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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-08-26
GUN CLUB SCORES.
Robert S. Thompson Made High Run
OF 81 Birds.

RObcrt s. thompson Made High Run
OF 81 Birds.
Interest in trap shooting, among the
members of the Topeka Gun club is
increasing. After announcing a big
shoot for September 4, some of the
members are taking the old gun of the
rack and getting it in condition to
break every blue rock that is snapped
from the trap.
Eight men reported for the regular
practice shoot Tuesday afternoon.
There appeared to be more rivalry in
this practice event than has been
shown for several weeks.
Robert s. Thompson made the high
run of the day with a total of 50 BIRDS
Thompson led the shooters with a score
of A. He missed but two birds out
of the first % and one out of the last
block. The following score resulted:
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-08-26
TRIED TO WRECK TRAIN.

Santa Fee Detectives Are Attempting to
Locate CnknOWns.
Ottawa, Kan, Aug. 26.-Santa Fe
detectives. who are trying to find out
who attempted to wreck train No. 8
two nights in succession, east of Burr
ton, have found no clue, other than the
suspicion that drunken Mexicans did
it, says the Hutchinson News OF the
Santa Fe train which passes through
North Ottawa about 4 a. m.
Neither attempt proved successful.
although in beth cases the only thing
that saved the train from wreck was
that the engineer was obeying orders
and running slow
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-08-26
IN POCKET BILLIARDS.
Wilcox Defeated Adds by Score Of 1Ol
to 6O-High Run IS.

William Wilcox defeated Charles
Adds in the second block of the pocket
billiard tournament. last night, at
local billiard hall. The score was 100
to 60. Wilcox made a high run of ID
and Adds 10.
Beamer Nelson and John Hedderman
will play tonight, beginning at 1880
o'clock
Interest in the tournament is grow
ing. The players are among the best
in the city and the result of the finals
will have much to do in deciding a city
championship event
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-08-26
CLERK OF PRISON DEAD.
John C. RIPLEY Was Chief Clerk q
Military Prison 70 Years.

c. Ripley, for 80 years chief clerk al
the military prison at Fort Leaven-
worth. died Tuesday after weeks ILL
ness. Mr.. Ripley was a native of Eng
land and came to Leavenworth to act
as chief clerk to the late Col A. r.
Blunt. commandment of the prison in
1875. He held the position until his
death and was active until a week ago
Besides his widow he is survived by his
sons. Blunt, Of Florida, and H. c. Rip
ley OF this city.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-08-26
White-O'Brien Agaar3b.

Denver. Aug. 26.-Charles White, a
Chicago. who claims the Americas
lightweight championship. and Denny
O'Brie.1. of Denver, have been MATCH
ed for 2O-round bout here on Labor
day. according to an aunouucomo06
beyo Tuesday night
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-08-26
APPROVE BOND ISSUE.
VIII Extend Water and Light Plant al
KanSas City.

Kansas City. Aug. 26.-By vote of
four to one the citizens Of Kansas City,
Kansas, approved a $650,O00 bond is
sue to extend the water and light serv-
ice to all parts CT the city. at a special
election Tuesday. 1t is asserted that
with the funds the capacity OF the mu-
nicipal light plant will be doubled and
electricity will be sold to manufacture
ing plants A new water intake will be
built from the Missouri river.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-08-26
ENGLAND Is DESPERATE.


Links TO Raise Crops.
London, Aug. 26.-Proposals that
golf courses, cricket and football fields
be plowed for raising crops during war
times have been reaching the war
office.
In these days Of self sacrifice, no
one appears to be wanting to enjoy
himself on the golf links. They are
generally deserted and probably will
be TO the end Of the war.
L. b. Gullish secretary of the golf
ers' club has suggested that the hun
dreds Of club houses should be offered
to the military authorities for use az
hospitals.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-08-26

