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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-03-03
PHEBE H4NAFORD. PRESIDENT.
THE p S. SPENDS A LIVELY HOUR OYER
THE ELECTION OF OFFICERS


The Society for Political Study had lively time
Yesterday afternoon 1t IL not 20 be expected that
two or three score women will be Of one mind when
IL comes 20 an annual election OF officers. however
unanimous they may be Ordinary occasions.
The reelection Of the Rev. Phebe Hanaford TO the
presidency Of the society in accordance with all
expectation but still Il was no: achieved without
incident.
DR. Huldah Gum retarded matters by Directing
20 a vote by acclama not because she did not
moan 70 vote for Mrs Hanaford she said. but be
cause il was unconstitutional She maintained that
the president should be elected by ballot The Rev.
Phebe Hanaford was finally dec AIRED elected Miss
Theresa BarcalCw made first yice-president.
The contest for the office Of the second vice-presi
dent was between DR.. Harriette keatinge and Dr..
Huldah r. Gum. few votes made DR.. Gum
Mrs 81 John Garney was elected recording secre-
tarv nv ecclamation Mrs. &. J. Burgoin lost the
office OF corresponding secretary 20 Mrs w. L
C'oIbron who is at present in Europe. In her alb
sence Mrs. Ida Tranord Bell Will uischar2e TIE
duties OF the Office
Mrs Margaret Ravenhill was next proposed for
honorary membership in 'he society. This PROPOSE
lion stirred Ellen Miles TO speak against the prac
tice Of admitting honorary members 10 the society
Her attitude was apparently not the popular one
for vote showed that the society sustained the
other side by eectlng Mrs. Ravenhil an honorary
member. m . - az,
Marie Uamil defeated Mrs. Hadey. Mrs. Florence
r Kirkwocd and Mrs. Marie Mccullough withdrew
from The Executive Committee. and Mrs. Emily l.
Wakeman Mrs Mary A Howes and Ellen II. Niles
were elected for the coming year
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-03-03
LENT BEGINS TO DAY.

,o-day. Ash Wednesday. begins the pehi'ent'4'
season OF Lent which commentaries Chrsts rory
days n. fasting in the wilderness. Easter, which
this year is on April Is ends The period OF fasting
which is included in fortysix days-forty fast days
and the six intervening Sundays Easter this year
IL unusually late. and necessarily so Is The begin
ming OF Lent. which IL determined by The date OF
Faster This feast COMMUNICATING Christs resur-
rection Is always the first sunday after the nrst
full moon or after March Il IL can therefore
be March p. but no earlier.
The Lenten season is risidly observed with rules
OF fasting BY Roman Catholics. In the Episcopal
Church special services OF unusual frequency are
held and devout Churchmen follow some course or
self-denial S their consc.ences may dictate.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-03-03
ICV WEDNESDAY,

The name Ash Wednesday is derived from the an
Glen, ceremony Of the day In the Romish church
7, q said 20 have been introduced by Pope Gregory
80 crea, N the beginning Of the seventh century
- ,,ora forcibjv impress upon the faithful that
,bnir nhvscal bodies were OF brief duration The
custom Is adhered 10 in the Catholic Church to-
Ia The priests take quantity or ashes. bless
,han mix with holy water. and. making the sign
~ he ross with this mixture on the forehsads OF
,he worshippers repeat in Latin; Rene mber,
man that you OF ashes. and unto dust VIII
return" -, ,.,- 49,. -.
~ s1es was discontinued "a vain show. very
odd custom was IN vogue down 20 the time OF
YnArea n, having an officer during Lent crow
rhe hours within the palace-a fantastic ceremony
meant 70 tvpify the Growing or the cock which
called Peter 70 repentance.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-03-03
U4NNI N TIRE WILDERNESS.
From Nature.

