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The Topeka state journal., 1908-04-11
Why not make up your mind
now and for all to get rid
of your Stomach misery
and Indigestion.

I Nothing will remain undigested or
sour on your stomach If you will eat
one 22-grain Triangule of Diapepsin
after your meal This powerful df-
gestive and antacid, though as HARM
less and pleasant as candy. will digest
and prepare for assimilation into the
blood 3,00e grains of food.
Eat what your stomach Graves. with
out the slightest fear of case of Indi-
gestion or that you will be bothered
with sour risings, Belching, Gas on
Stomach, Heartburn, Headaches from
stomach. Nausea, Bad Breath, Water
Brash or feeling like you had swal-
lowed lump of lead, or other disa-
greeable miseries.
The Topeka state journal., 1908-04-11
PORTRAIT BRINGS s5. 800.
Highest Price for a Single Picture at
the Blakeslee Sale

New York, April 11.-Sir Thomas
Lawrence's Portrait of the Hon.
Maria LiddelP' brought the highest
price of the evening, $500, at the
closing sale of the Blakeslee pictures
at Mendelssohn hall under the direc-
ton of the American Art galleries last
evening. It was the highest price of
the sale.
The portrait was received with ap-
plause when shown. 1t is a canvas SIS
by "A inches, showing the standing
figure of woman of calm and
rather severe style of beauty, her hair
banded plainly back from her face She
wears sweeping gown of red velvet,
cut low at the neck and around her is
thrown slender fur boa. 1t was
bought by w. A. Francis, who, it was
understood, was acting as an agent
The total for the evenings sale was
$50, $50, making a sum total for the
entire collection Of 155 pictures of
$110,495- Robert J. Collier and Geo.
A. Hearn were among the buyers.
The Topeka state journal., 1908-04-11
Dukes Divorced Wife Arrested.

Chicago. April 11.-Mrs. Alice Webb,
divorced wife of Brodie L. Duke, the
millionaire tobacco manufacturer, was
arrested here Friday on a warrant
charging her with having defrauded a
Chicago hotel company by means of
fraudulent checks. She was held at
the Harrison street police station last
night in default of bail bonds. Mrs
Webb is alleged to have passed a
check for $25 and one for $50 drawn
on a bank in Nacogdoche, Tex. A
telegram from the bank to the hotel
company informed them of the de-
ception. Mrs. Webb declared that she
had no remembrance of having pass
ed the check.
The Topeka state journal., 1908-04-11
Isben seems Up Against It.

Cantil1on, who is here with the Min
neapolis team. has been notified that
his team must not participate in a
game with any club in which Frank
Isbell plays. The big Chicago Ameri-
can did not play and it now looks as
though he has played his last game
of professional ball unless he returns
to Chicago and this he declares he
will not do. If he should at any time
insist on playing with the team he
owns 1t would have the effect of i'm
mediately placing that team among
the outlaws.
The Topeka state journal., 1908-04-11
WITH WORTHLESS CHECK
A Man Tried to Buy a Requiem Mass
From Father Scanlan.

Chicago, April 11.-An ingenious at
tempt to swindle the Rev. James M.
Seaman. pastor Of ST. Johns Roman
Catholic church, was made last night
by man who tried to pass worth
less check in payment for a requiem
high mass that was to be said for the
visitors deceased mother. The check,
bank for $1S, and the man who pre-
sented it wanted SO in currency, leav-
ing $40 for the mass.
Father Scanlan asked the visitor
why he had come to ST. Johns church
to have the mass said, and the answers
did not impress the priest with the
mans assumed grief.
The police were notified, but before
their arrival the stranger fled. Father
Scanlan made no effort to hold the
man, fearing he might be attacked
with a deadly weapon.
The Topeka state journal., 1908-04-11
AUTO TURNS BACK.
American Racing Car Will Not Try
the Alaskan Roads.

