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Evening star., 1907-11-17

foated around the country in the papers, and was
in constant use and wear for quarter OF century
1t seems strange to that apparently critic in
the country could be found who could look at me
and have the courage take his pen and destroy
that lie. That lie began its course on the Pacific
coast in 1904, and it likened me in personal appear
ance to Petroleum V. Nasby, who had been out there
lecturlng.
For twenty-five years afterward no critic could
furnish description of without fetching
Nasby to help out my portrait 1 knew Nasby
well, and he was a good fellow; but in my life l
have not felt malignant enough about any more
than three persons to charge those persons with
l always handsome. Anybody but critic
could have it. And it had long been distress
my family, including Susy that the critics should
go on making this wearlsome mistake, year after
year, when there no foundation for it. Even
when critic wanted to be particularly friendly
and complimentary to me, he didn't dare to go
beyond my clothes He never ventured beyond
that old safe frontier When he had finished with
my clothes he had said all the kind things, the
pleasant things the complimentary things, he could
risk. Then he dropped back Nasby.
Yesterday l found this clipping in the pocket of
one of those ancient memorandum books of mine.
1t is of the date of thrtynine years ago, and both
the paper and the ink are yellow with the bitterness
that felt in that old day when l clipped it out to
preserve it. and brood over it. and greve about it.
l will copy it here, to Wit:
A correspondent of The Philadelphia Press writing
ington correspondent Mark Twain the delicate humor
is bachelor faultles in taste whose snowy is sug
gestive endless quarres with Washington washerwomen
the heroisrn Mark settled all for such
and snoothness before His law
ender gloves might have been stolen from Turkish
harem, delicate they in size; but more likely
ANYTHING else likely than that In form and
he bears resemblance the immortal Nasty
but whilst Petroleum IS brunette the Twain is
golden, amber hued melting blond"
Let us return to Susys biography now and get
the opinion of one who is unbiased:
FROM SUSYS BIOGRAPHY
Papas appearance has been described many times bat
very incorrectly He has beautiful gray hair not any
thick any too long, but just right Roman nose
Evening star., 1907-11-17
Ushering in Susy as Biographer

1EN Susy was thirteen, and was a
slender little maid with plated tails
of copper tinged brown hair down
her back, and was perhaps the
busiest bee in the household hive,
by reason of the manifold studies,
health exercises, and recreatlons
she had to attend to, she secretly,
and of her own motion, and out
of love, added another task to her
lahOrS. the writing of a hlOpranhN
Evening star., 1907-11-17
Perpetuating a Description

W/HAT | have been travelling toward all this time
w is this The first critic that ever had occasion
describe my personal appearance Uttered his descrp-
ton with foolish and inexcusable errors whose ag
gregate furnished the result that | was distinctly
and dstressingly unhandsome That description
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-10-12
MINE WAS Sailed.
The Victims Had Been offered $780,.
900 for 1t.

Helena, Mont, Oct 1.-THE Record
publishes a story to the effect Ghat nu-
merous Montana and Washington in
vestors have been mulcted to the ex-
tent of more than third of million
dollars through the discovery that GER
tain placer mines near Lander, Wyo..
had been sailed. and that the property
in question is worthless.
Thomas L. Greenough OF Missoula,
and J. F. Greenough of Spokane, who
were the prime movers in the organl-
cation, have notified investors that they
will redeem all stock at the price paid,
thus assuming the loss.
The discovery that the property was
sailed was due to an Independent ex-
animation conducted by Speaker E. w.
King of the Montana legislature and
r. Neill of Spokane, heavy prospective
Investors who conducted independent
inspections and found, after removing
a few inches of the shaft walls. that
the ground was valueless as were the
tailings although all previous expert
ments showed values ranging from 20
cents to SO a yard.
A Chicago firm was so impressed
with the future of the property that IL
offered the Greenoughs $2,500,000 for
their interest, but it was rejected.
Water not being available, work had
been started from either end of tun-
mel through a mountain, so that the
flow of the Pophoagie river might be
utilized. The discovery has created the
biggest sensation in the history OF
northwest mining.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-10-12
A VAST ALFALFA FARM.
Blackstone Brothers of Elmdale, Save
500 Acres for Seed.