FROM
The mama sent 10 the Israelltes on their jour
nav out OF Egypt 70 the Holy Land Is regarded as
id.n,ical with an edible lichen In Kerner and on
80. Natural History OF Plants and tho older
view that it WINS the sap OF tamarisk e,udsd
under the influence OF parasite Ia held 10 De
without foundation. NJ j. Teesdale reviews the
suhtect IN the February number OF Science Cos
.,n and the evidence he brings forward IL OPP
20. ~, 20 inc conclusion 10 which reference has
hem made He shows that an emulation from the
tvtg. OF the tamarisk (Ta.narin gallica) has more
no1ts of resemblance with the mama OF the Is
raeII,es than either the edible lichen or the sweet
gums exuded by eguminous shrubs. such as Alnagl
maurorum or A. desertorum-both known 70 tho
Arabs as camel s-thorn.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-03-03
GOOD MORNING!
Let us tell you to-day's Store

News.
-CHlNAWARE. A commanding state
ment Elegant English decorated Porcelain
Dinner Sets. varieties; emily one set each;
original prices, $40 and ss5; 10 close to-day
they are reduced TO $2j.
Charles Field HavIand's Limoges China
Dinner Sets flower decorations, l24 pieces;
were recently $50 later s2j, reduced 70
SIC
Other bargains are:
Crown Austrian China Dinner Sets pink
flower decorations, IL pieces sl6.
American decorated Porcelain Dinner Sets,
100 pieces. S.. 80 and IS. 80; ll3 pieces el2
and $3.50.
These chances are peculiar and unusual.
They cannot be repeated. Only immediate
selection will secure the advantage OF this
opportunity.
UPHOLSTERY ATTRACTIONS con-
tinue: Lace Curtain bargains that you have
never vet seen matched for chcapneS.
Scotch Nottingham at sl.2j: Irish Point.
stylish, 1915; very elegant Arabian. Name
Antoinette and Renaissance. ecru, white
and ivory, $50 TO s.5 pair Strange
trade freaks make these prices possible. II
the exceptional character OF the offering IS
appreciated the lots will close quickly.
French Cotton Tapestries. SOC.
Plain Colored Sheila Silk Curtains, several
shades, $l5.
Embossed, Damask Style, Velour Curtains
$3.50.
New stuffs that are very rich have Just
been added-manv at very low prices.
ART SQUARES are an important
feature in our Carpet Store Every grade.
from the 'two-plv' in neat colorings, tothe
Itstakhr and Kashgan in Oriental figures
and oolorings Something new-the Wood
Fibre Squares or Rugs for Summer furnish
ings. 6x9 feet. S.; 9Xl2 feet. $40.
FURNITURE Bed Room. Dining
Room and Parlor Suits al a saving Of third.
Library Book Cases at IS 10 $685.. Deslr-
able shapes at bargain prices.
-HUCK TOWELS. A large purchase
from the famed Hillsborough CO. OF Ireland.
Just received. 20c, 25c and SOC each.
Greater Towel values we have not been
able TO offer in years.
TABLE LINENS. Some extraordinary
value giving in Table Cloths and Napkins.
Also some leftover pieces Of Table Linen
by the yard at very little prices. None but
pure Linens here.
-WOMEN'S DRESSING SACKS. or
white Lawn, carefully made and neatly
trimmed. Soc TO So. 5o-al very cheap.
-WOMENS HOUSE CAPES. on
French Flannel pink blue and red; silk en-
broidered edges 81 and $3.50
-WOMENS HOSIERY. Cotton. fast
black, plain and ribbed, pairs for SOC.
H0IiNSV7a n 07VF67
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-03-03
MRS. yANDERBILTs GUESTS.
DELIGHTFUL AFTERNOON FOR 200
COLONIAL DANES.
AN ELABORATE COLLATION.. SERVED IN COLONIAL
prsHEs-A TABLE SET AS IN COLONIAL
TIMES QUANTITIES OF RARE
CHINA AND OLD SILVER

