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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-02-05

Wandering Democrats who have been
DESTROYS Of an excuse for returning to
the camp Of the faithful probably will
find it in recent developments in Ken
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-02-05

AASAS 4oI l any lAluB quite so crowd
ing as a big dog in a little house.
When a man who boards meets one
who keeps house, each is reminded of
causes for envying the other.
We have long thought there has been
a little too much Dragging about the
joys of the old Kentucky home.
People are very patient, considering
that the end Of every day only finds
them one day nearer their graves.
There are many things we cannot
understand; for one thing, we cannot
understand why cake walks are pop
ular.
Every time a thoughtful man looks
around his house, he sees purchases
that convince him he has been a fool
with his money.
have great deal to say about the i'm
portance of sleeping in cold rooms, in
order to keep healthy.
The average man is told Of his mean
ness so often that it will come in the
nature of a shock to him when Saint
Peter let's him into heaven.
A man will eat stuff at a banquet, and
think he is having a good time. which
would cause him to scold all day If his
wife put it on the table at home.
There are only two times when a
sane man can persuade himself that he
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-02-05

an inimitably told tale of the French
people. their kings and queens, generals
and philosophers, as they emerged from
the obsucurity of prehistoric times and
grew into the greatest empire of the
world. Mr.. Watson has made his fame
permanent by this historical effort, and
when he shall have been forgotten as a
lawyer, an advocate and politician, as
possible vice president and president,
his STORY of France" will be read with
delight and his name be praised by low
ers of interesting literature
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-02-05

The question to be determined in
Kentucky is whether supreme power
rests with the governor. the legislature
or the courts
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-02-05
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS

Lewis P. Worthington and wife to Scott
H. Stroup, $500, lot s., Main street, Ross
wa Caroline S. Staples to D. c. cranda.r,
81, tract in 20-11-14. and lots. in Valencia.
Mary Barnes to Elizabeth r. Taylor,
$3.50, tract in 1-12-15.
L. B. Hahn and husband to z. Nord-
quist $415, part south west y Soils.
ChaS E JoSlin to Media Joslin, $500. lots
5S2-4-c Mulvane street, Williams addition
Eliza. A. Mitchell and husband to Frank
Vogel, $1,000, lot 4, block IL, College nlll
addition.
To the Financial association: tax deed,
lots 202-4-6-S-1O-12-14-16 Holidays addition
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-02-05

Hereafter when General Butler starts
on journey toward Ladysnith he will
probably purchase round trip ticket.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-02-05

Notice, and you will find that in tell
ing of the death of almost every old
man, it is related that he was once
wealthy
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-02-05
crook wr,eht ouarantined.

DR.. H. B. Hogeboom today caused the
house at Sol Hancock street to be
quarantined for smallpox. Crook
Wright is in the house.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-02-05

William Goebel is dead. but the cleo
ton law which bears his name is still
doing business at the old stand.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-02-05
Black Eve For St. Louis.

Washington, Feb. 5.-The house de-
feated the bill for Investigating the pol
luton of water, Sc to 81.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-02-05

Perhaps General Wood could spare
few days from his duties in Cuba to
come up and pacify Kentucky.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-02-05
SUN KILLS 1874.
That Many Cases Prove Fatal
Out of 219 PrOstrations.

Buenos Ayres, Feb. 5.-There were PIG
cases of sunstroke here Sunday, Of
which 1874 cases We're fatal.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-02-05
DEATHS AND FUNERALS.

Mrs. II. ]. Grow, died Saturday at the
home of the parents 1719 West Tenth
street. The funeral will be held Tues
day afternoon at 2 o'clock from Grace
Cathedral.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-02-05

Some women would rather go hungry
than miss an opportunity to purchase
a new complexion cream.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-02-05

When there is a funeral, and lot of
kin come to town, it is sometimes diff
cult to get rid of them. There are also
some people who never fail to take the
train to a funeral when the slightest
excuse offers
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-02-05

At this time of the year, If you can
hold a girls hand long enough to get
a good look, you will find it as grimy
as a boys.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-02-05
BAcHELoR BUTTONS.

