The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-09-23
IAYHAWKER lots.

Junction City has struck zinc-how
much not yet determined.
The Wichita Eagle is Sticking Dom
Paul on to Johnnie Bull. In case Dom
Paul needs a, hacker the Eagle will hold
his coat for him.
HOstiIities in LeavenWOrth have
broken out afresh between the STAN
dard and Times. and Dom Paul and
John Bull are not in it.
The Abilene corn carnival committee
has sent to Kansas City for the queens
float, and her robes. That is not patro-
nizing home Industries very we'll
All of the towns which have com
panies in the Twentieth are planning
for receptions for their soldiers after
the big reception at Topeka is over
Belleville got a whole lot of advertis-
ing all over the United States out of
that telegram saying the citizens of
that town would give Captain Phelan
a liberal purse if he should kill Ester
hazy in a duel.
The story is told on an Ottawa doctor
that he came back to his home after
own notice on the door, Back in an
hour" ThereupOn he sat down on the
step to wait for his return.
Sportman's note by Charley Finch;
The octopi hunters have returned from
their chase in Chicago, and report that
game, but very poor luck in bagging it.
They didn't bring down a single trust.
Captain Glasgow credits Charley
Sampson, son of NJ. d. Sampson, of the
Salina Republican, with being the
"nerviest" soldier in the Twentieth
Kansas. He says; Major Bishop IS
again on the line at San Fernando. He
is without doubt a superior soldier on
the firing line. With the possible eX-
ceptiOn of Charley Sampson, I think he
has the coolest nerve of any man the
regiment has produced. Charley Samp-
son under fire is Just the same as
fUc a TE
of Salina-his nerve is as cold as steel
and he is absolutely the most fearless
cuss I ever knew"
Dave Leahy comes to the defense of
Bill Sapp's old plug hat in this way:
Colonel William Sapp, leader of the
young American Democracy of Kansas.
is charged with plutocratic tendency
because he wears silk tile. If made
ten or a dozen years ago the charge
would be we'll founded, butin the vicissi-
tudes of Democratic politics that hat
has long since lost its plutOcratic shape
and shed its plutOcratic lustre- A silk
tile that has gone through three nation
al and six state conventions, two ma
tional and two state Publications, three
Democratic banquets, seventy -four eau
cuses, twelve county conventions, and
a three months congressional cam
paign ought to be exempt from the
sings and arrows of malicious partisan
criticism. It is a bad sign of the times
to see such a lack of veneration for old
age.
Everybody" says the Chandler
News, knows Bill Tighlman, and it
would be no trouble at all TO find a
thousand men who would bet their hats
that Bill wouldn't run from anything
on earth. But last week he made dis
orderly retreat and this is how it hap
pened. William hankered for fish, and
took a stick of dynamite, went to the
creek, lit the fuse and tossed it into the
pool The family dog, a small spaniel
accompanied him. One of Fido's ac-
cOmplishments was to chase and
bring back anything which had been
thrown into the water, and perceiVing
a chance to distinguish himself. he
rushed in, grabbed the stick of dyna-
mite and proceeded as he had been
taught to bring it to his master. Right
here was where the retreat began.
Tighlman rushed wildly through the
timber yelling. Go way, F'ido, go 'way!'
while FidO frisked airly along after
him, carrying the dynamite with the
suffering fuse trailing out behind. BY
mastery leg work Bill managed to keep
at a tolerably safe distance until the
thing went off. After a. careful search
of the neighborhood a small lock of
curly hair was found sticking to a jack
oak and Tighlman will have this put
in a gold locket, to keep as a souvenir
of the only thing he ever ran from"