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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-11-06
But She Was a Widow

HE to-be bride and her brides
maid were at the church.
w. The bridegroom's best man
was there.
The minister was there.
The ben-ringer was waiting to peal.
But the bridegroom was missing
He may have dropped dead!"
whispered one.
He may have slkedaddled!"
AN auto may have hit him on his
wayl"
He may have a wife already and be
afraid to face bigamyl"
Looks as if 1 was going to get left
on my feel" thought the minister.
It was an embarrassing situation.
All but the to-be had the jumps. She
was a widow and she had been there
before. After half an hours waiting,
and then everybody was asking what
should be done. she took a nickel from
her purse and handed it to the best
man and said:
go buy collar button and carry
it to him He has lost his, and that's
what's the matter"
And so it was.
JOE KERR.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-11-06
She Forgot.

Il GU have prunes ?" she asked OF
the grocer in a doubtful way.
II Certainly. ma'am-the choic-
est in market
Real Turkish prunes7"
I'VE carry no others"
''And the price is-?"
THE price has gone up two cents a
pound, ma'am.
Mercy on mel"
lowing to the war, you know. The
Turk can no longer go out and gather
his prunes in peace. as he used to-
1T see. and you may give me a
pound"
And she paid for them and went
away without asking why all real
Turkish prunes came to market in
boxes with a California brand on
them!
JOE KERR.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-11-06
WHY. OH. WHY?

street. He was in the frankfurter
business. He fried them a la Coney
Island. The American eagle lowered
over him. and the Star-Spangled Ban
ner rippled at his elbow, but in spite
of these facts along came the Italians
and drove him out and ate his frank
furters and told him to go to thunder.
Did Mr.. Taft rush a fleet over there
Did a great shout for war go up from
Maine to Texas? Did the American
eagle flap his wings and rattle his
olaws?"
mo! No! No!'
''And why. oh. why?''
Silence.
.I will tell you. my friends. Be
cause I have here q corn cure that
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-11-06
RnZMofkbe
. GzA1O1

- IFF and bang. and the fun be-
gins
~ Thump and a thud, and the
horns are locked
Sprint and a scurry and save your
Legs are twisted and skulls are
knocked.
over the field sweeps a woIfish pack.
Over the field with cuddling yell
Surely the scene doth nothing lack
Holding the mirror to Dante's hell.
n ADDED and plated the men are
lined
Braced and bandaged they
wait the word.
Seem they to you as of humankind?
Are they not like to a savage herd
Shaggy the hair on each matted head.
Fiery the eye by the cushioned nose.
Silent they wait till the word is said
Pitching them forward against the
foes.
TwLL in a tangIe the fighters fall.
Legs wildly waving from under
" the heap.
See the limp form from the midst that
they haul.
Dead? He's not dead-he is only
asleep!
Strained is each muscle awaiting the
word;
Thrilled with excitement behold one
and all
FIercely they mix up; the signal is
heard.
Crushing and trampling, and this
Is football
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-11-06
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ia friends" said the corner or
6M ator as he gathered score of
n pedestrians about him, there
was Italy and there was Turkey. Italy
pitched into Turkey and takes Trip
oil away from her. Did this Govern
ment protest 2"
mo! MOI" was chorused.
ITALY captured the Turkish fleet,
but did this Government seem to care
a darn?"
she didn't"
ITALY ran the Turk out of Tripoli
and the Italian in. but did Mr.. Taft
raise his voice in protest?'
Not a raiser
There was an American in Tripoli
doing business. He was on Bagdad
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-11-06

We'll, I have invented winter golf.
Just as easy as pie. Wonder some
body didn't think of 1t before"
Explain
you dig the holes in the snow in
stead of in the ground. Hal I've got
It'll"
But how do the players get
around?"
"On snow-shoes. Hal"
The lawyer looked out of the win
dow for a moment while he turned
the case over in his mind and then
shook his head and said:
mo good. The holes would melt
out with every thaw."
So they would-so they would"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-11-06

HABIT AND LOST IT.

&AY, Tomkins, how much does it cost
to get a patent ?" he asked as he
came breezing into the lawyers
office.
That's according" was the reply.
Say, I've got an invitation that I
wouldn't take half a. million dollars
for! BY George. but I'VE struck it!''
Just what is it?"
you know that thousands of people
are wild about golf. don't you?"
Yes"
And that it can be played only in
the summer? ?"
"Well?"
"why not winter golf7''
ct see."
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-11-06
HONEST CRITICISM.