IFrom the New York Press.1
When a man doesn't marry his first
love his wife is apt to end by wishing he
had.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-02-05

A man who has a good start in life
may fail because he is facing the wrong
way.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-02-05

If you never make up your mind to
do thing the chances are you will
never do it.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-02-05

The most delightful feature of a sleigh
ride on a cold night is the arrival at
your destination.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-02-05

It IS an fndisputable fact that the
heaviest booas have the least in them.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-02-05

Some men are like blotters; they bear
many good impressions. but are Of lit
tie value.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-02-05
porNTED PARAaRAPHa.

IFrom the Chicago News1
The man who distrusts his neighbor
will bear watching.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-02-05

An ounce of silence is sometimes
worth more than a pound of talk.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-02-05

Henry Beilmayer, aged rs years. died
Saturday at his residence 1011 East
Eighth street. The funeral viii be held
Tuesday morning at 10 o'clock from the
German Catholic church.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-02-05

We have long thought there has been
a little too much Dragging about the
joys of the old Kentucky home,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-02-05

People are very patient, considering
that the end Of every day only finds
them one day nearer their graves.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-02-05
In His Steps s Cents.

Full line of Sheldon's Books, in paper,
and cloth. Benefits Book Store, $50
Kansas avenue.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-02-05

People simply can not keep" secrets,
therefore do not run any risks by
telling yours. If you can't keep your
secrets, how can you expect others to?
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-02-05

When a man who boards meets one
who keeps house, each is reminded of
causes for envying the other.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-02-05

There is something wrong with the
charity that expects 81 worth of ad-
vertising for every dollar given away.
An eastern manufacturer advertises
a soap that will remove spots from a
mans reputation. The principal ingre-
dent in it is probably I've.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-02-05
GLOBE SIGHTS.

LFrom the Atchison Globe.1
There isn't anything quite so crowd
ing as a big dog in a little house.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-02-05

has a long purse: when he is drunk
and when he is on his wedding tour.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-02-05

There are many things we cannot
understand; for one thing, we cannot
understand why cake walks are pop
ular.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-02-05

The people who sleep in warm rooms
have a great deal to say about the i'm
portance of sleeping in cold rooms, in
order to keep healthy.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-02-05

The average man is told Of his mean
ness so often that it will come in the
nature of a shock to him when Saint
Peter let's him into heaven.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1900-01-02

under ground by this, for had heard moth
ing of him, and if the negro was a pris-
oner in a hulk he might as well have been
in a tomb.
OF what was taking place in the world out
side / knew nothing save from rumor, and
Iumor oft contradcted itself. The only
report seemingly sure was that Washington
had sat himself down on the Hudson Just
north of the Harlem (the very spot from
which he had been driven two years be-
fore), and was there awaiting the arrival of
/ the French fleet in order TO strike blow.
And there he remained inactive, for the
French did arrive early in July, and, find
ing Howe's feet drawn up to receive them,
but peered into the bay, and then turned
tail and sped away to Newport on the fruit
less mission of blockading that port
In the seemingly open yet wholly secret
life led l made many friends-mostly pot
house companions-to whom l listened bat
spoke little, fearing to be recognized as an
umpostor. l kept both ears and eyes on
the alert the while, fighting shy of broils,
yet holding the respect of the toughest OF
the camp Offscouring, owing to my size and
apparent strength. ! even dared make a
map of the lower defenses of the city; but it
was so disguised SO crossed, and recrossed
in manner clear only to myself that l
would have trusted it to the eye of any of
them without fear of their coming by its
true nature.
This l did not to be idle, for nothing hap
pened in the way of military movement, or
| even threatened to, for some weeks after
my arrival. BY then 1 was practically pris-
Oner, for without a pass and clear state
ment of business / could not have gotten
beyond the lines, which now extended across
the island from the heights of Corlears Hook
| to the Hudson ION about the general line of
the present Grand street,.
My wound healed in the space of two or
| three weeks, but still / kept the arm in a
sling, using it in privacy that the muscles
might not weaken or stiffen from lack Of
exercise. The sling saved me from many
| awkward questions, for when asked why ]
did not join the army or apply for berth in
| the feet, had but to point to II, gently NOV.
ing the limb, and say: "All in good time, p
: adding for weight that had no call to fur
J Their serve his majesty until he paid me the
money had already earned.
But for the arm, backed perhaps by the
way my muscle filled out my coat sleeve. |
would have been pressed into The service
whether or not, and the sling being a safe
| guard let it bide.
/ had taken quarters in the tavern CT the
Kings Arms" on King street (now Pine
street,, near the Broadway, making terms
On credit, an easy matter with my prize
money claim in my pocket Twas the gath
ering place for tories Of the better sort, and
but little affected by the military, the dash
! ing element of which favored Fraunce's. on
Broad street.
But my time was not spent here. Twas
the Bulls Head" on the Bowery Lane (on
the site Of the old Bowery theaterl. and
near The inner line Of defenses, that saw
the most Of me.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1900-01-02
By CHAUNcY c. HOTCHKIss

