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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-07-04
4 Darkest
Africa-Fir:

adelphia Evening Bulletin.
In Darkest Africa-First Chief
That's dandy new war club you
have" Second Chief-s'Isn't it a beaut?
that, his burden wouldn't bother him.
Puck.
Aunt Mehitabel Geading the police
court news)-"Wen, WE'LL there's one
thing I'd never do. If had fifty chill
dren I'd never name one of them Alias.
Seems as if they're sure to go wrong. =
Judge.
''They do not run for Office in my
country said the man with the fierce
And here" said the proud American,
they run for it and the people have to
stand for it."-Indianapolis Press.
A Singular Error. = "Haw- haw!"
laughed the Chicago man, as he read
the bill of fare. You fasteners make
quotes under the head of entries. Out
west croquette is a game. Harlem
Life.
asked Harry if he couldn't take me to
the Paris Exposition this year, ne talk
ed dFeadfully. He almost swore." Elder
ly Aunt-''What did he say?" Young
Wife-"He said he'd see me in st. Louis
f1rst."-Chicago Tribune.
"What makes the "Armless Wonder
so surly this morning." asked the Liv-
ing Skeleton of the Fat Lady. THE
Snake Charmer got him to go and have
his fortune told, and after he had paid
his fee at the door he discovered that
the fortune-teller was a palmist." BAL
timore American.
Uneasy Lies the Head."-"Gee whizl
What's the matter with your" exclairn-
ed the trainer, You certainly don't
look fit to compete in today's games
mo-" sadly replied the champion ath-
lete. II absentmindedly wore my
laurels to bed with me last night
Philadelphia Press.
Civic Enthusiasm.-Uncle Jedediah-
1T jest got another letter from some fell
lers in New York tellin' me that if 1
would come to the city they'd give me
five thousand dollars of good paper
money fer only five hundred dollars of
my old cash. Uncle notwithstanding
Beats the dickens how hard they're
workin ter make New York the finan-
cial center of the world!'-Broolzlyn
Life.
''Does it pay to advertiser" Does it?
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-07-04
Denver Pueblo, Colorado Springs, and
Return $1,000 via Santa Fe

Tickets on sale June 81, July Z, s. 9,
TO- Is and Aug. Is. Stopovers allowed
between Pueblo and Denver enabling
one to stop at Colorado Springs Final
limit of ticket October 31st. See T. L.
King, agent, for particulars.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-07-04

At the Summer -May-eDull,
isn't it?" Belle-'Awfully We haven t
a thing to do except to explain to one
another why we are not in Paris. -
Puck.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-07-04

Diphtheria relieved in twenty minutes.
Almost miraculous. DR.. Thomas Eclec-
trio Oil. AT any drug store.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-07-04

what did Freddy say when you
caught him coming out of the pantry
with his hands stained red?" He told
the truth by saying that he had damned
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-07-04

Friend-"The doctors don't seem to
be able to do anything for your" Dys-
peptic (gloomily)-"No; 1 guess l need
a constitutional amendment" Puck.
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NotRestricted.-'aTh gentleman who
is being introduced to Miss Binks is a
free thinker Which is he, a bachelor
or wer?"-Brook1yn Life.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-07-04
HUMOR OF THE DAY.

Never Undone-'Hot weather doesn't
seem to make any difference to some
people, I'm what way?" About keep
ing wrapped up in themselves. PHIL
adelphia Evening Bulletin.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-07-04

Why, the Rev. Splicer doubled his in
come in two years by judicious adver-
Using. Life.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-07-04

Polysyllabic Conversation.-"My wife
uses a good many hard words to me-
complained Tillinghast to Gildersleeve
THAT comes of marrying a Boston
girl" was the unsympathetic reply
Detroit Free Press.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-07-04
kruger Moves Els CapitaL

London, July 4.-According to a dis
patch from Cape Town, President
Kruger is reported to have moved to
Nelspruit, the transport station for
Gutenberg.
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Khedive Leaves ENGLAND.