Uncle Jennings had just heard M.
Tinpaninsl5y render most difficult
and highly classical composition on
the piano.
How do you like it. Uncle p" asked
his pretty niece. who was his COM
panion at the concert.
well, the professor certainly can
get the noise out of that box, but why
don't he play some tunes?"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-11-06
ALWAYS uNLucKY-

Hodge-Poor Mrs. Tickle has al
ways been unluclzy in the selection of
her husbands.
Dodge-Why do you say that?
Hodge-Her first husband was a
guide in the Adirondaclxs; her second
was baseball umpire; her third was
manufacturer of dynamite, and her
last one was an aviator.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-11-06
VERY GOOD.
JOE KERR.

Green-sHas that great Turkish
general a good war record?''
Wise-''Yes. His best retreating
time is thirty-five miles in three hours
and a quarter"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-11-06
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has got to be rubbed on with the end
of the finger just once on going to
bed. and"
Move ont" commanded a police
man. and there was no more crowd or
orator.
JOE KERR.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-11-06

unused the inventor as his jaw
dropped. ct thought I had it. but I
didn't. Lend me five dollars till Sat
urdayl"
JOE KERR.
The Ely miner., 1911-09-08
Day Was Warm, but Fashion Mentors
Trousers Hadn. Been Pressed
for TWO Days.


Delos Odd is clerk In the Office
of a broker. Now, Delos has been
pronounced by certain authority as
the mans fashion mentor of the town.
Some time ago the broker had a rush
order to fill in the sale of some
bonds The wasting of a few min.
utes might mean, that the sale would
fall through and that the broker
lose a fat comr- ission
'Delos, run to the bank and get
those bonds. Be quick" the boss or
dered.
The bank was less than a half
block away. The weather was quite
warm. With deliberation Delos slipped
on his coat and ther his overcoat and
went out. In few minutes he re-
turned with the bonds. The sale was
made and the customer left.
Now. will you kindly tell me, Mr..
Odd" the broker asked. after pre-.
liminary sputter lo- two. "just why
you stopped to put on your overcoat
to go such short distance. and espe-
cially when the weather is so warm %
The Ely miner., 1911-09-08
Establishing a Reputation.

IF l knew how to go about 1t.
would have every dog in my store
tried before judge and jury for as
sault and battery said the animal
dealer Unless he was convicted and
executed could get about three
prices for him.
Every time dog is hailed to court
on the charge of having bitten some
body attend the trial and take part
in the reception the beast holds after
his acquittal. A dog that has enough
class about him to precipitate law
suit couldn't be bought for love or
money, but If his master wished to
sell him he could do so dozen times
over before leaving the courtroom.
Even if it has been proved that
the dog does show his teeth once in
a while there are people willing to
take chances just for the sake of own
ing dog that has so much charac-
ter. Selling dogs being in my line,
have studied up good many ways to
advertise, but trial by jury is the best
way so far discovered"
The Ely miner., 1911-09-08
AROUND
iBASFS

st. Louis misses Roger Bresnahan
behind the plate and also in batting.
The Des Moines club in the West
ern league is about to be sold again.
Konetchy is giving all the pitchers
that he faces lot of trouble this sea-
son.
The reason Walter Johnson is los
ing his speed is that he has changed
his style of delivery.
Pitching seven good innings and
then blowing up in the eighth is no
way to win a ball game.
Lou Richie's twirling this season
has been par excellence. He is cred
tied with four three-hit games.
Detroit has entered into negotia-
tions for Pitcher Willis Morgan and
Shortstop Bill Orr of the Salt Lake
team
When baseball team pays 1000
for pitcher it would be good busi-
ness policy to hire a guardian to
make him behave.
The Cardinals will make $15O,OO0
this season. From being the poorest
drawing card in the National league
the st. Louis club is now one of the
best.
Hughie Jennings has decided to de-
pend on his veteran pitchers for the
remainder of the season in hopes
that they will be able to pull the team
through yet.
Freddie Parent is hitting the ball
like a fiend for the Baltimore Orioles.
The fans are wondering in the East.
ern league how he got away from the
big league.
Pitcher Gustafson of the Ironwood
(Mich.) team struck out thirty men.
but was beaten in a thinning game a
few days ago. Some of the scouts
should look him over.
Pitchers are coming In the glare of
fame as pinch hitters. Caldwell,
Lange. Mullin and Willett. American
league pitchers. are considered good
enough swatters to send up in a
pinch.
The New York Giants have practic.
ally closed for Pitcher Bert Maxwell
Of Birmingham, Ala the prize to be
$4,000. Maxwell was once in the
American League.
The no-hit game. pitched by Joe
Wood against the Browns at Boston
was the second of his career. Wher
with Kansas City in 1908 he turned
the trick against Milwaukee.
Boston's new outfielder, Jackson
secured from Memphis, got his STRAIT in
the Texas league. He is or is not q
relative of Joe Jackson 'os Cleveland
just as you believe what the scribes
say.
Ray Powell, the White Sox recruit,
player, who will join the Chicago
club in the spring, is rated one of the
fastest players in the minor leagues
He has stolen about fifty bases al
ready this season.
Detroit Americans have secured OF
tions on Pitchers Mike O'Toole and
McCorry of the Albany club of the
New York State league. The formel
is a brother Of Marty O'Toole, pun
chased from st. Paul by the Pittsbur
olub.
The Ely miner., 1911-09-08
CHAPTER TX.
The Girl of the Cabin.