Seattle, Wash, April 11.-A special
cable to the Post Intelligencer from
Valdez, Alaska, says:
The American automobile and crew
has left on the steamer Bertha for
Seattle. Schuester, when interviewed
says the depth of the snow and the
chuck holes absolutely prohibit any
chance of the automobiles running
mile.
He says he will return to Seattle
and ship for Vladivostok to make up
the time lost on the Alaskan trip.
The Topeka state journal., 1908-04-11
Suspended for Pernicious Activitv

Washington. April 1.-THE second
case of suspension of civil service
employe for political activity occurred
today when Acting Public Printer
Brian on the recommendation of the
civil service commission SUSPENDED
William A. Kroll. an employe of the
bindery OF the government printing
office for alleged pernicious political
activity. B. H. Warner, a Republican
candidate for congress in the Sixth
district Of Maryland charged that
Kroll served as chairman of political
meetings in the interest Of an op-
ponent of Warner
The Topeka state journal., 1908-04-11
Beer without Alcohol.

Chicago, April 11.-''Temperance
beer" for the prohibition districts,
was suggested last night by DR.. j. E.
Sfebel. dean of the Chicago Zymotech-
mic institute. The suggestion was
made in the course of an address be-
fore the 25 members of the gradual
ing class of the institution. According
to DR.. Siebe1 a beer has been pro-
duced that contains no alcohol
The Topeka state journal., 1908-04-11
Items From washington.

Washington, April 11.-These post
masters have been appointed: Kansas
-Yocemento, Ellis county, S. L. Swi-
CART. vice G. C. Cobble, resigned. Ok
lahoma-Omega, Kingf1sher county,
Milford B. Leech, vice P. M. Leech,
resigned.
Rural route No. 3 has been ordered
established June l at Goodland, Sher-
man county, Kansas, serving 500 per-
sons and ninety-four families.
The Topeka state journal., 1908-04-11
Lower Freight Rates ordered.

Sioux Falls, S. D., April 1.-THE
state board of railroad commissioners
today ordered reductions in freight
rates In western South Dakota ranging
from 10 to 43 per cent. The greatest
reductions are made on immigrant
goods and groceries. 1t is believed the
railroad company will accept the judg-
ment of the board and put the re-
duced rates into effect at once.
The Topeka state journal., 1908-04-11
Big Eastern Rush.

New York, April 11.-Six liners
leaving today for European ports will
carry another installment of the big
eastern rush. Five of them-the st.
Paul of the American; the Finland of
the Red Star; the Mesaba of the At
lantic Transport; the Umbria of the
Cunard and the Columbia of the
Anchor line-will go to northern
Europe, while the Friedrich Der
Crosse of the North German LLOYD line
will go to the Mediterranean ports.
The Topeka state journal., 1908-04-11
SMALLEST SCHOOL CLOSES.
1t Has Had But One Pupil in the Past
Two Years,

Chicago, April 11.-A dispatch to
the Tribune fror Chippewa Falls,
Wis, says: After being in session two
years. with an attendance of only one
pupil, the smallest school in the world,
located In Sampson, closed yesterday
The one pupil will be sent to a New
Auburn school and his tuition paid by
the school board
The Topeka state journal., 1908-04-11
Taft Got One in WISCONSIN.

MIlwaukee, April 1.-THE Wfscon-
sin delegation to the Republican ma
tfonal convention will stand. La
Toilette, Is; Taft, 1. At La Toilette
headquarters in Milwaukee today it
is admitted that. complete returns
from the tenth district will give Wal
ter Alexander. Taft candidate for
election as delegate, a plurality of
about 1000 votes
The Topeka state journal., 1908-04-11
Flags Flying in San Diego.

San Diego, Cal, April 1.-THE city of
San Diego is decked with colors as
never before in her history in honor of
the coming of the Atlantic fleet, which
sets sail from Magdalena bay at p.
m. today The principal streets in the
business section have been canopied
with red, white and blue streamers,
while flags and bunting are flying ev-
erywhere.
The Topeka state journal., 1908-04-11
Convict Won't Give His Name.

Leavenworth, Kan, April IA
prisoner who refuses to tell his
name. but calls himself John Doe. "
has been brought to the Kansas pen
itentiary for the third time. He was
brought in from Wilson county to
serve from two to five years for bur
glary. doe" has served two terms
for the same offense. While here be-
fore he would not disclose his right
name
The Topeka state journal., 1908-04-11
Taft Starts for Washington.

