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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-12-26

Johnny Lore of New York is another
Loxer who has Joined the ranks of pugi-
lists who have built homes for their par
ents Within the past eight months,
Johnny says, he has earned enough money
to pay for a house, which, he has just pre-
scented to his father and mother.
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him alive again. She had prayed ST.
lently for help to come, but she was
still alone. Already she was giving
up hope from that quarter and was
conscious that upon her own efforts
in all probability the very life Of the
man she loved would depend. To add
to her anguish was the fear that he
might regain consciousness and be
tray himself by a moan.
Now It all depended upon Little
Ella. It had been a clever stroke,
that OF Ryan's, asking her how she
would be treated in this woman's
home. Against this appeal to class
prejudice Gloria had not scored,
'Ill tell" said the woman.
The two men looked at each other
ard smiled
stop" cried Gloria, looking not
at the men, but at the girl who lay
pale and trembling upon the bed. DO
you remember what you said while
ago? What you accused me Of? You
swore that hadn't loved. Even to
my sorrow you shall have proof Ct II
now that do. The very man whom
I'm defending from these bullies is
the one man on earth love- Ryan
and Kelly looked at each other In
amazement. You shall see II YOU
loved more than /. You've gone
through fire and storm for man? I'll
do no less. If need be, I'll die for
this man--here and now-because |
love him" The fire died out Of her
eyes. She stretched out her hands
to Ella pathetically and begged hum
bly,. MY whole hearts happiness is
here Are you going to help them try
to take him from me?'
The woman, creature OF impulse
was moved,
You'd better give It up, Turkey. !
amt goin' to let you touch that man"
"Ah. you're woman sighed Clio
ria. "You know a woman's heart"
mix on that love spiel, Ella" com
manded Ryan. This amt no valen-
tine party, lady You cant fool us
with that soft-soap talk We gotta
carry out the boss orders. Buck. look
in that closet
(TO BE CONTINUED)
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SYNOPSIS.

Gloria Kerr, a motherles girl. who has
Fpent most OF her life In school, arrives
at her fathers home In Belmont. DaVlo
Kerr IL the political boss OF the Town.
and Is anxious to prevent MS daughte,r
learning OF his real character. hendall'
representing the Chicago packers, Is ne
rnt'ating with Judge Gilbert, Kerr's CHIEF
adviser. for a valuable franchise. They
fear the opposition OF Joe Wright, editor
Of tho reform paper Kerr asks the as
sistqnce OF Judge Gilbert In Introducing
Glpria to Belmont society. and promises
Ia help him put through the packers
franchise and let him have all the graft
Gloria meets Joe Wright nj the Gilberts
II appears they are on intimate terms
having met previously In touring party
in Europe. The Gilberts invite Gloria 10
stay with them pending the refurnisnlng
OF the Kerr home. Wright begins his nSnt
against the proposed franchise In the col
umns OF his paper, the Belmont News
Kerr, through his henchmen eAerts s ~
cry influence to hamper Wright In the
publication OF his paper. Gloria realizes
the is not being received by the best So
clety and IL unhappy. She takes up set-
Element work. Kerr and his lleutenants
decide TO buy Kerr's paper and ask the
editor 10 meet them AT Gllbert's office
Calling nj Gllbert's office TO solicit 40
nation Gloria meets Wright He proposes
and Is accepted while waiting TO be called
into the conference Wright refuses 10
sell his paper and declares he VIII nght 70
II finish. The Belmont News appears win
a bitter attack on Kerr. Gloria calls
Wright coward and refuses TO listen TO
any explanation from him. Broken-heart-
ed, Gloria decides TO plunge more deeply
into settlement work. She calls on SICK
girl OF the underworld. named Ella. She
learns for the first time that her. father "
the head of a notorious gang OF political
grafters Sounds Of n conflict are heard
In the room over Elias.
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DRINK AND DEATH RAIE.

