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The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-12-01
His Time Up at Lahalna
Seattle Evening News.

with pleasure, and he went to the Of
fcer of the deck and asked to see the
captain. The commander came out OF
his cabin and asked the man what he
could do for him.
my enlistment is expired. I'd Ike
nv discharge" replied Wheelock.
what, here? Don't you wish to go
to Brooklyn, where you enlisted?"
mo, sir"
But surely you don't want to get
off at this out of the way place. Had
mt YOU better go back with us to Ho-
nolulu?"
'.No, sir: I'd rather go ashore here"
The captain looked puzzled. Pres
emily he asked, 'tWould you mind tell
! ing me why?"
Certainly not There" pointing to
the island, sis my home. My father
and mother, my brothers and sisters,
are there. They live at Spreckelsville'
not far from that port. There, too, is
my sweetheart
But said the captain, were you
not born in San Francisco?'
II was, but when I was a little child
nv father came here with his family
to take the position of engineer OF a
sugar plantation"
The captain was too astonished to
reply at once. When he did he said:
do you mean to tell mel know it
! YOU don't need to tell me-that after a
three years cruise from New York you
bring UP here at your home on the day
of the expiration of your enlistment
"A singular coincidence. captain.
81 should think so! And you-didn't
you feel any emotion at the prospect
of going past all those you love with
out seeing them?''
IT didn't intend to do so. I waited
And said nothing. It's a pity there
are not more silent people in the world
They're rare. All right; you shall have
; your discharge"
That evening the young sailor en-
tered the village of Spreckelsville anC
made his way to his home. That h
5 was in the navy his relatives knew
/ but if they had any idea of his where
abouts they supposed him to be on tn
sea of Japan. Not even the girl wh'
had been so long waiting for hin
p dreamed that he was on the island
= When she saw in the distance the IA
( miliar figure coming toward her Sh
trembled fearing that it was hi
wrath On he came, his features be
{ | coming more distinct at every steT
[ That ne did not speak at first CAV
. color to her fear that he was not in tn
. flesh. but she remembered that he wa
of the silent kind, and when smil
broke on his lips she was reassurec
i But she caught at the gate by whic
e she was standing, and when he darte
A forward and took her in his arms sh
was ready TO fall.
The news Travelled fast that the war
Is derer had returned. 1t was one SUI
= cession of embraces, from that wit
= the mother to the youngest siste
There was the fatted calf killed. an
> there was merrymaking till late In
10 the night.
Or But whether the sailor remained wit
TT his people or in time awoke from h
1t happiness. as the soldier awoke fro
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-12-01

There is nothing to do in this story
In order to turn fact into fiction but
to select one or two fictitious names
The names are all the fiction there is
in 1t.
One morning q young man appeared
at the Brooklyn navy yard and shipped
as a machinist. The cruiser he was
assigned to steamed across the Allan
tic and through the Mediterranean and
the suez canal for the China station
Young wheelock, as we shall call
him. was a skilled mechanic. Though
he had been all over the world, he said
little about his wanderings of him.
self. He had left girl at hcne, and
possibly this was why he was so quiet.
Men in love either like to talk all the
while about their sweethearts or do
rot of thinking about them. Wheelock
was of the thinking kind.
For three years the cruiser was
steaming about in Chinese and Jap
anese waters and then was ordered
home. The term of wheelock's enlist
n1ent had nearly expired. Indeed.
when the ship left Japan just three
weeks of it were unexpired. He was
privileged to stop off at any port the
vessel stopped at after the expiration
of his term or to go on with the ship
10 the place of his enlistment. When
he reached Honolulu Wheelock had
lust five days to serve. No one sup
nosed he would wish to leave the ship
In those far-away islands, but if he
did he couldn't unless he remained
among them for the remainder of his
term. He showed no anxiety to leave
and as at his enlistment he had giver
San Francisco as his birthplace his
shipmates supposed he would remain
aboard until that city was reached.
Four days were consumed in coalins
at Honolulu, and the cruiser was read!
10 continue her voyage across the Pa
cific ON the precise day that Wheeloci
was free to leave the navy. Sun n
said nothing ABOUT remaining III liz
Sandwich Islands and outwardly
least showed no concern whether tn
vessel left two hours after or betor
the expiration of his term. Before re
turning to America. however, the com
rnander decided to make a short cruis
smong the islands recently acquire
by the United States. On the morn
ing the vessel weighed anchor for TIL
cruise wheelocks term in the navy e1
pired. He remained on board, how
ever, and that afternoon when the
reached the port of Lahaina, on II
island of Maui, he went on deck. Aft
booking awhile at the quiet little po
A. set in beautiful country, his eyes
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-12-01

very interesting effects by the exercise
of some ingenuity in the combination
of such block shapes as were avail
able.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-12-01

a dream of home to find himself lying
on a battlefield, is not recorded.
NELSON MAXWELL.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-12-01