prsHEs-A TABLE SET AS IN COLONIAL
TINES - QUANTITIES OF RARE
CHINA AND OLD SILVER
The Colonial Danes OF the State Of New-Tork TO
the number OF about two hundred enter
tanned Yesterday by Mrs Cornelius Vanderbilt al
her home at No. West Fifty -cighth-st. The prn-
cipal features OF the occasion were an exhibition
OF colonial relics and paper on Table FURNISH
ings In Colonial Times" read by Mrs. Harriet
Mumford Campbell and illustrated by a table set
exactly as in colonial days with articles actually
In use by prominent persons OF those times.
Mrs Vanderbilt exhibited her collection OF
colonial silver and Mrs. william Rhinelander
Mrs. Hilborne Roosevelt and Mrs. Benjamin r.
Church sent Interesting relics Of various kinds
Mrs Church's contribution silver pitcher
which once belonged TO Jor athan Trumbull.
Mrs Rhinelander's a quantity Of silver that
came 10 her from her ancestor, John H. CruBer'
once Mayor cf New-York.
An elaborate collation. was served at the con-
clusion OF the meeting
Among those present were Mrs. Lew r MORTON
Mrs Harry Payne Whitney, daughter OF the most
ess: her niece. Mrs. James Abercrombie Burden
jr.: Mrs J. Perpont Morgan, Miss Louise Pierpont
Morgan. Miss Ruth Morgan Mrs. Montgomery
Schuyler Miss Schuyler. Mrs. Pierre Lorard. Jr.
Mrs Phuip Rbinelauder Mrs T. J. Oakley Rhine
lander Mrs George Hoady. jr. Mrs. William
Edgar Shepherd Mrs. william NJ kingsland, MIS-
Henry C. Brewster. Miss Van Cortandt. Mrs.
Archibald Rogers, Miss Clarisse Livingston Mrs'
Philip Livingston Mrs Charles F. Hackstan' Mrs'
william Temple Emmett. Mrs Rowland Pell. Mrs
William r. Parsons Mrs Henry G.. Trevor Mrs
l.. Bayard Smith Mrs. Henry Cady Sturges' MIS-
Stamford White Mrs Eugene Van Rensselaer,
Miss Van Cortlandt. Mrs. John Blocker Miller
Mrs Kiliaen Van Rensselaer,, Miss Crosby MISS
Emily L. de Peyster. Mrs. Louis Fitzgerald and
Mrs. Lydg NJ Hoyt.
Mrs Vanderbilt came TO New-York for this occa-
sion from Washington. and returned "a soon as ~
was over She has been spending some time III
that city with her husband who Is trying 70 re-
cover there from the effects OF his last summer
illness
Mrs Vanderbilt has been a Colonial Dame TOT
little over a wear and bases her claim 10 that
honor on her descent from the Claypole family.
The officers OF the New-York Chapter or me
order are: Mrs. Howard Townsend president; Mrs
William Rhinelander and Mrs. Robert p Lying
ston viceI1residents: Mrs. Benjamin :. Church re-
cording secretary; Miss Catherine h Turnbul cor
responding secretary. Mrs. w. 7. cox; treasurer
Yer Panck registrar.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-03-03
yrFDS or ELUIR4 COLLEGE,.

The Rev DR. A. &. Mackenzie laid before a meet
- ., members OF the NewYork and Brooklyn
presbv-eries Monday IN the Fourth Avenue Pres
h,,,er,an Church the needs Of the Emira College.
=, FInira y Y. An endowment fund OF 500 900
4, needed and sG5. 900 has been subscribed con-
J,,ion that the whole sum IT. raised committee
~ss appointed 20 cooperate with DR.. Mackenzie
IN compiet,ng the fund. consisting OF the Rev. Drs
a.sorge aIeIsnder John Hall. W. Merle Smith.
John r. Davies Henry van Dyke. Charles Cuth-
hart Hall and David Gregg.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-03-03
STUDIO RECEPTION.

Mia. Nav Cushing gave a reception and exhioe'
=, n.r pictures yesterday afternoon AZ her
studio No. oe Fifth-ave. Some notable portraits
.novn were those Of Mrs. William A. Johnston.
q brewster and Miss Gardner. while study
=, n gtrl and some Studies In water-coor from
ave Ksuka were much admired 90
|axn ,ons thase present were Mrs Major r. Gard
NJ Mr., William II. Williams. Mrs Harrsette
Bowdoin. Mrs, William A. Johnston Miss Linton
y Il; 1issSs: work ga vas an in'''''' 4
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-03-03