Louisville. KY, April 11-Secretary
Taft who spoke laat night left this
morning for Washington by way of
Cincinnati.
The Topeka state journal., 1908-04-11
Oklahoma Won

Oklahoma Won Debate From X. U.
Norman, Ok, April 11.-Oklahoma
university won the annual debate from
Kansas university last night.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-07-05
Compensation For Poachers.

gamekeeper on northern estate
tells an amusing story Of the latest
thing In the compensation line. When
he was escorting the gentlemen round
the coverts one day the party were
alarmed to hear loud cry just after
shots had been fred. Running to the
spot, thick bush growth, the keeper
found a man lying groaning on the
ground.
z Some Of them gents ave shot me In
the leg" groaned the man.
Examination proved that the sufferer
had indeed received a bird shot pellet
In his left calf. 1t was a trivial in.
jury, but was handsomely compensat
ed for by the gentlemen In the party,
who presented the victim with quite O
good sum In gold.
That same evening the gamekeeper
came upon two men In a quiet lane en-
gagged In hot dispute about the shar.
ing Of some money. One of the men
had shotgun, and, tapping 1t signif-
cantly, he said threateningly: "Alf
shares, or I'll go straight to the p'lice
and split on us both. I'll give the
game away. I'll tell 'em 'ow put that
pill in yer leg to knock money out o.
the shooters"
Then the gamekeeper disclosed him.
self, and the two conspirators decamp
ed.-London Opinion.
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woman In The sporting world.

UOmAh hu kAO OPOEtAh8 UVhA0s
In those forms Of athletics which
tend to making fancy records women
do not score in comparison with the
men. They do show power and en-
durance In athletic feats which depend
upon health and vitality. At the re-
cent Vassar exercises women showed
that the amateur college athlete can
run well and make good running
jump Women can swim well, and II
Is plain that In athletics which make
for health and endurance the sex Is DIT
home and can achieve as good record
as Is worth while.
Woman has capacity for physical en-
durance, and If the real purpose Of
athletics be the maintenance Of health
and the development Of strength the
field is one where college girls and all
young women may appear with bene.
fit The athletic girl has been crit
icised as being perhaps an affectation.
But, although she talks athletics and
yet produces no star record, IL she
maintains health her devotion to sport
Is not waste Of time or energy. 1t is
possible to make a record at the ex-
pense of health, an abuse Of powers
and a misuse of the training field.
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that lantern jawed, glum face OF his
Played me falsel muttered Vain,
wright again, dazed aud doubling the
evidence of his own senses,
"Played you false2' jeered Thomp'
son. played you falsei Why else
lid / become your servants What else
have been waiting all these horrible
years fori I've sat at your desk and
listened to your orders, never yenturing
to say my soul was my own. Now
you'll listen to me-"
"why do you bother with the little
traitor, Wainwright scotfed Horrigan,
But the inancier was standing mo-
tionless. leaning on the table. his fin
gers spasmodically gripping Its edge till
the knuckles grew white, Ridiculously
like cowed prisoner before the bar Of
justice. he faced his fiery eyed young
judge.
"They sent for me-" went on Thomp-
son brokenly, jerkily, scarce intelligi.
BILE as the suppressed hatred Of a dec
ade battled for expression They sent
for me. My father had killed himself,
My mother lay dead, struck down by
grief. Our honored old name was de-
filed. MY sister was pauper Who
had done all this? You! Oh. they
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Y WIDER the maniac fury that
blazed from Thompson's eyes
Wainwright shrank back In
~ panic dread.
"He's-he's madw cried the flnancier.
"Don't let him at mev
For Thompson seemed about to huri
himself on his foe.
go easy, son." adjured Phelan, lay
ing restraining hand on the secre-
tary's shoulder.
The latter, recalled to himself by the
pressure, relaxed his tense, menacing
attitude and, with hysterical reyulsion
Of feeling, sank into chair, burying
his face In his arms on the table before
him.
"Nine horrible years" he sobbed bro
kenly mine awful years Of slavery,
Of debasement! Watching, hating
longing TO crush him, and, oh, the time
has come, thank God! Thank God!"
"You're all in, lady muttered Phe.
Ian, passing an arm about the shaking
youth and lifting him to his feet
Come with me. I'll send out and gel
you bracer"
Thompson, exhausted by his emo
tions, obeyed mechanically, but at the
farther door paused for moment and
again fixed his wild, bloodshot eyes on
Wainwright's haggard face.
Remember" he threatened, his
voice dead and expressionless, when
you get out of jail I'll be waiting fol
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ME ENn.I
A New railway Danger signal.