Mistre-wby, Bridget want large wages
experience BriigetSu amt it harder
whe don't how2-Life.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-02-09

they are, there is an awful temptation
to work in pun in connection with the
trial now in progress IN New York city
and the weather department, but on
sIush, does Just as well and is Somewhat
more decent.
H ]. Bone, United States district at
torney has returned from Washington
D. c., where he has been for the past
week in conference with officials of the
interior department relative to the
cases of fencing government land in
western Kansas.
Last night was regular monthly
meeting night for the Commercial
club but as there have been two spe-
cial meetings already this week and
half a dozen committee meetings as
we'll the matter was allowed to go over
until next month.
The engraver that prepared the new
map that appears in the last edition
of the Rock Island time card folder
made an error and has made it appear
that BelIeville, Kansas, is Bellvue. The
map is otherwise an Improvement
over its predecessor.
Business is so quiet at the city Jail
that the officers are being detailed to
hunt up delinquents who are indebted
for old fines which they have tried to
forget, and hoped that the police
would, and the jail is kept well filed
with prisoners of this class.
Mr.. Lewis Deppe is at home with his
being in the Missouri Pacific hospital
in st. Louis, where he has been treat
ed for injuries received on an inspec-
ton trip at Antoine, Ark. He expects
to return to st. Louis in a few days.
What was formerly known as the
Webb tract east of the city and which
was but a few months ago a field of
stubble and weeds now has quite
metropolitan air, as the three new
buildings of the Santa Fe shops which
a. 1ra f06 ORC hot Loft Cd
What 1 need right at this time
more than anything else" remarked
Manager Wells of the Novelty theater
last night as he surveyed the crowd
blocking the sidewalk waiting for the
second show. lis room enough to ac-
commodate these people, and then I
would be satisfied"
Mayor Davis whose term expires
soon says that when he retires from
business he would like to put in all or
his time as mayor of Topeka and see
what he could really do to put the city
on good financial basis. The mayor
says that he feels conscience stricken
that he has only been able to put in a
few hours a day at his position.
The proprietor of local cigar store
has a good deal of fun at the expense
of his customers. His store has a stone
floor and whenever anyone starts to
light cigar with the cigar lighter, es-
pecially if his shoes are a little bit
damp, he gets a strong shock from the
lighter. The only ones who are i'm
mune are the ones who wear rubbers.
An examination will be held on
March 2nd at the local federal build
ing to fill vacancies in the internaH
revenue district of Kansas for the po-
sitions of deputy collector and clerk
of persons intending to
take the examination should be filed
not later than February 26th with
Milton NJ. bearing, secretary Ninth
Civil service district at ST IxOuiS The
requirements are clerical in their ma
ture.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-02-09
CRONE CONVICTED.
He Is Given Sentence of IS Years in
the Penitentiary.

Kansas City. Mo. Feb. "a jury in
the criminal court here this morning
returned a verdict finding Albert M.
Crone guilty of murder in the second
degree for having killed Bertha Bow
lin; his former sweetheart and fixed
his punishment at 8 years in the
penitentiary. An appeal probably will
be taken.
Crone attacked Miss Bowlin and
Frank Kern with a gas pipe one night
last June as they were seated on
Kersey Coates Drive, which overlooks
the union station. They were found
unconscious on the following morn
ing. Kern lying on the roadway and
the girl half way down the steep hill
that skirts the thoroughfare. Later
the girl died of her wounds. Kern
was unconscious for several days and
when he recovered his senses he said
that Crone had attacked them.
Crone is 10 years old and at the
time of the attack worked at the
stock yards.
One of Crone's counsel was Jesse
James, jr., son of the noted bandit.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-02-09

