The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-05-01

southern ports, has many wine cell |
lars in the basement of merchandise
stores. The wine there is as thick as
syrup. The natives do not touch the
vessels containing the wine when they
drink nor use cups. Instead they have
trick of holding the long narrow
necked Jars in the air and pouring the
liquid into their mouths. If they used
cups they might drink enough to get
drunk. I saw little drunkenness.
This is not true of the Irish ports,
however. In Dublin, Ireland, 1t was
almost impossible to go two blocks on
Saturday night without seeing
drunken brawl between men-and wo-
men, How the latter would pull each
others hair and scoldl
'tOf course there are many much
more pleasant sights to be seen in for
eign ports. The life had a fascination
for me, too. However, I was converted
in New York and decided to enter the
ministry. I began preaching while at
sea. On shipboard, Sunday Is observed
as g. holiday and only necessary work
is done and I took advantage of
the opportunities given by these days
to try to do some good work among my
men. had picked up a knowledge of
English on shipboard.
The cold wave last night killed con-
siderable fruit in the vicinity Of North
Topeka. according to some reports,
while other statements are that not a
great deal of damage was done. The
general hope is that if a high wind con-
times tonight and prevents frost
the damage to fruit and crops will not
be so great, but If it is still and cold
tonight, fears are entertained that pros
poets for both fruit and grain will be
practically destroyed.
A. J. Berry said this morning that
he feared that his five acres of apple
orchard and half acre of cherries were
killed last night. His farm is just
northwest of Topeka. Lon Berry re-
ports that ice froze thick enough on
his tanks on his farm north of the
city to hold up two men.
The contract for the building of the
dikes of the Kaw valley draining dis
trict between Topek and Silver Lake
was awarded to r. S. Gilnllin of lola at
The work will begin on the bikes next
week. It is thought that the embank-
ments can be finished in 80 working
days.
J. w. Morrow, a former North To-
peka man, who died at Sacramento,
Cal. April 16, was well known in this
vicinity. He served with an Indiana
regiment Mn the civil war. He came
here from Ashland. Ohio, in the early
SOS and went into partnership in the
livery business with John Lucas. The
men were together for about five years
until the barn was burned. Mr.. Nor
row then established a hack and livery
business. He moved to Sacramento
about three years ago. He was about
20 years old at the time of his death.
His wife died about 16 years ago. He
leaves a daughter. Miss Lenora. in
Sacramento. The remains were in
tered at Sacramento.
Word was received here this morn
ing that Risen Smith. Of 1101 Monroe
street, died last night at the home of
his daughter, Mrs. E. p Plotz, at
Omaha, Neb. He was an old settler in
the vicinity of Granville. He moved to
Topeka about four years ago. He was
generally known as "Grandpa Smith"
He was about So years old. He leaves
five sons, Robert Smith and George
Smith of Granville. DR.. g. A: Smith
Ed Smith of North Topeka. He also
leaves another daughter. Mrs. Earnest
Dibble. The remains will be brought to
Topeka for burial Other funeral ar
The Sunday morning services at the
North Topeka Baptist church will be
communion service and sermon. In the
evening the pastor will preach the first
of a series of five sermons on PARALLELS
ing is, Sailing Under False Colors."
Special music by the chorus choir.
Church of the Good Shepherd, corner
of Laurent and Quincy streets, Rev.
Carl-W. Nau in charge. Services for
Sunday, May 2, morning prayer and ser
mon at H. Rev. A. E Hawke officiating
Choral evensong at g. solo. abide With
Me- by Miss Hannah. Sermon by the
Rev. c. w. Nau.
Miss Agnes Sane, a missionary from
India, will speak at the Kansas Avenue
NJ. E. church, tomorrow at II o'clock
a. m.
''The story about life at the Union
Pacific depot which appeared in the
State Journal Wednesday recalls an
interesting incident which happened
here about two years ago." said Guy
Gardner, Union Pacific city passenger
agent, this morning. "At this timem
some Greeks who were running a
shine parlor a little north of the
depot on Kansas avenue were expect
ing some friends to arrive from
Greece. They had told me about them
and also was looking for them. How
ever, on the day on which they were
expected their friends from the shine
parlor were at the depot. However
the boys missed the connections in
some way and did not appear that day.
The next evening the Greek immi-
grants did come, but their friends were
not at the depot. I saw at once that
the new corners were the ones we
had been expecting. They were dress
ed in native costume and could not
speak a word OF English. found out
where the shoe sinners were staying
and had one of them come to the
nearest phone. Then told them of
the arrivals and asked the shoe sinners
to talk to their friends over the tele-
phone. I then persuaded one of the
newly arrived Greeks to place his ear
to the telephone by signs and other
ways. When he heard the voice of the
Greek at the other end coming
through the transmitter, he was so
surprised that he nearly dropped the
telephone receiver. You ought to
have seen his eyes bulge out. Finally
he recognized the voice as that of a
friend and answered in a volley of
Greek. I think that this was the first
time he had ever used a telephone or
knew what it was for. Finally the
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