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ing steered to the Farmers and Mer- chants Bank.
 He was pried away from the Cart Wheel and given teeny little Book which showed that he was a Depositor.
 Now, Alexander c. said his Ma, If you will shin up the ladder and pick Cher res every day this week at two cents per Quart, by nightfall of Saturday you will have another Case-Note to put into Cold Storage
 But, if l continue dropping the pro- eeeds of my Labor into the Reservoir, what is there in it for me?" asked the inquisitive Chick.
 His mother replied, Why, you will have the Qualification of moving up to the Window at the Bank and earning a Smile of Appreciation from old MT. Fish berry with the Throat Whiskers''
 So the aspiring Manildn clung to the perilous Tree-Tops day after day, drop ping the ruby Cherries into the sus- pended Bucket, while all the Relatives stood on the ground and applapded.
 One day there was Conference, and it was discovered that little Aleek was solvent to the extent of S2,S0.
 Would it not be Rayzorius?" queried the Sire of Alexander; would 1t not be Ipskalene if AleclS kept on and on until he had assembled five whole Dollars?' Thus spurred to Endeavor by a large and roofing Gallery, the Urchin went proving for Old Iron, which he trundled off to the Junkman.
 Also for empty bottles, which he la boriously secured and delivered at the Drug Store for mere dribble of Chiken Feed.
 The sheet of Copper brought a tidy Sum, while old Mrs. Arbuckle wondered what had become of her Wash-Boiler.
 With a V to his Credit Aleck put a Paddock on every Pocket in his Store Suit and went Money Mad.
 He acquired a Runt and swilled it with solicitude until the Butcher made him an offer.
 It was proud Moment when he eased in the S7.6O to T. w. Fishberry, who told him to keep on scrouging and some day he would own a share in the Building and Loan.
 Our Hero fooled away his time in School until ne was all of eleven years old, WRen he became associated with one BlodgeN in the Grocery Business, at a weekly Insult of Two Bones.
 All the time Aleck was cleaning the Coal oil Lamps or watching the New Orleans Syrup trickle into the Jug, he was figuring how much of the Stipend he could segregate and isolate and set aside for the venerable MT. Fishberry, the Idhcf-lH up at the bdHh, NltH tie CHiIl- chilla on the Larynx.
 For ten long years the White Slave test ed Eggs and scooped the Sugar.
 When Aleck became of Age, MT Blod- gett was compelling him take $50 the first of every Month.
 He lived on Snowballs in the Winter and Dandeions in the Summer. but ht had paid $500 on a two-story Brick facing Railroad Street.
 His Name was a Byword and Hissnt among the Pool Players. Nevertheless ht stood Ace High with old Two-percent a-Month up at the Abattoir known as tn, Farmers & Merchants Bank.
 The Boys who dropped in every thrt, Days came to know him as Wise Fisl and a Close Buyer. They boosted a Headquarters, so the first thing you know Aleck was a Drummer, With two Grip bigger than Dog-Houses and chance t, swing on the Expense Account
 lowly and unsung Wanamaker would be sitting in his Prunery, wearing Yari Wristlets to keep warm and meditatinl
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sending away the empty siphons.
 He was acting on aHunch.
 The far-famed Yankee Robinson Show, with the Trick Hule and the smiling TLmblers, had exhibited the day before on the vacant Lot between the Grist- Mill and the Parsonage
 Aleck was familiar with the juvenile Tradition that Treasure could be discov- cred at or near the trampled Spot on which the Ticket Wagon had been an- chored.
 It. was known that the agitated Ya- hoos from up in the Catfish County were likely to tumble and spill their saved-up Currency thereby avoiding the trouble of handing it over to the Craft CTS later on.
 Aleck was the first Prospector to show He got busy and uncovered Silver Buck.
 It looked about the size of Ferris Wheel.
 While beating it for the parental Roof he began laying out in his Mind all the Pleasures of the Flesh that he could command with the Mass of Lucre.
 The miscue he made was to flash his Fortune on the Family Circle.
 After breakfast he found himself be-
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Dr. Agramonte
From the Boston Globe.
 Col,,vnbja hopored bersaIf O

