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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-08-17

InG FnlldQeIpn1a HGcOT0-l
A slim diet-anti-fat.
When a man drinks like a fish it
doesn't follow that he's in the swim.
Willie (reading)-"Pa, what's a fric-
marriage, my son."
Time is money" But the Ioafer sell
dom finds it necessary to make a. will
The pawnbroker might make an hon.
est politician. He certainly keeps his
pledges
The new woman can never be a man.
Experience" remarked the small
boy, lis a great teacher; particularly an
experience with green apples"
eff this world had no men in It," said
the philOSophic summer girl, life would
be like one long visit to the seashore."
The dog is undoubtedly the friend of
man simply because he can't eat man,
and man won't eat him.
Noozy-''Are you the Klose family
physician" DIR. Eziman-'Yes; I be-
lieve I'm the one they owe the most
money to-
It is only the man who has made his
mark in the world who can allow his
trousers to bag at the knees and still
command respect
The nude statue of vensus may be
distressing to some people, but, to her
credit, be it said, she never wore a mod
ern bathing suit.
big dictionary" Jack-'Have to use it
tonight; I'm going to call on Miss Bos-
toncommon."
Friend-"Your little boy doesn't say
as many witty things as he used to,
eh?" Proudpop-''No He said a few
lately that reflected on me-
would you call these the dog days?"
inquired the little man. No" snapped
the ponderous man, hopping his brow;
I'd call these the dog gonedest days
that ever happened"
Hoax-'There's a man who has been
known to keep a diary-yes, several of
them-fOr a whole year" Joax-''You
don't mean it? Methodical, eh?" Hoax
No; just stationer-"
when you give anything to some
people, says the Manayunk Philoso-
pher, they will accuse you of selfish
ness in that you know it is more bless
ed to give than to receive"
This is 50 sudden" she exclaimed
coyly. 1.-The thought of marrying me is
rather unexpected,eh?" he asked Yes"
Good Now you can't refuse me, for
the unexpected always happens"
Assid--"How do you like the summer
resort where you're stopping?" Pompus
Delightful Only the very best and
most fashionable people are there
Assid-"Indeed? How strange you
must feel among them
"Hellor' exclaimed the shade of Alex
ander the Great; where's your Ian
term" Stolen, replied Diogenes;
some Tammany men arrived in the
Elysian fields recently, and was foolish
enough to go among them in pursuing
my search for an honest man."
They say that blondes are all the rage;
Gee whiz; 1 wish they We're.
My wife's a big brunette, and oft
There's too much rage in her.
The slow young man was treating
her. iii take a bottle of sarsaparilla,'
she said. You can have a glass of
sarsaparilla soda water if you prefer
it," he suggested. No" she said Il
like the other kind because it pops"
She blushed purposely. and later he
nOnnpd himself
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-08-17

The editor of the Washington Post
never visited Kansas or he would not
have perpetrated the following libel:
1.-The unmarried female Populists out in
Kansas have decided to boycott all the
men who refuse to vote for Bryan.
When a man permits a female Pop to
attract him he deserves to be boy
cotted.'
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-08-17
Settle Canadian Pacific Strike.

Winnipeg. Man, Aug. 1.-THE Cana
dian Pacific has decfdede to grant
schedules to the allied mechanics and
boiler makers and recognize them as
body. Both officials and men express
confidence that the strike will be sat
isfactorily settled within the next few
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-08-17
Mr.. Frost Accepts.

John f. Frost telegraphed his ac-
ceptance of the presidency of the Kan
gas Exposition company this afternoon
from Galesburg, ILL., In his telegram
Mr. Frost said: Il appreciated the
honor and accept with the assurance
that every member of the board will
give hearty and unremitting help and
share the responsibilities in this great
work for Kansas"
After finishing some routine business
the board adjourned at $3.50 o'clock this
Of far0O0p
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-08-17
Ed Timon Again Arrested.

The police arrested Ed Timon and Buck
Campbell at $50 Kansas avenue. and
Geo. Anderson. at 612 Kansas avenue. The
the Complaint was sworn to by VIM. St.
Marys. who got mad and made the com
plant to get even He told the police
that he had purchased liquor at both
places and said that he was in company
with two other men whose names he fur
before the trial. August 26. it is likely all
three of the jointists will be convicted.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-08-17
YOUNG GIRL ELOPED.
Only Fourteen Years Old and Ran
Away to Be Married.