English insurance companies inves-
tlgatlng the death rate OF various
classes OF people, have announced
that OF 61.215 average people, 1000
die annually; OF 61,215 total abstain
ers. $50 die annually; of 61,216 liquor
drinkers. 1,642 die annually, and IN
other words, the death rate for the
three classes is as follow; Average
death rate, 1898 to the 1000; total alb
stainers, 9.14 to the 1000; liquor
drinkers. 26.s2 to the 1000. Kansas
is conceded TO be the dryest state in
the Union. The death rate there be-
fore the advent OF total abstainers
was II to the 1000. Now II is 7.6 TO
the 1,OOO-the lowest in the world
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It's all the same. Get them to go
away"
This was easier said than done, but
Little Ella was willing to make the
effort.
"You git away from that door. an
leave me alone"
open this door, you shedevil," :"
threatened the besieger, "or I'll"
And then interrupted another voice
with suggestion that made Gloria
grow faint.
"Aw! Let's bust It in. He's in there
all right"
Let er 60" answered the first
one.
Then came the heavy thuds as the
men threw themselves against the
door. The knocking at the gate In
Macbeth" had no more portentious
sound in the play than had this at
tack upon her stronghold to Gloria.
She felt all the nervousness Of troops
under fire that must remain inactive
awaiting orders There was nothing
she could do but wait until the door
was battered down.
This was not long in happening. As
she stood in front of the trunk ner-
yously twisting her handkerchief In
her hands, at one last mighty effort
the bolt yielded. the door flew open
and two men stumbled into the room.
Little Ella recognized them both In.
stantly. They were Buck Kelly and
Turkey Ryan, notorious denizens of
the underworld. II ever there were
two vicious-looking cutthroats, these
men answered their descriptions To
make their ruflianly appearance worse
they bore the marks Of their recent
encounter. Kelly's left eye had
swelled almost closed, and Ryan had
long cut across his cheek where
Wright's ring had left its mark with a
slashing blow He had done even more
damage than this, but these showed
the plainest. Needless to say, their
tempers had not been sweetened by
the episode.
Now, damn you" Ryan began
savagely.
stop" Gloria commanded. What
are you doing here?"
Until she spoke they had not seen
her, and both men were taken much
aback. To find a lady there was
something they had not expected.
what the" Ryan gasped, but
checked himself and then continued
in a slightly more respectful tone. 81
begs yer pardon, miss, but what are
you doin here?"
That's none of your business. You
clear out, both Of you"
This encouraged Little Ella to take
her part in the discussion, which SHE
did with her most strident tones.
What do youse mean. buttin' into
here? Beat it, you two. I'm lady
an when ! have n lady frien' ayisltin
me they amt no place for buns. Or
yer way"
it was not this trade which had thC
most effect upon them. Both qualleC
before Gloria. who stood eyeing then
sternly. Then they looked at eacl
other, and without a word of apology
shambled out into the hall.
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A osrAr COMPARATIVE LESSON.

DR.. ]. II. Kellogg Of Battle Creek
sanatorlum, in stereoptican lecture.
pictures the decay of nations by Sc
rles OF six trees dying at the top. Bull
garia has the least dead wood, repre-
senting the fact that one person In
every thousand In that country lives
to pass the l00-year mark, and not
few live for half a century longer.
The United States comes next, but
with only one centenarian In $4,000,
Then the record grows worse and
wrose; Spain $4,000, France 10000.
England 100000, Germany 100000. 1t
Is not mere accident that the nation
whose favorite drink is buttermilk
stands at the head while the nation
which of all these countries is most
given to beer drinking is lowest in
the group.
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This threat had an unpleasant
sound. Hitherto the girl had not
feared for her own safety, but his
surly remark frightened her The one
thing that kept her steadfast was the
thought that she was protecting the
man she had loved; yes. the man she
now loved more than she ever had.
She did not know how he happened to
be there; she did not know how he
regarded her; she only knew that she
loved him, that she would give her
life a sacrifice to save him.
Ryan next appealed TO Little Ella.
ELLA, that guy come In here. Where
is heY We amt goin' to be scared
by any fool girl. She don't know who
wants him. Now give i'm up"
Don't say word" Gloria told her.
you gotta stick by us. Ella. This
amt no ordinary job"
At Ryan's injunction to stick by
him, Little Ella seemed to waver.
Don't you fergit who yer friends
are. Who keeps you from bein'
jugged? Mike Noonan. Who lets you
stay here when you can't pay. Hn'
feeds you? Mike Noonan." y
That's so. He has been good to
me"
Gloria was quick to catch the note
of indecision. But now I'm going to
take care of you"
Yes, goin' to, goin' to-" sneered
Kelly. you know what church prom
iscs is DON you fergit we gotta
stan together down here, all OF u.s."
1t was the old, old appeal OF class
to serve a selfish end
Yes, that's true. don want to
say anything, but"
Ryan Immediately pressed the ad'
vantage he thought he had gained.
"This is yer chanel, Ella. You
know what she'd say to you II you was
in her house. Are you with us? III
see you git yours"
II was a moment when a mans life
was at stake. Gloria believed that
IL the woman told and they tore
Wright from her she might never see
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CHAPTER Xxx.