From the Boston Globe.
 Columbia honored herself at commence ment by conferring the degree of doctor of science upon one of her sons. Prof Aristides Agramonte.. now connected with the faculty of the University of Havana.
 Graduated in medicine in New York, he returned to his home in Cuba with such a reputation as an exponent of the. latest medical science that he was ap- pointed members of the yellow fever commission by United States authorities at time when the American army was temporarily in control of the island.
 Submitting his own body to the bite of infected mosquitoes. he helped 10 win a glorious victory over a deadly disease.
 The .conquering of yellow Jack" made possible the construction of the Panama canal
 Small wonder is t that pr. Agramonts was singled out from among many mon of international fame for great ovation when he received his honorary eheepokin from tho hands of 4seoidept Dutlejs
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ing influences of the Stock Exchange.
 He arrived during the age of Board Sidewalks, Congress Caters, and Pie for Breakfast.
 The Paper Collar. unmindful of the approaching Celluloid was still affected by the more tony Dressers. Prison-made Bow Ties with the handy elastic Fast ener. were then considered downright Natty.
 Limousnes Eugenics. Appendicitis and the regulation of Combines were beyond the rise of the Hill. so the talk was mostly about the Weather ano Married Women.
 The baptismal Monniller of the mot tied Offspring was Alexander Campbell Purvis but on account of his sunny Dis position he was known to the Country side as Aleck.
 One morning the Led did his crawl from under the Guilt at an hour when our Best People of the new Century are
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Quick. Results

From Lippincott's Magazine
 Two men were talking of the hard times
 Does your wife ever grieve because she threw over a wealthy man in order to marry you?' queried Hall
 Well" she started it once" was the reply. but I cured her of it without de- lay.''
 T wish you would tell me how" said Hall
 .I started right in grieving with her. replied the other; and I grieved harder and longer than she did
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ID on the Circus Lot, was found among the Effects.
 A Nephew, whom Alexander Campbell Purvis never had seen. took the Dollar and with it purchased two Packs of Egyptian cigaroots, Regal Size. with Gold Tips.
 Neral: Pinch Of Change, carefully put by, always comes in handy
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sTUB-NOSED Primary Pupil.
 richly endowed with old-gold Freckles, lived in a one-cylin- der Town, far from the corrod-
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ts-opyright, 1914, by the Mcclure News
 paper Syndicate)
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fight, 1914, by Curtis Brown). 'NDON, July 25.-tSpecial) one may quote the Bard and declare that age, apparently, cannot wither nor custom
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-08-31
G. ar. AT DETROIT
Thousands Gather for the 4Sth
Annual Encampment.
Pat Coney Is in Race for
COMMANDMENTS Chief.

Detroit, Aug. 31.-An Detroit shook
hands today with white haired heroes
Of the civil war. More than five thou
sand members of the Grand Army of
the Republic and affiliated organiza-
ton had reached the city when the
forty-eighth annual encampment was
officially opened this forenoon. 1t was
stated at G. A. r. headquarters that
$4,000 delegates are expected by to-
morrow.
Today was devoted to committee
meetings at the headquarters Of the
G. A. r. and several Of the associated
bodies. The committee worked in ex-
ecutive session to get the convention
decks cleared for action, as a veteran
expressed it.
It was hoped to complete the rou-
tine work today SO the committee
members would be able to join their
comrades and ladies tomorrow on boat
rides. The first public meeting will
be held at the Light Guard armory
tomorrow night when the veterans will
be welcomed by Governor Ferris and
other citizens of Michigan.
Several responses will be made by
the commanders Of the various orders,
including Washington Gardner Of AL
bion, commander -in-chief Of the g.
A. r.
Among those mentioned as pros
pective candidates to succeed Wash
ington Gardner as commander-in-
chief are c. w. Blodgett, Ohio: David
J. Palmer, Iowa; o. A. Somers. In
diana; Frank o. Cole, New Jersey;
P. H. COney, Kansas, and Thomas II.
Seward, Oklahoma.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-08-31
CAN'T BEAT KANSAS.
Secretary Mohler Of Board of Axri-
culture Has Melon Proofs.

That no part Of Colorado has any
thing on Morton county. Kansas, in
the production OF cantaloupes has
been proven to the satisfaction Of
Jake l. ~hler. secretary of agriculture.
The proof was furnished by Ernest
Wilson. Of Morton county. who sent
the secretary a crate filled with two
kinds of breakfast melons. The fruit
was raised by artesian irrigation near
Richdeld, and Mr.. Mohler and some
of his friends who have sampled them
are of the opinion that Rocky Ford
never equaled them for excellence.
The melons are Of two varieties.
one evidently the so-called Rocky
Ford" ard the other a Burrel Gem.
although Mr.. Wilson, the producer,
did not send pedigrees with the fruit.
In the letter accompanying the ship
ment, Mr.. Wilson says he ''almost
foundered' by eating one brand and
then the other in an attempt to de-
eide which was best. He has also
raised a crop of high-grade water
melons on the same artesian irrigated
land
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-08-31

Western.

