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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-03-13

Wall St, New York, March 13.-STOCKS
Opening prices of stocks today We're
shaded from last nights closing level:
None of the declines exceeded a half
point and the volume of the sales was
Generally small Prices turned upwards
Immediately after the opening, American
Smelling rising a point
Fractional reactions followed the early
raIly which placed some Of the favor1tes
below their first prices. The market then
moved up sharply again under the lead or
the Copper stocks and other specialt1es
The railroad list did not show much v1gor
in the rally and Reading was sold on all
recoyeries. Utah Copper advanced. Ia
POINTS. Atlantic Coast Line, American
Smeitine. Brooklyn Transit and Virginia
Carolina Chemical preferred III points
ana ToIedo St Louis and Western prefer
red international Pump preferred and
r aftway Steel Spring point Stocks were
Reclining again at IL O'Clock chicago
Terminal preferred lost 2 points. Canadian
Pacific Ia points and Southern Railway
preferred point
Advances of a few special stocks was
IN contrast with a drop in the general
tendency. Union Pacific, Great Northern
nreferred. Reading. Delaware and Hudson
I'd RaIfimore and Ohio declined point
Interna tional Mercantile Marine preferred
rose 1sx points Allis-Chafmers preferred
la noirts. National Lead IA points ana
nelaware and Rio Grande preferred
point ,,,a
The fone of the market grew firmer I'M
der the influences OF large demand TOT
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THE HARVESTER CASE UP.
Testimony Being Taken in Custer
Suits at Wichita.

Wichita, Kan, March 13.-Testi-
mony of thirty dealers and harvester
machinery dealers was taken Thurs
day in custer proceedings against the
International Harvester Company of
America. The suit was brought to
prevent it from doing business in the
state.
Judge Gauze of the supreme court of
Burlington, who Is a commissioner APP
pointed by the state to take the testi-
mony. Earl Evans represents the
Harvester company ana Assistant At
torney General C. c.. Coleman is here
for the state.
The dealers testified that they are
now paying less for their machinery
and supplies than they did before the
organized. The farmers testified that
they are getting better and quicker
service than they did before the
organization.
If the custer proceedings prevail
the house at Wichita will be closed. 1t
employs sixty people and ships ma
chinery to all points in the state. The
International Harvester company has
branches at Topeka, Hutchinson, Con-
cordia, Salina and Parsons. The es-
adjustment of these houses makes it
possible to ship goods in carload lots
thereby saving a great deal Of freight
by selling to the farmer and dealers.
Heretofore 1t was necessary to send
to Kansas City for machines and re-
pairs.
1t will require two days to complete
the taking of testimony. 1t will take
four weeks yet to complete testimony
after which a decision will be rem
dered. Testimony will be taken next
at Parsons.
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FIRE ON FARM LANDS.
Flames Sweep Over, 700 Acres Near
Holton Doing Much Damage.

Holton, Kan, March 13.-Fire,
which started late Thursday and
lasted until 10 o'clock at night, de-
wasted 700 acres of prairie and farm
lands ten miles southwest of this city.
High winds famed the flames and
made it almost impossible to check
the fire. Farmer H. Uhlo perhaps
suffered the most damage. His house
and barn. including some young cat
tie, machinery and harness, was des-
troyed.
N H. Riley was hauling load of
hay to his home when the flames
swept down on him destroying the
hay and wagon and burning the
horses beyond recovery.
Many young orchards were severely
damaged and several hundred tons of
hay were burned. The origin of the
fire is unknown.
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mint GETS BUSY.
Full Force Again at Work at Phila-
dclphia Institution.

Philadelphia, March 13.-With the
United States mint in this city, has
again become a golden beehive Of in
dustry.
Throughout the week employees who
had been laid off have been receiving
notifications to resume their posts and
yesterday a full force was at work,
aggregating about $50 persons.
1t was stated at the mint that this
renewed of activity was due to fresh
orders from Washington for i'm
mediate coinage. Leading these or
ders was one for 100000 more
in $40 gold coins. This, it was said,
would probably be followed by still
another order for the same number
of pieces. In addition, there will be
a heavy coinage Of silver and copper.
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Important Labor Conference.

