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The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1911-11-17

He took one cautious step forward.
and then another Engrossod in the
feast before il, the cat paid not the
least attention to the stealthy APP
proaeh. II was only when the captain
was close beside il. that 1t conde-
seconded to turn its attention from the
cream. and then IL was too late; for
the captain, with an agility surprising
in man OF his years. suddenly leaped
forward and caught the black body by
the nape OF the neck.
vainly did the cat give vent to its
outraged feelings; vainly did II strug-
gle 10 effectively use its teeth and
claws In a trice the captain had
thrust il into the gunny-sack. the neck
81 which he tied with piece Of stout
Irvine.
Painting. but triumphant, he laid the
xriggllng bundle. from which came
The sounds OF lost soul in the deep
est woe. upon the ground. He turned
to cart hurried and guilty glance at
ne windows Of the house next door,
bali expecting to ind there numerous
protesting Witnesses 10 bis perhdy;
but the windows OF the house next
door remained discrsetly curtained.
THANKING bis lucky stars for this de
uevesance OF his enemy into bis
bands. Captain Beale picked up the
Sack, Sose IL into the house. and went
upstairs to array himself somewhat
more fully
IL vas only too obvious that a man
bearing bundle OF such liveliness q
the sack babe fair to be. could nevel
hope to 20 through the village streets
Il broad daylight without attracting
unpleasant attention 70 himself
Therefore. as soon as the captain had
completed a hurried toilet. he cams
into the kitchen. took Up the ssck
ana While yet the t0wn was wrappes
in slumber, made his way to th'
waterfront. where his schooner. III
lie craft Of some hundred tons. lay a
the dock. her cargo Of potatoes aboard
an ready TO sail with the morning tide
Bui even il. the halilight. ci earl
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1911-11-17

weather that Joe Blair sscribed 70 the
cats presence. When they discovered
the old leak, that had. caused them
more or less trouble the last trip. had
II was the cat according to
Joe. Nothing but the cat saved one
OF the foremost hands from serious
injury when he fell from aloft. and.
by something In the nature OF a mira.
Gle, landed unhurt upon his feet on
the deck. Again II was the cat that
steered them into school OF pollock,
and brought the cook the luck OF land
Ing some hundred and fifty pounds OF
them a. he frolled q line astern.
Day by day the cats benign .nnu-
ence grew apace: and day by day
Captain Beale waxed more vroth and
disgusted.
Bay. after the luck we'vc had this
trip, I dunno az I Ishould want TO go
to sea again In this schooner. II tie
cat want along" tho cook confided.
and the remark set Captain Beale 70
thinking and planning.
Plainly the cat was becoming all
too popular. She babe fair TO be a
permanent fixture unless something
was done TO shadow her with dis.
repute. Somehow or other Suspicion
must be brought TO rest on her. Cap
tain Beaie meditated long and deeply.
Il dont want 20 lose such cook.
and III be cternally eussed II III have
cat aboard. he ruminnted. II
guess likely the best why out OF II ID
10 have something nulucky happen
while she's aboard. Something IN.
lucky. that's the ticket" no repeated
with a chucklc. a plan already be
ginning 20 unfold itself TO bis mind.
Long that evening Captain Beals sal
before the little table IN the cabin,
/ figuring laborionsly.
shes got 70 80 on the ways before
long and have some new plank IN
her bottom. anyway he museG. che
while a smile Of satisfaction xreafhed
his homely face. tie consulted an al
mAnac al HIS elbow ~Nox. II she
was to hit shovel Rip Ledge to NOR
rer. say about six In The eyenIn'. the
wust she'd DO would be 10 hang there
I'm high tide, long about nine, and
maybe. pound out plank or two
She might Jest as well 20 on the says
this trip as any. That's the ticket.
let her pound ont q couple Of plan,
while she's hangin' on the ledge
Jest enough 70 cit her ieakin' se'sl
all hands. lnclndin' the cook. viii has.
TO work the pumps for dear life the
rest OF the way 10 Rockville. and thef
let's see what becomes Of that cuxsct
cats reputation III bet they'll heass
her over themselves"
To aid the captain In his plan. tn
next afternoon q gray mist began !,
rise from the sea. Steadily II thick
er~d. until by eve o'clock II vss Al
impenetrahie pail In me bow IN.
fog.horn IN the hands Of the iookou
doomed and bar-rr-hed II monctcnou:
fsAhioa. ssn1iAs cut ~ kailo~ wal
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1911-11-17