Testimony IN a recent distressing ac-
cident due to a grade crossing collision
between trolley car aud passenger
train showed that danger signals are
recklessly ignored sometimes, To
make schedule time Is the object set
before motormen and engineers, and
II Is only fair 70 say that occasionally
the making OF schedule time BY q train
VIII limit the liability TO accident
through confusion. However, the prac-
tice OF ignoring signals has come to be
q menace, and railroad men have en-.
couraged new device for signaling
which also stops the train or car sig-
nailed. II the machine operates ef-
fectIvely 1t will doubtless be widely
adopted.
The new signal cannot be ignored.
because the car or train Is at once
taken from the control OF It's master
and compelled to stop. The only way
10 start motion is for some one to
allght and release the exterior check.
fixed automatically at the time the sig.
mailman gives warning Recently an
old railroad man declared In an article
printed In the Atlantic Monthly that
the practice of ignoring signals by rail.
road men at certain times has become
q habit hard to eradicate. He eonsld-
cred the practice responsible for many
distressing accidents. but yet trainmen
continue to exercise discretion. II the
obstacle suggested by the signal Is
seen the warning is needed. but If not
speed Is merely sIackened and no full
stop made. II railway men will not
obey rules as to signals absolutely a
device to check their train In spite OF
them will be found necessary. espe-
cially at points where the danger Ia
greatest.
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N0Ws &o UVN HtetNS yON hlINu
my father" rd'--
With an effort that left him haggard
and trembling, Thompson forced him.
self to calmer speech and continued:
81 answered your advertisement for
secretary. had no experience, yet
out Of ninety applicants you chose me.
That was fate. / knew then that one
day I should have you at my feet, as
now / have. Fate fought for me.
made myself necessary for you.
obeyed your hardest orders. found
out ways to please you. fetched and
carried for you. / ran to anticipate
your lightest wish, as though ! was
your adoring son. 1t was I hope
you're satisfied, SIR and Let me do
that for you, sir and i am glad to
work overtime for you, sir, any time
you WISH, while every minute l had to
fight hard to keep from striking you
deadw
At must gov' groaned Wainwright.
shuddering. "I can't stand this. r.
"Oh, made you think me para
gonw resumed the youth. "You took
to testing my honesty and loyalty in
clever ways that you thought I'd never
discover. stood the tests. Then you
trusted me. You fool! As IL the fact
that | wasn't crook proved / wasn't
your enemy! You could see no farther
than dollars and cents. When didn't
steal those or sell the market tips you
gave me you thought was incorrupti-
BILE and devoted to your interests. And
all the time r.
"You were listening at the keyhole
that day last summer" broke In Hor-
rigan, ''the time pulled the Office door
open, and"-
"Then and always" answered Thonp-
son, "and," he added, his eyes return
ing to Wainwright's, Il copied every
confidential telegram or letter you sent.
l took down in shorthand every private
interview of yours. l tracked the
checks that completed your deals, and
when they came back from the vaults
as vouchers / stole them. I've got
proofs, tell you-proofs-of every
crooked transaction you have dabbled
In for nine years. I've secured proofs
of every step In this borough franchise
bribery, and I've turned them all over
to the mayor here. That evidence viii
send you to state prison! To state
prison, | tell you! To cell, with
cropped hair and striped suit! I'll send
you to prison, where you'll break your
heart and be branded forever as
convict! And when your term is up
I'll be waiting for you. and III kill
you! Do you hear me, you foul Grim.
inalT he shouted, screaming hyster-
ically and foaming at the mouth in his
abandonment of insane fury. I'm go
ing to kill you! To kill your
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IooNTINuEp.l