Cottonwood Falls, Kan, Oct. IL
Blackshire Brothers of Elmdale, who
nave one of the largest alfalfa farms
In Chase county, are now threshing
their seed crop, which will bring them
small fortune.
This year they had over seven hun
dred acres in alfalfa, and of this
amount, about three hundred acres
were saved for seed. That part of the
crop which has already been thresh-
ed has made from one to five bushels
per acre, and will easily make an av-
erage of two bushels. The hay crop
was not very heavy, but will make an
average yield of two tons an acre for
the whole farm
Their ranch contains several thou
sand acres, lying along the rich bot
toms of the Cottonwood river, besides
considerable amount of upland for
pastures and grazing purposes. As a
usual thing, Blackshire brothers raise
about one thousand acres of alfalfa
each year, which makes one of the
largest alfalfa farms in Chase county.
This eason, on account of a consider
able portion of it being drowned out
the year before, their total acreage
was nearly a third less, being about
seven hundred acres AS this has not
been one of the best years, in this
vicinity, for heavy alfalfa hay crop,
the three cuttings together will prob
ably make little more than two tons
to the acre. But the seed crop is an
unusually good one, and when it is
readily bringing IS per bushel as soon
as threshed will more than make up
for light yield of hay.
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President Roosevelt Decides to
Move His Camp.
Will Pitch 1t 40 Miles South of
Present Site.
FEW TRACKS SEEN
But Maj. Lilly Didn't Think
Much of Them.
Promises for the New Location
Are Encouraging.

Stamboul, La, Oct. 12.-Roosevelt
camp, at the Monticello crossing OF
the Bayou Tennsas has passed into his
) tory. The president left the place at
3 O'Clock yesterday morning and when
he turned his back on the camp It was
with determination not to return. He
headed toward Bear Lake, whence on
Sunday he will remove to another
camp to be pitched near Newellton,
in Tensas parish on a branch of the
Iron Mountain railroad.
The decision to change camp was
arrived at Friday and preparations
were Immediately begun for the
movement
Mr.. Parker was despatched to
Stamboul to make arrangements for a
train from that point 10 Newellton,
and B. jackson, one of the colored
structions to proceed to Newellton
and select proper place for the new
encampment- The change of loca-
ton was decided upon not only be-
cause no bear had been killed, but be-
cause the president and his friends be-
came convinced that there were none
or practically none on the upper Ten
sas. They have threshed the woods
the Monticello crossing, and it is still
matter of doubt whether any fresh
signs of the presence of the bruin
family has been discovered.
Some old tracks have been found,
and Ben Lilly has discovered what
he believes to be a few traces of more
recent appearance, but these are 50
rare and so far apart that they do not
justify remaining in the vicinity. No
member of the party has secured the
remoteSt glimpse of a pear, nor has
any of the dogs with which they are
supplied struck at any time a well de-
fined bear trail. So uncertain, in
deed, are the reports that Mr.. Parker
emphatically expresses the opinion
that there are no bears where the
hunt has Heretofore been conducted.
The president accepts the situation
phiIosophically, saying that the pres
ent is not the only search for game
that ever came to naught. He pointed
out that if other game than bear had
been desired it could easily have been
secured
The reports from Newellton are en-
couraging. Ever since the president
arrived in this section he has been
receiving letters telling him that there
were plenty of bears within a few
miles of that town and when Mr.. Par
ker came into the railroad station he
ments over the long distance tele-
phone. The failure of the present
hunt causes him to regard these
promises with some degree of annoy
ance, but he and the president as well
have decided taht the only way to set
tie the matter definitely is to make
a personal investigation.
The new camp will be on Bayou
Tensas as was the other but 40 miles
south of the present site, and it will be
about IL miles inland from the rail-
road.
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BOTH ARE CONVICTED.
John Ewing and Ed Green Face
Terms in Prison. ~ Z

John Ewing and Ed Green, negroes,
who were on trial in the district
court on a charge of assault with in
tent to kill which they were accused
on making E. E. Garner on the night
of February %, were found guilty yes
terday of attempted manslaughter by
the jury which had been weighing the
evidence in the case.
The jury did not reach a verdict I'M
til O'Clock last evening and deliber-
ated for three hours before arriving
at one, the case having been given to
them at three o'clock yesterday after
noon.
Punishment for the crime for which
the men have been convicted is dis
cretionary with the court within the
extremes of six months in jail and ten
years in the penitentiary. which are
the minimum and maximum penal
ties imposed by the law for this Of
tense. On the order of the court
both the prisoners were locked up in
Jail pending sentence. Green has
been in Jail since his arrest a couple
Of days after the assault on Garner
but Ewing has been out on bail.
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Fl DROWNED.
Steamer Cypress Went Down in
Lake Superior.
Only One Man of the Entire
Crew Escaped.
HE FLOATED ASHORE.
Lashed to a Life Raft and
Nearly Dead.
Still Unable to Give Account of
the Disaster.

