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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-10-12
PERSIAN TALES.
a king Can Always Get Ont of a
Hole
rHE KING And THE PEASANT

THE KING AND THE PEASANT.
One day the King escaped from his
courtiers and their everlasting hattery
and took wander out into the coun-
try. BY and by as he Wandered he
came where a peasant was milking a
COW, and he stopped and looked on in
establishment.
t'Prithee. my good man." said His
Majesty, who had never seen The Oper-
alton of milking before, what sort of
a circus do you call that 22''--s--
cit is called milking a cow. Your
Majesty replied the Peasant, who rec
Ognized his Ruler on sight.
And is that the way milk is pro
cured I thought it was made in some
way by machinery Hang that Prime
Minister of mine, but he never permits
me to acquire any practical knowledge.
Until few days ago I thought that
bricks grew on trees. Tt can't be very
hard work to milk a COW.
1T is as easy as falling off a fence,
o Ruler. I mean the milking part
But what other part is there to it p
''W ell. the COW sometimes objects
and in that case she makes play with
occasions when this COW, docile as she
appears
II have never MIXED a cow inter
rupted the King, nor until the present
time have ever seen one MIXED. You
can give place to me, and when I get
back home I shall have something to
talk about
But Your Royal Highness-''
No butts to me, sirrahl A King
should know all there is to know Make
Wayt"
The Peasant rose up with chattering
teeth and the King took the milk stool
and began to pump for milk. He hadn't
1uggled around more than a minute
when something struck him in the
solar plexus and he had a gOneness
that lasted him fully twenty minutes.
Has there been another investiga-
ton Of the American Beef Trust ." he
asked, as he opened his eyes, at last.
Your Majesty, I wanted to explain
10 you that the COW sometimes kicked
me off the stool, but YOU would not
give me time.
"She kicked me, did she-ne. the
King of Persia %
ALAS! but she did. If she had
known who it was
"But she ought to have known.
Scum Of the earth, what happens to A
subject that lays hands upon his
King2''
Have mercy, o King"
And to be kicked by an old spotted
COW is five times as bad. Dog Of doa-s
get ready to diei''
s'Alasi alas!"
THAT is" continued the King. as he
sat up and found that no bones were
broken. you are sentenced to death
but as the said King ought to have
seen that the COWS hind legs were tied
Together before he sat down he RENTS
the sentence. The fact is
THAT the COW did not kick YOU
HOf course not. She did not dare to
I sat down on the stool and"
MIXED her as clean as If you had
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-10-12

the COW is fat enough for beef and I
am IN want Of meat at the palace"
You ought to sequester her for your
own use, but being she Is the only COW
1 have got, and being she stood so
quiet while you were milking her
7 will forego my Intentions Reu-
ben, your head is screwed on the right
way. II you were only a little better
posted on The Life and Adventures of
the American Frankfurter' I'd offer
you a job as secretary of state. AS it
Is, we will part with the utmost good
feeling and many regrets, and if I hap
pen to come along here again and want
to pick up a bumblebee to see which is
his business end I shall take any hint
you may give me as coming from one
who has the real interests OF Persia at
heart"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-10-12

States senate, won't it,"
1T will hurt the chances of every
man who is tied up to corporations
and railroad influence
fiWhat do you think Of the senator
ial situation at the present time ~
And then Mr.. Stubs commenced to
sidestep.
II haven't anything to say about
that. ] am not paying any attention
to the senatorial affair What DO you
think will be the effect of Curtis
statement. concerning the Union Paci-
fic?"
And then Mr.. Stubs took his turn
at interviewing. He had plenty of
questions to ask about the program Of
noiiticaI affairs. but nothing to say "as
coming from him
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-10-12
Turkish RebeIs Victorious.

against Turkish rule in the province of
Yemen. Arabia, shows ne signs of sub
siding and Whenever a pitched battle is
fought the rebeI1ioHs Arabs seem TO be
victorious over the unwilling Turkish
conscripts sent to subdue them. Severe
fighting has occurred in the district of
Air between government troops md the
tribe of Benichar in which the Turks
were routed with the loss of 100 men
killed and so wounded The casualties
of the Arabs are estimated a 200.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-10-12
THE KING AND THE CARRIERS.