AZ sound of his secretary's name
Wainwright had sprung to his feet and
dumfounded, was leaning heavily on
the table, staring across the threshold
Of the suddenly opened door.
There, framed in the dark doorway,
his face deathly pale. his eyes glowing
with a strange light as OF murder
stood Cynthia's brother.
His presence In the city hall was no
mere chance. but the climax OF a series
of conferences between Bennett Phe-
Ian and himself, dating from the night
OF the administration ball, when, de-
spite his own resolve. the secretarys s
hand had been forced by the inquisi-
tive alderman and his identity re-
vealed.
Bennett had been let into the secret
next day, and the trio had had three
hour talk from which Phelan had
emerged with the gleeful air OF one
who had Unexpectedly found a $1,000
bill. Thompson, too. had left that con-
ference with a look of calm, intense
satisfaction that transfgured him.
Other conversations had followed,
one of them in the presence Of notary,
stenographer and lawyers. The trap
at last was ready to be sprung.
The financier for the first time In his
nine year close association with the
secretary met the younger mans gaze
without seeing the latter droop in def
erential submission Now he received
back look for look from his former alb
feet slave, and it was his own glance
that wavered before that concentrated
glare of hate.
'sThompsonl" he cried, and his voice
bore a world of incredul0us reproach.
Before him stood the one man on
earth in whom Wainwright had ever
placed implicit trust; to whom he had
confded his grayest business secrets;
the man whom he had SO shrewdly
tested in countless ways and who had
proved stanchly incorruptible and 10y
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that transformed her face.
Slowly she came toward him. her
glorious dark eyes on his, her white
hands oVtstretched In irresistible ap-
peal AZ last she spoke.
Il love youw she said
1 Af grfrt. rNp
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CHApTER XVIII.

Y WIDER the maniac fury that
blazed from Thompson's eyes
1 Wainwright shrank back In
nnnin dread
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al, and now Thompson apparently con-
fronted him in the role Of traitor--of
exultant spy.
Thompson he exclaimed once
more, almost with groan, as the Sec
Eetary advanced into the room until
only the width Of the table separated
employer and employee.
Then the newcomer spoke for the
f1rst time, In an oddly muffied voice, as
though fighting desperately for self re-
straint.
Nor he contradicted. Thompson
no longer Henceforth am Garrison"
Wainwrights face grew gray. Breath
less, unbelieving, he peered across at
the pallid features Of his new foe, trac-
ing In them the likeness to the old
friend whose ruin and death he had
caused. The haunting resemblance that
had often vaguely occurred to him
when watching Thompson at work now
returned In double force. But now, as
In a fash, 1t was explained, and he
knew that his secretary spoke the
truth. .-
Eyes" went Oh Tho npson in that
same choked, struggling intonation, 81
am Harry Garrison. You wrecked my
fathers life. You drove him to suicide
You blasted his memory. You beg
CARED his children. am his son-Har-
ry Garrison. Now do you begin TO
understandY
"You see, Mr. Wainwright" inter
vened Bennett as the secretary's pent-
up rage strangled the words in his
throat my guesswork has fairly re-
liable backing"
But Wainwright did not hear. He
still stared, as one hypnotized. into the
blazing eyes of the man he had trusted.
you've you've played me false" he
managed to gasp at length. "You
have
"Sure he hasp cut in Horrigan.
"What'd | tell you last summer, Vain
wright? said then you were foolish
to trust him so. | said he'd stand
watching. The minute | set eyes on
W. V 6
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hushed 1t up,
but l found II
out! / found II
out! And by my
m urdered IA
theirs body l
knelt and swore
Id pay you for
1t. I'd pay you
II 1t cost me my
life. l would
ruinyou in nname
and fortune, as
Won ruined nv
father, and then
I'd kill you, as
you killed him!
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norrgsns sneerlng words, Il don't
see any millinnaircs going 10 jail"
stuck disagreeably In the young may.
or's memory. Their brutal, bald truth |
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Jared on his be-
lief In the lnevi.
table triumph OF
good. After all,
was the dreary,
self sacrificing
battle against an
unconquerahle
foe worth whlle3
Could the great
god graft ever
be checked In
his mastery OF
the earihf If
A rustic OF
y k irts startled
Alwyn from bis
dark thoughts,
ballast" he
cried. unbeliev-
Ing, as he sprang
10 his feet half
dazzled at the
wondrous light
fnea.