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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-08-23
When She Went to Him.


.John met me at the Grand Cen
trail station / did not know him at
first He was so thin. He had no
underwear. His shoes were full of
holes. He had no socks. His cloth
ing was torn and shabby. I remem-
her how my heart came up when L
went to him and kissed him.
"And he was sick, too. He had 81
for me. We went to lodging in New
York.
In the morning I made up my mind
that the best thing to do would be to
get him some clothes. Next day we
went to Brooklyn and rented a room
with what money had left We paid
81. After that first week we paid the
rest of Johns 81 and lived on the re-
manning So.
She Went to Work.
cat last I saw an advertisement in a
paper 1t asked for a houSekeeper for
a cheap boarding house. 1 got the job
John and 1 went to live in the base
ment. and for my work we got rent and
feel free The 81 went further then.
We stayed there three months. Then
got a clerical position in an office at
$12 per week.
This put us in comparative comfort.
But that was short lived. At the end f
the first month the firm decided to ask
references from all employees 1 had
ncne-could get none. 1 lost my place.
To add to the trouble John had given
up Trows and had been working in a
sausage factory at only IS a week.
THAT did not last long. He got a
pushcart and walked the East Side
streets, but he made better money.
During the time he was making IS we
had only bread and coffee to eat most
of the time. But now we had eggs
sometimes.
"I made John eat the eggs most of
! the time. He was not well, and he
| needed them more than I. But as time
went on and 1 could not &c. another
place, and as all of Johns earnings had
| to be spent on rent and food, and as he
could get no more stock for his cart,
| began to get the blues
4 Wanted to Come Home.
| st decided we ought to go home. That
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-08-23

was Just a year ago. wrote lawyer
knew out there and he advised US not
to come then. Finally we went TO my
cousin in Hoboken. did houseworR
and nursed his son for our noaro To- anu ~
room. Those cousins were very good TO
us I only pray that we may some oay
be able to repay them
And all the time we were worried
Every time the door bell rang turned
cold all over The postman drove me
INTO fear. 7 unconsciously turned down
a side street every time saw a ponce
man. I was so fearful they would come
to John at any time, and he was so
sick and discouraged
AT night I awoke dreaming tn1I
they were in the room to take MIN
away. IT was terrible and it wore both
of US to shadows
zone day word came from the west
and we thought it safe no longer 10 re-
main with our cousins. we TOOK an
other room a few blocks away. That
was last March. John had lost his last
jos in a drug store, and we were very
DOOR 1 had to go down into some l1ttie
money I had saved in case we Would
have to go away in hurry. F1nally
ali that was gone But never cohi-
planned. No, I didn't.
when John brought home So week
made So a week do. When he brought
home So it was an incentive to try 70
save a little. In all those long months
he never spoke cross WOTO " me-
was always trying to cheer me up with
hope. 1 guess that was the way we got
along. cheering each other when one OF
US was blue.
She VIII Stick to Him.
"A week ago I got a place at IS a
week There was a raise with a man
agership of a branch store in sight On,
how 1 grasped at that chance; me
work was going swimmingly- 1ester-
day afternoon John telephoned to me.
/ DO you know who this is?' he said
did not. for his voice was changed
| ut is john he said. They nave
found me at last"
/ Mrs FIack paused. trif1e unsteaoily-
And now" she said, I'VE are going
| hack. Sheriff Young is coming for US
lack Young. Many time ne mas
brought men before my husband, when
he was a judge in Abilene
| She arose, hesitatingly, reaching
vaguely for the table. Suddenly the nre
leaped in her eyes
land they'll talk when we get there
she gasped fiercely. Let them. I'm
going to stick to him; I'm going to
stick to him I tell you I'm going 70
y stick to him"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-08-23
Funeral Notice.

Members of Upchurch Lodge No. pa
A. o. U. W., will attend the funeral
of Bro. Otis A Gregg. Services from
the residence, 1o16 Taylor street, Sun
day, August %, at o'clock.
ROY L. ROOT, Master Workman.
H G. THOMPSON Recorder
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-08-23
kansas Man Died i'm East.