| The Girl of the Cabin.
He saw Neb drop down before the
blazing fireplace, and curl up like q
tired dog, and observed her take the
lamp, open the door into the other
room a trifie. and slip silently out of
| sight. He remembered staring vaguely
about the little room, still illumined
by the flames. only half comprehending
and then the reaction from his des-
perate struggle with the eleme7ts
overcame all resolution, and he drop
ped his head forward on the table, and
lost consciousness. Her hand upon
his shoulder aroused him, startled in
to wakefulness, yet he scarcely real
lied the situation.
| Il have placed food for the negro
beside him." she said quietly. and for
| blur in her speech.
You are from the South!" he ex-
claimed. as though it was discovery.
"Yes-and your"
my boyhood began in Virginia
the negro was an old-time slave In
| our family"
She glanced across at the black.
now sitting up and eating voraciously.
81 thought he had once been a
slave; one can easily tell that. l did
not ask him to sit here because, If
you do not object, we will eat here
| together. l have also been almost
as long without food. 1t was so lone
ly here, and-and hardly understood
my situation-and / simply could not
force myself to eat"
He distinguished her words clearly
enough, although she spoke low, as II
she preferred what was said between
them should not reach the ears of the
negro. yet somehow. for the moment.
they made no adequate impression on
him.. Like famished wolf he began
on the coarse fare, and for ten min
utes hardly lifted his head. Then his
eyes chanced to meet hers across the
narrow table, and instantly the gen.
tleman reawoke to life.
(TO BE CONTINUED)
The Ely miner., 1911-09-08
WAS NOT THE WHOLE THING
eweet Girl In Error When She Irag-
lned Herself Sole Empress Of
"His" Heart

She imagined his room with her
photograph smiling down at him from
over the mantel, while another of her
photos looked demurely at him from
leather case on the dressing table.
She could see him often standing In
front of her mirrored likeness and ma
king vows Of constancy and fidelity.
She knew he would rather part with
anything he had than those likenesses.
But they had quarreled and she felt
she must ask him to return her photo
graphs, and she wrote him accord
ingly.
When she received his reply she
nearly tainted. Here is what the
wretch wrote:
Dear Mabel: / would like awfully
much to return your photos, but, hon.
estly, you girls all dress and pose SO
much alike for the camera that I
can't tell any two of you apart. If
you like. will send you over 800 or
400 photos that / have of miscellane-
GUS girls and you can pick yours out.
Hoping this will be satisfactory, am.
sincerely, ETC., etc. c."-Royal Magazine.
The Ely miner., 1911-09-08
Incident Overlooked.

A New England farmer, noted for
his uncontrolled temper, became con-
verted, according to the st. Louis Re
public.
A month later he was holding forth
to a number of friends and relatives
gathered at the Thanksgiving dinner
table on the subject of his religious
principles, his entire change of char
acter and his kind and forebearing dis
position.
Finally growing enthusiastic in his
description, he called on his wife to
uphold his assertions.
Jane" he shouted, you haven't
had an unkind word or deed from me
since / got converted-now, have
your"
There was dead silence: then
came in meek, yet reminding tones
from the other end of the table.
Jerome, Jerome, you've forgot the
time you bit me-"
The Ely miner., 1911-09-08
REGRETS HE TRADED KNIGHT
Connie Mack Says He Is Sorry he
Traded Clever lAfieIder for the
Veteran Jimmy Collins.

When Connie Mack, manager of the
worlds champions, allows ball play
er to go after he has done service
with the White Elephants 1t is a rare
occurrence for that player to show
anything like big league form there
after.
Bris Lord drifted out and "came
back" with Cleveland. Connie then
realized that there was lots in Bris
and landed him in trade with Nc
Guire.
OF them all. there is only one that
Connie Mack ever expressed regret
at losing. Jack Knight Of the High
landers is this player. Connie taught
lack all he knew, brought him along
The Ely miner., 1911-09-08
Early School Books.

