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attacking travellers on the trails, raid
Ing exposed settlements. and occa-
sionally venturing to try open battle
with the small squads OF armed men.
In this stress of sudden emergency
every available soldier on active duty
civilians had been pressed into serv.
Ice. and hastily despatched to warn
exposed settlers. guide wagon trains.
or carry dispatches between outposts.
And thus our rider, Jack Keith, who
knew every foot of the plains lying
between the Republican and the Can
adam rivers, was one of these thus
suddenly requisitioned, merely be-
cause he CHANGED to be discovered I'M
employed by the harassed commander
or cantonment just without the en-
Virons OF Carson City. Twenty min
utes later he was riding swiftly into
the northwest, bearing important
news TO General Sheridan, commander
OF the Department. who happened at
that moment to be at Fort Cairnes.
To Keith this had been merely anoth-
er page in a career OF adventure: for
him to take his life In his hands had
long ago become an old story. He
had quietly performed the special
duty allotted him. watched a SQUAD.
ron or troopers trot forth down the
valley OF the Republican, received the
hasty thanks Of the peppery little gen.
eral. and then. having nothing better
to do. traded his horse in at the gov
eminent corral for a fresh mount and
started back again for Carson City.
For the
and day he had been in the saddle.
but he was accustomed to this, for he
had driven more than one bunch of
longhorns up the Texas trail; and as
he had slept three hours at Cairnes.
and as his nerves were like steel. the
thought OF danger gave him slight
concern. He was thoroughly tired.
and II rested him to get out of the
saddle. while the freshness Of the
morning air was a tonic, the very
breath OF which made him forgetful
of fatigue.
After all, this was indeed the very
sort OF experience which appealed to
him, and always had-this life of
peril in the open, under the stars and
the sky. He had constantly expert
enced II for so long now. eight years,
as to make II seem merely natural.
While he ploughed steadily forward
through the shifting sand OF the cou-
lee, his thought drifted idly back over
those years, and sometimes he smiled.
and occasionally frowned. as various
incidents returned to memory. u had
been a rough life. yet one not unusual
to those OF his generation. Born OF
excellent family in tidewater Virginia.
his father a successful planter. his
mother had died while he was stiII in
early boyhood. and he had grown I'D
cut on from all womanly influence. He
had barely attained his majority a
senior at William and Mary's College
when the Civil War came: and one
month after Virginia cast In her lot
with the South. he became a sergeant
in cavalry regiment commanded by
his father He had enjoyed that life
ard won his spurs. yet Il had cost.
There was much not ovsr-pleasant to
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remember. and those strenuous years
OF almost ceaseless lighting. OF long
night marches, of swift, merciless
raiding, OF lonely scouting within the
enemy's lines. OF severe wounds,
hardship and suffering, had left their
marks on both body and soul His
father had fallen on the field at Antie-
tam. and left him utterly alone in the
world. but he had fought on grimly
to the end. until the last flag OF the
Confederacy had been furled BY that
time, upon the collar OF his tattered
gray Jacket appeared the furnished in
sigma OF a captain. The quick tears
dimmed his eyes even now as he re.
called anew that final parting follow.
ing Appomattox, the battle-worn faces
OF his men, and his own painful Jour
ney homeward. defeated. wounded and
penniless. IL was no home when he
got there. only heap OF ashes and
few weedgrown acres No familiar
face greeted him; not even a slave
was left.
He had honestly endeavored to re
main there. to face the future and
work II out alone; he persuaded him
self to feel that this was his para
mount duty to the state. to the mem
DRY Of the dead. But those very years
OF army life made such a task i'm.
possible; the dull. dead monotony OF
routine, the loneliness, the slowness
OF results, became intolerable. AS IL
came TO thousands of his comrades
the call OF the West came to him. and
at last he yielded, and drifted toward
the frontier. The life there fascinat.
ed him, drawing him deeper and deet-
er Into it's swirling vortex. He be-
came freighter, mail carrier, hunter.
government scout. cowboy. foreman.
Once he had drifted into the noun.
tains. and took chance in the mines
but the wide plains called him hack
once more to their desert loneliness
what an utter waste IL all Seemed
now that he looked back upon n
Eight years Of fighting. hardship and
rough living. and what had they
brought him? The reputation OF a
hard rider, daring player at cards
a quick shot, scorner Of danger. and
bad man to fool with-tbat was the
whole Of a record hardly won. The
mans eyes hardened, his lips set firm.
ly. as this truth came crushing home
A pretty life story surely, one TO be
proud OF, and with probably no better
ending than an Indian bullet. or the
fash OF revolver in some barroorn
fight
The narrow valley along which he
was travelling suddenly changed fits
direction. compelling him to climb the
rise of the ridge. Slightly below the
summit he halted. In front extended
the wide expanse Of the Arkansas
valley. a scene Of splendor under the
golden rays Of the sun. with vivid
contrast OF colors. the gray OF rocks
the yellow Of sand, the brown of dis.
tant hills, the green Of vegetation.
and the silver sheen Of the stream
half hidden behind the fringe OF cot
tonwoods lining its banks. This was
a sight Keith had often looked upon.
but always with appreciation. and for
the momeEt his eTes swept ACROSS
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AS last resort they gave me Doan's
Kidney Pills and slight Improvement
was noticeable. ! kept getting better
and better until at last was able to
leave my bed. From then on gained
rapidly. II was but short time boz
fore was al we'll as ever"
Remember the name-Doan's.
For sale by druggists and general
storekeepers everywhere. Price soc.
Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo, N. Y.
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Manuscript Of Thirteenth Century.