Poplar Bluff. Mo-, Aug. 17.-Julia Nit
cheli, a 14-year-old giT and Edward Otis.
who is ten years her senior. have eloped.
They disappeared from their homes last
Sunday. A warrant is out for the arrest
of Otis on a charge of abduction.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-08-17

Henry Aliens paper is so full of ad-
vertising that he scarcely has space to
jab a few thorns into the flesh of his
adversary, P. P. Elder. whose mind is
just as active as it was when he did
not say. ..Them words is LATIN
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-08-17

David Leahy has not been heard from
since his old friends and political as
sociates gave him the cold shoulder
and nominated another man for secre-
tary of state
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-08-17
POINTED PARAGRAPHS

From the Chicago Newsl
Eating ones own words is certainly
an indigestible effort.
When you have a charitable feeling
you should feel in your pocketbook.
A cattle syndicate has a perfect right
to water its stock occasionally.
A woman says the rain is too familiar
when it begins to patter on the back.
If some people only knew how little
they know they wouldn't talk so much.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-08-17

w. NJ. Rice who was editor of the
Fort Scott Monitor for several years
and was also a member of the Kansas
legislature is now an attache of the
United States treasury department in
london
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-08-17

w. Y. Morgan is writing letters from
western Kansas on political subjects
and he is scarcely missed in either of
the big institutions of which he is the
head-The Hutchinson News and the
state printing office
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-08-17

Lii Hung Chang is still on earth. He
has saved China from doing many fool
ish things but even Ii could not make
them understand what it meant to
come in contact with Uncle Sans buzz
saw
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-08-17

1t has at last been definitely deter
mined that Rev. Mr.. James who prom
Uses handsome gifts to several Kansas
institutions has no prospects of a for
tune. 1t is easy enough to promise.
Mr.. James might make a good poll
ffrfan
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-08-17

1t is reported that a man has been
nominated for road overseer out in
Morton county who is not claimed by
either Baker or Burton.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-08-17

The Newton Kansan claims that
man was found furnishing on a street
of that city for want Of a bottle of beer.
The reporter who wrote the item said
he was unable to save the sufferer.
Things must have CHANGED at Newton.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-08-17

Speaker Stephen Osborn has returned
from Europe. His friends say that he
will now wear a vandyke beard and a
Prince of Wales tile.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-08-17

Train robbers probably know by this
time that Kansas is not a safe refuge
Two of their number went up in smoke
in Kansas a few days ago.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-08-17

George W. Martins Gazette still ap-
pears but he might as well surrender to
Missouri and move to Topeka where
the surroundings are congenial. Every
citizen in Topeka is Kansan.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-08-17

Senator ingalls, died of tuberculosis
of the throat While his frey words
were scorching others they were scar
ing his own existence.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-08-17

While the guessers are making up
their figures they must not overlook
G. c. Clemens of Topeka who is the can
didate for governor of a party which
though small is mighty noisy.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-08-17
Jockey Reiff the Winner.

London, Aug. 1.-THE club year old
plate of 103 soverns for 3 year olds and
upwards. five furlongs, was won by
Minnie Dee, on which L. Reiff had the
mount.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-08-17

The political gridiron must be hot this
year judging from the number Of people
who are changing sides"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-08-17

Mrs Mary E Lease is threatening tc
return to Kansas. John Breidenthal
would better hunt place to hide.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-08-17

Frank Prouty who was recently shot
10y highwaymen at Newton is a son Of
the late Col. S. S. Prouty. the pioneer
kansas editor
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-08-17

There are a few men in Kansas who
breath easier now that ingalls, is dead
they had been withered by his breath
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-08-17

Robert Semple must have retired from
politics. It will now be in order for
him to announce a change of heart and
that he has Topped"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-08-17


ten cent man can work a dollar
scheme on some people.
A man who is slow pay, nearly al
ways disputes his account
Some women seem to have nothing to
do but poke their heads out of a door
or window, and insist upon talking to
every passer-by.
Some people cannot look at a tele-
phone without wanting to use it. The
result is a lot of silly talk over the
wires and time wasted.
When a man is considered to be very
clever, his wife thinks that his greatest
exhibition Of cleyerness was in picking
her out to marry him.
In order to show that she is a good
housekeeper, a woman should apollo
gize full fifteen minutes to callers. if
a newspaper is found on the floor.
The wives off at summer resorts
haven't a monopoly of ways to keep
cool; every day or so their husbands
go to the bank. and get big draft.
Whose picture is that?" asked
caller in Atchison, recently Il don't
know" her host said. This is our par
lor, and was never in it before"
Since an Atchison girl quarreled with
her steady, those who are in his com
pany when she passes him on the
streets. know all the terrors of a win
ter in Nome City.
There are hundreds of articles print
ed in magazines and newspapers these
days telling how to keep cool and it is
necessary to sit near a gas jet in hot
room in the evening to read them.
Don't be afraid of a school teacher.
A young man called on an Atchison
school teacher, and, in explaining some
previous neglect, said: IF I'd a knowed
you wanted to went. I'd a came and
took you" And she married him, in
spite of It'll
A card of thanks: The Globe wishes
to thank Miss Mary Appleby for tele-
phoning an accident that befell her, with
the request that mention of it be kept
out Of the paper. The item was missed
by the reporters. and had not Miss
Appleby requested that it be kept out,
we would not have learned of the ac-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-08-17