If Gloria believed that she had put
to fight for all time such gentlemanly
assassins as Mr.. Kelly and Mr. Ryan,
her feeling of triumph did not last
long. As the door into the hall was
still open she did not dare make a
move in Wrights direction. She de-
termined to close the door and pull
the washstand in front of It, wedeing
it under the knob, before trying fur.
ther to succor the injured man. When
she walked toward the door, 1t again
framed the forms of Ryan and Kelly.
As a result of short conference lust
out of earshot, they had decided to
return and get their man.
What do you want?" Her heart
sank.
"We're loolin' fer man." Kelly
snarled
"And he come into this room, too,
Ryan added doggedly. 1--WE don't
want to make you uncomf'table. lady
but we gotta git that man"
The way he said it made Gloria feel
that he meant business. All she could
do was play for time and pray for
Mrs. Hayes to return.
There's no man here she eX'
planned in her most winning manner
"You can see that plainly for yourself
came over from the mission to take
care of This sick woman. You are
only making her worse by bursting
into her room in such rude fashion,
Please go out gently; she must have
it perfectly quiet"
Turkey Ryan so far forgot himself
in the presence of his betters as to
grin at this explanation.
1--WE don't want to have to make
,on ufva I'm, nm ~
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|eflipela@lilll!e q .
Conducted by the National Womani
Christian Temperance UnionJ
SUFFERING TRADES.

HOWARD TO WORKING MEM
What is II that keeps labor en-
ployed. factories busy. wages hight
Orders
That is what 10000 commercial
travellers are out for-orders. They
represent manufacturers.
On what does the manufacturer Do
pend? On the retailer.
On what does the retailer dependf
On the customer with needs to sup
ply and money 10 buy.
II is the home market and the for
eign markets that keep the wheels OF
industry going round.
In what way does the saloon affect
the hame market?
Let Lelf Jones, the English member
OF parliament, answer that question:
Il met the finished product OF the
saloon. lie was lying In the gutter
He had no hat, the hat trade was suf-
fering; his coat was full Of holes, the
clothing trade was suffering; he had
on the remnant of n shirt, the woolen
trade was suffering; he had on no
SO ks, the hosiery trade was suffer
lag; he was dirty, the soap trade was
suffering | can hardly mention a use
ful industry In the country that was
not affected by that mans insobriety."
Follow this man home and you
would find by an inventory OF his wife
and children that the millinery trade.
underwear trade, the dress goods
trade the ribbon trade, and hundred
other trades we're suffering. LOON
about his home, and you would find
that the furniture trade, the carpet
trade, the picture trade, the dinner
ware and cooking utensil trade. and a
hundred more were suffering. So with
the toy trade and the Christmas tree
trade. all suffering because OF one
mans insobriety.
A round million men were arrested
for drunkenness and disorderly con-
duct In this country last year. A mil
lion more eluded the watchful eye OF
our vigilant police were sobered up In
the back room of the saloon, or stag
gered unmolested home
Two million makers OF the home
market knocked out Of the market by
the saloonl They have needs TO sup
ply, but no money TO buy. Add their
wives and children, the usual average
OF four with mother, and you have TO-
100000 consumers In the home mar
ket impoverished by the American
saloon!
Let labor close that tremendous
leak, lift his brother from the gutter,
send him home TO his family sober.
and with his pay envelope unbroken
by the robber liquor traffic that gives
its customers only sorrow, disease and
shame in exchange for labor's wealth,
and II would give up a new home mar
ket for American-made goods every
year equal to our present foreign mar
ket around the world!
What could be done with that vast
sum of money now poured into the
lap OF the saloon2.
We could build 100000 homes at
$1,000 each, put $1,000 worth OF fur-
nlture and carpets into every one OF
the 100000 homes, $1,000 worth OF
clothing and wearing apparel in the
closets OF every one OF the 100000
homes, 100 tons OF hard coal in every
cellar. and deposit in the savings bank
81 900 to the credit of every one OF
those 100000 homes; do all OF this
next year, and every succeeding year
that those saloons were kept closed!
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had transpired. Hes breathin. Tear
open his shirt and feel his heart
beat"
Wright was pitiable object as he
lay on the floor like one dead. His
coat and waistcoat were gone, and his
collar and cravat had been torn away
On his white shirt were bloody stains.
Gloria felt his heart and was rewarded
by Its feeble beat. She next dashed
water from the pitcher over his face,
but without avail. He showed no signs
of returning consciousness. From a
wound just above his temple on the
right side of his head the blood began
TO trickle down over his face, making
its pallor all the more ghastly. She
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CHAPTER xlx.-continued.