While reading a French book OF
the sixteenth century in the unlver.
sity library. St Andrews. the German
lecturer. DR.. Schaaffs. noticed some
fragments OF m old French poem
which the binder had pasted on back
and covers of the book
After loosening them he removed
the glue and out OF the four pieces OBJ.
tanned composed two larger pieces.
parts OF two leaves Of a manuscript
written in a beautiful and clear type
in two columns OF thirty-nine lines
each. IA in all. with red and blue IN
itials. The names occurring 10 the
text leave no doubt that the frag
ments contain parts OF the old French
chason lie Roman de Girard de
Viane." and from the language and
the script Il appears that the manu-.
script was written between 1850 and
1900
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His Crltlclam.

An old man stood on the street cor
ner In Cherryvale when the trolley
stopped and let off woman passen-
ger. She had on a linen dress. a Pan.
anna hat. champagne olored hose and
strapped pumps. GOSH" exclaimed
the old men. I'D spend less money
on my bonnet and buy some socks."-
Cherryvale (Kan) Journal
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ated, and had intense
pain In my back and
head. My limbs
swelled and stomach
bloated. l got so low
that l was kept alive
by stimulants. The
doctor told my FAM
lily l was in the last
stages OF Bright's
disease. and could
not last three days.
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Their Species.

Pro Partisan-Messrs. Rossman
and McCosker are an insurgent pair.
Anti Partisan-At all events. they're
not Van Sickle pear.
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Tell me about Spain. romantio
Spain"
Well said the motorist. there are
a few bad places as you come dpwn
the mountains. but IN tho main tbs
reads are pretty aRoa"
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Az Willie Saw II.

Ma-Is the clock running, Willie?
Wiliie-No. ma; It's just standing
still and wagging its tail.-Judge.
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More people would succeed II more
would try.
The Topeka state journal., 1911-09-19
A cloud on the Face of the Son.

The enrolment returns will not be in
until the last of the week, but it is ex-
pected that the attendance will be
large. No really serious work was done
today. and in fact it will be a day or
two until the children become adjusted
to the new conditions, and get down to
real hard work.
Teachers are warned not to attempt
to compel parents to purchase supple
mental text books superintendent c.
c. Starr gave the following instructions
in respect to this question to the teach
ers:
'"The form of the course in reading
has been modified somewhat to con-
form to the peculiar wording of the
text book law. In that law the use of
reference text books is recognized. AS
no text book has been provided by
the school text book commission for
literature for the elementary schools,
it is believed that the use of addition
al books as literature is permissible.
"Principals and teachers are eau
toned not to attempt to compel par
ents to purchase any of the additional
or reference books for the grades in
which the Powers & Ballet readers
are assigned. The same instruction
applies to the reference book in Ian
guage. The books provided for read
ing and literature in the ga grade
should be regarded in the same way.
For grades three. four and five. adj
ditional or reference books in reading,
literature. and language have not yet
been ordered by the dealers The dis
trict court recently decided that the
board of education can not legally buy
them and it is possible that parents
would not be compelled to purchase
them.
''It is not advisable under the cir
cumstances to ask parents who care
to do so to purchase those books for
their children until some funds are
raised with which to purchase books
"
to purchase them. This arrangement
IS temporary one, which hope will
soon be relieved. For it to be con-
tinued long would result in the work
in reading and literature being very
much impaired. For the present, in
the 3-A grade some selections from the
Ward third reader may be read until
the situation is relieved
The hours for school sessions will be
the same as heretofore: to II and to
4. Teachers are required by the rules
of the board of education to report at
their buildings punctually at $40 a. m.
and lao p m, 50 that they may be
on duty from that time.
Every effort will be made at the high
school to keep fraternities out of the
institution and each student is re-
quired to sign this statement:
I hereby certify that I am not a
mem Der or pledge of any organization
known as, or of the nature of a frater-
nifty or sorority whose membership is
or has been composed in whole or in
part of Topeka high school pupils, and
/ promise that during my continuance
in the Topeka high school I will not
become member or pledge or have
any connection whatsoever with any
such organization
The third and fourth years have
be en- established in the business course
and indications are that fair sized
class will take advantage of the in
struction Typewriting and stenogra-
The Topeka state journal., 1911-09-19
HIT BY STREET CAR.
Hugh Walker Seriously Hurt When
Wagon Is Smashed.