THE KING AND THE CARRIERS.
The King was riding out with his
suite when he was halted at the foot
Of a long and steep hill by a dozen
carriers, who had heard that he was
coming that way, and who had a petit
ton to present.
20. Ruler of the sun. moon and
stars began the eldest Of the carriers.
who had been selected to state the
case, 1--WE whom you see before you
have been carriers for many long years
For twenty years our laden carts and
asses have been toiling up and down
this hill Our petition to you now is
that you have It graded down to make
the road level
1T shall be done as soon as posi-
bic replied the King Ia gracious
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-10-12
FATHER TAINTED.
When Boy He Thought He Had Buried
Came Home

Wheeling, ". Va, Oct. 12.-Harry
". Bishop, q Wheeling boy. who was
supposed to have been murdered on
the wharf a week ago, returned home
today. His father tainted away when
he appeared. A body supposed to have
been Bishops was found in the water
and buried in the family tomb after
the coroner's inquest had returned
verdict of murder and after the in
surance company had paid the insur-
ance on Bishops life. Bishop says he
was at Kittanning. Pa. when the sup
posed murder occurred
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pnrsned bx RIack Hand.

Chicago. OCT. 1z@Vinzenco Ray
mundi. a teacher of language. today
fatally shot his 11-year-old son snd
then committed suicide. According to
his wife, Raymundi had ne idea he
was being followed by the black hand
society" His mind is believed to have
been unbalanced
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-10-12
REACHES THE sTICKER STAGE.
Striking Bell Telephone Linemen
Placard the City.

The trouble between the Bell Tele-
phone company and its employees has
reached the "sticker" stage. Today
stickers are pasted on posts and other
available places along the streets. con-
tanning the following declarations:
Strike on Missouri & Kansas Tele-
phone company All hnemen, cable
splicers. troublemen and wire chiefs
working for the Missouri & Kansas
(Bel) company are traitors and seabs.
Also the it that tears this sticker
dnWr .
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-10-12

always been a hired man.
Exactly. Reuben, exactly. And in
case that Prime Minister of mine hears
that took skate off the three-Iegged
affair and was unconscious for half an
hour
He will be told that it was case Of
vertigo. Your Majesty"
That's the word for it, Reuben As
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-10-12

School frock for young girl Of red
serge, with detachable collar and
deep CUTS Of embroidery. The serge
was laid IN inch-wide tucks to the bust
line. and was finished by curved straps
of the material which outlined the vest
and extended around the lower part of
the waist. In front metal rings were
set into the cloth and buttonholed with
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-10-12

silk to match, a tie Of silk of a darker
shade being slipped through these
rings and tied in sailor knot in front,
the girdle being of silk to match. In
black and white check or plaid cloth,
with a tie of black silk. this model is
also excellent. The skirt was made
with box-plaited panels. between
which were STANDINGS of cloth
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-10-12

Manual Training School Burns.
Huntsville. Ala Oct. 12s-The main
building of the Oakland manual training
school near here was destroyed by FIRE
this morning One student was burned
to death The purpose Of the school Is
to educate the colored race.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-10-12
THE KING AND THE WINE.

MINI AND The Wit
The King was one day giving audi
ence when Jones, the grape grower,
crowded himself forward and said:
20 King, a most loyal subject de-
mands justice al your hands. I did
grow and press and barrel seven bar
rels of wine-of the best Tokay vine
and they we're sold to Brown the wine
merchant He sets up the plea that
the wine is not as sweet as I guaran-
teed it and refuses to pay"
How about it, Brown asked the
King.
HE has correctly stated the case Q
Ruler. The wine is off ten points in
its sweetness
Not one single point your Majesty"
AT least ten, o, Ruler
The King sent the disputants away
to see if they could come to an under
standing. Tn an hour they returned
and reported the affair amicably ar
ranged. and he replied:
g IT'S well. have had the wine re-
moved and stored in my cellars. and
each and every time I drink of it I
shall recall that each of YOU wanted
only what was right. Six months
4 hence YOU may send dray UP and di-
vide the empty barrels between YOU
i copyright 1905. by Homer
1 SpraRue.l
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-10-12