New York, March 13.-Announce-
ment of what is declared will be the
most important conference of national
labor leaders ever held was made yes
terday by the executive council of the
American Federation of Labor Over
100 national and International unions,
it is stated, will be represented at the
meeting, which is called to be held in
Washington on Wednesday of next
week. Planning of new tactics on &C
count of the many court decisions
against the union is said to be the sub
ject for consideration.
"a dollar won't go as far as it did ten
years ago.
mo, but it gets there a great deal
ouicker."-Smart Set.
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HELD FOR FORGERY.
Man With Many Names and Check
Books Is Arrested

San Francisco, March 13.-H. Nor
timer Wilson and his beautiful wife,
who registered Tuesday at the st.
Francis hotel in this city as Mr.. and
Mrs George H. Longworth of Den
yer, were arrested in their apart
ments and are being held for inves-
tigation of their effects which include
g check perforating machine and the
personal check book of Governor
Guild of Massachusetts,. They were
taken into custody after it was dis
covered that Wilson had a certified
check for $1,000 drawn on the Shaw
mutt (Mass.) National bank and
signed Curtis H. Guild It was
learned also that a check for $500
drawn on a Denver bank had been
deposited in the Croker National
bank in this city.
Wilson had other check books, in
Guiding those of some of the most
prominent men of Massachusetts.
The woman, who has attracted con-
siderable attention at the fashionable
ing, by her magnificent gowns and
her beauty, told the police that she
married Wilson a year ago after a
courtship of thirty days; that she was
q stenographer in the superior court
at Boston before her marriage and
was related to member of Cover
nor Guilds staff
Wilson had secured an option on
the Lick hotel furnishings for $1,000
and vas in other ways evidently try
ing to establish a credit in this city
The police claim to have information
that Wilson was known in Denver as
w. Harcourt Bentley and that in New
York, Chicago, Denver and Salt Lake
he was known respectively as w. H
Mortimer, w. A. Armstrong, Henry D.
Smith and George H. Langworthy.
Operated in Denver
Denver, March 13.-It is believed
here that H Mortimer Wilson, arrest
ed in San Francisco, and the man
who spent several days in this city,
stopping with his wife at the Brown
Palace hotel under the name of Bent
ley. are one and the same. Bentley
through the medium of a guest from
Red Cliff, Cal, who was stopping at
the hotel also was identified at the
National Bank of Commerce and sue
ceeded in getting $500 on a check
for $1,000, bearing the name Curtis
II. Guild
Bentley then drew personal checks
for the balance credited to him in
the bank here and made purchases
OF jewelry, wearing apparel, ETC., and
also paid his bill at the hotel He
represented to the Californian that
ne was looking for opportunities for
investment and agreed to meet him
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the committee, is in the mercantile
business. and is a young and enter
prising man. He will make as good a
leader as the Populists could find for
their "forlorn hope.''
Henry Allen is doing his best tn pat
H b. Miller into the race for COVER
nor. In the Wichita Beacon Mr.. Allen
prints the following EDITORIAL:
1t now seems likely that Senator II.
3. Miller of Usage county, will enter
the gubernatorial race. The candidacy
OF Senator Miller will be very forrni-
dable to Stubs. Senator Miller is an
original square dealer, has always
worked with Stubs and he has a fol-
lowing in eastern Kansas equal, if not
superior to that of Mr.. Stubs Mr..
Miller is an old soldier, a farmer and
stockman, and has been prominent as
Republican for many years. His SON.
Clyde w. Miller, is secretary of the
Republican state central committee,
and has been in charge of Mr. Etubbs
organization for two or three years.
He knows better than anyone else the
strength and weakness of Mr. Stubs,
and the fact that he is advising his
father to run for governor indicates
that he does not believe Mr.. Stubs is
going to win"
Cyrus Leland says that Taft will be
easily nominated for president, and
that it will be all over by May L
You will see,'' said Mr.. Leland, "all
Of our middle western states declare
for Taft, and then the Pacific coast.
I look for New Jersey to do the same
If this is done one or two New England
KEGS are great for getting into the band
wagon. It's going to be as much Of q
cake walk as was the Mckinley cam
pa1gn for the nomination"
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United States Steel. which touched 33N
Fluctuations generally were much re-
strfoted but some stocks kept within
.IeasuraDie distance of the best prices OF
the morning. Federal Mining preferred
aovanced z points Colorado and South
e esfn second preferred and Mackay compa-
The Improvement in prices which char
acter1zed the late operations in the stock
market was attended by very small VOL
uIne OF buying orders Ama1eamated
copper was in the most active demand
ana touched s.; Virginia Iron improved 3
Rolnts, Sioss Sheffield Steel and United
STATES Rubber first preferred IL points
ana Colorado Fuel and Hooking Coal
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b. s. o. Resumes Work.