Hugh Walker, an employee of the
Topeka Plumbing company, was in
jured seriously at 1870 this afternoon
when westbound asylum car hit the
wagon in which he was riding and
threw him to the pavement. Follow
ing the collision with the car the
horse ran away and Walker in an at
tempt to hold the animal was thrown
against the curbing in front of the
Nv laundry on West Sixth avenue
between Jackson and Van Buren
street. He was removed at once to
Christ's hospital where his injuries are
being treated.
From information obtained from by
ISLANDERS who saw the accident, it
seems that Walker was driving west
on the car tracks in a wagon belong
ing to the Topeka Plumbing company.
a westDound car came down Sixth
avenue between Kansas avenue and
Jackson street. Walker heard the
clang of the gong. apparently as it is
said he attempted to turn his horse
from the track. Before the wagon
cleared the rails the fender of the car
struck it and threw it to one side.
Walker falling from his seat to the
pavement.
At this point the horse became
frightened and started to run away
with the remnants of the wagon.
Walker held to the lines in an attempt
for several yards when he was hit by
the wagon and thrown to the curb. He
was picked up and carried into the
Nv laundry where he was cared for
until the ambulance arrived.
Walker was knocked unconscious and
remained in this condition until he was
picked up. He regained his senses
then but would say nothing concerning
the accident.
His injuries seem to be in the back
and knees. From what he said to the
first persons who rushed to his side
he was injured internally. Physicians
do not know the extent of the injuries
a a late hour this afternoon.
Walker has been in the employ of
the Topeka Plum bing company for the
last seven months. He came to To-
peka from Kansas City with his fam
ily- They live on Harrison street be-
low Twelfth street.-the number is not
known.
The Topeka state journal., 1911-09-19
xANsAN MYsrER1oUsLY KILLED.
Found Dead in Front of Seat in His
Own Buggy.

lola, Kan, Sept. 19.-County Attor-
ney r. e. Smith of Neosho county has
gone to Stark to investigate the death
of John woodruff, young farmer,
whose dead body was found late Mon
day dangling from the seat of the rig
he was driving.
Around stark the impression is that
Woodruff killed himself. One report
says that he was riding in company
with two men when the shooting took
place, but another and the one most
generally accepted is that the two men
were driving in a rig just ahead of
Woodruff, who was alone in his buggy.
The men, it is said, were going to a
nearby creek to hunt. Suddenly. six
shots rang out in ra pid succession. and
the men in the rig ahead halted the
team to glance back and see the pros
trate form of Woodruff lying across
the seat. Every one of the six cham
bers in a revolver were empty Two
bullets had taken effect in the body.
one in the knee and another in the
arm. Woodruff bled to death before
his companions could take him to
physician and relate their story.
Woodruff was about % years old,
and is survived by his wife and three
small children.
The shooting occurred on a country
road, about two miles south of Savon-
burg, in Neosho county, not great
distance from Woodruff's home.
The Topeka state journal., 1911-09-19
SHAKERS WON'T HELP.
Members of Sect Who Chloroformed
Woman Must Take Consequences.