sBatted for williams in ninth.
ssRatted for Wall in ninth.
ss,Batted for Brown In eighth.
ssssBatted for afferty In ninth.
Score by innings: am ooo ,oo =
81 Toseph ...........OOO 900 OO1-1
.! su yonep Three-base hit-Rapps. Two
base hits-Cochran. schang. sterzer, Brit
!Cn stolen stcoessan Double bays
schang to Wall to Britton; Ta1non To
baltimore to Koerner. Hits,On Brown.
in o an In Ninth 9 strnck outBy Reisis
T. n ,wn' i. Bases on baIls-Off Brown.
!: on LafYerty. 2: of Reisigl. 4. Hit by
,itcher.By BTo vsn;t IA Time"s:1o UNI
Notes of the Game.
La Flambois can be thanked in a
large measure for the Topeka victory
He made two brilliant catches with
men on bases. and when Patterson
sineled to right in the fourth with
seorge watson on first and Rip Wat
son on second, made perfect peg
home. enabling Rapps to tag Rip at
the plate.
md five minutes. This was rs minutes
faster than Sundays game and AZ min
ntes speedier than Mondays. Mon
laws contest was one OF the siowest
nine inning games seen at League
Outside Of Tallion's wild throw to
arst in the NTH after handling Will
Hams, erounder. Reisigrs support was
As brilliant as he could expect. Time
and again the Topekans robbed the
Drummers Of chances to score by
classy fielding.
Jimmy Whelan was the principal
slugger on the Topeka side. He got
two singles out Of four times up.
Four pinch hitters were used by the
Drummers and the only one who de-
1vered with a hit was Buck Sterzer.
3riffith didn't get a chance. being hit
by a pitched ball.
Reisigl went finer'n a new top until
Lafferty hit his arm. He would no
loubt have whitewashca the Drummers
had il not been for that.
Denver 8, Sioux City o.
Sioux City. Ia. Aug. 26.--Gaskill
pitched alright ball and shut out
Sioux City. Score: r III p
sioux City 200 900 900 4 Q
Denver. .0O2 013 1913 II o
Batteries: Gaspar. WOODBURY. and
Withrow; Gaskill and Spahr.
Summary: Two-base hits-McCar-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-08-26

Tuesday Results.

Tuesday Results.
At Chicago-Score: r H E
Batteries - James and Gowdy;
Vaughn, Archer and Bresnahan.
At Pittsburg-Score: r. H E
Philadelphia ............. o 5 1
l ANSSO0A /
Batteries and Doom;
Mammaux and Gibson.
New York-St. Louis double header
day.
Brooklyn Cincinnati game postponed,
rain.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-08-26
JENTER Is DEAD.
Wishart's Mechanician Expires as Re
suit of Injuries.

E1gin, I'LL, Aug. 26.7JOhn c. Jen-
ter, mechanician for Spencer Wishart.
the automobile driver, died today
Jenter and Wishart were crushed
when their car turned over during the
Elgin road race last Saturday. Wish
art died a few hours after the acct
dent.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-08-26
Trego County Fair.

Wa Keeney, Aug. 26.-The TreRo
county fair will be held at Wa Keeney
Wednesday. Thursday and Friday
September 2, :. I. Abundant crops
make 4 certain that The agricultural
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-08-26

ACKNOWLEDGMENT game pOstpOn-
ed. wet grounds.
Kansas City-Columbus game post
| poned, wet grounds.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-08-26

exhibits will be the best ever seen
here and nuA--eyous entertainment and
amusement features have been en-.
gagged. A large attendance il ex.
pected
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-08-26

Tuesdays Results.
At Cleveland-First game: r H E
Milwaukee ...................3 8 0
OlcNclduQ
Batteries - Slapnicka and McGraw:
James, Jones and Billings.
Second game: r H e
Milwaukee 8
l.
Batteries j ovlik and -1cGraw;
BrentOn and Shestak.
At Indianapolis-Scor r H E
Indianapolis
Batteries-HOpper and James;
Ia ma and T.ixyinpStnn
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-08-26

Federal League.
No games scheduled Tuesday.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-08-26
AMERICAN LEAGUE

Tuesday Results.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1914-12-04

B.-Not for wordsl I should never
forgive myself were I the innocent
cause of rousing them from their we'll
earned slumbers. Pray dismiss the
matter from your mind AS for myself.
l shall never forget the kindness which
prompted your offer
H.-Then / can surely do something
for you. Your profession is one which
deserves encouragement. The stage en-
courages it. Why not as a private in
dividual7 Sir, If you will permit me
to don my dressing-gown will present
you with a souvenir OF your visit.
Might dare ask you to excuse me
while cross to my bureau and look in
the top left hand drawer7
B.-Permit me. should be sorry if
you caught cold in the exercise Of your
hospitality. Do you refer to this brace
of Colts which l find in the drawer?
They seemed to be loaded My solicit
tude for your welfare prompts me to
withdraw their charges. am sure
that will be more satisfactory.
H.-Perfectly. I see there is no use
concealing the fact that in a moment
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1914-12-04