New York. Oct. I'm the presence
of thousands of his countrymen, in
Guiding an official representative from
the italian government, a marble
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-10-12

was unveiled today at Seventy second
street and Amsterdam avenue. The
statue was erected by the Italians Of
New York, and formally presented to
the city at the time of the unveiling.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-10-12

tones, and hessxFas heartily cheered as
he rode on.
On reaching the brow of the hill he
met another delegation of carriers, and
the eldest of them took his courage IN
his hand and stepped out and said.
20 greater than the earth itself. we
pray you take notice of the steep slant
before you. Often and often our beasts
of burden have fallen on their noses
in descending THIS hill. Our prayer
to you IS that It may be graded down
to a level
''I am glad you spoke of it, and it
shall be done at once" was the reply
Thereupon the great man was cheered
as long as the cavalcade remained in
sight When he had returned to the
palace Murphy, his Prime Minister,
said:
You promised to have the ascent of
that long hill graded down"
That's what I did, Murphy
And you likewise promised to have
the descent graded
It am aware of that
1T Will cost ten thousand dollars
and we haven't fifty in the treasury. -
20 thou Prime Minister of little
faithi" laughed the King. 81 was petit
toned to have the ascent and the de-
scent graded, was I not2"
ised."
We'll you Will arrange it tomorrow
so that I viii be petitioned not to ruin
the picturesqueness of the road by any
grading whatsoever. and that will be
my excuse for doing nothing. Murphy.
any King who knows his business ill
promise anything anybody watts. At
the same time. any King who knows
his business viii fail to keep his prom
ises on the ground that he doesn't wish
to injure any one else"
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-03-06
THE DAYS SESSION.
From the Charlotte Observer.

(From the Charlotte Observer.)
Court was Is minutes late in recon-
vening for the afternoon session. Upon
being asked if he was ready to pro-
coed Solicitor A. L. Brooks stated that
Captain Gilman, of Richmond, Va.
one of the most important witnesses
for the prosecution was sick at a san
itarium in Philadelphia, and that, il
the defense would admit the substance
of what he said al the preliminary
hearing, the state would be ready for
trial. Major w. A. Guthrie, of coun-
sci for the defense, said that they were
not prepared t admit anything, that
it was unfair to ask them to do so,
and that if Captain Gilman was sick,
the prosecution should have known it
in ample time. Solicitor Brooks stated
that he did not know until yesterday
hat the witness would be unable TO
be present. Judge G. S. Ferguson said
that the prosecution should file a writ
ten affidavit of what they proposed 10
prove. The affidavit was drawn and,
after a delay of an hour more, was
read by the solicitor, it having been
signed by Mr.. Briggs, brother of Mrs.
Matthews.
The affidavit recited that testimony
of Captain Gilman, who said he called
at the Matthews home on the morn
ing Of December of last year and had
a conversation with DR.. Matthews, who
said his wife had been sick. but was
then improving; that. as Captain Gift
man was leaving, he heard the heavy
laborious breathing OF Mrs. Matthews,
and going to her room door. which
was ajar, saw DR.. Matthews inserting
a hypodermic injection in her arm, that
he entered the room despite Dr.. Mat
thews' protests and found Mrs. Mat
thews in a very desperate condition.
Her husband declared that she had
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-03-06
Doctors are Puzzled.

The remarkable recovery of Kenneth
Mclver, of Vanceboro, Me-, is the sub
1ect of much interest to the medical
fraternity and a wide circle of friends.
He says of his case: Owing to severe
Inflammation of the Throat and con-
sestion of the Lungs, three doctors
gave me up to die, when, as a last re-
sort, was induced to try DR.. Kings
New Discovery and I am happy to say.
It saved my life" Cures the worst
Coughs and Colds, Bronchitis, Tonsi-
lltls. Weak Lungs. Hoarseness and La
Grippe. Guaranteed at r. r. Bellamy's
drug store. soc and $1.OO. Trial bot
tie free.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-03-06
The Dynamiter and the Black Terror

