The Topeka state journal., 1900-07-20
IN HOTEL CORRIDORS.

This is my first trip for month"; re-
marked a travelling man who was sitting
in front of the National enjoying the cool
breeze and chatting with a friend II
took a lay-on and went down into Okla
homa to visit my brother. who has a
farm down there wanted a rest and I
also wanted to take a hunt and as there
is plenty of game in that section 1 had
a mighty good time. See the bronze on
my face and hands2 That shows that I
stay we had a wolf hunt-not gray wolf
but just ordinary common prairie wolf
behind the barn at night They had be-
come troublesome, and day my
and dogs and start out TO see If we could
not gather in Won scalp or two. 1 was
in for anything that promised sport, SO
we fixed day and one morning early
started out We struck wolf trail near
some timber on a creek about four miles
from the ranch and in a little while we
caught sight of a lean, lank wolf pacing
on across a raise on the prairie We went
after him full tilt. the dogs making a
splendid run. The wolf led US a merry
chase. and after going about ten miles
We came back toward the place where We
first hit the trail. The wolf ran in the
timber, which had a very heavy under
growth. and the dogs went in after him
but quite a distance behind Presently
one Of the men who was with us raised
the cry, There he goes!' and SO he was
a mile away from US and going at a smart
Sp. Silp. too Away ,yz, We went ooss and al,
troqhIe keeping al a safe distance He
headed west striking the underbrush on
the creek not over a quarter OF a mile
from the place he had entered first. Af-
ter beating around the brush short time
he was again scared out, and the same
that wolf five or six times, maybe more
and finally gave IL up because We were
In worse condition than we were The
next day We were speaking of the hunt
when one of the men employed on the
ranch who had not been in our party be-
gan laughing. After laughing like an idiot
we had been chasing two wolves and not
one. He explained that one wolf would
money. and when he got tired he would
go in the brush. cross trails with his
ner did a little sprinting 1t was news
to US, but he said it was a common thing
aa With %9lys a s5a hut nag dn heTq dra hna5 f95 sf
an ornery, fiea-bitten prairie wolf had
that much sense The ride made me so
sore had to hang around the house for
several days.
Now that war is a sure thing in China,
you may expect to pay a good price for
that article The complications in the
making affair for the man who has any
quantity of tea on hand The trade has
by all the dealers because in addition TO
the trouble the Chinese are having, the
year ss'' and not over half the average viii
be exported The local dealer buys from
this account the prices are not affected
for several months after the direct ad-
vance is started by the shipper whole
sale dealer Most of the dealers have been
notified that an increased price is cOnten-
plated The price mas not been low since
lsyS, when the war tax OF 10 cents was
added. During the last session Of con-
gress an effort was made 70 nave the tax
reduced or eliminated but II was not sue
ceSSfuI, and now 1t may remain in force
for several years. look Ior a big raise
Excepting England. this country con-
sumes more tea than any Of the civilized
countries. the increase of the use OF the
article here during the past few years
being remarkable don't drink tea my
self, and / think IT would pc good thing
for the people generally if the whole tea
trade was stopped OF course don't tell
my customers that. but believe 1t, Just
the same"
Another article that will soon be
higher" he continued, will be prunes.
The prune combine has been perfected
again. and the man who desires TO MI
more. The California Packers company
has been organized to deal with the Cured
is known as the prune combine The Cal
ifornia Packers company has entered
pany. and by the terms of the lease each
packer rents to the association his entire
association manages the leased property
as agents. pays all expenses. and holds
ers orders In return the packer agrees
to pay the association Sis per ton for re-
81 per ton for sacktng and Is cents per
ton for boxing. There are a lot OF other
The packer is not to do any fruit pack
ing business during the existence OF the
contract. They have got the thing fixed
in fact, the business comes very near be-
Ing trust 1netdentiaily: I've want Il, 70 fnge re-
will be less men on the road every year,
and In time they win all be gone"
''The stingiest man in the state lives at
Lawrence said Frank Durham in con-
versation with a friend at the National
and I have never heard Of him giving
penny for charity or any ike purpose
and has thereby accumulated some money.
His income is at least 3 500 per year, but
less The grasshoppers were bothering
his flower beds and lawn this summer,
to borrow their rooster to eat the grass
hoppers in his yard, so he said They
would bring in a bill for board for the
fowl. He skinned his sW1H barrel every
who gathers swiIl for his hogs got around.
and fed his own hogs leaving nothing Dtt
refused to haul away the dirty water,
and the old man nearly cried because ne
was obliged to leave a little sWlll IN the
barrel in order to get 1t hauled away:
got on to a small game that he worked
successfully last spring. He advertised
ed he told the owner that he would keep
the COW a week and II 1t came UP TO re-
quirements he would buy This was
agreed upon and the COW. remained a
week. The owner then called and was
told the COW did not suit The COW was
taken away and that night another COW
was in the barn yard It remained week
or ten days and was supplanted by an
other until he had tried 10 or II cows
Then he decided he didn't want cow
The old man had been milking the COWS
and was selling milk to his neighbors-
He had not spent 50 cents for cow feed,
but had made a little money on the milk
business besides having milk for his fam