Sault Ste. Marie, Mich, Oct. H.
The steel steamer Cypress, owned by
the Lackawanna transportation COM
pany, and on her second trip down the
lakes with a cargo of ore was wrecked
last night in Lake Superior off Deer
Park which is about 80 miles from
Grand Marias, and all the crew of %
excepting the second mate were lost.
He was washed ashore near Deer Park
dashed to a life raft and barely alive.
He is in critical condition and thus
far he has been able to tell only that
the steamer was the Cypress and that
he is the sole survivor. He is being
given careful medical attention in the
hospital and it is thought that his life
can be saved. He has suffered ter
ribly from cold and exposure in addi-
ton to battling with the waves.
Two bodies have also been washed
ashore at Deer Park. The. Cypress
was a new boat 440 feet long with a
capacity of 7,400 tons. tits believed
here that the machinery of the Cy-
press must have met with an acct
dent as the northwest storm last night
was not severe enough to wreck such
a steamship. No details will be re-
ceived here until the second mate re-
wives sufficiently from his terribly ex-
the beach is being made by the life
saving crew in the search for bodies.
Life Service Report.
Washington, Oct. 12.-News of the
steamer Cypress disaster on Lake
Superior was telegraphed to the life
saving service here confirming the re-
port today. Following is the official
report:
Steamer Cypress ore-laden, foun-
dered 7:45 p. M, 18th instant, 8 miles
north of Deer Park % drowned;
second mate reached shore on life
- I,-,JF o-f Of efo tDv,
bodies found, first mate and second
Watchman."
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A FAMILY GOLF FIGHT.
The Curtis Sisters Are Contesting for
National Honors.

Chicago, Oct. 12.-Sister met sister in
the Is hole contest national women's
champion contest at Midlothian. Yes
terday's semifnals having determined
that the title should remain not only
in Boston but in the Curtis family, the
Misses Harriet and Margaret Curtis,
the former the present title holder,
drove off for the momentous concluding
round into the teeth of a stiff north
west breeze. The weather was partly
cloudy and too chilly for comfort ex-
would not be permitted to count in the
balance against the coveted honor was
evident from the keen spirit of friendly
rivalry displayed by the young finalists
as they warmed up for the start. Each
had her coterie of hackers among those
who had gone down in defeat before the
marvellous skill of the sisters, and to
make things the more interesting a
wager of a dinner to the partiSanS of
the victor by those of vanquished was
arranged.
The Curtis sisters are members of
Essex Country club of Manchester and
have been prominent factors in ma
tional golf for several years. Both are
noted for their ability in the long game
and from the medal scores of each in
the preceding rounds there was but
small percentage of advantage in favor
of either upon which to base predic-
ton as to the probable outcome at the
opening of the contest. Their proves
with the wooden club was demonstrated
yesterday by each repeatedly out dis
tancing her opponent in the drive and
brassie work. Miss Harriet Curtis won
the championship for the first time last
year by defeating Miss M. B. Adams
of Woolaston Golf club over the links
of Braeburn Country club.
Margaret Curtis Best at Golf.
Chicago, Oct. 12.-Margaret Curtis de-
feated Harriet Curtis, the present wo-
mans golf champion contest by up,
and to play.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-10-12
TAFT AT HONG KONG.
Banquet i'm His Honor Attended by
Distinguished Chinese.