People still predict that there will BE
no war in China. The recent disturb
ance has been only picnic.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-08-17

There are more new turnouts in To-
peI1a than ever before in a single sea-
son and still people talk of the passing
of the horse
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-08-17

Only after a public favorite become
a 'has-been" does he begin to realiz
the emptiness of applause.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-08-17

Take the Santa Fe fast train for Chi
cago Short line.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-08-17

Ordinary household accidents have no
terrors when there's a bottle of Dr.
Thomas Eclectric Oil in the medicine
chest Heals burns, cuts, bruises,
sprains. Instant relief.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-08-17

1t seems rather queer that washerwo
men put out their tubs to catch soft wa,
ter when it rains hard
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-08-17
A LAwYER,s CONSCIENCE LINE

zone man in his time plays many
parts
AS lawyer. Mr.. Stanley. of Kansas,
defended q negro murderer, and after
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-08-17

A lazy liver makes a lazy man. Bur
dock Blood Bitters is the natural, never
failing remedy for lazy liver.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-08-17

Some men are so busy beginning
things that they haven't time to finish
any of them.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-08-17

When you hear man continually
harping on the beauties of honesty i
sounds like he might be talking to him
self.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-08-17
Wales at Hamburg

Homburg. Aug. 1.-THE Prince o
Wales arrived here today.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-08-17

Washington Post: Don't be too hard
on the candidates They are simply
nustling for a living.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-08-17
$1,000.

Denver, Colorado Springs, Pueblo and
Return via the Santa Fe.
Tickets on sale Aug. 21. Good return
ing until October 31st. Stopover allow
ed on going trip after reaching Pueblo.
Take the Santa Fe fast train for Chi
cago. Short line.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-08-17

A lady who has been a widow three
times says a good place to get hus-
band is by the ear.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-08-17

Some fools have the gift of speech
and some wise men have the gift of
silence.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-08-17

dry goods clerk defines a counter
irritant as a woman who insists on ex-
aiming the entire stock and doesn't
buy anything
An Ohio minister by the name of Turn
was recently united in marriage with
young lady of the same name. Verify
one good turn deserves another.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-08-17
GLOBE SIGHTS

GFrom the Atchison Globe.l
A ten cent man can work a dollar
scheme on some people.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-08-17

There are hundreds of articles print
ed in magazines and newspapers these
days telling how to keep cool, and it is
necessary to sit near a gas Jet in a hot
room in the evening to read them
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-08-17

Some women seem to have nothing to
do but poke their heads out of a door
or window, and insist upon talking to
every passer-bY.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-08-17

A man who is slow pay, nearly al
ways disputes his account
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-08-17

Subscribe for the Journal.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-08-17

Some people cannot look at a tele
phone without wanting to use it. Tn
result is a lot of silly talk over tn
wires and time wasted,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-08-17

her hair sweetly with the aid ola honey
comb.
Blessed is the man who is unable to
obtain creditor he will have no debts
to paw
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-08-17

When a man is considered to be YER
clever, his wife thinks that his creates
exhibition of cleyerness was in pickin,
her out to marry him.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-08-17

Hoax-'"There's a man who has been
known to keep a diary-yes, several OF
them-for a whole year" Joax-''Y on
don't mean it? Methodical, eh?" Hoax
NO; just a stationer.'
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-08-17

Since an Atchison girl quarreled with
her steady, those who are in his com
pany when she passes him ON the
streets. know all the terrors of a win
ter in Nome City.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-08-17

when you give anything to some
people," says the Manayunk Philoso-
pher, they will accuse you of selfish
ness in that you know it is more bless
ed to give than to receive"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-08-17