Western.
Lincoln at Des Moines. Cloudy. 1880
a. m.
No games scheduled.
National
New York at Pittsburg, clear, p. m.
Chicago at Cincinnati. clear, p. m.
American.
Cleveland at Philadelphia, cloudy, $50
p. m.
Chicago at Washington. clear. $3.50
p. m.
st. Louis at Boston. 2. clear. first 1880
p. m.
Detroit at New York. 2. clear. first
p. m.
Association.
Minneapolis at Cleveland. clear. BIS
p. m.
st. Paul at Columbus, clear, 3 p. m.
Milwaukee at Louisville. clear, $3.50
p. m.
kansas City at Indianapolis. cloudy.
3:15 p. m.
Federal.
Baltimore at Pittsburg. clear. $3.50
p. m.
st. Louis at Chicago. 2. clear. first
1880 p. m.
Brooklyn at Buffalo. cloudy. $3.50 p. m.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-08-31
AUTO KILLS farmer.
John j. Samules of Council Grove Hit
by Racer Dies This Morning.

John j. Samules of Council Grove Hit
by Racer Dies This Morning.
Council Grove, Aug. 31.-John j.
Samules. As years old, a farmer living
4 miles south of this city, was run into
by an automobile while returning to
his home Sunday evening and re-
ceived injuries from which he died at
an early hour this morning.
Samules, accompanied by his broth
er, was driving down the road in a
buggy when he was overtaken by a
neighbor in an automobile. Both the
neighbor and Samules stopped on OPP
posite sides of the road and Samules
got out of his buggy to go over to the
auto to talk to his neighbor.
AS the unfortunate man got out of
hts buggy. he stepped directly in front
of a large Royal Tourist racing car
that was coming from the opposite d.
rection. Samules attempted to get be-
tween this and the other auto, but was
knocked down by the approaching cal
and received a fractured skull and in
ternal injuries. He died at / o'clock
this morning without having gained
consciousness.
Samules was the oldest of three
bachelor brothers who own large
farm and ranch south of this city.
The brother who was with Samulei
at the time of the accident became
hyeterical. and 1t is feared that he may
lose his mind from the shock and grie1
over his brothers unfortunate ant
horrible death.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-08-31
Stock Show of Big Fair, To-
peka, Will Have Class.
6e0rge e. Clark, the Secretary.
Is Optimistic.
Best Stock in Country will Be
on Display.
Some of the Breeders Who Will
Show at Topeka.

The live stock show at the Topeka
fAir will be the best ever seen in Kan
oas. IL the word that comes from Geo.
F. Clark. secretary Of the Kansas State
the Iowa state fair at Des Moines and
the Interstate fair at st. Joseph. He
found that the largest exhibitors of
live stock at these fairs would exhibit
at the Topeka fair. There have been
some fine live stock shows at Topeka,
but 1 believe this years will be the
best ever
The classes will be filled and the
grade of exhibits will be Of the best.
The entries in the live stock depart
ments are coming from all parts of
the country. Kansas, Missouri, Ne
braska, Colorado, Illinois, Oklahoma,
Mississippi, Michigan and Minnesota
will be represented in the live stock
departments.
Lee Brothers of Harveyville. impor-
tiers and breeders Of Percherons, will
exhibit at Topeka. Lee Brothers are
famous for their fine horses and their
exhibit will be one of the largest made
at any fair in the west. A. H. Sur
geon Of Valley Falls with French draft
horses, and Charles r. Kirk Of Madi-
son Lake. Minnesota, with Percherons,
will be among the exhibitors in the
Great Cattle Display.
The cattle barn will be filled There
will be an unusually fine exhibit of high
Grade cattle. L. r. Kershaw Of Mus
kogee. Ok. with Aberdeen Angus: j.
w. Larabee Of Earlville, ILL.,. with Red
Polls; Hansler Bros. of Holbrook, Neb.,
with Red Polls; q. L. Rassiter, Topeka.
with Holsteins; Charles Halston. To-
peka. with Holsteins; H. c. Looka-
baugh. Watonga, Ok. with Holsteins;
and w. j. Davis. Jackson, Miss, with
his famous herd OF southern Herefords
that have won all over the south at
h. Rn vxrf1I ha he Av-
hibitors in the cattle barn.
The swine exhibit will fill the pens.
Among the exhibitors will be ]. Q. Ed
wards Of Smithville. Mo-, who is q well
known breeder of Hampshires; w. E.
herd Of Poland Chinas, and Searle and
Cottle Of Berryton with their famous
Duroc Jersey show herd.
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.NC0nt1nued nom Page One.)
jected to gross indisnities. the offender
covering them with his automatic pis-
tol. The robber then attempted to as
sault the young woman.
This aroused Woods anger and he at
tempted to seize the revolver which
was held against his side. His finger
caught in the trigger. thus making it
impossible for the robber to discharge
it. Woods and the fiend struggled sew
eral minutes, the latter dragging him
several yards in the alley. Woods was
disrobed at the time.
Shot at Him.
Woods finally grasped the revolver
and the robber ran. Woods followed.
trying to discover the workings of tho
gun: When he did find out how to
discharge the pistol, the robber had
disappeared. Around the corner of a
barn. a minute later, he saw q mans
head peering out at him and he shot,
but missed. A crash through a fence
was heard second later and the man
disappeared. Woods had chased him
nearly a block.
He then went back to the shed and
found the young woman, whose name
he refused to give to the police OIL
newspapers, in a critical condition. He
called for help, fired the revolver In
| the air several times. A neighbol
came to his assistance and the police
were notified.
Police Were Slow.
1t was fully 90 minutes before the
slow moving wheels of tho Topeka
police force could be put in motion
I after several calls. An officer arrived
on the scene and instead of lookine
for the missing fiend, spent fifteeI
minutes in questioning. Shortly aftel
he started in on his questioning, a sec
| ond officer Joined in the conversation
giving the robber a chance to escape
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-08-31
IoDAY'S MARKET REPORTS.