81 must know what's going on" Clio
ria cried.
She rushed across the room and
wrenched open the door. At the foot
OF the stairway just before her was
the body OF a man, limp and motion
less.
ITS a man. He's hurt" she called
back to the sick woman as she knelt
to examine him.
He had fallen so that she could not
get good look at him in the dark
hallway, and she rolled him toward
the door to get him on his back and
see his face. As she gazed upon his
countenance the fingers of death itself
seemed to seize her by the throat. Her
heart gave one great leap and then
stood still. On the floor before her
lay the body of the man she loved.
Joel" she screamed. What are you
doing here? Joe. Joe, speak to mel"
But there was no answer. His eyes
we're closed, and the pallor of death
seemed to be upon his face.
With strength beyond what she had
ever known herself to possess, Gloria
seized the motionless form and dragged
and rolled the man into Little Elias
room. Before she turned to him again
she closed and bolted the door. Then
she bent over him and begged him to
speak to her, to open his eyes and
know that she was with him.
Joe, don't you know me?" she
pleaded. Then to Little Ella, He's
dead, he's dead. Gee, he doesn't
move"
"Yes, he does" answered the other
woman She had been sitting up in
bed, an excited spectator of all that
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Good afternoon, gentlemen" said
the colonel The pair stood before
their superior silent and dismayed
while a grim smile spread over the
soldiers face
Young LADY, said the colonel, ad-
dressing the shopgirl. give me two
five-cent cakes Of soap--and wrap
them separately" The girl obeyed
and the colonel graveiy gave her ten
cents Then he turned to the young
officers and handed each of them a
cake.
Here, gentlemen" he said with a
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II is written In
Scripture h a t
God "coyereth him.
self with light as
with u garment"
(P sal 104:2),
and there are
some who think
we have q sug-
gestion here Of
way in which our
first parents were
covered before the
fall. But II so,
they lost their
outer glory with
the inner, for no
sooner did they
commit sin, than
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wen. out to inspect suite Of rooms,
and the first thing that met her gaze
was the stove.
"Who lives here?' she asked OF the
servant who was showing her over
the rooms.
Madame A., madame" said the ser
want respectfully-"Doctor BIS moth.
er-in.law!"
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the Brooklyn Times to boarding
house keeper Of that city, is good
enough to pass muster
one OF the young men who lived In
the clearinghouse had the double
fault of slowness in paying his bill and
fusiness about the table service One
morning he said peevishly to the land.
lady;
Mrs. Jones, will you tell me why
my napkin is so damp?"
"Yes. Mr. Wicks," replied the land
lady, promptly IT'S because there ls
so much due on your hoard"
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BETTER THAN ANY LECTURE
CoionePs Method of Rebuklng Young
Officers Probably More Effective
Than Severity Would Be.

The colonel of a German regiment
on garrison duty near lively city
was very much annoyed by the way
MS young officers went about town IN
civilian clothes-contrary to the regu-
iations of the service, the articles of
war; and the spirit Of Prussian mill
tarlsm 70 spoke very about
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His Way.

81 wish that tiresome old judge
would not carry court practice INTO the
streets with him"
What DO you mean?"
why. when he meets an acquaint.
ance, first he arrests his progress and
then he tries his patience.v
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HUSBAND TOOK THEM.