London. July 4.-The Khedive of
Egypt started for the continent this
morning.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-07-04

andp in tn
of
in the state
as olows:
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-07-04

In Darkest Africa-First Chief
That's a dandy new war club you
have" Second Chief-'Isn't it a beaut?
If 1 could soak some white man with
that, his burden wouldn't bother him.
Puck.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-07-04

A Life of Excitement.-City Cousin
But don't you find it dreadfully dull?'
Country Cousin-''Dull? The ideal Why
there's the Epworth League one even
ing; and class meeting, another; and
prayer meeting always on Wednesday,;
and the DorcaS meeting, and the other
means of grace. There's almost always
something exciting going on after sup
per."-Brooklyn Life.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-07-04

Aunt Mehitabel (reading the police
court news)-"Weu, we'll! there's one
thing I'd never do. If 1 had fifty chill
dren I'd never name one of them Alias.
Seems as if they're sure to go wrong
Judge
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-07-04

docs it pay to advertiser" Does it?
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-07-04
Pleasant Hour Club Picnic.

The Pleasant Hour club is enjoying a
picnic this afternoon at the home of Mr.
and Mrs. George Bell on West street.
The lawn is gaily decorated with num-
erous flags, and Japanese lanterns
which will be lighted for the evening. A
picnic supper will be served on the lawn
and following this there will be fire
works. The guests are limited to the
members of the club and their families,
numbering about 40 in all.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-07-04

his fingers. Philadelphia Evening Bull
letin.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-07-04

Name of corporation, company or indi-
vidual producing articles to the annual
value of $500.
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An Explanation.-Und ito by
stander at funeraD-"Are you one of
the moGrners2'' Bystander-"1 am,
sir" Observation-Disclosures relation to
the deceased?" NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. at
all-but he owed me $5.'-Chicago News.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-07-04
SOCIAL AND Personal.

Soon after day break this morning,
picnic parties might have been seen
leaving town in all directions There
are no large picnics today with the ex-
ception Of the old settlers picnic at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. J. NJ Mead; the
crowd of society young people at CAL
houn Bluffs and the annual picnic at the
Davis farm northwest of town. Every
year a great many people go to Lake
View, and this year Lake View divides
the honors with Kansas City There
are dozens of small affairs however,
consisting of two and three couples who
are spending the day in some quiet
country place For several years past
the Coultis farm has been popular re-
sort on the Fourth. but this year. it is
closed to the public and no other place
comparing with it has yet been found
An Informal Picnic.
An informal picnic will be given this
evening at the home of DIR. and Mrs. C.
Breed on Fillmore street. A picnic sup
per will De served on the lawn, and in
the evening there will be a fireworks dis
play
The party will be composed of Mr..
and Mrs. Harold Chase, Mr.. and Mrs.
George F. Sharitt and family, Mr. and
Mrs. George BANTER, Mr.. and Mrs.
Frank Thompson, Mr. and Mrs. Kirk
White, Mrs. E. A. White, Miss Emma
White, Miss Helen Quigley of Sterling,
Mr.. Roland Medlicott and Mr.. w. NJ
OuigIey
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who had been talking about military
Notifications, "can any of you tell me
what is buttress?" please, ma'am,"
cried little Willie, swapping his fingers,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-07-04

'"They do not run for office in my
country" said the man with the fierce
British accent 'sThey stand for it,"
"And here" said the proud American,
they run for it and the people have to
stand for indianapolis Press.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-07-04

Corroborative.-"I am inclined to
think there is some foundation for the
rumor that the x, Y. and z. railway is
about to be consolidated with the A, B.
and c." HAS anything turned up to
confirm it?'' Yes The presidents of
both roads say there is absolutely moth
ing in the story. ''-Chicago Tribune.
The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1900-01-25
IRON GATES.
Decay In Ironworkine p sign of Ma
Weakness.