Canterbury. n. H, Sept. 19.-Reports
that the Shakers of the country intend
70 raise a large fund for the defense
of Elizabeth Sears and e. B. Gillespie,
members of the Shaker colony at Kis-
simme, Fla, who are alleged to have
administered chloroform to Sadie
Marchant when she was in the last
stages of tuberculosis are denied by
Elder Arthur Bruce of the Canterbury
Shaker colony. In a statement today
Elder Bruce said:
1T seems to me that Brother Egbert
Gillespie and Sister Elizabeth Sears,
according to what knowledge 1 have.
acted to say the least. most unwisely.
Nothing is desired by Shakers for them
other than justice before the law. If
on trial of the facts it shall appear
that the chloroform was administered
with intent in a manner to illegally
cause the death, of Sadie Marchant no
Shaker would demur if punishment ac-
cording to law followed. Shakers as
whole will have nothing whatever to
do with the legal aspects of the case
and will not furnish funds for any pos
sible defense"
The Topeka state journal., 1911-09-19

ply will be taught by George Dough-
erty. Required subjects in the third
year are bookkeeping, English, ac-
counting and office practice, indus
trial history, one half year; civics and
municipal activities, one half year.
In the fourth year the studies re-
quired are English, banking, transpor-
tation, salesmanship and business or
ganization and management, econom-
les and industries, one half year, and
commercial law one half year.
Typewriting and stenography are
elective studies.
A force Of men was working siren
uously all last night installing the
desks in the new Van Buren street
school and all night work was also in
progress in the old portion of the Mon
roe school, which has undergone i'm
provements getting it into shape for
the opening day. It will probably be
ten days before the addition tc this
building is completed, and two weeks
before the addition to the State Street
school building is in readiness for oc-
cupation. In the meantime the State
Street pupils will have to go over into
a room of the Seward Avenue Baptist
church.
The Topeka state journal., 1911-09-19
STUBS AN A. .H.T.
Governor Joins Anti-Horse Thief
Association.

A branch organization of the Anti
Horse Thief association has been
formed in Topeka, with Gov. W. r.
Stubbs, Attorney General John Daw-
son, Bank Commissioner J. n. DOlley,
Charles Sessions, Robert Stone and
about twenty-five other prominent
citizens as charter members.
President John w. Wall of the Kan
sas division was present Monday night
at the Commercial club to perfect the
organization. D. o. Orr of Topeka was
the organizer. The following were
chosen as officers: c. \. Bacon. pres
idcnt: Robert Stone, vice president;
Fred J. Partridge, secretary, and Wal
ter L. Payne, treasurer.
The men who have banded together
will have much work to DO in the next
month, as on October Is and 19 the
annual Kansas branch convention of
the association will be held in the au-
ditorium and it is expected that there
ent.
The Kansas division, which includes
Nebraska and all states west to the
coast, has membership of $4,000 the
lions share of the local lodges-522 -
being in Kansas.
The following are the charter mem
bers: Governor Stubbs, John Dawson,
j. n Do1ley, Charles Sessions, J. Will
Kelley, Robert Stone, G. N. Bacon,
Fred j. Partridge. J. H. Mercer, Wal
ter L. Payne, w. z. Davis, F. w.
lis, c. c. Booher, A. ]. Bo1inger. T. j.
Anderson, J. S. Longshore, Earl Akers,
A. A. GODDARD, S z. Cobb. William
Macferran, F. NJ. Bonebrake, T. W.
Freeman, j. R Mulvane. A. w
Knowles, c. w. Snyder, F. P. Metzger.
The Topeka state journal., 1911-09-19
THEY COME TO SEE TAFT.
Many Canadians Cross the Boundary
to Meet the President.

Sault ste Marie, Sept. 19.-In the
presence of d cheering throng. Presi-
dent Taft was formally welcomed to
Sault ste Marie as he alighted from
thetrain here today at noon. Such a
crowd had never been seen in the 500
before and many had come by spe-
cial trains from great distances. A
noticeable element in the assembly was
the great number of Canadians, who
had crossed from the other side of the
st. Marys river to see, as many of
them humorously put it, ''the man who
was going to annex Canada"
He produced a profound impression
Oh them with his genial smile and
hearty handshake as he said: "A gem
tleman from Canada? Glad to meet
you. sir
The Topeka state journal., 1911-09-19
BACK TO BOOKS.
Topeka City Schools Open for
Year Today.
Teachers Warned Not to Require
Supplemental Books.
STARR'S INSTRUCTIONS
New Superintendent Tells of
Modification in Courses.
'TARR'S INSTRUCTIONS
High School Students Must Keep
Out Of Fraternities.