fCoQvright. 1897. by D. Appleton & Co. All
rights rsservedl
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1900-01-02
CHAPTER ".
NEW YORK IN LIS.

New York at this period was a scene of
confusion.
The fear Of the French, which had occa-
stoned the evacuation of Philadelphia. had
brought horde of 1900 soldiers TO be set
down among 5000 others, where but scant
Preparations had been made to receive
them. What with the smart of the lashing
administered by Washington at Monmouth
en- their march across New Jersey, the
weakness of Howe's fleet, the fear of a sud-
den movement on the city by the Americans,
and the intense heat of the weather, the
army was in a state bordering on panic.
It was an army, too, that through rank
and file had been demoralized by inactivity
and debauch, and nothing could have been
more apt or prophetic than the remark made
hy Franklin when it became known to him
that the Delaware had been opened by
Howe: philadelphia has succumbed to the
British, but they IN turn viii succumb to
Philadelphia"
It had been even so, but the effect had be-
come apparent IN New York. The civil law
had long been PROSTATE; the military au-
thority lax. Now the British were waking
in the condition of a man after a nights dis
sipation, battling with a muddled brain, and
feeling the internal economy fairly out of
gear. Fraud, fear and incompetence reigned
IN every branch of the service, and betwixt
FIRE, vandalism and the necessities of war,
New York, which had never known and was
never to know the dignity of battle, suffered
a. no besieged city could suffer more.
al this suited my purpose as well as d.
rectly favored my interest. The influx OF
host OF newcomers saved me from being
prominent as a stranger, and the extra prep
arations for the defense Of the town, to-
gether with the knowledge that the French
were at last upon the sea, diverted atten-
ton from small naval ventures.
l had feared the Phantom would be i'm
mediately re6tted and armed for sound
or river cruising, and was nightly pleased
20 have the days 60 by and see her, as the
saying goes, taking root 10 the bottom"
Never did the sun set without my having
look at her swinging at her anchor. She
Law of the half-deserted shipyard, which be-
came a favorite haunt of mine when / tired
cf the mask wore and wished to ease into
my true self.
And there I would walk up and down.
and each dav watch the growth of the muck
that had fouled her cable on the ebS and
flow of the tide She had not even been
6ismantled, and, for aught could see, was
without a guard save at night; but to have
gone out &c her and worked upon the cabin
bulkhead would have been impossible. The
boat from her larboard davits had been
taken away. but the dingey still hung over
the stern, as tantalizing as cup Of water
lust beyond the reach Of thirstlng nan.
A sweet sight (but melancholy onel the
schooner made to me as she swung on the
broad river well from land, the fair light Of
an evening over her, mellowing her lines and
diminishing the rustiness of her sides Be
,-ond her was the bald work Of Fort Sterling
lbuijt and deserted unharmed By the pa
/ friots two years before), standing Gear and
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1900-01-02
ONLY A BRAKEMAN.