through tho duncclored walls that
had closed about them. Captain
Beale glanced into the h!nnacle.
headed the schooner : point farther
10 the southland, and grinned.
Presently by the bits he could see
the lookout straiNing his ears BIZ.
tween the blasts Of thu horn. evidently
listening intently, Full. well the cas-.
tain knew 10 what he was listening:
for already through the mist he could
hear the dIstnnct moan OF the whIs.
tling-buoy. which marks the outee
edge OF Shovel Rip Ledge.
The sound grew 6te&dily palmer,
Captain Beales grin widened. At last
the lookout hailed; u
"Whistlin-buoy dead ahead, sir.sC
The skIpper made great pretenss
OF listening. ~ don't hear IT." he de.
ciared, and held hin course. The
lookout seemed trins uneasy. In
moment he was hailing once more.
There II goes again, cir. WhisilIn'.
buoy dead ahead!~
Captain Bealc affected ! nne scorn.
Il don't hear no whistlin'- buoy he
maintained. hut ! can hear some old
freiKhter groanin' Of there
| The lookouts next hall. which fol.
lowed almost Immediately. was 4 Wild
yell. while he tore aft IT his best
Speed.
breakers. sir. right under her
bowl he howied. And then the
schooner struck
There was q shock. : Jolt. 4 grind.
| ing sound. The little craft rhiyered
from slim TO stern. Up the galley
ccmpanionway came tumhiins tbs
cook.
Lord help ux!" he yelled a. The
familiar groan Of the whistlins buoy
smote his ears from close quarters.
We've hit Shovel Rip Ledge.s1
There was another bump--a series
Iof bumps. the schooner stopped,
surgod ahead. then stopped again.
Then the grinding beneath her keel
began once more. slowly she forged
ahead, They could plainly hear the
surge under her bows.
'.Judas Priostfy shouted the ama1ed
skipper. What DO you make of thatg
Damned n We haint hit shusei hip
t-E4s*t At4R &f1& NfFf%A Nf%A a. START
the pumps. quick,y
In a trice the pumps were Ehrieklng
their protests.
4 How much waters she takin'Y. the
skipper demanded. q
Not a drop. sir" the me- NJ the
pumps answered
Captain Ecaie wiped h)a forehead.
For time be stood staring stupidity
AZ the pinnacle before he put the
schooner back on her course.
Then the cook came runnlng aft
with black. furry body IN hts arms.
Say. will you believe II row he
shouted. Amt there something III II
Would yon ever got off'n that ledge.
much more gone over II. N II hadn't
been for the eaff Amt n special
providence you fetched herr f'Il tell
ye one thing. amt soin' 10 sea ssain
on this schooner. nor NO other. wllh.
out black cat aboard
Tho skipper burst into d great roar
Of laughter. which left tho COCA star.
Ina AZ him In opsn.moushcd wonder.
"fou sin-~ kzld Captain Deaie.
when he had somewhat rrcov~r>d bis
breath. I'm most b~xinnsn' 20 think
myself there's somefhin' IN H. That
eat stays aboard
! tcefyrhc rn'Fwt x. vss.sy ca)
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1911-11-17