Cottonwood Falls, Kan. Aug. %
Following an illness of only two or
three days, John NJ. Stephenson, a
former well known resident of this
county, died at Bellevue hospital in
New York city, death being due to a
sudden attack of heart failure.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-08-23

yer u. A. Graham and Elisha Scott.
The next meeting Tuesday afternoo-
of next week to perfect the organiza-
ton and carry out their state organiza-
ton MAN.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-08-23
.STARVES FOR LOVE
Wife of John Flack Tells of
Perjury.
Living on $S per Week i'm New
York Not Easy.
She WILL STICK TO HIM
Husband Sends Her Home Be-
fore Crime Is Public.
Never a Cross Word From Hus-
band, She Says.
SHE WILL STICK TO HIM

New York. Aug. 2s.-One hour AFTER
John FIack, the Abilene. KAN oeiaui-
ter. was arrested and arraigned In tne
Tombs court charged with grand lacehy
and held for the arrival OF the sherAll
to take him back to Kansas MIS-
Flack told the story of the two years
of poverty and suffering she underwent
with the former banker in this city.
In the little attic room in Hopoken
where she has lived with the man Lol
whom no sacrifice was too great sne
was packing her few scant pelonglnss,
for Saturday she is going back nome
with the sheriff and her HUSBAND u
help him face the shame OF 1t an.
TT was in January, two years aSo
she said and her voice was calm ou'
co1orIess "John said that the people
in the bank where he was cashier nac
told him that they thought he neeoeo
a vacation. He said he would take Hie
r. NJe--y York. where we had cousins
ct was pleased. We came to our cous-
ms soon after we arrived began tC
notice that John was becoming nervous
and unlike himself When we mad peer
there lust a week he said that ne wa
tired of New York. He asked me II
did not wart to go home, and sald ne
believed he would go down to Texas OF
some business.
"Of course I wanted to please MIN
so 7 said I would start for home a.
once left the next day alone.
couldn't understand why John shoule
| go to Texas. He knew no one there
| And he had left no address Tor me y
| write to.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-08-23
She Learns the News.


"When I reached Topeka my brother
met me with a carriage. He handed me
a newspaper. There was the account OF
Johns trouble at the bank and OF his
disappearance. That was the first
had heard of it. They took me to Abb
lene where John and I had our home.
1--WE had our motor car and our
horses and our farm besides-the farm
that father had left me in his Will
At the station 1 was met by friends
They told me I could not go to my
house. They said everything about the
Mace had been attached. Even my
clothes and furniture and the rugs
and the horses and everything
went to the house of a neighbor.
Next morning they sent doctor
to see me to find out If / was well
enough to sign a release. I had been
i'll since I had heard the. news and
the doctor took back word that I was
not we'll enough. He came every day
to find out If was well enough to
sign away all had
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-08-23
they Took All Her Money.

''At first I refused, but I had to
comply in the end. signed it all off
ali except half the household furni-
ture They left me that. They took
all the money 1 had. And week
later when I got a check for So from
bank stock John held in Kansas City
they took that, too.
The next letter I was told of his
return to New York. He was sick
and living in a 25-cent lodging house.
A man had stolen his overcoat and
his underwear. He wanted to know
if I could send him a little money. 1
mailed SIS that day.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-10-01
ST. ELMO
Dramatization of Old Time Novel Well Presented By Poll Players
 This Week

In it's day a novel called St. Elmo was one of the best sellers so 1t was body would draInatize the book. The dramatic version of Augusta Evans Wilson's novel was given by the Poli Players last night, before a small au- dience. s The piece is staged in Direc- tor H Percy Meidon's usual capable fashion and no opportunity for dra- natic value Is overlooked.
 The plots concerns the career Of St. Elmo Murray who loses his faith in human nature when he finds his Murray kills his rival in a duel and from that time he becon es a. wand erer. He puts no trust i'll any man in Edna Earl, an orphan. girl who has been adopted by his mother. and the gradual change from interest to love. is well told.
 :. The triuTz1ph of the evening was scored by Gus Forbes who played the part of St Elmo. Mir Forbes looked costume and he enacted his part in brilliant style. In locks well acting ability MT. Forbes resemb1ed Miss Marguerite Starr was at her best in the part of Edna Earl, as the orpna n'sgirl who wins the love of the hard hearted St. Elmo she did fine work. c. Wilson Hunn1el as the Rev. Hammond made a favorable i'm precision and Stuart Fox had the au- dience with him for his clever DOT trayal of the juvenile part of Gordon Leigh. Miss Genevieve Cliff was charming in the ingenue role of Els telle Harding,
 One Of tue best cIlaracterizations is given 5byssMiss Rochte who plays the false hearted Agnes Hunt. Ssh ;e fde- picted the character so ski1lfullys that she was frequently applauded. Miss Pring1e as Mrs. Murray was also good. .as-
 Charles B. sJewett Of this city, gain ed many laughs as a negro servant and Edward Van Sloan was fine in the part of Murray Hammond.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-10-01
DANGER PERIOD OF WOMANS'LIFE
 FROM 45 to 50
Interesting Experience of Two Women-Their Statements
 Worth Reading.