Awful the shock when the engines met:
All was terror. confusion. din
None who saw Il VIII e'er forget
The picture that daylight ushered in.
Shattered fragments Of iron and steel.
6plintered wood and battered brass
Mingled with broken rod and wheel
And some ones blood stained the wayside
grass
Some ones body. all crushed and torn,
Covered with WOUNDS, bereft OF breath,
Was found meath the wreck: the jacket
worn
Told how a brakeman had met his death.
Some one wept when the news was borne:
Some one incurred Ger the mangled dead,
In line OF duty from some one torn
Yet only q brakeman" the papers said.
sadly they buried him meath the sod,
Then took the Grape from the cottage
door:
q over grave the roses nod
The grave OF brakeman whose run IS
Ger.
w. H. T. Shade
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1900-01-02
Circumstance, Alter Gases.

Lady (excitedly)-Have you filed my
application for a divorce yet?
Lawyer-No, madam; but 1 am al
work on the papers now.
Lady-Thank fortune, I am not too
late. Destroy all papers and evidence
at once, please.
Lawyer-A reconciliation has been
brought about between you and your
husband, 1 infer?
Lady-Grscious, mol He was run
over and killed by a freight train this
morning, and l want to retain you in
my suit against the company for dam
ages.-Chicago Daily News.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1900-01-02
NOT so STUPID.
The Old Man Had n Good Reason for
Telling the Traveller to
Walk On.
rTo BE Continued

1t was an old man in Sweden who
gave TO a stranger an answer that was
wiser than it appeared. The stranger,
one of prospecting party searching
for gold, had wandered away from the
rest, to find himself at last with fair
piece Of quartz as a reward for his
pains, in a region he knew nothing Of,
with no guide, and night coming on.
Friend" he asked of an old man
smoking in his doorway, how long
will it take me to walk to the next
town."
The old man eyed the speaker quiz
zically.
walk on" he said, with wave of
his hand in the right direction.
"Yes, 1 know which road; but how
long will it take me TO walk there p
asked the stranger again.
Walk on, repeated the smoker, stoI-
idly.
But can't you tell me how long it
Will take me to reach the town ?" per-
sisted the other, impatiently.
Walk on third time directed the
old man, and the stranger did walk on,
inwardly matchmaking the stupidity
of the smoker
Young man." called the resident,
when the stranger had gone a few
yards.
He turned imPatiently.
Il just wanted to tell you, that if you
keen m that Gait vOu'U ret there in
half an hour"
why couldn't you say so before?''
demanded the stranger, holly.
The old man removed the pipe from
his mouth, blew volume of smoke
sllyward, and answered coolly:
How did 1 know how fast you could
wallz@'-Short Stories.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1900-01-02
No CompuIsion.

Hicks-What was it, anyway. that
drove Browne to drink?
Wicls-I never observed that Browne
had 10 be driven.-Somsxxille Journal.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1900-01-02
Next Thing to Ii.

"Your husband doesn't SNAKE, Mrs
Price?'
mo; but ne sometimes fumes. Chi
cago Record.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1900-01-02
Moro Than Eaunls 1t.

what can equal the warmth Of true
woman's love?" asked the dearest girl.
''Her temper" replied the savage
Bits.
, 1900-11-13

fort to arouse class antagonisms. In
this he was eagerly sustained by his
chief lieutenant. Mr.. Croker. and by
Ii e-other active managers Of his cam
paign. The forged Odell letter. the in
vented Cleveland interview. the vile
~insinuations made by Anarchy" Alt
geld against honorable men. Mr.. Crok-
er's direct Indictment to violence at
the polls and his coarse insults to the
citizens of New York. the vicious at
tempt to intimidate voters by the cir
culation of menacing letters. and final
ly the eliminating effort TO array the
police against the enforcement OF law
all these and many other similar
things stamped the Bryan-Croker cam
paign as an immoral and semi, rimlnll
thing.
This is not a pleasant record to
make in American political annals. 1t
down and to cherish feelings of respect
for sincere and manly opponents; or,
at worst. to pass by the evil features
of "a campaign in charitable silence,
But truth. patriotism and that spirit
which produces ~self-respeCt and re.
speCt of others forbid even "A taCit con
donation Of the iniquitics of the Bryan
tie campaign. Mr.. Bryan, MIR. Croker
and their Confederates sought victory
by base means. They have failed. And
iL failing they have involved them
s%elvesnot only in the defeat which
their more reputable predecessors of
ten suffered. but also in such lasting
disCredit as their successors will dc
well to avoid.-New York Tribun"
, 1900-11-13
Question Answered.