Chicago, Aug. S1.-WHEAT - Wheat
prices today ran up nearly SC a bushel.
There was virtually no wheat for sale at
the outset and brokers who had orders
to buy were forced to compete in lively
fashion, before offerings developed in
sufficient volume to check the advance.
Liverpool indicating some anxiety as to
war supplies were largely responsible Tor
the upturn. Prices opened &c to 4Xc
higher and steadied at an average gain
Of cents with the market again tending
upward.
Unsettled weather conditions In the
spring crop belt tended to aid the bulls
There were also Minneapolis advices Of
an export demand for flour on the basis
of cash before loading. The close was
firm, SIC to &c net higher.
CORN-Corn hardened in sympathy with
wheat. Trading, however, was not on a
large scale. After opening sc on to Nc
up, the market scored a material advance,
most OF which. however. was not retained.
Prospects Of fairly heavy deliveries here
on September contracts led afterward to
some depression. The close steady, Xc
off to Nc up compared with Saturday
night.
OATS-Export sales strengthened oats.
Commission houses were generally on the
buying side, the country offerings limited.
PROVISIONS-Provis rose in conse-
Quence Of higher prices for hogs. First
transactions were PIC to TIC up and
there was q subsequent further gain.
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UNI height and heavy build, wearing q
SLOUGH hat, dark clothes, followed her.
He was still a short distance behind
her when she turned in at the Samuels
house.
Neighbors on Harrison street heard
Woods calling for help after midnight.
and several rushed to the scene after
the arch fiend had made good his
escape. Heavily armed. they hunted
the neighborhood. but found no trace.
Another HOldup Last Night.
A daring robber held up ]. s. Joyce
and a young woman at 1890 O'Clock
last night and seized two diamond
watch from Joyce. The robbery &C.
CURED at Thirteenth and Polk streets.
in the residence section Of Topeka.
Joyce declares that the robber step
ped from shadow and with an auto
matte revolver, forced the couple to
give up their jewelry. He pleaded with
the robber not to take the rings and
the latter said that is Joyce would meet
him at Ninth and Monroe at u:30
o'clock. he would return the rings.
Joyce agreed and at the appointed
hour was at the place, but no robber
to the police. He refused to tell che
police the name of the young woman.
The robber was described as being a
white man. 1876 pounds in weight.
height feet inches, wearing a dark
shirt and trousers and no coat. He
had a soft hat and an automatic pistol.
The robbery at Thirteenth and Polk
street may have been the work of the
person who committed the atrocities at
Seventh and Van Buren,. The descrip-
lions differ to some degree, but the
contrast is not great. Both men held
up couple. Both had automatics. The
Van Buren, street robber wore dark
clothes. including a dark shirt. His
hat was dark and slouched. Black felt
hats Of soft material usually may be
described as slouched hats. There were
only five pounds difference in the
weight of the men, purely guess work
on the part of the victims. Both were
smooth shaver. The Van Buren, street
mans height was given at S feet
inches. two inches above that given az
the Polk street robbers height
There have been a great many hold
ups within two weeks. Not single ar
rest has been made. Burglaries have
| occurred regularly and the police have
| investigated"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-08-31
WILSON. TO THE. LINKS
President Is Making No Plans fol-
Campaign Speeches.