The Dynamiter and the Black Terror.
Members of the labor union un-
doubtedly put Ex-Governor Shenenburg
Of Idaho, to death. One Of the men
arrested for the crime has confessed
that much and has further said that
as a result of union conspiracy twenty
six murders have been committed. He
may have lied as to the number OF
murders, but the evidence is plain that
union leaders killed the ex-governor
slew him in cold blood because he
stood in the way of the turtherance
of their schemes. This is uniOnism in
the west. How is it nearer home?
Three weeks ago in New York, the
beams of a big steel structure in course
CT erection were loaded with dynamite
cartridges. The fuse leading to them
vas igniteo, but went out" Had the
fuse burned o the dynamite, a tremen-
dous destruction of property and less
of life would have resulted. But they
tried it again. The Commercial. Of
yesterday says: Three men loaded
with dynamite and fuses are being
trailed about New York by a squad of
detectives, to whom had come tnfor-
nation regarding a plot to blow UP
Il t31O1kAS ~ LII ~ DC VI Sk2o va
Invent third street The building and
its builders are involved in a house
smiths and bridgemen's union strike.
The plotters are allowed to get al
most to tie point of placing the dyna-
mite in position, where many lives
must be endangered, and then, afler
a struggle, are nabbed. All this. too.
on top of previous dynamite outras-s
of great seriousness that have already
smirched the name of the union in
question. Ii these dynamiters are
hauled UP in court, what can be done
With them? They can be indicted for
carrying concealed weapons, for hav-
irg explosives in their possession with
out a permit or for being suspicious
persons. Of course. they could not b.
hanged on either of these counts. but
who doubts that in justice they ought
to be hanged?' The laws applicable
to such cases are termed ridiculousiy
inadequate by the paper from which
we quote, but bark! The Commercial
says: Just such miscarriages of what
should be legal protection are what
make lynch law popular in many a
frontier community There is a rough
jewel in that border code which 81
pIOuipLiy d uIouSlei III uu-
man form, and were it not for the
frontiers little regard for real proofs
Ct villiany, there would be much to
condone the western and southern way
of Kidding communities of their worst
element" And the worst element IN
vestern and southern communities is
not the union dynamiter or assassin,
VINO blows up property or kills a man,
but the black terror that menace the
children and the women. This New
York paper by implication, would JUS
tify the lynching of the dynamiter
when the law could not reach him On
the spot. What, then, should it think
of the prevailing fashion in the south
of doing quick justice to the ne5ro
brutes who assault little children and
women3Charlotte Chronicle.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-03-06

taken, the night before, a quantity of
~strychnine, but that she would be bet
ter shortly. He urged Dr.. Matthews
TO send for another physician, but
could n persuade him to do so. He
e n Ben Matthews. their little SON.
after a neighbor. Mrs. A. n. Hay,
while he rushed up town for other doc
tors.
b defendants counsel objected 10
b admission Of this AFFIDAVIT, declar-
ing ii TO be hearsay SO far as Mr..
Briggs. who made 1t, was concerned.
JURY CHOSEN.
Solicitor Brooks then announced that
h state would proceed anyway with
out Witness Gilman and, a few min
ures before 4 O'Clock, the list OF jurors
was called. Two hours and a half was
consumed in securing a jury, about 50
OF b special venire Of 252 being call
ed, the defense exhausting all Of its
"a peremptory challenges. The IL mea
chosen to sit on the case are J.. T.
Shoffner, Professor w. T. Whitsett, j.
B. Ellington. Ed. B. Wheeler, l.. 4.
Walker. Jesse L. May, W. L. Buchan-
an, ]. A Gray, c.. H. Northam, George
W. Quick. John c. Fields and O. c..
Brown. Solicitor Brooks Is assisted
In b prosecution by ex-Judge W. P.
Bynum, F-, Of Greensboro, and II. A.
Foushee, of Durham, while Guthrie &
Guthrie, Of Durham. and Stedman &
Cooke. Of Greensboro, appear for the
defense. The taking of testimony will
be started tomorrow morning and the
trial will last probably a week.
DR.. Matthews attracted much atteu-
ton as he sat in the court room
Many curious eyes wandered toward
that section Of the court room where
he sat. Although practically a phys
ical wreck when committed to Jail in
December, he has stood the confne-
ment as we'll or better than was ex-
pected.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-03-06
DEATH OF GERAND s. WATTS
Occurred Last Night at Country Home
Near Baltimore.