The horn book invented in 1850 and
used considerably up to the close of
the eighteenth century was the usual
textbook of the elementary school. A
thin slab of hard wood was covered
with parchment, on which was printed
the capital and small letters, numerals
and some elementary syllables and
words.
Over this thin sheet of transpar.
ent cows horn was placed and firmly
bound so that no moisture could pene-
trate. To this the Bible and the sam
pier on which little girls painfully
stitched the letters Of the alphabet.
some Cody saying" and a border OF
herring stitch. or some conventional
pattern of impossible flowers and foil.
age and the legend MARY Smith. her
sampler" or the like. were about ali
that the children used up to the be
ginning of the eighteenth century
The Ely miner., 1911-09-08

familiar all the time, but couldn't for
the life of me connect up. You're
Christie Maclaire."
'Am II" her eyes filed with curl
osity.
"Of course you are. You needn't
be afraid of me il you want it kept
secret, but know you just the same.
Saw you at the 'Gaiety' in Indepen.
dence. maybe two months ago. went
three times, mostly on your account.
You've got great act, and you can
| sing too
She stood in silence, still looking
fixedly at him, her bosom rising and
| falling, her lips parted as If to speak.
Apparently she did not know what to
do, how to act, and was thinking
swiftly.
Mr.. Keith" she said. at last in de-
cision, Il am going to ask you to blot
that all QUITO forget that you even
suspect me of being Christie Maclaire.
of the Gaiety."
why, certainly; but would you ex.
plain?"
There is little enough to explain. 1t
is sufficient that am here alone with
you. Whether wish to or not. am
compelled to trust myself to your pro-
lection. You may call me Christie
Maclaire, or anything else you please;
you may even think me unworthy re.
spect, but you possess the face of a
gentleman, and as such am going to
trust you-I must trust you. Will you
accept my confidence on these
| terms?" ttf
Keith did not smile, nor move.
Weak from hunger and fatigue, he
leaned wearily against the wall.
| Nevertheless that simple, womanly ap.
peal awoke all that was strong and
sacrificing within him. although her
words were so unexpected that, for
the moment he failed to realize their
full purport. Finally he Strengthened
| up.
IL accept any terms you desire"
he gasped weakly. "if-if you will
| only give one return"
"One return?-what?
Food; we have eaten nothing for
sixty hours" -
The Ely miner., 1911-09-08
SYNOPSIS.

Jack Keith, a Virginian, now a bor-
der plainsman, is riding along the Santa
Fe trail on the lookout for roaming wal
parties of savages. He notices a camp
attached to a wagon and at full gallop
pursued by men on ponies. When Keith
reaches the wagon the raiders have mass
acred two men and departed. He searches
the victims finding papers and locket
with woman's portrait. He resolves to
hunt down the murderers. Keith IL ar
rested at Carson City, charged with the
murder. his accuser being a ruffian named
Black Bart. He goes to Jail fully realiz-
ing the peril of swift border justice. A
companion in his cell is negro. who
Keith family back in Virginia. Neb says
one or the murdered men was John
Sioley. the other Gen. Willis Waite, for
merry an officer in the Confederate army.
Inc plainsman and Neb escape from the
cell, and later the two fugitives become
lost in the sand desert
The Ely miner., 1911-09-08
The Lily Eaters.

This beautiful spring weather,
said James Wilson, the secretary OF
agriculture, at luncheon in Washing.
ton, "sends one, In thought at least,
back to the farm
Mr.. Wilson smiled.
Il heard of farm the other day,
he said, ito which certain congress.
man sent gift of rare lily bulbs from
the department. The farmers wife
acknowledged the gift thus:
Dear Sir-Thank you so much for
the particularly fine onions, which
were greatly enjoyed with last eve.
ning's steak"
The Ely miner., 1911-09-08