.dtems for this column may be left at
Heaston's barber shop)
Mr.. L. M. Brit has moved to 40 Reno
avenue.
Mr.. Frank Peyton is running a thresh-
ing machine for Otto Kuehne.
Mrs. Geo. Vanorsdal, of Oakley ave-
nue., visited yesterday with Mrs. Will
Vanorsdal of BAL Forest avenue.
Some of the large cottonwood trees
are being cut down along our streets.
Let these be replaced with a better
variety.
yesterday. She has been staying with
her sister, Mrs. F. H. v. McComb of
Mission Center few weeks.
Regular services at the NJ. E. church
preaching at IL; Junior League at 8 p.
m; Epworth League at $50, and
preaching again at 1880. Rev. Mr.. Boyd,
pastor.
Mr.. Fred Ludington. director of the
school board, visited the school again
yesterday. Some people think that the
heating apparatus at the school build
ing is inadequate for heating the build
ing. This is a mistaken idea, as the
building is as well heated, if not bet
ter. than any building heated with
steam heat. The coolest days. we had
this winter the thermometer could be
run up to 80.
Mrs Miller. of 1877 Winfield avenue,
entertained the Ladies' Aid society of
the Oakland Christian church at dinner
on Friday, February 8. The attendance
was unusually good Notwithstanding
the muddy streets. These ladies will en-
terrain at a valentine party on We'd
nesday evening, February 10, at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Moore at the
corner of Indiana and Oakland avenue.
st. Valentine, the Queen of Hearts and
Cupids will assist in entertaining and
a programme will be given consisting
of songs and recitations. Games and
nr3fC or6U hmm nd a
office will form attractive features of
the evenings enjoyments.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-02-09
BIG PASTURE AWARDS.
The Third InstaIIment of Offers for
Land Approved.


Washington. Feb. 9.-The interior
department has announced the third
installment of purchasers of tracts of
land in the Kiowa- Comanche Okla
homa pastures:
The Kansas purchasers were: James
Wrigley. Ashland: HERBERT Lindsay,
Medicine Lodge; Prince Platner, Win
dom; Louis Ross, Peru; Jane Abbott,
wellington; Arthur Pendergroft,
Strong City: George Harrell. Topeka;
Scion Gillian. Mayfield; Herbert Auest,
Lyons; George Lyons, Anthony; Isaac
Harmon, Elk City; Joseph Lambdin,
Caldwell; Lincoln Lambdin, Caldwell;
Zah Wade, Belleville: Grace Ross,
Peru; Earl Fort, Kinsley; Warren
Dieffenbacher, Cheney; Arthur Lewis,
Kinsley; Frank Arthur, Roseland;
Charles Wrenchy. Roseland; Wilson
Schneck, Lawrence; Minnie Baldwin,
Centralia; George Curtis, Clifton; Bes-
Kincaid; Milton Barnett. Milan; Elmer
Jarse, Peck; William H. Rankin,
Gardner; Andrew F. Holmes. Wet
more: Walter Clinkscales, Olathe;
Frank Kelley, Gardner; Wallace
Holmes, Wetmore; William Keller,
Peabody; William Kelley, Clare; VIII
liam Parsons, Florence; Caleb Ross,
Peru: Harry Challacombe, Piedmont;
Harry Jordon, Caldwell; Benjamin H.
Hannible Wichita; Clarence Delley,
Wichita; Thomas A. Creston, Udall;
Frank Thomas, Irving; Harvey T. Nc
Coy, Gueda Springs; James H. Dean,
Olathe; William D. Vanderpool Ar
lington; John Taylor, Scranton; Chas.
Brfsco. Lathrop; Albert Johnson, Win
field; Samuel Bulls, Monet.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-02-09

3D. half witted stable boy can jerk a
picnic pump or slide bottle of tar
rantula juice across pine board, at a
dollar a day. but a saloon keeper who
is forced to keep plate glass windows,
cherry bars. a large stock of fancy Ii
quors and pay a license, would not
hire the same man to shuttle cuspi-
dorec.
To return to the senator from Atchi-
son: He comes in with a resolution to
unbutton the constitution of the state,
and insert clause permitting the IL
cenSing of saloons. OF course it will
never pass the legislature, much less a
vote of the state. but hundreds or
blue-ribboners will take alarm and sit
on the member from their district un-
til the danger is past. There is abso-
lutely no cause for alarm. Not even
small per cent of the people want
open saloons-and the jointists them
selves are with the majority.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-02-09
THE BoNDsMEN MUST PAY.
Trfckett Proposes to Collect From
Missing JOintists' Friends