Yes. August Flower still has the
largest sale of any medicine in the civ
ilized world. Your mothers and grand
mothers never thought of using any
thing else for Indigestion or bilious
ness. Doctors were scarce. and they
seldom heard of appendicitis. nervous
prostration or heart failure. etc. They
used August Flower to clean out the
system and stop fermentation Of undi-
gcsted food. regulate the and
organic action of the system, and
that is all they took when feeling dull
and bad with headaches and other
aches. You only need a few doses OF
Green's August Flower, in liquid form,
o make you satisfied there is nothing
serious the matter with you. 20 sale
by G.. G.. Green. Woodbury.. New ser
soy. +. II. E%ggleston, druggist.
, 1900-11-13

nothing but Il fool, he was always
thinking of a woman He had gotten
In the habit of thinking about her a
few years since. and, unfortunately for
him, he could not break himself of it.
She encouraged him at first. His
great numbering self; his habit of look
ing at people straight out Of his clear
blue eyes and his honest admiration
these took her fancy greatly. His
revercnt alteration vas entirely new
to her after being thrown constantly
with young men n smoked Ciga-
rettes and parted their hair in the mid
die and tried to be swell chaps on ten
dollars a week. He made a desperate
effort to tolerate society for her sake
and in order that he might be near her
o%ftener. But his second campaign was
more disastrous than MS first. The
young men who chewed gum and were
very particular about their trousers
being properly creased Teyiled him,
and the girls made game of him to
his face. That made him more un-
comfortable than ever, and he, being q
fool, thought it might embarraSs her
to have a cavalier who served as a butt
to her friends. So he gave it up again.
But he persisted in going to see her.
and on those occasions she would drop
all her outside airs and grac"s, and
they would be very happy together.
She promised to marry him after a
while-sometime. So, he went on.
and lavished the incense of his soul
upon her. He vas saving his money,
too, for they had decided upon the
sort of a house they wanted for their
home. the way they were going to have
it furnished, and the flowers that
should bloom on the galleries and in
the little yard. She was almost en-
tirely satisfied at the prospect. and he
did not expect more Of paradise than
that.
She would have liked to marry n
prince, or a millionaire. or something
of the sort, but. as a fate of that kind
was manifestly improbable, she accept
ed the fool. with mental reservations.
" omen generally have mental reser-
yations about matters of the sort. She
was pretty, and in society. and who
knows what may turn up? So, their
engagement was not definite. Besides.
he approved of long engagements.
People ought to know one another
thoroughly before marrying" he had
said. And all the time he went on
loving her, blindly.
The time came when he was to
drain the cup of bitterness 10 the
dregs. and of course. she caused it.
There came into her life a man from
one of the great cities. Everybody
said he was immensely wealthy, and
upon the strength of this, society re-
ceived him with open arms. However,
nobody knew definitely. every person
had heard 1t from someone else. He
talked q good deal about his yacht,
and his horses and his summe home
In the Ad~irondacks. He was hand
some. and unmarried, and seemed to
greatly fancy her. She was ecstatic
over his attention-he was the incar-
nation Of the mental reservation she
made when she accepted the fool. and
she resolved that II feminine insenu-
iN could drag him to the altar. ~
, 1900-11-13

Denver is wondering where cattle
for this market will come from for the
rest of the year. The big increase in
receipts at this point are largely due
To the fact that there are no cattle to
come way from the west. In Novem-
Der last year there was a big run OF cat
tie coming at this time and a large part
of the supply came from Utah, Nevada,
Wyoming and Idaho with a few from
as far west as Oregon. This fall the
bulk Of receipts are from Colorado
with a few from Utah and Wyoming,
but the Nevada and Idaho cattle are
mostly going the other way to the
coast. There are plenty of young cat.
tie in territory tributary to this mar
ket, bu they will not be available un-
til next fall.-Denver Stockman.