Cornish. N. H., Aug. 31.-With the
prospects good for clear weather,
President Wilson motored to Hanover
today for a round of golf with his
physician. DR.. c. T. Grayson. He plan
ned to take a long automobile ride
later.
The president is making no plans to
go on a speaking tour during the fall
campaign and the prospects are that
he will make no such trip although he
has taken under consideration requests
Of Democratic leaders in Connecticut,
Pennsylvania and other states that he
speak in their districts.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-08-31

The College Hill Bakery club or the
City Baseball league failed to defeat the
the score Of IL to 2. Tho Knights ana
LadiO of Security team went to pieces
in the. second game Of the double head
er. which they played with the Gem
Grocery. The Gem Grocery club won oy
the score of to Z.
Tho Rock Island club has been . morn
in the flesh of all other City league
clubs this season. The club In tts en-
tirety is the poorest hitting oreanisA-
ton in the league but their pttchtng
has been the best The team - an ex-
cellent fielding aggregation. THIS fea!-
ure has OFFSET the lack OF ability TO n,t
safely and the club has lost but one
rame during the season. excepting one
which was played with the Eagles club
a week ago. The result OF the game
was contested because the Eagles play
ed ineligible players and the arnitre-
ton board has ordered tho game to Do
played over.
The college Hill club held the rail-
readers to q score Of to 1 for four IN
nings Sunday. and then the entire team
crumbled. Sullivan. who has been
pitching gilt edge ball. weakened In tho
| fifth. The railroaders made nine runs
and the game ended with score OF IL
to 2.
| The Knights and Ladies Of Security
club piled up a total Of eight errors.
and the Gem Grocery club won the
final regular game by the score OF to
Z. These same clubs have one postponed
game and will probably play it Sunday:
BY winning Sunday. the ROCK Islano
continued their winning performance
and there is but one game which vii.
prevent a post season series to decide
| the championship OF the City league.
II the Eagles defeat the Rock Island
club. in the games that have been or.
dered to be replayed. the Voiland cluo
Of North Topeka will be awarded the
championship. otherwise. the Rock
Island and voiland clubs will be tied
with nine games won and one lost ana
| q post season series will be necessary.
The score Of the Sunday games:
First game: RH.E:
College HIN Bakery. .. 900 01o Ia s
Rock Islands ... .o10 O92 H-12 Il
Batteries-Sulliv;.n. He'll. Gri6ing and
Benander; Parnell and Steele.
Summary: Stolen base0-0rihing
Hill, Fisher. Nelson. Gibson (2). Glib
bons (3), ParneIl. Bases on balls-On
Sullivan. 4; OF Griffing, 1: on Parnell
1. Struck out-By Sullivan. s; by Grit
fling, L. by Parnell. 9. Two-base hits
Griffing, White, Nelson. Three-bas<
hits-Hill. Fisher. Sullivan. Double
pl9y-Snyder to Mowers. Hit by pitchet
baiiEDown. Parnell. Wild pitch-0rif'
ing. Umpire-Kempton. Time-1:z5.
! S0COIO 8AmS-SCOIc. 49,
Gem Groceries ......... .050 800 0-S 10
Tx and L. Of 900 $40 IL
Batteries-Gordon and Reed; Neville
| and Allen.
Summary: Stolen base-Dougherty
Struck out-Ry Neville, 8: by Gordon.
Bsses on balls-On Neville, 1: Of Cor
dan, 3. Three-base lit-Porter. Two
base hits-Hensler. Kerle. Hannah
Home run-Neville. Double play-Ne
VILE to Hannah to Logan. Wild pitches
l-Gordon. 2. Time-1:35. Umpire
Kempton.
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Spanish, War Veterans,

Louisville, Aug. 31.-The eleventh
annual encampment of veterans Of the
Spanish American war today was for
mally opened here. Welcoming ad-
dresses, responses and reports of Of
dcers and committees occupied the
greater part of today's session. 1t is
estimated more than three thousand
will attend during the encampment
which will close Wednesday.