Kansas City. Kan, Feb. &C. w.
Trickett, assistant attorney general
for Wyandotte county, has announced
that bondsmen for jointkeepers would
be required to pay the amount of the
bond for which they have signed pro-
viding the men under indictment fail
to appear for trial when next their
cases are brought up in the Wyan-
dottA county court. He has thirty
cases now upon which he is going to
proceed Immediately in court In the
event the bondsmen are made to pay
Wyandotte county will be richer by
$4,000.
I'm these thirty cases." Mr.. Trickett
said. most of those under Indictment
are known to have left here long ago.
They probably never will set foot in
Kansas City, Kan, again. Their cases
have been continued from time to time
upon one pretext and another until
now I am thoroughly tired of such
dillydallying methods"
One man has signed six bonds that
are to be declared forfeited
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-02-09
STEADY HAND
A Surgeons Hand Should Be the
Firmest of ALI.

FOR fifteen years I have suffered
from insomnia, indigestion and ner-
vousness as result of coffee drink
ing" said a surgeon the other day.
1.-The dyspepsia became so bad that
had to limit myself to one cup at
breakfast. Even this caused me to
lose my food soon after ate II.
''All the attendant symptoms of in
digestion, such as heart burn, palpi-
tation. water brash, wakefulness or
disturbed sleep, bad taste in the
mouth. nervousness, etc, were present
to such a degree as to incapacitate me
for my practice as a surgeon.
1.-The result of leaving off coffee and
drinking Postum, was simply marvel
Gus. The change was wrought forth
with, my hand steadied and my nor
NAL condition of health was restored"
Name given by Postum Co., Battle
Creek, Mich. There's a reason" Read
the famous little book, THE Road to
MELVILLE" in pkgs.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-02-09
INDICTED FOR MURDER.
Congressman Favrot Held for tho
Shooting of DR.. Aldrich.

Baton Rouge, La, Feb. 9.-Demo-
cratic Congressman-e elect George K.
Favrot has been indicted by the grand
Jury on a charge of murder for shoot
ing DR.. Harry Aldrich,1 one or the lead
ing physicians of Baton Rouge
Congressman-elect Favrot, imme-
diateIy after the shooting last Novem-
Der. issued a formal statement that he
killed DIR. Aldrich for making SANDER
Gus statements about Mrs. Favrot.
DR.. Aldrich was Mrs. Favrot's fam
ilv nhysician and had been his life
long friend. Congressman-elect Favrot
is one of the leading jurists of Louis
lana and was Judge of the civil district
court at the time of the shooting, but
resigned imm ediately. 1t is a notable
coincidence that before the shooting
he had appointed the grand jury which
indicted him.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-02-09

ton. His large, bald face radiates
with animation from THE clerk will
read" to so ordered" The import
ance of his position undoubtedly makes
a hit with him.
Here is a deep, dark secret: Years
ago Cunningham was a State Journal
carrier, and as natural side-line.
Washburn student. He has been living
It down to the best of his ability. He
went back to Cowley county and began
to practice law, and it became a habit
with him. He frequently addresses the.
chair as Your Honor" or IF the court
please" and then some one moves to
fine him a key of prunes or something
of the kind.
The other Cowley county ham, Mr..
Nottingham, is a person we'll Be asoned
by years and south Kansas weather.
He does not aspire to a seat among
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-02-09
ALL WERE BRUISED.
Passengers Thrown Down by Jar of
Collision.

Pittsburg, Feb. 9.-The Manhattan
limited on the Pennsylvania railroad
which left this city for the east at
1885 a. M. was wrecked near Will
merding. a suburb. 1 5 miles from here.
by running into a freight train loaded
with coke which was taking a siding.
The passenger locomotive left the
track, the mail car and combination
mail and express cars were burned
and three freight cars were de-
molished.
The engineer of the limited and
three mail clerks were injured.
The many passengers on the limited
were thrown to the floors and while
all were bruised, none was seriously
hurt.
The cause of the wreck has not been
officially made known.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-02-09