luck to heaye q cat. over, no matter
where. 1t cane from. nor how 1t got
aboard. Say. what color Ia it,
"Black," said the captain with in
cautious truth.
Joe Blair fairly gasped. Black" he
6F1ed say. you don't mean you'd
hccve a black cat overheard. do yer"
Il amt so terrible partial as to
colors.' waa the captains sardonic
response.
Don't you 20 to heavin' no black
cats o6'n this schooner the cook
said In shAking voice.
|. Beale stiffened. 80 here, you
blasted grense-skimmer" he beloved,
I'm cap'n Of this craft. You want to
remember that. shall most proba-
tiy 10 about a. I'm mind to, and that
blasted cat IL goin' over--sec7@
III shs does. the cook threatened.
IN git on. Of this schooner see'f
! don't Ill git out OF her as soon as
we GIT TO Rockvillc-if We ever do
be ended gloomily.
The threat struck Captain scale IN
| a vulnerable spot. The one boast OF
his otherwise modest nature was OF
the superiority Of his cook. All too
we'll he remembered the galley regime
before Joe Blair had shipped with
him. All too well he pictured the
soggy biscuits and the greasy hash
Of Joe's predecessor. What mattered
the cats presence for a. few tags.
anyway? He could manage 10 TAKE
The pest Ashore when they arrived AT
Rockville and lose II somewhere. The
main thing was TO get rid OF 1t.
Where or how were secondary con.
alterations. Therefore Captain Beale
unbent
well. II you're 80 terribly touchy
about II. take the critfer into the
galley. then.~ he commanded, land
keep her there out OF my sight until
we git 10 Rockville"
Il tell ye ! amt what you'd call a
guperstitions man. the cook reiter
ated. hut you'd got into some kind
OF a scrape II you'd drowndeG her
lie picked up the sack and slouched
OF toward the galley. Captain Beale
with a grnnt Of disgust. as much for
his own weakness as for the cooks
stnlked aft to the wheel.
Il was ideal weather that followed
them that trip. The wind held fair
and brisk: the fogs. usually prevalent
In those waters IN the early spring
were conspicuous only BY their alb
sence. In the galley Joe Blair made
friends with the cat and fed II upon
the best the lockers afforded.
"Hayin' good run OF u this trip
amt we. capsng- he observed 10 Beals
the third day out. with 4 grin that
angered the captain.
Couldn't be better as I See" the
skipper replied.
Know what makes III" the coos
questioned. with meaning Jerk q his
aead. -It's the cat"
I Nor xas IL only the propitioux
n.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1911-11-17

Just as the FIRST gray streaks in
Is the sky 10 the east we're herald
ing the approach Of day. the
weird. nerye-racking walls, which had
sounded internationally since midnight
from the branches Of maple close
to the bedroom windows. began again
Scarcely bad the first melancholy
note shattered the frosty stiffness
when the hack door was opened cauti-
oasly. and down the steps came Cap
tam solomon Beaie. the collar Of his
hastily donned overcoRt turned up
ahous HIS neck and his bare feet
thrust inio 4 pair Of weEi-worn carpet
slippers
IN one hand be bore a stout gunny-
sack. In the other was saucer Of
cream. which he balanced gingeTly as
be fiprosd 10 the foot OF the sfnaple.
RiEh w in The branches above his
bead. a furry ebon bali eroucaed oa
cue o. the spreading Hmbs. showed
Ain the position u ;Ae enemy
ne captaias Hps set IA grim &c
teraia1fson- He held out the saucer
Of cream n eaficing fashion. the
While ne sirnvs 10 work something
llks AazndssAmeni into a voice Of IN
ms,.~s .rxsFr.ea
-Ccme. kitty. eonse.- he rnaxed. eui
tAs back halI above hin- possessed,
seemlngsy. cf sosae lakliag as to the
sr1s inExrdn.ss 81 the captains sud
sez Hospitality. refused 70 venture
from - retreat 4 sair Of green
eyss stared down ~ him. As Il already
they rnose fhan half susperted he
urarAery ~ r1s phnning
csSeain Beaie rui down the saucei
- to Zoos Of tie tire and movet
avxy a fey paces Tkere was a ligh
nus~n~ns 81 The branehes. the sount
q czfsrread elrss upon the bark
ant 6pwn the iru.k cams the q;
srs~et nzsDSeso1zly ths contsnts o
sAe szsce-. aad then sr<an 10 lick IN
erearn wgsh . reilsa that wss Das
asg9-xut
To gin expreszion up0n cAptzil
B@ls.s fnes hscaps mcre grcnoEneed
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1911-11-17

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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-07-31
ONE new CASE.
Charles Slegel at Bancord Home
Where Woman Died, Has Disease.