Hong Kong Oct. 12.-Secretary of
War Taft arrived here this morning,
The weather was splendid and he was
warmly welcomed, the United States
revenue cutter Mcclellan and the gum
boats Wilmington and Callao assisting
in the greeting given to him. 1mme-
diately after his arrival he visited the
governor of the island, Sir Matthew
Nathan.
A banquet given in honor of Secre-
tary Taft by American Consul General
Wilbur was attended by many repre-
sentative Chinese, Including WI Ting
Fang, recently appointed minister to
Washington. Speaking in Chinese at
the banquet, WI Ting Fang said that
China and America had always enter
tanned the friendIfest relations. His
duty after arriving in the United States
would be to continue these relations
which were being cemented, strength
ened and brought closer day by day.
Secretary Taft, in concluding his adj
Dress said that all improvements that
can take place in China, whether gov
eminent or admins trative reform, de-
velopment of the resources of the
country, the elevation of the people by
education, the betterment of the civil
service. or anything increasing the
strength of the empire. can not take
place without receiving Americas cor
dial sympathy and support.
This afternoon Secretary Taft at
tended meeting of the Chinese Young
Mems Christian Association and re.
ception given by leading Chinese. He
will dine tonight at the residence of the
governor and after a vice regal recep-
ton will embark at midnight for Ma
nj
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-10-12
FOUND NO VINEWEED.
A Botanical Research Shows No Dam
age From Plant in Finney.

Garden City, Kan, Oct. 11.-Prof. n
F. Roberts of the State Agricultural
college at Manhattan spent the dav in
Garden City yesterday on business con
nected with the botanical department of
the college. His visit here was to as
certain whether the vineweed or prairie
morningglory was doing any damage
in this part of the state. While here he
did not find any and so far as has
been learned the weed has not started
in this section. Prof. Roberts has been
working in the north central part Of
the state. where he found the vineweed
in great abundance.
The poetry and romance found in
the mornin gglory is overshadowed nv
the damage they do to the growing
crops, especially the smaller grains
The vines will wrap themselves about
the wheat and oats and the heayyp vine
saps the moisture and nutrition which
should go to the grain. In some parts
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HE SPENT The MONEY.
Confidential Agent Appropriated
Funds of His Principal.

New York. Oct 12.-George H.
Brouwer, confidential manager of the
stock exchange firm Of James H. Oil
plant & company, who is charged
with the larcency of a check of $3.50,
the property of Jay F. Carlisle, and
who is held under heavy bail in the
belief that there are large dis
crepancies in his accounts, has been
considered one of the most trust
worthy managers in the financial dis
trict He has held that position with
OIiphant & Company for six years. He
is fine looking man of So and he lived
quietly with his family in Brooklyn
Not the slightest suspicion has ever
reflected upon him until recently.
Mr.. Carlisle who had desk room in
the Oliphant Office, went to Europe a
few months ago. Before leaving he
had been negotiating the sale of a
farm he owned. Mr.. Carlisle en-
trusted Brouwer with the matter. He
told Brouwer if the sale was made to
turn over the proceeds to MI Oil
plant. The farm was sold and Brou-
wer received in payment a check for
S275O. A few days ago Mr.. Carlisle
shortly after his return from abroad
learned by accident that the farm had
been sold and that the check had been
tured over to the manager. Brouwer
it is asserted cashed the check and
kept the proceeds. When confronted
with the cancelled check Brouwer
broke down and confessed. He said
he had spent the money.
1t was deemed wise then to look
into Brouwer's dealings with the firm
and many Irregularities, 1t is stated,
were found. James H. Oliphant said
that the firms losses might reach
100000.
Brouwer is said to have speculated
heavily in the market and the slump
was what made way with his invest
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-10-12
FIFTH GAME TODAY.
This Is Detroit's Last Chance in the
Series Unless They Win.