OF forgetfulness might have acct
dentally discharged them In your d.
rection.
B.-Pooh, pooh, sirl You need not
be ashamed of the sentiment. My
own trigger-hnger is sometimes irres-
ponsive to the merciful promptings Of
my tender heart. / notice, however,
you will pardon the necessity which
impels me to do this-that you have
also in the drawer a bank-roll, a box
of what seems to be valuable jewels,
and several trinkets.
HI must pray your instant accept
ance Of them all. Should you at any
time find it incumbent upon you to re-
peat your visit, shall make it a point
to render your call more fruitful
Bob. please do not troubled ]
would not dream of it. By-the-by. an
idea has just occurred to me. am
afraid shall have TO bind you. Can
you suggest any method which would
not seriously Inconvenience you?
H.-Dear me. my dear Williaml Dc
not bother. shall be perfectly secure
as l am.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1914-12-04
csAs~

THIS. in the final analysis, is tale
OF nerves and nerve. The former
constant, unfailing, ever exploiting
themselves in divers ways and painful
The latter-rarest of the rare, and on
the occasion Of it's solitary appearance
horn of midnight dreams Of despera-
ton All of which, be it said, relates
10 ]. Appleton Pipkin and to Prudence,
bis wife.
J.. Appleton Pipkip and Prudence
his wife. we're fiat-dwellers. Other-
wise. the story of their nerves and
nerve. however intense, could by no
means have secured passport admit
ting It to these precincts. That the
period of their fiat-dwelling was BRIEF
M one who knows them will dispute.
II was, unquestionably. But there
we're reasons for it's brevity, reasons
selving deeper than the usual reasons
In such cases.
The fat wherein the Piplins dwelt
had nothing especially the matter with
n II was well heated; the supply
pipe preserved a tropic atmosphere
eveu when the radiator was closed 1t
was well lighted; at precisely l1;O6 IN
the morning the sun looked upon 1t at
uuch an angle that ray entered even
nj their airshaft window. 1t was well
decorated; the Pipkins themselves
chose the color scheme, and hit upon
iust the paper, finally, to match the
pink and purple thing with which a
nnttv builder had encircled their gas
Rog CRATE. Furthermore, the janitor
was a civil chap with a sense OF PLAIN
duty, so "the hot water supply from
basement" came always plenifully'
.heerfulIy and steamingly. even on sat
urdsy night when it was wanted all
pver the house. No, emphaticaiiy'
The fat wherein the Piphns dweit
had nothing the matter with it at all.
The matter was with the Pipkins them
selves; not so much with J. Appleton
Pipkin as with Prudence. his wife.
There is no denying the fact that
Mrs. Pipkin was nervous. and what Is
more. nervous in manner peculiarly
her own. Noise agitated her. OF 10
nse an expression familiar to the house
Of Pipkin, set her all on edge" but
not loud noise. When, in the summer
Mrs. Pipkin went to band concerts at
lhe beach and elsewhere, she fancieo
nothing better than seat away down
he center aisle. Neither did it trouble
her. in winter, at the theater, to ma
herself squsrely In front of the enter
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1914-12-04
Miss Machiavelli
By Alice Grant BOSNIAN
CQasN

TIVE minutes after the girls APP
pearance on the beach the man
crossed the esplanade and sauntered
slowly toward her. The girl saw him
and laughed to herself, half irritated
and half amused. for he had done ex-
actly the same thing a dozen times be-
fore, and she thought he was the most
persistent and the least-enterprising
person she had ever met.
The girl was rather experienced in
hirtations, but she was not sure
whether this could be brought under
the same category as the rest. Pri-
vately and frankly she was beginning
to hope not. For three weeks the man
had paid her the same timeworn com
pliments and logged her footsteps
everywhere she went. Now as he came
TO her along the beach she thought she
was surely clever enough to make
things a little more definite and excit-
ing. When he reached her, therefore,
she was busy writing nothing In a
picturesque note book and pretended
not to notice him.
Good morning." he said. MAY
Join you, or are you engagedf" A sud
den daring thought entered the girl
"Oh, good morning" she said, "how
quietly you came along. am not en-
gagged Just at present. but shall be-
taking out her watch-"in exactly
half an hour from now"
"Then for that half an hour may be
permitted TO live in the light of your
smilesf" he suggested. fiinging himself
down beside her.
The girl grimaced.
you have made that very interest
ing remark just sixteen times before,
she admonished him. you are not
original, are your"
He said originality was not compat
lble with his taste of mind, and the girl
raised her pretty eyebrows.
isn't IT." she said innocently. why
is thati"
ut is very simple" he said, leaning
forward with a sentimental glance ri
her. Would you like me to tell you
why7"
She thought a moment
mo" she decided encouragingly, u
don't think / should be in the least
interested"
He smiled, understanding her fol
once.
THE fact is" he commenced, "tha'
in your delightful presence. Miss
Helen, am so daxzled and illumineC
and all that sort of thing, don't you
know, that"
The girl put up a protesting hand
then laughed indulgently.
"Oh. well, suppose must allow yo'
to 90 on" she said. you won't be abb
TO make all these pretty little speeche
to me very much longer, you know"
"why7" he asked quickly. you ar
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1914-12-04
The Fall Of the Flat of Pipkin
By A. III. FOIweII