Pittsburg, Pa. March 13-Orders
have been issued to the engineers of
the Baltimore & Ohio railway in the
Pittsburg district to resume all con-
struction work on improvements start
ed last fall, and work will be re-
sumed in full next Monday on three or
four important projects: A number
of workmen who were laid off a Few
months ago will be given employment
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at Red Cliff in the near future. After
Bentley's departure it was discovered
the Guild check was bogus and tele-
grams asking his apprehension were
sent broadcast.
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Torpedo Boat Is Sunk.

Cuxhaven, Germany, March 13-The
German torpedo boat S. IL was run
into and sunk by an unknown steamer
at the mouth of the River Elbe to-
day. The chief engineer of the tor.
pedo boat was drowned but the re.
mainder of the crew were rescued.
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New York Money Marxet.

New York, March 13-MONEY-Money
on call easy. 1902 per cent; ruling rate
ana closing bid ~, offered at q Time
aoans steady. Sixty days, 81; 80 DAYS,
SAg4; months. AZ per cent.
M LOSE osa4 Prime mercantile paper. 51*@s
actual business in bankers bills at "a s5E5
g4.S5sO for demand and at a. $4,000 SsE for
10 day bills; commercial bills, s4S2X,
lars, 45c. ~
BONDS-Government bonds easv
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Kansas City, March Is.
Hi0h lou T1nSa Voa
Kansas City Live Stock,

Kansas City, Mo-, March 13.-CATTLE-
Receipts 1900, including 200 head OF south
ern Market steady. Native steers. s4.7 Is
$500; southern steers. 81. 25dS. so; southern
COWS S2.60Q400; native cows and heifers,
s. 1876 30; stockers and feeders, s.. 26@6. Is;
bulls. So 40@4.60; calves. $S.50@S. Is: western
steers, A50dS.S0; western COWS, SS 300 90.
ket steady to weak. Bulk of sales, s4.40@
ass; heavy, s45N@4. e24A;packers and butch
ers, $44Od4571k; lights, A35Q450; pigs,
s. 90g42O.
SHEEP-Receipts today 5000 head. Mar
ket steady Muttons IS 0066. 10; lambs. Sc. 40
ar. Is; range wethers, $A3QS.50, fed ewes,
$5.00@5B.
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New York Produce Market