Detroit, Mich, Oct 1.-THE Detroit
American league baseball team goes on
the field at Bennett Park this afternoon
With three straight defeats registered
against them by the Chicago National
league team following UP on the twelve
inning tie game which the two teams
played on the opening day of the SER
les. Imbued with the confidence which
naturally follows their three victories,
the Chicago team is confident that this
will be the last of the series and that
tonight's train will carry them back to
Chicago with the coveted worlds cham
pionship in their possession.
The successive defes is which Chicago
practically stopped betting on the con-
tests.
The hundreds of ''rooters'' who fol-
lowed the Chicago team here began
heading for Bennett Park before noon,
flushed with the previous victories and
worlds champions when the game was
concluded. Despite the poor showing
which Detroit has made thus far, there
we're early indications that full as many
local followers Of the game would be
present at Bennett Park as there were
yesterday.
There was much interest during the
morning hours whether injuries to Cap
tain Chances fingers where he was
struck by a pitched ball while batting
in the opening inning yesterday after
noon would KEEP him out of the game.
The weather in the early forenoon
was cloudy and very cool and threaten
ing.
Before the game was called the sky
was overcast. the temperature was 43-
degrees and a raw west wind was
blowing about miles an hour. Those
who headed for the ball grounds wore
and blankets. At 1890 the stands and
standings room space were less than
two-thirds filed.
Captain Chance of the Chicago team
were crushed by Donovan's inshoot
yesterday were sd sore that Howard
would play in the game in his place on
first base. Chance said he would
pitch Brown if he warmed up we'll in
practice and Pfeister if Brown did not
seem fit. Following was the lineup:
Detroit.
Jones, leftfield.
Schaeffer, second base.
Crawford, center field.
Cobb, right field.
Rossman, first base.
Coughlin, third base
Schmidt, catcher.
O'Leary, shortstop.
Mullin, pitcher.
Chicago.
Slagle, centerfield
Sheckard, leftfield.
Howard, first base.
Steinfeldt, third base,
king, catcher.
Evers, second base.
Schultz, right field.
Tinker, Shortstop.
Brown, pitcher.
Umpires-Sheridan and O'Day.
FIRST INNING
Chicago-Slagle walked, Sheckard
flied to Jones. Howard struck out
Slagle stole second. Steinfaldt singled
to center; Slagle scoring. king field
to Cobb. One run
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-10-12
TOPEKAVS. NEWORLE Fans
Two Cities Are Rivals for Next Chris
tan Church Convention.

Norfolk, Va, Oct. 1.-THE internal
tional missionary convention of the
Disciples of Christ opened here with
an attendance of several thousand
from all sections of the United States
and many from Canada. The day was
devoted to the Christian women's
board of missions. 1t was announced
that although the starting of the
"CentenniaT' movement at San Fran
cisco two years ago only called for a
fund of 100000 to be raised by 1909,
nearly 100000 has already been
raised and paid in. With this fund the
church will open eleven new mission
ary branches including mission work
in the Argentine and Mexico Repub-
lies Chinese mission work on the Pa
cific coast, work in Utah ard a negro
mission school in Texas. Topeka,
Kan, and New Orleans are fighting
for the next convention.
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JUST PLAIN HISTORY.
Nothing Personal in Disclosure of
Washington's Tax Dodging.

Washington, Oct. 12.-Captain S. r.
Donahue of Fairfax, Va, who disclosed
from musty volumes the record of
George Washington's presentment for
tax lodging, has had no peace since the
exposure was printed. Every mail has
brought to the captain a flood of angry
and protesting letters.
"The naked truth seems to have Of
Tended the patriots. who look upon the
father of his country as nodded from
finer clay than his fellow mortals''
said Captain Donahue. They all seem
to take my discovery as a personal Of
Tense instead of new fact of history
It's mighty discouraging to a man who
makes an excursion into the realms o:
historical research for the benefit of
posterity to get forty odd bumps a day
from his own generation. I'm going
to quit the history business after this
One letter was a mournful reproach
in a feminine hand that suggested cats
and tea and hailed from Massachu-
sets.
"How could you do it ?" she walled.
"you lower the moral tone of the
youth of our country when you shake
their faith in the great Washington"
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DEyLIN CASE UP AGAIN.
Testimony Being Taken Before Special
Referee N. III. LoOmis.


Kansas City, Oct. 1.-THE taking
of testimony before N. H. LOOMS of
Topeka, special referee in bankruptcy
for the estate of the late Charles H.
Deylin, has been resumed in the office
of Frank Hagerman in the New York
Life building. The different interests
in the case are contending for a share
of the real estate along the Belt line
tracks These tracts include the coal
wards used by the Kansas Coal and
Coke company, at Nineteenth and
Holmes streets, and various other
smaller holdings along the Belt line.
The interests represented at the hear
ing were the Devlin estate, the estate
of w. E. Thomas and several banks
which have claims for liens on the
holdings.
cyrus Leland, jr., of Topeka, was
the only witness examined yesterday.
He is a trustee for the Devlin estate.
The hearing was adjourned until next
Friday.