One new case and one death since
| Saturday evening is the latest chapter
IN the smallpox epidemic on the East
side. Mrs. ]. E. Bancord, 6S years old,
| died Sunday morning. Charles Slegel,
VINO has been at the Bancord home,
| took down with the disease today.
Or. Hogeboom, city physician, found
| SIegel in barn on the East side near
| the railroad tracks. He said he had
been without food for "a hours and
bummed" his way to Topeka on a
| Missouri Pacific train He left the
city a few days ago and went to work
Tor the Missouri Pacific. When he felt
| the smallpox coming on he came back
| to Topeka for treatment.
Mrs. Bancord, it is said. died pri-
! bic seemed to be getting along nicely
and it was thought she would recover
but the complication set in.
People OF the East side have been
indignant today because the body of
Mrs. Seymour, 1912 East Sixth street.
had been allowed to be shipped from
the city for burial. They say she
shouldn't have been taken out and
that she was accompanied by her SON
in-law who left house where three
children were confined with the dis
ease.
The city health authorities answer
1t this way. They say Mrs. Seymour
did not have smallpox. It is said she
1ld0 Bright QlSedSe. E'urthermO ore.
they say the state board of health
granted the people permission to ship
the body They insist also that the
SON law, George Seymour has not
been in the house with the sick chit
dren-he has been quarantined away
from home
The city officials believe the cases
are all in good shape. 1t is said all
OF them are convalescent and there is
no further danger. Nearly every day
the quarantine is raised from homes
and the recovered people allowed their
liberty once more.
The State Journal received a com
plant today that the Parker family at
Twenty-ffth and Quincy streets. out
side the city. has been neglected by
the county physician. who has never
gone into the house but contents him
self with standing outside and inspect
ing the patients through the window.
An infant in the family is very low
The statement that Mrs. Maxwell at
1924 Monroe street is sick with the
disease is not true and neither is it
true that the family moved from the
smallpox district. They have lived
where they are for nine years.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-07-31
COUNTY JURORS ARE DRAWN.
Thirty-Six Names Taken from the Boz
Today.

Thirty-six jurors for the first di-
vision of the district court were drawn
this morning and will be in attendance
at the September term of the district
court. Jurors for the second division will
be drawn some time Tuesday and it is
probable that 70 men will serve on the
two panels until the heavy court work
is disposed Of
The jurors named in the panel drawn
today are:
w L. Hurst. Topeka: En-. Johnson.
Topeka township; H. P. Irons, Topeka;
w. A. Grey. Topeka; W. T. Hatch, To-
peka; James Pearl. Rossville township,
w. E. Brady, Topeka; Paul Casavant,
Topeka; c. E. Johnson, Topeka; ]. L.
Altman, Topeka; E. c. Mclaughlin, To-
peka G. H letters. Topeka; w. E.
Barry, Topeka; N. L Dalton, Frank
Babcock. Topeka; W. J. Baldwin. To-
peka; H. NJ. Barnett, Topeka; J. p
Fritz, Topeka; Theodore Taylor. To-
peka; W. L. Sterling, Mission town
ship; c. A. Thomas. Auburn township
Gus Carlson. Topeka irwin Botkin, To-
peka; o. Martinson, Mission township;
J. T. Hopkins, Rossville township; J. E.
Foley. Topeka: c. W. Tanner. Auburn
township; G. NJ. Jamison. Topeka; F.
w Leech. Topeka; S. M Franklin. To-
peka; B. H. Snider. Soldier township;
w H. Switch. Topeka; Geo. Young, To-
peka; F. B. Moore. Mission township;
John w. Marsh Topeka.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-07-31
DIPLOMATIC CHANGES.
Promotion in store for Several Ameri-
can Ambassadors.

