The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-07-21
in HOTEL CORRIDORS.

or has done terrible deeds of violence
vary as to the amount required to put
a man in condition to commit the afro
cious crimes described, running anywhere
from a smell to a four fingered drink
According to the weird tales it does not
me the other day that he went rabbit
hunting with some friends in western
Kansas and besides the dogs and horses
successful chase, large bottle of drug
store whisky. guess the hunt was really
a courSing event, for the rabbits were re-
leased from trap and the dogs were
let loose when the rabbit started There
was to be released, and one of the men
who was in humorous mood. probably
the contents of the bottle, suggested that
the rabbit be given a drink of the whisky
be exhiIarated and put up a better race.
the proposition was agreed to and about
1eadp 3 ,t OF th the fiery LIQUID was
then liberated and the dogs were slipped
loose when he had started. The spec
come of their experiment, but they were
little prepared for what followed, for they
had forgotten the terrible ferocious tend
ency impaired by the drug store whisky
The rabbit ran a short distance and then
suddenly turned, stood up on his hind
legs and whipped all six of the hounds
that were chasing him.
ct cannot vouch for that story, but my
friend declares it is true" he added.
Here is a story can swear to, almost,
known to lie, not even when he was on
the witness stand in whisky case. There
a female dog and he thinks a great deal
of her, but not enough to pay the s. tax
gender. His one aim seems to be. when
tax paying time comes. to dodge the col
but one year he was caught. The collec-
tor walked into the store one day and
s seld sa tSe a rne gor g3 We dog she
female dog? inquired the dog census emu
merator and tax collector You guessed
1 don't care for her; you might as well
take her away and kill her. All she does
is scratch fieas and bark during the night.
eIf the COMPOUNDED dog tax was not so
high I would pay it and keep her just
on the children's account, but five dollars
is altogether too much money to pay on
though. L will give you a doIlar-that IS
put the dollar in your pocket and don't
MAKE na7IS. any report ABOUT my dog me tax
said: L will do it if you'll throw in
quart of whisky This was agreeable to
changed hands and the dog was granted
another years lease on life. The next
again asked about the dog. L expect
you had better kill that dog this year he
baby has become very I much Aa attached ache to
her, but don't consider that the babys
lars. I will make you the same propo-
sition that did last year, said the drug
gs{ mat fbin Vas very equitable able ara aFean f
tax collector, I don't exactly remember
what that was Why, 1 gave you a dol
the dog go without entering her on the
books. Don't you recall it?' Yes, I re
member now. Veal, that's all right; I'll
take the dollar, but don't want no more
of that whisky. Just drop that out. l
can't afford to take no two weeks off for
sickness this year, said the collector"
ST notice that there is talk in the news
of of n RnaTC inc 70 1fc
country when the war in their country
comes to a close" remarked a gentleman
at the National 81 know that good
many invitations have been sent to them
by different individuals and societies, and
ferent railroads and steamship lines have
also put in their Invitations in order to
them doing we'll in this country. Of
course We want all the good citizens who
VIII come to do SO, and 1t has been the
custom in this country to make all men
seeking liberty welcome. but there are
several reasons why the Boer will be bet
ter off in his own land, even under Brit
iSh rule. than he can possibly hope to be
here. They will have practically as much
personal liberty as they ever habitat is,
they will have control of their local af-
fairs and will not have to pay any more
taxes. They will not be well satisfied
as when they were independent, but they
are accustomed to their country, and
know how to make a. living. In this coun-
try everything would be strange to them
and it would take generation before
change. The Boer is not the German, and
is by no means as thrifty. We have be
Dutchman and the German as steady,
thrifty, Industrious people, and in some
that the Boer has all their good traits.
Nothing could be further from the truth:
have never studied how to get the best
results from the SOIL They give about
Industry they pursue much the same as
was done in this country thirty years ago:
get 1n ogk st fhI and w To9 baVe
much to learn before they made success
full farmers. They would act wisely by
they would have to contend with a
strange people, a strange language, and
for their children. but the old folks would
be better off in South Africa"
There is a general inclination to throw
the blame for the Chinese trouble on the
missionaries said a politician who was
friends at the Copeland, land I am of
that belief myself, You may think I am
see what right we have to send men and
women over to a country which has a
years older than ours and a religion, or
two or three perhaps, which is entirely
their religion is all wrong and that they
are living in darkness and ignorance, and
the tt1e' better e4t We wouldn't stand for any
thing like that, and the Chinese wouldn't
have stood for 1t as long as they nave ex-
cept that they found that the mission
aries were backed up with guns and war
ships and that every missionary killed
meant a concession a big indemnity.
/ have not given a cent to the foreign
missionary fund since 1 quit going to
Sunday school, and am glad OF It, as II
releases me from being connected, even
remotely, with the cause of the war
suppose, though, that my wife and chill
dren donate their spare pennies to that
branch of the church
ST have a great admiration for Wig
wag," said Henpeckke. 'I heard him
tell his wife right to her face that she