tIonal Weakness.
Iron gates, through the bars of which
landscapes and gardens could be seen
and admired, were brought into vogue
by settled feeling of public security,
says the Magazine of Art They were
among the earliest outdoor ornaments
of a civilization which had become
national in its force and industrial in
its aims They proved that the So
cial spirit, long fostered by religion,
by commerce and by law, had at last
trIunphed over the fierce pride the
tyrannical lust of power, which during
so many years had set the mobiles at
variance with one another and with
growing townships, making the draw
bridge and the armored gate of wood
as necessary as were a good sword
and a heavy suit of mail Thus the
smiths craft, after long m1nistering
to the needs and passions of those I'M
quiet times when war was an instinct,
became, little by little, not only the
agent OF a warfare which had been
raised into a art, but also the neceS-
sary friend of many peaceful indus
tries; and we all know that our own
civilization is bound up with the his
tory Of iron, is really dependent on the
active working of this metal. Long
may it be so; for a general decay in
1ronworking has ever been sign of
national weakness. Thus it was in
italy, IN Flanders, in Spain. as MI
Stark1e Gardner points out in his we'll
known handbooks on smithing; and
thus we see how readily we may pass
through an iron gate into the vast
field of modern history-the history
of civilization in Christian times. AS
might have been expected, iron gates
were first set up on sacred ground,
within churches and abbeys- They were
known then gril1es screens, and
they inc1osed the choir and the added
side chape1s. A very old one has been
handed down to uS-name1yz the ST.
Swithin grille in Winchester cathedral,
that takes our thoughts back to the
red-handed days of William II. These
gates, we must Der, were slowly
evolved out of much older type of
grille, grille in bronze which came
Into use either late in the seventh cen
tury or early in the eighth. Other &C.
clesiastica1 gates of iron have yet to
be mentioned; they were of later date,
and were put outside a good many sa-
cred buildings. Some are still extant
In this country, the oldest of all being
probably those in front of Cirences
Rbey, which are supposed to be early
Elizabethan. Like the younger gates
at Canterbury cathedral, they close the
principal doors.
The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1900-01-25
TWO BLUFF s.
= Pleasant Meeting Between the Ed
Reporter.

= Pleasant Meeting Between the Edi-
Reporter.
Jack Rogers was a newspaper report
er and broke. He had hung around
the Dubuque newspaper offices for a
Job until he had been requested to
move on. So he decided to move
to Des MOines. But how to get there
was the question. Jack put his
thinking cap, and the result was that
two hours later he found himself on
q train and the conductor standing by
his seat. Ticket" said the conduc-
tor. <+See here, conductor said Jack,
easily, my names Rogers, and I'm a
reporter on the Des Moines Air
Blast I'm broke and I'm in a hurry
to get back home with big scoop. You
let me ride and the officelI fix it up
with you. See?'' Well said the
conductor, 81 guess that'n do all right.
The road feels friendly toward the Air
Blast In fact, the editor is in the
back coach Come along and I'll in
troduce YOU If he says you're all right
it goes Jack was knocked all in a
heap at the turn things had taken, but
he had nothing to do but to follow the
conductor. They halted in front of a
man in the coach, and the conductor
said: Mr.. Smitem, this is Mr.. Rog-
ers- He says he's a reporter on your
paper, and wants the Office to pay for
his transportation when he gets to Des
Moines- How do you do, Mr.. Rog-
ers?" said the editor pleasantly, ex-
tending his hand. Glad to see you.
Sit down here with me- The conduc-
tor didn't wait for any more, but went
off. well, this is nice of you,'' said
Jack, too astonished and embarrassed
to talk straight "Of course, I'm not
your paper, but I'm broke and
yarned to the conductor, hoping to get
a job and square it up later 'tOh,
that's all right, my boy said the
other Neither am 1 on the paper
I'm only riding on the editors pass
San Francisco Bulletin
The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1900-01-25
GENERAL LAWTON'S EVIDENCE

Those people who call the mselves
contemporaries and who place
their own judgment as to the policy
in the Philippines above that of the
government, shrink from being called
harsh names. Although every au-
thority. military and civil, and every
returning traveller and soldier says
the instruction has been kept up by
the hope OF Democratic success, and
by the encoura cement AguinaIdo
takes from his IAN IT, imperi a1ist'' ad-
mirers, these ''antis" do not like to
be held responsible for the death of
our soldiers and for the continuance
of the war. But they are response BILE.
of his acts, and in matters of state ig
norance of what these consequences
would be is crime In addition to
the stirring denunciation by Dewey,
Otis, Worcester, Schurman, Funston
and others who have been in the Phil
ippines and know whereof they speak,
the following letter written by Gen.
Lawton in NOvember bears directly
the politicians who would oppose the
government for selfish reasons under
the guise of 'tanti imperialism ire in
reality responsible for every life be-
ing lost in the Philippine war. Gen.
Lawton says:
II wish to God that the truth O
this whole Philippine situation could
be known by every one America as
know it. II the real history, inspir-
alton and conditions of this in surrec-
ton and influences, real and external,
that now encourage the enemy, as
we'll as the actual posi- bilities of
these islands and people and their
1atiOns to the great east, could be
derstOOd at home we would hear no
more talk of unjust shooting OF gov
eminent" into the F'iIipinos. of
hauling down our flag in the Philip
pines. If the SO-cailed ti-imperial-
lists would honestly ascertain the
truth on the ground and not in dis
tant America. they, whom I believe
to be honest men, nisinformed. would
be convinced of the error of their
statements and conclusions and of the
ton here If L shot by a Filipino
one of my own men, because 1 know
tured prisoners, that the continuance
of fighting is chiefly due to reports
that are sent out from America
Not long after this letter was writ
ten, General L1wton was stricken by a
rebel bullet, himself a victim to anti
Imperialism or, it would have
been called in 1861, ..copperheadis1n -
1t is wonder that the .'antis''
try to escape responsi bility, but they
cannot do it. The voice of General
Lawton is stiilcd by death, but his
words are living and they convict the
.-anti-imperialists'' of his death and
of that of hundreds of bright Ameri-
can boys who placed love of country
and flag above personal safety and
political prejudices
The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1900-01-25