Washington, July Silt was report
ed on the best authority today that
President Taft has aoOut decided to
appoint John G. A. Leishman as pres
ent American anlbassanul to Italy as
ambassador to Germany succeeding
David Jayne Hill who resigned last
spring.
According to the same authority,
Thus J. O'Brien new ambassador to
Japan, will be sci t to Rome to succeed
Mr.. Leishnan. No decision it is under
stood. has been made as to Mr..
OHsrien's successor at Toxic. President
Taft will have d last conference on
the subject of diplomatic appointments
with Secretary of State Knox this af-
ternCon.
If the president and Mr.. Knox should
UPSET this slate, it was reported as pro
bable that Robert Bacon, United states
ambassador to France, might be rift
ed to Berlin and Mr.. I-eishman be sent
to Paris Undoubtedly there soon Will
be a number of shifts in the diplomatic
co.'s and several ambassadors who
were recognized as having performed
GOOD service are likely to be promoted
to moro important posts.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-07-31
1T FINDS A WAY OUT.
The Standard Oil Terminates a Plan
of Organization.

New York, July 31.-Directors of
the Standard Oil company have APP
proved a plan of reorganization, it was
learned today, to comply with the de-
cree of the supreme court
Details of the plan will probably be
made public soon. The distribution of
subsidiary stocks for shares of the
parent company will probably begin in
September
The decimal distribuation. it is said.
will be five shares of Standard Oil
stock. On a basis of five shares of
stock, of the parent company a hold
er will receive fractional shares of 80
subsidiary companies and one full
share or more in each of three con-
stituent companies. The reorganiza-
ton involves the distribution of ap-
proximately 100000 certificates rep
resenting 35 companies compared with
a little over 5000 certificates of the
parent company now outstanding. The
Standard Oil company, in a circular
to its stockholders, made public today,
says:
THE final decree in the case of the
United States vs.. the Standard Oil
company of New Jersey requires this
company to distribute ratably to its
shareholders shares of stock of sub
sidiary corporations.
"Such distribution viii be made to
stockholders of the Standard Oil COM
pany of New Jersey of record of Sep
TENDER L, 1911. Books will be closed
date when stocks are ready for distri-
button. which will be ABOUT Deem
Der 81
Notice of dates when stocks are to
be distributed and of the reopening of
the books will be duly given"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-07-31
ALL IS LOVELY.
Bank Commissioner DoIlcN Says crop
Prospects Are Fright.

]. \. Dolley, state bank commits
sioner. has issued an optimistic state
ment in regard to croD and financial
conditions in Kansas as follows:
Corn crop prospects have been very
much advanced by the late rains of the
last two weeks. Good and sufficient
rains have fallen in nearly all of the
corn counties and instead of corn
failure as it appeared at the beginning
of the month the prospects are now
that we will get a strong half or two
thirds corn crop in Kansas.
There is much more activity along
all business lines in Kal-s as and the
middle west at the beginning of Au-
gust than at any time during the pres
ent year. The situation has grown
from one of gloom and dark forebOd-
ing as to the 1911 crops to position
of smiles and optimism.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-07-31
BOY HAS DISAPPEARED.
State Official Seeks Victim of Mad Dog
in Hutchinson.

Hutchinson. Kan, July 31.-Where
is little 5-year-old Glen Taylor, who
came to Hutchinson yesterday morn
ing afflicted with rabies? Secretary s.
J. Crumbine of the state board Of
health, Attorney General John Daw-
son, the county attorney and county
physician of Reno county would like
to know.
Dr. Crumbine wants to get the little
fellow to the Pasteur institute in the
state hospital at Rosedale as quickly
as possible, to save him from a hor-
rible death of the dread disease which
he contracted from being bitten by a
dog in Winfield.
The boy was brought here and taken
to the residence of Jake Grimes, own
er of a maidstone and the stone
was applied as treatment for the
rabies with which it had been ascer-
tanned that the dog was afflicted. He
was taken presumably to his home in
Winfield by way Of Wichita after the
treatment but inquiries there fail to
reveal his whereabouts.
Attorney General John Dawson in
structed County Attorney E. T. Foote
of Reno county to arrest the owner OF
the maidstone on charge of practicing
as a physician without a state license
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-07-31
HOLDING LONG SESSION
Original Plan to Tax Street
Cars Abandoned.
Telephone Companies Must Each
Pay $500.