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 eff YOU think this letter will contrib ute anything towards further introducing your medicines to afflicted women who are passing through this trying period, it is with great pleasure I consent to it's publication. - Mrs. JULIA A. MOORE, IF East St., Asheville, N. c.
 The Case of Mrs. Kirlin.
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 Before 1 had taken one half a bottle of it l began to feel better, and l have continued taking it. My health is better than it has been for several years. If all women would take it they would es- ape untold pain and misery at this time { life. ''- Mrs. ALICE KIRLIN, 358 w. fill St., Circleville, Ohio.
 The Change of Life is one of the most r;tical periods of womanS existence.
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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-10-01
HAPPY HOOLIGAN" HERE ON VISIT
 OF THREE DAYS

Happy 5ooligan,'' picked from the colored supplement of the Sunday newspapers, pleased fair sized audi ences at the Park theatre yesterday afternoon and last night Happy, will be on the boards at this playhouse to- day and tomorrow. Happy" has a lively company of entertainers back of him and d pretty good show is of fered. DaDnie SimonS is the comedian who plays the part of Happy and he fits the part well. Simon manages to present some Of the charaste1.i stic poses and actions Of the famous col ored supplement character and he works off a whole lot of real humor much of which seems almost spontan- eouS. In his individual stunt when he appears in Scottish impereonations he does excellent work
 ' Dennis McGuire'' played by Paul Quinn, carries off we'll May Shirk as Vera Wise, the widow, is fascinat- ing in her song parts but lacks a strong voice. There is a. fair male quar- tet and all of the music is well se- lected and catchy. The musical num- beFs were the best part of the show as the selections are for the most part new and full of swing. The chorus strikes the average. There is much about the play that is silly but not 50 much so as to spoil the whole thing. It's good evenings entertainment.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-10-01
TAFT SHOUTS HIS STRONG POLICIES
 INTO PHONOGRAPH

Beverly, Oct With only his rnili- taEy aide. Major Rhoades, in the room with him, President Taft delivered a speech outlining important campaign issues in his study at Paranatta cot tage, today The Presidents argu- At times his voice was raised to q pitch that could be heard in the next room. He was talking into & phono- graph recorder from which records will be made and sent broadcast over the country
 The following account of Col. Roose- Ve1t's Chattanooga. rally reached the President in telegram from James M. Littleton, brother of Representa- tive Martin w. Litte1ton.
 Col. Cecil Lyon and Col. Roosevelt arrived here, to-day. They played a. one act farce at the auditorium. They complained you took some ething away from them in June at Chicago. They left for Knoxville, today. They declar- ed they are honest and seemed very much agitaIed about it."
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-10-01
PLAYS AND PLAYERS
1.-THE BATTLE"
Lyric Stock Company Produces So- cioEo9ical Drama With Fine
 Effect.

The Battle. Rex Beacll's sociolog- 1 ical drama, as portrayed by the EIea-- i. nor Cleveland Stock company players, 1 thrilled and swayed a capacity house l at the Lyric last evening. The play l deals intensely with the capital and l labor question and also by way Of socialism It is vehicle which fur 1 nished a. starring role for Wilton Lackaye and which went nightly for l two seasons in New York city. 1 The average American under the same environments as the man of money would. do as the money baron l motive, for honest hard working in dividua1s when instructed in the way tof the scherning of the wealthy to horde more gold, soon fall into that way and are just as seemingly cold hearted
 Harry Ingram depicts John J. Hag- gleton, money king of the country His IS very difficult role to carry, but MT. Ingram glides skillfully through the character. His is a part which does not appeal to the every day audience. Carrying out a hard heaFted @ geasodng i3i g4td 7, sathsrere ann7eos Iof very many.
 Miss Cleveland has not the part which will fully portray her vensatil- I,ity What she does do is with that finish and style which has won her myriads Of admirers in this city. John Carroll tries something new this
  the heavy parts in most Of the com pany's plays this season, but this time he is the lover. MT. Carroll is not as good a, lover he Is evil- liam. Thefp part and character may be new to him and may wear off with aL few more ,productions As Philip Ames, son of Millionaire Haggleton, but unknown to him, he has a most difficult role and must call into play all his talents. %
 Not enough is seen of pretty Miss krGighOff She strange part in the piece. not one of those gay and young characters at which she she falls into the wayward path but later reforms. Miss Kreighoff's work is refreshing and instructing. Bern ard Carney assumed the part of Nor an, once 8 minor oil merchant but snuffed out by Haggleton's enter pI.ises- He claims to be a Socialist have the neans- He is man for all of that and when the opportunity is offered him to do as he had been done by he accepts MT. Carney play ed the part real we'll
 Alfred Smith rough and ready Joe Caffrey, man of no work and race part and did well with it. He at one time was a Socialist but he after wards stated that that condition was for those without funds He made
 money Or had it thrust upon him and turned against his former faith sim ply because he could see no reason for dividing his horde
 Gentle was John Byrnes' role. As the name so the character and work ed out in MT. Byrnes finished style. Margaret Lewis, Wilbur Williams and Alan Dewitt also helped make the play enter taining sketch.
 Many local labor and business men were noted in the audience last ev- ching. It is a, play. which every. one interested in the great questions of the day, notably those of the labor question and what shall be done with and for the poor, should attend. &
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-10-01
P AT E N T S.