The slow young man was treating
her. III take a bottle of aparilla,''
she said. You can have a glass of
sarsaparilla soda water if you prefer
it." he suggested. No" she said; Il
like the other kind because it pops"
She blushed purposely, and later he
popped himself.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-08-17

''This is so sudden" she exclaimed
coyly. 1.-The thought of marrying me is
rather unexpected, eh?'' he asked. Yes"
Good Now you can't refuse me, for
the unexpected always happens"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-08-17

would you call these the dog days?'
inquired the little man. No. snapped
the ponderOus man, hopping his brow
I'd call these the dog-gonedeSt days
that ever happened
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-08-17

Assid-"How do you like the summer
resort where you're stopping?" Pompus
-''Delightful. Only the very best and
most fashionable people are there .
Assid-"Indeed? How strange you
must feel among Them
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-08-17
QUAKER REFLECTIONS.

LFrom the Philadelphia Record
4 slim diet-anti-fat.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-08-17

Whose picture is that?" asked a
caller in Atehison. recently. II don't
know" her host said. This is our par
lor, and I was never in it before
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-08-17

In order to show that she is a good
housekeeper, woman should apollo
gize full fifteen minutes to callers, if
a newspaper is found on the floor
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-08-17

Friend-"Your little boy doesn't say
as many witty things as he used to,
eh?" PrOudpop-"No. He said a few
lately that reflected on me-"
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1900-01-12
IN A WAeoN
How a Circus MN slSpt 1prins a
Seasons frayeling.

81 slept in a vi gan all 81 INNER"
said Dolph Gessleys 4he weH-known
ticket seller of th8 Hobinso1 Circus.
which has Made VS. seventyhfth am
nual season Of travel. "Yes1,a sffr, in az
wagon. The rest of the show people
Slept IN Regular Sleeping eaFs-N6
you would think they had the best of
it, wouldn't you? But they didn't.
Ny bed Mas made LID in the wagon
in which sold tickets. Along the
sides of it are benches. l had a cot
he'd from which the legs were. re-
,rhpFed.WT The benches had lids, and
inside Were boxes where the tickets
and other stuff necessary were kept.
i'm one co1ppaftiiient l had the bed
ding, IN smother towels and other
tdi ct ESSENTIALS. After the count up at
nicht ! pulled down the cot top, got
Ra7it my sheets and blankets and made
fG9n'Ny bed. si'rhen I turned in, after
&s@ M up my Clothes The ticket
" ON is al finely constructed affair,
Hwi.rlr platform springs, and rides likes
,aofashionable carriage, The 'razor-
cils6irerIcommon laborers with the
s, ow. would, when the, time came TO
,eTntrain, run the wagon onto fiat
'caI and chock the Wheels securely.
Ait Cdi udS SuDGI-SDTIHSS, TUES
like a passenger, coach. The cot top
was laid across the aisle, Of Witch
the benches formed the sides, so there
were three places to- take up5 the mo
tiOhI-the car springs, theb wagon
springs and the elastic cote webbing
Il was as snuga as a bug in "a ruga BY
loleaping the Windows 'ginat the rear open
l got a. fine breeze and IN the hottest
] nj erlNf 70 ND ,f,Nr fo11 10,
Many, a morning l woke, up to find the
wagon on the circus lots miles from
the depot. l. slept so 7soundly that
ynegerrfelt the wagon being, detrained
or driven uptown. Them my wagon
men would bring up, water and my
toilet was a matter Of only a moment
or two, Bathing? Why a man With a
circus can bath every day in tie
dressing tent The folks In the s1eeb-
ing carbhad1many discomfonts . Any
Iebody that has travelled in a crowded
Pullman car appreciates this fact All
want to go to bed at0the same time
and get1up together. 1.-THE aisless are
crowded with clothing and Iimpedi
ments,l and then there is the snoring
ioand talking that is inevitable. OH
I3tell you'll wasOcomfortable. Some Of
the razor-backs had a novel way of
bunking for the night, They slept in
/ hammocks,, which, We're eslpng under
the wagons from axle to, axle, / never
tried it, but those who did tell me
that it is exceedingly comfortable.
Lots of fresh air, YOU know . Curious
.ly enough, they didn't get wet, and
the cinders don't fly under the wag-
ons. On dusty nights they get a little
of loose Mother Fearth, bit not so
much as you would think Nothing
I'could fnduceom to- change my Cess
I ley palace sleeping ear, as / called my
wagon bed, for one of Pullman make
II have privacy, room and comfort, and
mo Sleeping car can boast of this
triple advantage "e-EIxehangea te9W
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