A. Metca1f. Populist; George weias,
Populist; Miss Minnie a n. Stoner.
politics unknown, supposed to be Pop
ulist; Carl E Boyd, politics unknown;
Robert b. Mitchell, Populisti Enos
Harold. Populist, Daniel H Otis,
PopuIist. Charles H Pape, Populist;
Robert V. C1othier, Popuiist; Royal
8 keli ogg. Populist; John NJ West
gate, Populist; Miss May Sechrest.
Popuiist; John @. Haney. Popuiist;
Miss Mary B. Printer, Populist; Miss
Ada Rice, Popu1ist- The executive
clerk, Miss Olive Long. is also a Pop
ulist
In all there are TWEEN ty one in
structors in the college who are either
Populists Democrats, or whose
politics are unknown There are
twenty-three Republicans all told IN
the faculty
This shows very clearly that there
has been no effort made to turn the
institution into a par tisan Republican
affair On the contrary it has been
the earnest effort OF the regents to
get the college back to first princi pies
and make it what it was intended to
be, a college for the instruction of
farmers boys and girls. regardless of
politics We are glad say also that
the attendance at the college is
larger to-day than it has ever been in
the history of the institution
The only people who ever tried to
TURN Tie COAAeSS 10 d
partisan Intuition We're the POpulist
mem bers of the board. acting Presum-
ably under the advice and with the
consent of Populist governor The
only board of regents who ever boldly
and insolently disobeyed both the
letter and spirit of the law governin G
the institution were the Populist re-
gents and the Populist president of
the college The only regents who
ever used their positions officers of
the state and appointed guardians of
the college for their own personal
gain, contrary to law and correct
public policy. were the Populist mem
bers of the board. And yet in the
face of the record these men have the
face to stand up and claim that the
present board of regents is trying to
turn the college into a political insti-
tuition Topeka Mail and Breeze
The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1900-01-25
What the Dog Cot

A very curious circumstance hap
pened at Clinton in the fox hunt re-
Gently The dogs were hard on the
heels of a fox, when the fox darted
into a hole, but some obstruction i'm
peded its passage, and it only entered
far enough to conceal its body, leaving
the end of its bushy tail sticking ou
of the hole When the men cam,
near they saw one of the dogs tearin.
across the field with the brush in its
mouth and the fox flying in another
direction, with nothing left of its beau
tiful tail but the skinned stump. TIL,
dog had literally pulled off the hide
and having obtained the brush retired
from the contest Several shots were
fired at the fox but failed to bring
him down--Hartford Coarant.
The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1900-01-25

Electric capsules are one of the
latest inventions com bination of
chemicals has been invented, and &C
cording to the mpany that manufac-
lures it, three-gTain CAPSULE of 1t put
into an ordinary battery eel Will yield
enough electricity to run a sixteen
candle power incandescent light for
one hour
The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1900-01-25
An Odd Monument.