Because it contains Winfield and Ar
Kansas City. Cowley county which Is
part of the open-work fringe of Okla
homa, has population enough to support
two representatives. This season the
county got the ham habit, and deliver
ture, a pair, one smoked and one sugar
cured The seasoned one Is named
Cottingham. and the tender, sweet one
is Cunningham. One from the hamlet
of Arkansaw City and the other from
winfield, noted for it's gas.
In the legislature it was the tender
ham who drew the noisy job. He is
permitted to bump on the speakers
desk with a hammer. and do a lot of
Side talking. The mature article is con-
tent to sit back and view the perform
ance, adding an occasional pinch of salt
.! 10 the stew Wnlie the otner nam Goes
sight to see Cunningham putting a mo-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-02-09
1T MAY TAKE MONTHS.
Senate Investigation of Brownsville
Affair Makes Little Headway

Washington, Feb. 9.-The Browns
Vile inquiry by the senate committee
on military affairs may continue at in
tervals for several months. Many
issued have not been found and others
are in Texas attending the court mar
tial of the white officers of the dis
charged negro battalion. The investi-
cation has proceeded far enough to
convince the members of the commit
tee that the only way to get at the
bottom of the affair is by the slow
process of examining every man to
few members of Companies B and d
have been on the stand and no evil
dence has been secured indicating
that these men were guilty of the Of
lenses charged against them. It has
been brought out that Company G men
had a chance to secure guns through
the fact that their gun racks were
broken open.
The feature of the testimony which
most interests the members of the
is that all the men on the
stand have said that they would be
able to distinguish the report of the
Springfield rifles or Krag-JOrgenSen
rifles from the reports of other fire
arms and most of the witnesses have
said that they did not hear any army
rifles. The testimony of the white Of
1cerS now under court martial is be-
ng awaited on this point. Several
senator's who have declared that they
believe that some members of the bat
talon were guilty of the shooting. now
say their opinions will be shaken If
he white officers should go on the
stand and say they could not detect
reports of Springfield or Krag-Jorgen-
sen guns.
Senator Foraker has said that he
will get at the bottom of the affair if
It should take all summer and it is
likely therefore that after the ad
journment of congress a subcommit-
81 will he ed q IA Ike teStir11
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-02-09
TRAIN men ARRESTED.
They Are Charged With RESPONSE
bility for Wreck.

Ossining, N. Y, Feb. 9.-The con-
ductor, engineer, firemen and helper
of the freight train. which is said to
have caused the wreck which occur
red last night on the New York Cen
trail railroad, resulting in the loss of
two lives and the injury of several
persons, were arrested today by order
of the coroner at Peekskill.
Those killed in the accident were
William Kirk. engineer, and James
Armitage, fireman of the Montreal
express, which sideswiped the loco
motive of the freight train which had
run upon the main line, from the
freight track.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-02-09
RIDGWAY's DROP OUT.
Public Did Not Take Kindly to the
Plan.

Chicago, Feb. 9.-Ridgway's, the
weekly publication of the Ridgway COM
pany, which was launched the first
week of last october with a great flour
ish of trumptets, suspended publication
with the issue of February 9, placed on
sale yesterday. An editorial by Frank
J. Ridgway makes frank statement
of the case and offers the reason Tor the
suspension that the public did not take
kindly to the idea. When the magazine
was first published it appeared in IA
cities In six weeks the field was mar
rowed down to New York, Chicago,
Denver and San Francisco. Now the
venture is closed. tits said that the
experiment has cost 4 million dollars.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-02-09

Senator Waggener is a great joker.
Everyone knows it. and expects him to
Introduce joker bills and resolutions.
For years it has been the contention
of the pro-boozery element that the
antis were afraid to submit the pro-
position to vote. This is rather true
The temperance contingent is afraid,
but it has no cause to be. The people
are of the same mind they were 25
years ago, and there are more of them.
The ants contend that the Missouri
wholesalers would spend millions to
break down the imaginary barriers to
the sale and consumption of booze in
Kansas. Guess again. The present
conditions could not be bettered, from
a commercial standpoint, for the
wholesalers. say the antis. They SO
they say, sell just as much, get more
for II and make bigger profits in Kan
sas now than they could ever hope to
under a wide open policy. If a law
permitting the licensing of saloons was
passed, IL would certainly amount to a
severe slam on the sellers in general.
Only few of them could afford to pay
the state and city license, and thou
sands of busy but ignorant joint bar
tenders would be thrown out of a Job
because they didn't know how to build
a Manhattan cocktail. Any low brow