"Do you take any periodicals."
asked the clergyman on his first round
OF parish visits.
WELL don't" replied the woman.
but my husband takes 'em frequent
I do wish you'd try TO get him to sign
the pledge. Judge
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FOUND A USE FOR THE STOVE
French Physician Probably Made Pres
ent Of "Pernicious object" to His
Mother-in-law.

A French physician called on one
OF his patients-a lady-who was COM
planning of headache and general
prostration.
IN tell you what's the matter
with you, madam" he said, promptly;
its that stove you have over there.
"hose coal-burning stoves are reser-
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it and threatened the EXTREMIST pen
alties If anybody were caught doing II
again. The warning served for time
at least the offenders were more
careful
Presently, however, two young lieu
tenants took chance. They slipped
away into town In modish afternoon
clothes OF the latest English cut, with
top hats on and the rest. Suddenly
they ran into the colonel The next
minute they had vanished into a gro
GERS shop. One minute more and the
door of the shop opened
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voirs of poison-the deadliest things
In the world
But that stove cost me one hun
dred francs!" protested the lady.
Never mind that. Better lose any
amount of money than your life. I'll
tell you what II do; Ill give you
twenty-five francs for it, and find
some way of getting rid of the perni-
cious object"
The lady consented. and the doctor
removed the stove.
A few days later, the patient, who
thought Of changing her residence.
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coon EoR GERMAN ARMY.

There is good news from the Ger
man army AZ the emperor's order
manual on alcohol and Tobacco" has
been prepared for the service by DR.
Buchinger, one OF the leading physi-
clans OF the marine.
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VITAL QUESTION:.

1t is not a question OF the saloon
OR the blind pig, but OF the saloon
AND the blind pig. Chicago, with
1900 saloons, has more blind pigs
than Maine, Kansas and Oklahoma
combined.
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grin, lust so you sha'n't be put TO
any expense on my account. Good
day"
And he turned and strobe out OF
the shop.-New York Evening Post.
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Cairo tells us that one of the khe'
dives wives is missing, How long
since he took census OF the ladies'!
From the New York Herald.
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ALCOHOL QUESTION.

The alcohol question presents II
self at every corner to every man and
woman desirous OF solving the great
social problems that await solution
Sir Versey Strong.
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Doctor Johnson to the contrary not.
withstanding. puns are occasionally
eYcusable. This one. attributed by
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Cod Covering
Adam
By REV. JAMES M. CRAY. ID. d.
Dean Of MOODY Bible lnstiuis
Chicago
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

TEXT-And unto Adam also and 10 his
wife did the Lord God make coats OF
skins. and clothed them.-Gen. 3:2L
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INTERNATIONAL
SUNDAS0lOOL
LESSON

(By l.. o. SELLERS. Director OF Evening
Department. the Moody Bible Institute.
Chicago)
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LESSON FOR JANUARY II.
THE MISSION OF THE SEVENTY.

LESSON TEXT.-Luke 1o:1-24.
GOLDEN TEXT.-"It Is not ye that
speak. but the spirit OF your Father that
speaketh in you."- Matt. 1920.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-03-14
VELOCIPEDE BUILT IN
1866 ON EXHIBITION

In the window OF o. w Boyd's
sporting goods store at 229 Main
street, Tottenville, there Is on exhi-
bition an old fashioned two-wheeled
.velocipede. 1t was built to order by
Jesse ~Journeay, q wheelwright re-
siding In Tottenyille, In the year
1855, and cost $75. The wheels
are wood and the pedals and head
are brass and its weight Is sixty
eight pounds. The front wheel
measures three feet, two inches, and
the ear wheel two feet, six inches.
The velocipede belongs to Captain
Samuel DeHart, of Hopping venue,
Tottenville. and is priced by him
very highly. There were two others
built at the same time by Mr.. Jour
neay and owned by Tottenville men.
Captain DaHart relates the story of
his first ride on the wheel. He said
he started to ride t o Huguenot, a
distance of four miles, on 1t. He
reached Pleasant Plains, about half
way there. and becoming SO fatigued
he decided to return home again.
The wheel Is attracting considerable
attention because Of the contrast of
the modern bicycle that is In the
window alongside OF 1t.