frightened brown eyes. with long lash
es half hiding their depths, looking di-
rectly into his own; only now she had
slightly changed her posture, leaning
toward him across the table. Like a
flash he comprehended that this was
reality-flesh and blood-and. with
! the swift instinct of gentleman, his
numbed, nerveless fingers jerked of
his hat, and he bowed bareheaded be-
| fore her.
Pardon me-" he said, finding his
voice with difficulty. 81 fell over the
step, but-but l didn't expect to find
woman here"
He heard her quick breathing, mark
ed slight change in the expression of
the dark eyes, and caught the glitter
of the freight on a revolver in her
lowered hand.
What did you expect to find?"
II hardly knew" he explained lame
ly; I'VE stumbled on this hut by acci-
dent. didn't know there was a
cabin In all this valley"
Then you are not here for any
purpose? to meet with any one?"
mo; we were lost, and had gone
into camp UP above. when we discov-
cred your light"
Where do you come from?"
Keith hesitated just an instant, yet
| falsehood was never easy for him, and
he saw no occasion for any deceit
now.
Carson City,"
what brought you here?"
1--WE started for the Bar X ranch
down below, on the Canadian; got
caught in a sand-storm. and then just
| drifted do not know within twenty
miles of where we are"
She drew a deep breath of uncon-
cealed relief.
"Are you alone?"
The negro and I-yes; and you
haven't the slightest reason to be
afraid of us-we're square,
She looked at him searchingly, and
something in Keith's clean-cut face
seemed to bring reinsurance. conf
dence in the man.
Il am not afraid" she answered,
coming toward him around the short
table. "Only it is so lonely here, and
you startled me, bursting in without
warning. But you look all right, and
am going to believe your story.
What is your manner"
"Keith-Jack Keith"
| "A cowman ?"
"A little of everything, l reckon" a
touch of returning bitterness in the
tone. "a plainsman, who has punched
cattle, but my last job was govern
ment scout"
You look as though you might be
more than that" she said slowly.
The man flushed, his lips pressing
tightly together.
We'll. IL may have been," he con-
fessed unwillingly. II started out all
right, but somehow l reckon just
went adrift. It's habit in this coun-
try"
Apparently those first words of COM
ment had left her lips unthinkingly, for
she made no attempt to reply; merely
stood there directly facing him, her
clear eyes gazing frankly into his
own. He seemed to actually see her
now for the first time, fairly-a sup
pie. slender figure, simply dressed.
with wonderfully expressive brown
eyes. a perfect wealth of dark hair, a
clear complexion with slight olive
tinge to it, strong. intelligent face,
4 not strictly beautiful, yet strangely
attractive, the forehead low and broad,
the nose straight. the lips full and In.
clined to smile. Suddenly vague re-
membrance brought recognition.
why, know you now"
Tndeed!" the single word note OF
undisguished surprise.
~Yes: thought you looked oddly
The Ely miner., 1911-09-08

Frank Seelee, who more than any
other man Was responsible for as
sembling the former world champion
Cubs. the greassst exponent Of inside
baseball of the last decade, may have
another wreath Gdded to his imposing
laurels, providing Roy Corhan, White
Sox recruit. establishes his right to
recognition as regular member of
Comiskey's club ia 1911. Selee dis
covered Corhan way out In New Mexi-
CO when the greas baseball strategist,
The Ely miner., 1911-09-08

broken down in health, had goNa
thither in search of healing balm
in 1906.
Corhan played for the Pueblo tearl
three years. In 1907, the first year
he was with Selee, he more than CAME
up to expectations. He batted 235
and stole enough bases to give him a
place among the Ty Cobbs of the
western league. Corhan bettered his
batting average in 1908. reaching .256.
and hit .270 in 1908.
The Ely miner., 1911-09-08


and made a finished player OF. him,
only to part with him in a desperate
attempt to bring the 1907 pennant to
this city.
"The only young ball player l ever
regretted parting with was Jack
Knight" said Connie. when Jack was
allowed to go to Boston for Jimmy
Collins.
Even after the local boy was shift
ed to the minor league by the Red
Sox Connie insisted that Jack would
be back in the big show and be a
star. AS Connie predicted, Jack be-
came a sta of the first magnitude
with the New York Americans, and
seems due to have the best year in
his career.
The Ely miner., 1911-09-08
Why Odd Wore Overcoat

Odds face showed surprise that such
question should even be asked
why. SIR" he said, with a patron
izing smile, didn't you notice that
my trousers hadn't been pressed for
tvs. days?"
The Ely miner., 1911-09-08
The Heights of Song.

Miss Mary Garden, at supper in
New York that preceded her depar
ture for Europe, praised new tenor.
HE is one Of those tenors," said
Miss Garden, "who have to shut their
eyes when they sing"
'Why so?" asked young million
aire.
Because" she replied, smiling. he
goes so high it makes him dizzy"
The Ely miner., 1911-09-08
CIV Seymour eoina Fast.

Cy Seymour, the old Giant outfield-
er, is going like house afire in the
Baltimore center field, and it would
not be surprising If Cy would get a
call back to the big show again next
rear.
The Ely miner., 1911-09-08

Her face, which had been so white.
flushed to the hair, her dark eyes soft
ening.
why, of course; sit down. I ought
to have known from your face. There
is plenty here-such as it is-only you
must wait moment"