth some
shamefaced appreciation. On the
strength of the bon mot, the story
teller retired from the room, as he
thought, in good order.
who is that MANI" asked Mr..
Ames, after the door had closed.
His name is JONES'" some one vol
unteered. Hes the largest coal deal
er in this city,
well - said Mr.. Ames deliberately,
eff he doesn't screen his coal any bet
ter than he does his language, would
not trade with m.''-Boston Herald.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1905-09-02
How They Must LAUGH.

How they must pity us-they
That neither toll nor spin
They that, having found the way
Slyly slip their big hands in
And from the public crib keep taking out
What We are storing therei
How they must laugh at us who shout
The glories of our land, who swear
Allegiance to its laws and soil
Our hands with hard bread-winning toll
How they must smile at us-they
That dwell mid Injuries.
And from our earnings, day by day
Take boldly what they please,
How often must they leer at us who hoe
And hew and sew and risk for bread
How mean and feeble below
Must seem to them in heart and head
With proud contempt they. far above
Still let US live-but not for love.
How they must rail at us-they
That see us stupidity
Laboring for little pay
And vainly fancying that We.
With WORKOUT moral codes and lack of
wit.
Best serve ourselves and God,
How. as we treasure bit by bit
Poor. dull workers near the sod
They oft must laugh. who take our gains
And wonder at our dearth of brains,
s. E. KiSer
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1905-09-02
Eqqs That Dance

Place in basket five eggs that you
have emptied by means of pinhole
In each OF the five holes pass a thread
of black silk, which you attach to the
eggshell by means of sealing wax
Then fasten the five threads to the
five fingers of your right hand and
announce that you are going to make
the eggs dance.
Extend your hands until the threads
are stretched, holding the hands as
though you were endeavoring to hyp-
notiZe the eggs, and then on moving
the fingers you can make the eggs
move about as you wish.
The person who tries this trick
should be at some little distance from
the spectators in order that the silken
threads may be invisible to them