New York, March 13-BUTTER-Mar-
ket Irregular. Western factory first. 21c;
do held, 21c.
CHEESE-Firm. Creamery specials. 14<c:
small colored ard white. fine. 1634c; ditto
large colored fine. 1910; white, 1870; ditto
good to prime. 1l1k@16c; ditto late made
best, r%612c: ditto common to fair. 91z0
utc.
EGGS Weak. Western first 1sc; Sec
onds, 17Q171Ac.
POULTRY-A1ive poultry dull, Fowls,
14c: turkeys, lie. Dressed poultry easy.
Turkeys. 1201so; fowls, 1OG1314c.
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Liverpool opening cables: Wheat Id
lower; corn I'D lower.
Liverpool second cables: Wheat ID low
er; corn A@1kd lower.
Car lots at K. c.: Wheat. 70; corn, 80;
oats, 6.
Estimated car lots at &. c. tomorrow:
Wheat, So; corn, %: oats, 8.
Car lots at Chicago: Wheat. "a: corn,
rs; oats, I'll
Estimated car lots at Chicago tomor-
row: Wheat, 46: corn, IA: oats, 219.
Receipts of wheat in the northwest to-
day were 3N cars. A year ago Ats cars.
liverpool closing cables: Wheat 11sd
lower; corn A@1Ad lower.
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Chicago Live Stock Market.

TODAY about 1900 head Market strong.
Beeves, 81 5000; COWS and heifers, 5000
westerns. $4,000. so; stockers and feeders.
So. OO@4. 80.
HOGSLReceipts today about g. 900 head.
Market steady. Lights, 81. S5G465; mixed.
"a. 4004. 10; heavy, s.4004.70; rough, 400
450; pigs, $375@4.4O bulk of sales. $4.55Q
SHEEPeReceipts today were about 5000
head. Market steady. Natives. s.. 1906 IS;
western, $4O006. IS; yearffngs, S5.5Oq66o;
lambs s. 6O07. 10; westerns, S57OQ7.15.
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)NDS-Government bonds easy.
New York Sugar and Coffee

New York, March 13-SUGAR-Raw an
gar firm. Fair refining, So So; centrifugal.
! - test s4.oe; molasses sugar, $50. Refined
S.. 10; granulated $500.
COFFEE-Quiet. No. Rio. 61s@s slice;
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xansas CITY live Stock Sales Today.

Kansas City Live Stock Sales Today.
(The following sales were made today at
the stock yards, Kansas City, MO, ana
teIephoned to The Topeka State Journal
by Clay, Robinson & Co. live stock com,
mission merchants, with offices at all
markets.1
Kansas City, March Ii.
CATTLE-Receipts today 1900 head.
Market steady.
HOGS-Receipts today 5000 head. Mar
ket steady Bulk of sales, A40Q4-6S; top,
$4.62k.
sHEEP-Receipts today 1900 head. Mar
Nv
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Chicago Market,

Chicago Market.
FURNISHED by ]. E. Gall. Commissions,
Grains, Provisions, Cotton and Stocks.
Office ITO w. Sixth st. Phone 1885,
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Kansas City Produce Market.

IS cars Unchanged. May, 91Ac;
July, S3Ac. Cash: No. hard, 941xQTc;
No. hard. 93Qb61ko; No. Q red, 81 90; No. 8
red, 99c9s10O
CORN-Unchanged. May, 5s1zc; July,
5714c. Cash: Nos. 9 and mixed, 5S1sc;
No. 2 white, 59Q591Ac: No. white. 69c.
OATS-Unchanged to No higher. No. 2
white, 501s@52c; No. 2 mixed, 49@50c.
RYE74@TSc.
HAY-Steady. Choice timothy, $1,000
12O0: choice prairie, $9.6@e.B.
BUTTER-Steady. Creamery, 2Sc; pack
ing stock, 171hc.
EGGSAo lower Fresh extras. 1910:
current receipts, 14c.
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Chicago Produce Market.

Chicago Produce Market.
Chicago, ILL.,. March 13.-CHEESE-Mar-
ket easy Daisies, 131k@14o; Twins, n1kQ
1S1hc; Young Americas, 1S1xG13Ac.
POULTRY-Alive poultry steady. Tur-
keys, He; chickens, n7zc; springs. 121Rc.
BUTTER-Market steady. Creamery, %
D2sc dairy. 2O906c.
EGGS-Weak. At mark, cases included,
15Ac.
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Range of Prices OF Stocks.