The Association for the Advancement OF 'ie "eu
icaI Education OF Women is 10 hold its adjourned
annual rne4tine at the house Of the president Or.
Mary Putnam Jacobl No 10 West Thir,y-tourrth-
st on March O. at o'clock. The discussion VIII pe
followed by a collation. and social noun
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-03-03

The Committee on Work for Domesuc MiNo"
aries Of the Woman's Auxiliary TO the Board OF
Missions held It's regular monthly meeting yester-
dav in the parish-house OF the Church OF the Ascen
sion No y West Eleventh-st DIT. Ihomas Aci-
deacon Of Orange, made az ADDRESS
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-03-03
GOSSIP OF THE DAY.
Len, begins to-day-Ash Wednesday, March 3.

Lent begins to-day-Ash wednesday, March j.
A series os shor, MONDAY services will be con-
Quoted throughout Lent by the Rev. Dr. : ID NC
Connen rector OF the Church Of the Holy TRINITY.
The frat meeting takes place to-day. Each service
will consist Of brief season OF prayer and nyT rs
the Rev Or ". s Rainsford and the Kew Dr.
Lindsay Parker.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-11-24

E F. Seeley says in the New York Mail
and Express: In taking flashlights I al
ways strive to Civ my subjects an excuse
for turning their eyes away from the fash,
and believe if amateurs in general would
do so the typical fashlight expression
would become thing of the past. A cou-
pie intent on q game Of cards. chess or
halma, with few figures in the back
ground watching the game, group look
ing at an album with child pointing out
one of the pictures, ladies sewing or knit
ting are a few suggestions for poses that
are natural and effective for dashIght
work, and do away with the anxious,
fidgety feeling and uncertainty Of gaze on
the part of the sitter that seem to be in
separab1e from the Average hashhght
study. a pleasing finish may be given to
prints after mounting by applying paste
If white wax discoIored in turpentine and
ubbing briskly with canton flannel when
7e paste is nearly dry
The Topeka state journal., 1897-11-24

I heard him movin around. I told him if
he was bound to go over to Little Valley
I'd go along with him arter breakfast an
see far play, an so he waited. When we
sot out, he was feelin in high speerits. He
whooped an hollered an pranced, an the
road WASH t wide huff fur him to walk in.
Befo' left the house the ole woman sez
to me:
81 'zeb, are yo' gwine to let our Tom
fout a railroad?'
" That's the idea, sez I.
'' VIII he git whopped?'
'' He will. He'll git whopped SO pow
erfu1 quick an hard that he'll be as hum
BILE as a nursin babe fur a Y ar to cum
1--WE got over to the valley bout 10
O'Clock in the mawnin, " continued the old
man, ian Tom got his fust sight O. rail
road. He was disappointed. Thar wasn't
nuthin but the iron rails to fout, an thar
was tears in his eyes as he sot down ON
stone an sez:
g Pop, thar's nuthin to whop, an we've
walked - miles fur nuthin I'm feelin
that this state O. Tennessee is agin me-
'' Tom, sez I, arter thinkin things over,
''thar amt nuthin yere to fut, jest as l
told you, but mebbe it would console you
to bluff one o. them bullgines'
. I can bluff anything from mounting
to grasshopper! Whar's yer bullgine?'
g Comm down the valley with some
kyars behind it. Yo've bin BLOWN an
braggin all the spring an yo' jest feelin
that you've got to whop sunthin or die.
Git down on the track an turn yo'self
loose
8 ''I'll do it, pop, an if I don t take sew
en- different twists in this railroad then
I'll never look a woodchuck in the face
what I figgered on, - said Zeb as he
heaved a long sigh, twas that Tom would
hev sense nuT in his head to git off the
track when he seen what that bullgine
was. He hadn't, though. He stood thar
an jumped up an down an cracked his
heels together an whooped, an when hol-
lered at him he turns to me an sez:
'F Pop, you jest watch my smoke an
don't lose any O the fun Your boy Tom
ar gwine to pull this railroad up by the
roots or perish in the attempt. "
"And did he wait for the engine to
strike him?' I asked.
Yes jest waited right thar, prancin
aroun an whoopin,' - replied Zeb. Il
started fur him, but befo' got thar the
buIlgine struck him an he went sai1in out
over the grass. 'Peared to me he never
would git done sailin, but bineby he cum
down with a smash. When I looked him
over, found he was all broke to pieces
was liftin him up when he opens his eyes
an smiles an sez:
% Pop, did tackle the railroad9'
q You did, my son, sez I.
- An thar was fout?'
20 Thar was
g An which got whoppedg
'tAs he was a-dyin an as didn't want
The Topeka state journal., 1897-11-24