A. M. WOOSTER. Attorney-at-Law, Late Examiner U. $. Patent Office l115 MAIN SIT. SECURITY BLDG.
 BRIDGEPORT. CONN.
 Send Postal for Booklet oni Patents
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-10-01
passionately

to me in view of this stunning revela- tfop the sheerest insanity. Life, the one priceless thing we possess. is too short. I can see you shoveling coal through all etel-nity''-
 But I happen to be going to the other place." Bivens broke. in good ma turedly.
 Stuart looked at the pile of gold a moment and then at Bivens and said slowly:
 Well, if you do get there. Cal, there's one thing certain, the angels will all have to sleep with their pocket books under their pillows.
 Bivens' eyes sparkied and a smile played about the hard lines of his mouth Tn spite of it's doubtful na trre he enjoyed the tribute to his financial genius beneath the banter of his friends joke. With gesture of conscious dignity he turned to the table and quietly said:
 You viii find on this table exactly $90, ,OO0 00G. Within an hou. YOU can examine each division of coin. stocks and bonds and bear witness to the truth of my assertions. I'm going to close that door and leave you here for an hour
 Alone with all that ::
 f'Oh, there's only one way out.'' Biv- ems laughed through my little recep- tion room. and I'll be there. I'll meet some of the gentlemen who are walt ing When you are satisfied of the ac. curacy of my account, just tap on my door and I'll join you immediately. Do the inspection carefully. It's of grave importance. I shall call on you as q witness by and by before that group of newspaper men"
 Gro Be Continued-}
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-10-01
(ConuuuedO

lContinuedO
 You :irS. = .e4.-..s IItsl-e for 2 few dollars in this bsnk What cain you do with it when you draw it out: There Is nos enough cash in fhe world TO transact Single days business Business is run 5n credit- faith. The business Of bank is to keep money moving and make it do the worlds work You are attempting to stop the work by the destruction of it's Saith' 4
 Suddenly a man who.s mad quietly lslshed his way through the fcrcwd snrarg on the step hefore. the speaker and thrust a rcvelver int 5s his face.
 \ cry of horror swept the crowd, as Stuart pansed- turned. pale and looked steadily down the hasfiing bar rSl into the m2dman's eyes.
 Who started this work of destruc fion:'' the man cried. "You-vou-6o xor hear Inez And I've been com nfanded by God Almighty to end this trouble by ending yOu,
 JAS Stuart held the glittering eyes lsvelled at him across the blue black l,arret-he could sec the .ntans nervous and uncertain' fin ger sv'itchihg at the trigger With sudden panther like spring he leaped across the five feet vzhlcn separa ted him from fthe man who held the revolver His left hand E-fpped the weapon and threw it into the air as it was fred while his right hand closed on the throat of his assail- ant With his knee against the mans breast he hurled him down the steps. wrenclled the revolver from his hand and with a single blow knocked him into insensibiIity-
 The spell was broken The mob that hated him saw their chance A yell of rage swept them. and a dozen men sprang toward him with curses For s moment he held his own, when sud denly a well directed blow from behind knocked him down. In blind fury he felt the smash of blows on his face and head A stream of blood was rrickling down his forehead and it's salty taste penetrated his mouth.
 sudden crash from space seemed fo send the world into mass of fam sne splinters and the light faded He heard the soft rustic of silk and felt the pressure of a wornan's lips on his. Surely he must be dead. was the first thought that flashed through his mind And then from somewhere far away in space came Mans voice low and tense. -,.sf5
 Come back Jim. dear. I've some thing to tell you You can't die. you shall not die until I've told your'
 He opened his eyes and found Nan bending over him. His hand rested on her soft arm and his head lay pillowed on her breast.
 Why, Nan. it's you: Whats hap Isened= What on earth are you doing hPres-
 He looked about the room and saw that he was in the inner office of the president of the bank, alone 4FIth Biv- rnS wife He was lying on the big leather couch
 -l heard that you were going to speak his morning. I wanted to hear you and came. l arrived inst as you be- san and managed to get into the bank [ saw that maG try to kill you. Jim spd that crowd of wild beasts tram TfinE you to death. Two detectives lsulIed you ont and dragged you into shc. bank"