An odd monument was desired by
an elderly maiden lady who died not
long ago in Ireland She left q for
tune Of E27 900 to be spent in the erec-
ton OF a church. provided that her
body was converted into ashes and
used in making the mortar for build
Ing the ediflce.
The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1900-01-25

Sunday-SchooI Teacher-Have you
made anyone happy this week2 Little
.Girl-Yes'm- Mrs Highupp has a baby,
and it's a awful squally, red-faced
little brat: but, wen met Mrs. High
upp yesterday, I told her she had the
sweetest. prettiest baby I ever saw.
The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1900-01-25

There are critical moments in every
life when we must act and act quick
ly-Rey. d. G. Garrett
The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1900-01-25

'What did you smash i'm fob Pc
HE insu1ted a frien' er mine"
Go wayi Whut did he say2"
HE said dat mex ter me. my frien'
yah de mos ignu'nt pusson In dis
community ''-Washington Star.
The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1900-01-25
Then she Went Out

Then She Went Out
Philadelphia Bulletin: Tom-What
do you think she did when asked her
to let me be the light of her life?
Dick-I don't know. Whatr
Tom-Turned me- dow
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1900-11-02
KILLED BY FALLING WALLS
Firemen Fatally Crushed and Others
+. Badly Injured.

Firsmen Fatally Crushed and Others
I. Badly Injured.
Fire destroyed the three-brick build
ing occupied by Meyer johnson, a
Detroit, Mich, junk dealer, corner Of
Catherine and Hastings streets. Fall
ing walls killed Lieutenant Ragen-
slime, q fireman, andlnjurcd four 9TH
ers, all others. Following are the in
jured:
Fireman Mcintyre. back, serious.
Fireman Pauquette, head and han DIS.
Fireman Gilran, slight.
Fireman ~Cassaday. face crushed.
The men were at work in the alley
at the rear end of the building and
without warning the wall fell on
them, instantly killing Ragenstine and
burying the injured, who were dug
out by their comrades. The building.
valued at $1,000 wa totally destroyed.
Loss on stock, $4,000.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1900-11-02
DIES in A DENTISTS CHAIR
Iowa Woman Insists on: Taking Chloro.
FORM:

sreAf~nEHaA
Iowa Woman Insists on. Taking Chloro
form.
"A Sioux City dispatch of October SO
says: While submitting to the extrac-
ton Of a number. of teeth in the office
Of DR.. Nonrse at Mapleton, Ia, Mrs.
Charles Koepke died in the dental
chair. Shd came to Or. Nourse's Office
accompanied by her husband. She
asked that chloroform be administered
before the operation vas performed.
DIR. Nourse tried to dissuade her, but
upon her determination to have 1t en-
gagged DIR. Gillespie to administer it.
After three teeth had been extracted it
was noticed by both doctors that the
patient was in a serious condition and
Immediately eyery&effort was made to
resuscitate her, but without effect.
Coroner Fisher was summoned and an
inquest held.
The jury brought in a verdict exon
Grating the doctors. Mrs. Koepke
lived with her husband, sixteen miles
south of Mapleton and leaves a family
of six children.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1900-11-02
PERIL NOT OVER
ROBERT HART HAS GLOOMY
VIEW OF CHINA.
Ilit BOXER MovtnfA1 IS NATIONAL
Spreading ike wlldare All Over the
EmPire-Little Hope of solution
Fea That Hardcst work Is Yet
to Come-Other News.

Sir Robert Hart, director general OF
the Chinese imperial maratime customs,
in an article in the November number
of the Fortnightly Review, takes a
p%essimistic view Of the Chinese situa-
ton. He frankly declares his opinion
to be that the boxer movement sis ma
tional and patriotic, has taken hold OF
the Chinese Imagination and will.
spread like wildfire throughout the
length and breadth of the empire
There is not the slightest doubt"
he says, that fifty years hence there
will be millions of boxers in serried
ranks and war panoply at the call of
the Chinese government"
Discussing the alternate courses
open to the powers Sir Robert sees a
very real peril ahead and no hope of
permanent solution.
The morning papers, dealing edito-
rally with Sir Robert Harris article,
admit its importance, but consider that
his views are too gloomy, and that his
ideas of the boxer movement are a
phantasm of o too sensitive magma
tion.
"Rumor credits the Germans" says
the Shanghai correspondent of Times,
with the intention to take early
action in the Yang Use region, where
the military situation is becoming
serious. The Chinese troops are dili-
gently drilling and practicing firing
under foreign-trained officers. Large
quantities of provisions, war material
and treasure are being forwarded from
the Yang Use districts to the imperial
COURT