to hurt his feelin's I told him that he had
licked the hull outfit an kivered the family
with glory. He lifted up one hand an
tried to whoop, but that whOop was only
a whisper, an he died in my arms. !"
. Then he never knew how it wasp
sENeyer knowed it, sah- Jest went to
his death thinkin he had twisted that rail-
road clean over two mountings an back
ae'i in an that he weighed ton more n any
other critter in Tennessee. Pore Toni
If I'd a-gone at it an driy him about two
feet into the airth when the cdssedness
fust got holt O. him, he'd bin Iivin an a
humble man today, but let him tackle
railroad an he got busted all to squash
M QUAD.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-11-24

Many years ago, when Londoners had
not the excursion facilities for getting in
to the country that they enjoy now, Char
ley, Cockney friend, was staying at a
farmhouse and soon made himself at
home. Charley, with his pipe was wan
dering around, closely examining the top,
ends and sides of a certain trim, well made
object fenced around in the paddock. He
stared at it for little while, then shook
his head dubiously.
"What are you looking for now,
Charles?''
Where's the doors and windows, un-
cle?''
"Doors and windows2 Why, that's a
haystack. )"
''No fear, uncle, you don't humbug me.
Hay don t grow in Jumps like that. An
sWers.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-11-24

John Cowley, an English remittance
man. who worked on the papers in Chi
cago some years ago, but is now publish
ing The -Philistine in London, was
perennially "on his uppers." On one such
occasion he wrote note to Il journalistic
friend who had borrowed S5 from him.
The missive is still preserved among the
good things in the archives of the Press
club. My dear -," he said, Il once
heard you say that you could sit down at
any time, write a story and get 800 for
it. Please sit down when you get this and
write the story. Keep the $95 and send
me So. ''-Chicago Times Herald.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-11-24

Used to have some big debates
Settin round the store.
Both the men was heavyweights
An had met before.
Talked bout politicians games,
Wrath too great to smother,
Riz, an Jake called Joshua names,
An Josh says, you're another"
Useter ies git middlin riled
In their tariff talkin.
Silver found their tempers spilled,
Lett EN- both a-balbin.
An, while each the victory claims,
Arguments seemed rdther
Mixed when Jake called Joshua names,
An Josh says, You're another
Sometimes bigger men than they,
When campaigns is warnin,
Try to sum it JIp an say
luther needs reformin.
But, towards fact, though each one blamei
They don't git much luther
N them, when Jake calls Joshua names
An Josh says, You're another. -
-WasIiagtsS Star.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-11-24
PHYSICIANS AND SURGEONS.

office 1872 Kan. Ave. Residence 18th and
Clay. Office hours: 8 a. m. to IL a. m,
and p. m. to p. m. Telephone sos resi-
6ence. and 16 office.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-11-24
He GOTTHE BIG HEAD
FEB WHITES TALE OF TOM AND
TIE BULLGINE.