The sad intelligence of the death of
Sir. Gerard Snowden Watts, which oc-
CURED last night at $50 O'clock at his
country home of Beverly" near Bal
dmore. was received by relatives here
this morning.
MIR. Watts suffered a stroke of pa
raysis last Tuesday and since that time
has been gradually sinking until his
death resulted last night.
The deceased was well known in
this city where he was a frequent WIS.,
itor. 1t has been his custom for a
number of years to spend one month
every fall in Durham with relatives
and friends, engaging IN hunting, d
sport of which he was very fond.
Mr. Watts leaves a wife, four chill
dren, a number of grandchildren and
o great grandchildren to mourn his
loss. Of the four children, Mr.. Geo.
W. Watts of this city is the eldest. The
others are, j. H., and Chas. s. Watts,
Of Baltimore, and Mrs. G. B. King, of
Charlotte. The grandchildren who
reside in Durham are Mrs. G. L. Lyon,
Mrs. John Sprunt Hill, and Misses
Louise and Ethel Carr.
Mr.. Watts had never made his
home in Durham but had prominent
business interests here up to the time
of his retirement in 1881. He was at
one time a stakeholder in the More
head bank.
Mr.. Gerard Snowden Watts vas
born near Cumberland, Md, in 1923.
In 1S49 he was married to Miss A. f.
Wellington, of Wheeling, W. Va.
Early in life he became interested in
the tobacco business and had extern
sive interests in Cumberland and Bal
timore, and occupied a conspicuous po-
sitiOn as a tobacco merchant in Ex-
change Place in the last named city.
He vas for many years an active men,
BIER of the Second Lutheran church i'll
Baltimore.
In 1881 Mr.. Watts retired from ac-
tive business life to spend his declin-
ing years in restful quiet at his beau
tiful country home of Beverly" near
Baltimore.
The arrangements for the funeral
have not been announced, but 1t is
probable that the funeral and inter-
ment will be in Observation-Disclosures
Sun.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-03-06
TO ENTERTAIN HlRV|E JORDAN
President of the Southern Cotton
Assn. to Visit Raleigh
North State Mutual Insurance Com
pany. OF KinstOn, Incorporated.
Horse Struck by Train-Glenn In
vited to be the Guest OF Honor at
Annual Meeting of North Carolina
Society Of Richmond.
Messenger Bureau,
Raleigh, y. c., March /

Raleigh, y. g., March /.
The Bridgers Tailoring Co, at Ra
leigh, was chartered for the conduct of
a merchant tailoring business, clothing
and dry goods, with J. E. and E. L..
-Bridgers and w. w. White as incorpor-
= ators, and $500 paid in out of an au-
thorized capital stock Of $4,000. Kin
+ston comes to the front with the
North State Mutual Insurance Co., in
cOrpOrated by r. G. Strong, E. 7. Bee
ton, Fields Il Becton, 7. NJ. Parrot, J.
w. Granger and a number of others,
and is capitalized at 100000. The
company will write life, health and ac-
'cident policies under the stock plan,
and both participating and mutual
classes.
Most active preparations are being
made for the entertainment of Harvie
Jordan, president of the Southern Cot
ton Association, who t1ll spend Satur-
day, March 3, in Raleigh when he will
deliver one of his notable addresses,
and will be greeted by n of the larg-
est crowds in the history of the move
ment in North Carolina.
LII. IdlI DutiCly LAC oOdI IL
rian is already hearing from his ex-
pressions of interest in the state and
national government concerning cattle
tick determination. The mail Of today
brought to DR.. Butler a rare and seem
ing new specimen of the pest that has
made the journey all the way from
California, to rest under the doctors
eye here in North Carolina.
An outgoing freight train struck and
fatally injured a horse on the tracks
just west of the union station. The
animal was hitched to a wood wagon,
and became a%ffrightened at the noise
of the train, at which he ran upon the
track, and was caught and dragged by
the engine. The horse had to be shot.
The driver was not injured as he had
left the wagon, and though the horse
was secured by a block of iron weighing
% pounds.
Notice of the appointment Of anoth-
er r. f. d. carrier, effective April :,
for RutherfOrdtOn, has been received
by Postmaster G.. 7. Bailey.
The North Carolina Society of Rich
mond, Va, has written to Governor
Glenn asking that he will be a guest of
honor at their annual meeting, which
will he held-acording to the loyalty OF
transplanted CarOlinians-May 20. Ii
is not known yet if the governor will
accept, owing to his absence from the
executive Office.
The state chartered the Eastern
Carolina Transportation company
Elizabeth City, N. c., with an author
lied capital of $4,000. The in
nrnnraforc r ." Griffin M9nt60.
C. w. Mittick and E. F. Lamb, Eliza
beth City. The charter states that the
purposes are to convey passengers
freight and tow boats in Virginia and
Carolina waters, and erect cannery
plants for oysters and clans.
The Wynne BEDFORD Furniture com
pany, of Raleigh will manufacture and
sell wholesale and retail, authorized
capital $40, 900. The incOrpOrators are
r. N. and J. S. Wynne and J. F. Red.
ford.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-03-06

One would think the Laxative idea
in a cough syrup should have been ad-
vanced long before it was. 1t seems
the only rational remedy for Coughs
ana Colds would be to move the bow
els and clean the mucous membranes
OF the throat and lungs at the same
time. kennedy's Laxative Honey and
Tar e this. It is the Original Lax
alive Cough Syrup, the best known
remedy for Coughs. Colds, Group,
Whooping Cough, etc. Tastes good
and harmless. Sold by R. r. Bellamy.