tits the dramatic society" he said
to himself. They are rehearsing
again downstairs. Why do young peo-
pie attempt melodrama, wonder.
They make themselves so thor
oughly-"
Go over that part again and this
time do II right" came in authoritative
tones up the airshaft
That's the bright young stage man
ager." thought Mr. Piplin grimly.
Every well. Tomorrow I'll speak to
the agent. Hellol" he added aloud,
"the lamps going out"
Checking an expiring sputter with
well directed puff Mr.. Pipkin. in to-
tai darkness moved cautiously through
the room. It was Fate. an unfeeling.
chuckling Fate, that caused him to col
Tide with a pedestalled jardiniere just
at the moment when, echoing with
amateur passion, passion trebly inten-
sified by walls of brick, the air-shaft
window shot forth these terrible
words
by heaven It is your life or minel"
The thing happened all at once, Mr..
Pipkin said afterward-some days af-
terward. The jardiniere toppled with
grinding crash; the rehearsal roared
in the air-shaft; Mr.. Pipkin, vastly
out of temper, used term quite com
mon in his bachelor days, and then
something heavy. something Muscular.
something determined, and aattened
him to the floor.
"Quick, Appleton, the policei I've
got him." the something shrilled. II
heard you threaten my husbands life.
you rufianl / heard you strike him
down. heard you'll"
With thrill. Mr.. Pipkin recognized
the voice. It was his wife's.
"Be calm, Prudence. be calm" cried
he in stified tones, for talking is diff
cult, be It said, IL ones lips are pressed
to carpet, you're safe. Cuk-calm
yourself"
Appleton, the police-quickl"
gasped Mrs. Pipkin. "Wretchl II you
have killed him"
A mastery by mail Of Jul jitsu. ].
Appleton Piplkin numbered not among
his accomplishments. but by wriggles,
japanese in their deftness, he managed
to free himself. Strange to say, there
was no pursuit. Only silence, deep
and uncanny.
Mr.. Pipldn found a match, finally
sstruck It and lit the gas. Mrs. Piphn.
the picture of bewildermens, sat upon
the floor and rubbed her eyes.
What has happened?" she asked
blankly. What is tit"
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1914-12-04

gregate weight was 121 pounds, no
ounces, while that of his bride was
close to 1856. Now the latter's weight
was 2O5, while Mr.. Pipkin's-well. like
an inactive stock, it had varied not
a half point in the entire twelve
months. It is unfair to twit Mr.. Pip
kin, however, upon the discrepancy in
their weights, for had he not, in very
truth, delayed marriage for eight long.
lean years solely in the hope that
Father Time would add to his avoirdu-
pois, as well as to his age, and cause
said discrepancy to be less marked
and remarked-upon the nuptial day?
Mr.. Piplin, as a fiancee, was nothing
If not considerable.
Appleton" said Mrs. Pipkin, after
an evening spent in perusal Of the
death and wedding notices, the dry
goods advertisements and reported
housekeeping that puzzled" the po-
lice, Il am going to retire. If you
choose to sit up. you may. But first
let us lock the fat"
With a discreet sigh, Mr.. Pipkin
arose from his chair.
Don't you think my DEAR" he be-
gan gently, that there is a good deal
of unnecessary-er- precaution in our
method of locking up? Here on the
third floor we are reasonably safe, II
seems to me. And besides, this nightly
boiling, barring and claiming is get
ting on your nerves in way that
alarms me-"
"Mr. Piphn," said his spouse with
spirit, IF you are too lazy, or too tired
TO assist me in the safeguarding of
our home, please say so in plain Eng
lish and l will attend to it alone"
mo, no; you misunderstood me-" the
head of the fiat replied. II only
thought, for instance, that the pile of
chairs in front of the dumb waiter
shaft every night might be-"
dispensed with? When thieves can
hoist themselves from our always I'M
locked cellar to any floor they please?
Never, Mr.. Pipkinl"
"And then all those bolts on the rear
windows-no thief could possibly"
"Climb the fre-escapes? And why
not, Mr.. Pipkin? Didn't you yourself
admit, the day we went down in the
yard and measured the distance with a
tapeline, that a man who was tall and
agile might reach the first rung from
the tagging and swing himself up?"
But most fiat thieves are short,
said Mr.. Pipkin, feebly; short and
rather heavy, my dear. I-er-read
that in the police statistics"
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1914-12-04