With the head of every public service
CORPORATION of Topeka as crlllcdl
spectator. the board of city comhlls~
sioners are attempting today 70 pass d
new license ordinance that viii double
the city receipts from these companies
in the next year.
Following a series of conferences N
which it had been agreed among the
commissioners to double the incense
fees Of these corporations in the city,
the matter came up in the form OF
an ordinance today.
At a late hour this afternoon the
commissioners and the corporation
heads still were wrangling over what
should be charged as an occupation
license.
one thing is certain-the city con-
rnissioners have given up the or'TinA
proposition to tax the street railway
company on each car. The II reats OF
the company to cripple the scrflce'
place sualler cars on their runs ara
cut down the expenses in every way
warned the city officials Instead they
have decided TO place bulk tax 81
$500 on the street rdilway-and alloW
them to run as many cars on their mes
sis they can use.
our earnings this year are no larger
than last year and our operating eX-
penses have been $1,000 month mere,
said Albert Paiten, general manager OF
the Topeka ard Wichita systems TINS
sioncrs ION the basis Of the levy
that is promised the city for the huGget
next wear. our taxes alone to the city
of Topeka viii amount 90 $4,000.
Commissioner Tandy was Of tie opin-
ion that the street railway assisted in
the uphunding of the streets instead OF
the tearing up of the stress as the gas
company has done Then pet.tlons con-
tanning hundreds of names came from
the santa Fe shop district a@kinS that
the city refrain from charging the
street railway s25 a car.
The tax per . lie IF electric hSht
and telephone companies mas been
abandoned. Instead a bulk tax Of
about 5000 or the telephone and $500
on Edison company win be assessed by
the commissioners.
In the case of the express com
panies, it is possible that so much per
wagon will be charged. With the tele-
phone and telegraph firms lump Ii
cense will be agreed upon.
The probable tax from the outlook
late this afternoon. will be-
Street railway. $500 a year.
Edison COMPANY. $500 d year.
Gas company $500 a year.
Telephone companies, $500 a year.
Telegraph companies, $3.50 a year.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-07-31
HE is SOMEONE'S LOST BOY.
But Body Held at Walnut Will Prob
ably Go to Unmarked Grave.

lola, Kan, July 31-Thomas White,
who returned to lola this afternoon
from Walnut, Kan, where he went to
view the remains of a young man run
over and killed by d locomotive, was
unable to identify the body. He was
requested tc furnish the press with a
description of the corpse to aid in the
effort being made to learn the youth s
identity.
The body is that of a youth is or Is
years of age, brown hair, blue eyes,
weight about lis and height feet He
was dressed in blue serge, knickerbocker
knee trousers and wore 51z lace shoes,
which had recently been ha1f-soled.
There is a small scar at the knuckle Of
the right hand His fingers are long
and tapering and his neck slim. The
authorities at Walnut will be glaid to
receive any information which will aid
in Identifying the corpse.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-07-31
ROSE ONE HUNDRED FEET
Rarefed Atmosphere of Wyoming
Tested by Acroplanist.

Laramie Wyo., July 31.-Aeroplane
flights at the greatest elevation above
sea level ever undertaken in this
country we're made here yesterday
afternoon by Charles F. Walsh of San
Diego. Cal. in a Curtiss biplane. Lara
mic is 1900 feet above sea level. $50
feet less than Mexico City, which IS
the highest point from which flights
have been started.
Walsh made only three short fights
not rising more than 100 feet from the
ground.