FURNISHED by J. E. Gall, Commissions
Grains. Provisions, Cotton and Stocks
Office ITO w. Sixth st. Phone 4S6.
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Cotton Market

Galveston. Tex, March 13.-COTTON-
Market steady, II 5-16c
New York. March 13.-COTTONLSales
none Spot cotton closed quiet and 10
rniddling gulf. $11.45.
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Chicago. March 19.

Kansas City Grain Market.
Furnished by J. e. Gall, Commissions.
Grains, Provisions. Cotton and Stocks.
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MIXED AND BUTCHERS ..s4O5@4 2s
HEAVY 49,. .....-..-..-......-...-4 20QD4.25
fSannot use hogs under 1so ,,o,;nd 10
not market hogs unless same are well fin-
ished. as We cannot use half fat stunt
I'VE give below prices of cattle eqective
at once. until further notice.
COWS Scommonl ............. "a s5 5OSs 90 %
HEIEERs (goo9 ,-.-.......... s5O94S
BBfnLLs 5000 G1,on i;...'.......--..-.. sS@se
GA aEHE sSH oo to 90 iDsy aoos sgs @
CALVES E sGes5 AS * tD5 PoUIT i;i; s00@ssO
Furnished by The Topeka Packing Co..
.t PouETR9 ID aona all sizes: hens. 80:
12e; ducks, &c; geese. &c.
FURNISHED by Continental Creamery Co..
- Topeka, Kan-]
as gU Ghieaxo. as &c; N = Creamery.
EeesF FRGfHg aN 1734f gK q; Z; &c
lETTn shSa D goJ y =; LUX. 30 Kan Ave.l
,cRANBERRIEs-Late Howe. per bbl-
P BIN E PPI Per bog. Asa45a
HONEY-Per "A rack case, {8H.
GRAPES-Almira. per Dbl, Sl0O4@.
OhANGES-Fancy Navel. per box, s2bn
GRAPE FRUIT-Per box. ss.oo
BANANAS-Medium sized bunches "a ~.
ada APP PEI sbj ) q ooR sF Dbl.
cocoANuT. .iPieSS, do... 7oc; DER .ac.
s5.25 Def sack'
:. TOMATOES Florida. per s-basket GRAFT.
CANADA RUTABAGAs-Perb u.. 800.
LETTUGEz7Texas. per basket, 7bc
oDIh new WE WEe Rsr A1snfa; sos-
RADISHE S-Round, Der doz, so.
RARIsH E oS1ong' per doz-. 4oc.
BEETsPer doz., zoc. oo1' 4oa940c.
sPINACH-Per bu.. 500.
NEW PoTAToEsLPer b aIA tSs.
S PUUkRNsIFgsfgsr Dbl 81; 4aSSSOc-
CARRoT}Per bu.. 75c.
e dSEa sAPsPe E5bo a s. Sol &C.
ONIoNS g bu.. a-2s; Spanish. DER
SWEET PorAToEaPer bu nn
SEED SWEET PoTAToGESs- s ssS3; "a
PoTAToEs.aIdaho and Colorado I'm,
SEED POTATOEsLR. r. e. O. ns- -.
q 10; Bliss Triumphs 800: Kaw P vsr p1u;.
s' cH E s. EaFiy aosn, goo r..
Swiss T Ta; aai1m m p !se; Daisy. isc:
oM Or white 1s SC 1 8ricK h5o io ye
leefs. &c: n. = Counts 5oc: sia nasra Sc
Grain Market
sas Ave and Curtis ST. 1>an-
wHEAT-No. 2. s0ssc.e No March sh =;
No. T. 770Soc. . s10aes
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Topeka Market.
Topeka, March Ii.

| FURNISHED by the Charles Violin Packing
Co. Yards close at noon SATURDAY.
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Market Gossip.

FURNISHED by ]. e. Gall. Commissions.
Grains, Provisions, Cotton and Stocks
Office ITO W. Sixth ST. Phone 1851
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New York stock Market.