The city schools opened today under
favorable conditions. The day dawnel
clear and crisp, and at an early hour
the children were seen walking briskIy
towards their respective schools with
their books under their arms and smil-
ing faces. AS a usual thing the young
sters do not look forward with any
great degree of pleasure to the opening
day, but when that event arrives 1t
really seems rather nice to meet the
other children again on the school
grounds and talk over the football
games and other good times that are to
come-and as secondary matter
studies
The Topeka state journal., 1911-09-19
MOB MURDERS A JUDGE.
Martial Law Has Been Declared
ThroughOut Spain.

Madrid, Sept. 19.-Martial law has
been declared in Spain.
This followed reports of violence in
connection with workin gmen's strik es
which have been called in various
cities to further, the government says,
revolutionary plot. The most seri-
Gus situation is at Valencia, where a
general strike was declared yesterday.
The city was at once placed under
martial law and though there was
more or less rioting throughout the
day the authorities had matters pretty
well in hand until after dark, when
the disturbers vented their fury in an
attack on the officials in the adjacent
township of Cullera.
The rioters murdered a judge and
wounded other officers of the court
which had been engaged in the trial
of those who had been arrested earlier
in the day. The mob was finally dis
persed by guards from the custom
house Strikes also have been de-
clared at Bilbao, Saragossa, Cadiz,
Huelva, Seville, Gijon and other cities.
In some of these places the movement
has been but partially successful. Pre-
mier Cana1ejas announces that the
government has in its possession the
details of a revolutionary plot uncov-
cred at Valencia and Barcelona Part
of this plot was to assassinate General
Weyler, captain-general of Calonia-
The government claims to know the
names of all the conspirators and the
sources of their supplies.
The general union of labor today
decided to call a general strike
throughout Spain on a date to be fixed
later.
Troops Fire on Crowd.
Bilbao, Sept. 19.=Troops this after
noon fired on a crowd that was en-
deavoring to free prisoners, including
strike leaders who were being taken
through the streets Twenty-six per-
sons were wounded. The situation is
GRAVE
The Topeka state journal., 1911-09-19
Troops Fire on Crowd.


Chicago, Sept 19.-TWeIve fremen
were overcome by smoke while fight
ing flames which attacked the twine
warehouse of the Mccormick branch
of the International Harvester com
pany's plant today. Battalion Chief
James Ward, leading a rescue squad.
entered the building and carried the
fire fighters to the street where they
quickly revived. The flames started in
the basement of the building and
rapidly spread to the upper floors. The
fire caused a. damage of $4,000.
The Topeka state journal., 1911-09-19
s:sgS g,ssIsESl sSz 9
The stOrs Of Dependable Merchandise
SOC Mems Silk 9Oc
FOur-in-Hand Ties AJ

This is a new lot of all
silk ties that we have just
received for the Fall sell
ing. They are the kind for
which we always ask SOC
each and offer today and
tomorrow at Twenty-Five
Cents. You will find them
made of the best quality
silk in plain, fancy colors
and stripes, shades and col
ors of the very latest for
Fall wear, styles are
straight reversible kind
and the open ends. A SOC
quality at 29c.
See Window Display.
The Topeka state journal., 1911-09-19
NJ. F. KING is NAMED.
He VIII Run for Congress ON Prohibi-
ton Ticket in Second District

Ottawa, Kan, Sept. 19.-At a con
vention of the Second district Prohibi-
tionists in the court house, NJ. F. King
of this city was nominated for con-
gress. He is an ordained Baptist min
ister, who sells bonds for a Chicago
company There were eleven votes
The Topeka state journal., 1911-09-19
Gored by a Pet Deer.

Springfield. Mo. Sept. ia pet
deer attacked and seriously injured
Frank Headley, a business man here.
Headley was knocked down and one
of the prongs of the enraged animals
horn entered his thigh. He was
rescued by neighbors who heard his
cries.
The Topeka state journal., 1911-09-19
DEATHS AND FUNERALS.

for this afternoon. was postponed and
the date viii be announced later. The
body arrived from Kansas City bu-
Mrs. Miller was unable to come on ac-
count Of prostration from grief and the
body will be held until she RECEIVERS
sufficiently to attend the service.
The body of ]. c. Cooper. who died
in Los Angeles, was cremated today in
that city. The Masons We're in charge
Of the funeral ceremony. The ashes
Will be brought to Topeka and buried
by the side of his wife.