The Boy Thought He Could Whop Rail-
road, and the Possunn Hunter Of Tennes-
see Allowed Him to Tackle the Task.
''He Never Knowed."
Zone spring when my son Tom was IS
vars old. he got the big head mighty
bad, - said old Zeb White as we sat smok-
ing our pipes. Il seen it comm on him
an knowed thar'd be trubble an the ole
woman she seen it comm an said to me:
g 'Heb, our son Tom is gettin ready to
make fule o hisself, an want you to keep
an eye on him. He imagines he's as big
as a mounting, an he feels that he kin
lick ten men all to once
when the big head gifts hold O. young
man, it takes a powerful dose O. medicine
to cure it. Tom kept CROWN wuss and
wuss. He got lazy, an he got to braggin
an BLOWN, an from the way he looked at
me now an then outer the co'ner o. his eye
I knowed he was achin to tackle me. just
to let him know that his ole pop was on
deck I grabbed him one day an throwed
him sky high over the fence, an he was
mo- humble arter that. Tt didn't cure
him, however He went around rubbin
ag' in folks an steppin high, an one day he
comes home an sez to me:
Pop, did yo' ever tackle railroad?'
6 NO, sonny, 1 never did. I've tackled
men an bars an wildcats an circuses, but
not a railroad
g They've got one over in the valley,
an I think I kin whop it in about five
minits.'
"Tom had never seen a railroad, . ex-
planned the old man. IAN they had Jest
run one down Little Valley, 12 milgs
away. I told him what it was like, but he
wasn't bit discouraged. He jest bumped
up his shoulders an spit on his hans an
said:
" 'Shuck my hide, but I'm dyin to whop
somebody, an I'll go over tomorrer an
tackle that railroad. If nobody around
yere has ever whopped railroad, then it
viii be all the more glory fur me-
" Tom, don't go an make no fule o.
20 self, sez I.
{" As to how2' sez he.
sc AS to tacklin railroad. Thar are
some things as even yo'r pop can't do, an
one O. 'em is whoppin a railroad. Jest
yo' go out an find bar an hev some fun
with him an git over this nonsense.
He didn't say nuthin to that, but I
knowed he wouldn't mind what I said.
He went to bed airly, an Jest at daylight
The Topeka state journal., 1897-11-24
cLAIRVoYANT.

PROF. T. LANDO. the famous CIairvoy-
ant and Healer, is at 212 East Ninth St
Come all ye who want helping hand to
and learn the facts you could know con-
cerning business changes, lawsuits love
affairs, marriage, divorce. sickness, social
or domestic affairs, everything. He has
no equal in locating buried treasures, lost
friends, etc; reunites the separated,
causes speedy, happy marriages, removes
spells bad habits and all evil influence
that keep happiness and success from
you. Business strictly private and conf
dental. Hours, a. m. to p. m. daily
only.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-11-24
WANTS ANTS
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Situations,
Real Estate,
Auction Sales,
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AND OTHER

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all notices of ''Situati3ns Wanted not to
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length, provided that all advertisements
Of that nature are handed in previous to
10 o'clock Saturday morning; also on
Wednesday,, Thursday and Friday all ad-
vertising of this class handed in by 10
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No advertisements of this nature to be
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The Topeka State Journal guarantees
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circulation by far more than all other
Dailies combined. This makes this pa
per the cheapest. as well as the best.
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Vertisements below costing but
The Topeka state journal., 1897-11-24

Planlzington-I understand that you
had to go to law about that property that
was left you. Have you smart lawyer2
BloomfeId-You bet have. He owns
the property now.-Boston Traveller.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-11-24

'fFarew elli'' he sobbed.
The beautiful Miranda, the light of his
life, was, alas, another's.
However, the same thing was true of the
umbrella he managed to grab in the hall
as he left her forever. Detroit Journal.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-11-24
-
The Child and the Man.

''Then you won't admit that the child
is father to the man?' said the boarder
who is given to proverbs.
"No,'' said Asbury Peppers, 'I won't.
The child, for instance, howls when it is
empty. The man howls when he is full. -
Cincinnati ENQUIRER.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-11-24
Not His old SELF.

etI'n be very glad when this election is
over" she said very positively. You
aren't thinking of anything else. Your
mind is absolutely monopolized by it. -
Chow do you know?"
''You passed three bicycles this morning
without stopping to pinch the tires to see
whether they were soft Washington
Star.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-11-24

Wickwire-Really, now, you don't be-
leve the poor are growing poorer
Mudge-I know they are. Look at me.
I haven't half the money had on pay
ay.-Indianapolis Journal
The Topeka state journal., 1897-11-24
Wanted q Change.

Dadlow-Is that song Jaggins is sing
ing one of the popular songs of the day?
Dafney-Yep.
Dadlow-Then tell him to sing one of
the unpopular ones, will youf-Roxbury
Gazatta