"Ex-div. 11k per cent.
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HOGS
MIXED AND BUTCHERS ..... .$4.05Q42 Is
HEAVY ..... OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES 420lD4.25
LIGHT ..-... ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 1864 10
lCannot use hogs under 15O pounds. Do
not market hogs unless same are well fin
ished, as We cannot use half fat stun
CATTLE.
I'VE give below prices of cattle eoective
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1908-12-02
The Division Of Time.

The division of time into hours was
practiced among the Babylonians from
remote antiquity, but it was Hippar.
chus. the philosopher, who introduced
the Babylonian hour into Europe. The
sexagesimal system Of notation was
chosen by that ancient people because
there is no number having so many di
visions as sixty. The Babylonians di.
vided the daily journey of the sun. the
ruler of the day, into twenty-four para.
sangs. Each parasang, or hour, was
subdlvided into sixty minutes, and that
again into sixty seconds. They com
pared the progress made by the sun
during one hour at the time of the
equinox to the progress made by q
good walker in the same period OF
time, both covering one parasang. and
the course of the sun during the full
equinoctial day was fixed at twenty.
four parasangs.
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Kissing the Hands.

The practice of kissing the hands
was instituted by the early Roman RUIZ
ers as mark Of subsection as much as
one Of respect, and under the first Cae.
sars the custom was kept up, but only
for a time. These worthless conceived
the idea that the proper homage due to
their exalte6 station called for less ia
miliar modes Of obeisance, so the privi.
lege of kissing the emperor's hand was
reserved as special mark Of condo
scension or distinction for officers of
high rank. Roman fathers considered
the practice of kissing of so delicate a
nature that they never kissed their
wives in the presence Of their daugh-
ters.
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WHEN LOST IN THE WOODS.
The Chief Dangers Lie In Panic and
Overexertion.

Let fhe man who Is lost in the woods
be very careful not to overexert him
self His chief dangers lie In panic
and overexertion. and. though he may
be in great hurry to find shelter, l
must warn him to go slowly. Two
miles an hour, on an average, through
the snow in the woods is all that a
man in his condition Will be able to
stand without overfatigue and its at
tendant dangers, overheating and per
spiration. By exercising caution
man may live through week OF what
he is undergoing.
To make this article brief, however,
we shall suppose that he regains the
road by the afternoon of the first day.
He doesn't yet know, of course, just
where he Is. He should examine the
tracks Of the person who last passed
that way. 1t being afternoon, he must
follow in the direction taken by the
last passing vehicle or team. as shell.
ter will be nearest in that direction
Had it been morning he would have
taken the opposite direction. as who
ever made the tracks must have cBme
from the place where he obtained shel.
ter the previous night.-A. B. Carleton
in Outing Magazine.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1908-12-02
THE CANNON R0ARED.
How an Ovation by a Youthful De-
mosthenss Was Spoiled.


While campaigning In his home state
Speaker Cannon was once inveigled
into visiting the public schools Of a
town where he was billed to speak.
In one of the lower grades an ambi-
tious teacher called upon u youthful
Demosthenes TO entertain the distin-
guished visitor with an exhibition Of
amateur oratory. The selection at
tempted was Byron's Battle of Wa
terloo," and Just as the boy reached
the end of the first paragraph Speaker
Cannon suddenly gave vent to a vio-
lent sneeZe
But hush. bark" detained the
youngster-"a deep sound strikes like
rising knell! Did ye hear IT,"
The visitors smiled, and a moment
later the second sneeze-which the
speaker was vainly trying to hold back
came with increased violence.
But. hark!" Cbawled the boy)-''that
heavy sound breaks In once more.
And nearer. clearer. deadlier than beforel
Arm! Arm! II IL the lannon's opening
roar
This was too much, and the laugh
that broke from the party swelled to
roar when Uncle Joe chuckled: Put
up your weapons, children. won't
shoot any more."-Success Magazine.