Nothing. ny dear" Mr.. Piphn
purred. with admirable control. tits
all right. right as a rivet You took
me for a burglar. that's all. jumped on
me In the dark and almost"
Il remember now" said Mrs. Pipkin,
resting her elbow on a handy taboret.
Il was dreaming and I heard mans
voice threatening you and then ] heard
you fall"
Il didn't fall, my dear" said Mr..
Pipkin.
you didn't fall7"
mo; it was the jardiniere and
palm"
but he threatened you"
He didn't, because he-whoever he
is-wasn't here. You heard them re
hearsing down stairs-through the air
shaft window, you know"
And / assailed you, Mr.. Pipkin7"
"You did" said Mr.. Pipkin. Il am
willing to swear to IT,"
Thank Heaven, then, il was you anc
not a burglar" cried Mrs. PiplSin, ris
ing. Il saw, or dreamt l saw dom
know which--a bulk in the dark and
Don't stand there like an imbecile
rubbing your arm, but get me the smell
ling salts"
lone hundred and twenty-one
pounds-looked like a bulk in the
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1914-12-04

not going to leave US. surely? Yu<<l
are not going home?"
mo, l am not going-home" sh@|
was sure the little pause was most efr|
fective. TIM"
She had letter from her father in|
her notebook, and just here she acoiv'
IDENTIFY dropped it, so that the mau|
would have to pick It up. He did SCI
and fell headlong into her trap
you don't mean you are going to
be" he said. with jealous eye on
the letter.
YES" she answered recklessly. "Af
least am thinking about It,"
And again her ruse succeeded.
ooh. Miss Helen" he begged, don't
do it, whoever he is. Don't. You must
know / care for you. and lately had
begun to hope you were growing to
like me little too. Believe me, love
you better than the whole world, and
II you would only trust yourself to me.
swear could make you happy"
but" commenced the girl.
'Ah, don't refuse me. Helen. on
course. I'm not good enough for you
who could be2 But II you"
but" repeated the girl diligent.
ly.
AT least hear me-" he interrupted
and so she heard him. Two hours
later he reminded her with an elab
crate appearance OF guilelessness tha1
she had forgotten her engagement.
What engagement" she asked
Don't you remember, beloved, when
Joined you. you said that you would
be engaged in half an hour?"
The girl laughed and blushed pres
lily.
why. Of course" she said Il was
little out, wasn't 1? AS a MATES
Of fact, II was only twenty minutesl
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do not try to deceive me. Apple
ton" his wife exclaimed, coldly. Il
am no longer a child, but a grown
woman; one who recognizes danger
and is prepared to face It,"
Expanding herself to her full
breadth, which was a way she had of
drawing herself up to her full height,
Mrs. Pipkin struck an attitude Of firm
ness.
Don't let US quarrel, my DEAR" said
Mr.. Pipkin, Practically. mo doubt you
are right, entirely right. Let us lock
up as usual, and now"
But Mrs, Pipkin's nerves were thor
oughly reused. She recalled the shut
ter which once, at three o'clock of a
morning, had tapped in such manner
as TO initiate a jimmy at work upon the
window sash. She recalled the mouse
which, scratching in the preserve clos
ct one creepy night, gave vent to
sounds that were positively chilling in
their effect upon the spine. She re-
membered other noises of the silent
sort, some of them mysteries still to
her, and It was with unusual care this
night that she tried every bolt. key,
chain and window shutter. and depos-
| tied on the floor beside the bed the
/ Pipkin armament for use in case Of
burglar: tennis racket, two Indian
Clubs (the Doctor had recommended
them for another purpose), a Cuban
machete and hat-pin.
Now, while II is undoubtedly true
that uneasy rests the head that wears
a crown, heads that wear crowns are
by no means the sole ones which rest
uneasily. There was no crown, other
than natures own, upon Mrs. Pipkin's
head, yet royalty, the world over, could
have furnished no king who turned
and twisted more. About Mr.. Pipkin,
on the other hand, there were no sug-
gestions of royalty save, perhaps, his
superior smile TO himself as, book in
hand, he resumed his chair by the
lamp.
Poor Pruel" he murmured. at is
really too bad she is so abnormally
nervous; so timid and fearful. Some
thing will have to be done about it,
OF it will completely undermine her
strength"
Mr.. Pipkin raised his head and list
ened. There we're sounds. orotund
voices, in the direction of the parted
air-shafted window. For a second or
two, Mr.. Pipkin's face wore a look
but poorly BETTING to man of such
iron nerve; then his smile returned
and broadened.