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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-08-25
QUAKER REFLEUrIoNs.

TFrom the Philadelphia Record.1
Even standing army is permitted to
sit down.
The shirt waist man is the one who
Showers of blessings seldom fall on the
weather man.
A man may coin words without being a
counterfeiter.
The auctioneer may not be musical. but
there's money in hts voice.
No, Maude. dear. by legal tender we
do not mean the doorkeeper In court
room.
Sunday School Teacher-.Name a fsh-
Tuffboy-"Ananias.
BlobDs-'I hear old MIIlyg9ns . i suffer- sg-
son struck him for $5o.0eO-'
When a fellow has bet all his chips IN
a poker game, it doesn't do him much
good to call a cab to raise an umbrella
Statistics prove that the people who suf-
fer most from insomnia are not the ones
who sit through Sunday morning sermons.
wigg-..women are always contradic-
tory" Wagg-.'Yes: Adam came first
but when we come to women we always
say: After YOU
Mrs. Muggins-"Ady husband is get
ting closer every day." Mrs; Buggins--
Yes; I've noticed you never let him get
out of your sight"
A Manayunk girl named Fleeing, who
paints pictures. married Watchmaker
named Long. This disproveS the old say
ing that art is long and time is ieeting.
cigar in his nouth)-"Can I get a Hght?'
Dealer Certainly Help yourself" Close
(sarcastically)-"I seems to be light just
at present.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-08-25

This leaves New York, Indiana, Kan
sas, South Dakota and Wyoming doubt
full. If Mr.. Bryan can secure the cleo
toral votes of New York and Indiana,
he will be the next president, accord
ing to these figures. No doubt both
Mr.. Grosvenor and ]. G. johnson would
decry this arrangement Of the vote
The Republicans would want New York
and Kansas added to the Mckinley
side, while the Democrats would insist
that Wisconsin, Illinois. Minnesota and
West Virginia should be classed as
doubtful with Democratic Ieanings
But this is an unprejudiced mid-sum-
mer statement from an independent
standpoint. The ides of October will re-
quire another estimate. Whom will it
favor?
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-08-25
BOOK NOTES.

"Enoch Willoughby," by James A.
Wickershan. Price $1.50. Published by
Whatever else is said of "Enoch Will
oughby," James A. WickershamS new
novel, one can not deny to it the claim
of being out of the ordinary. 1t Is a
searching study of the strong hold which
religious hallucination and fervor may
take upon the minds of those who are
favorably disposed through heredity
The opening chapters are devoted to
careful analysis of the characters of the
Willoughbys and the O'MaraS, who were
the immediate ancestors of Enoch and
his wife. This sounds embarrassing, but
these chapters are so well written and
display so much knowledge in an I'M
usual field that they are on the contrary,
quite entertaining. After having sc1en-
tifically deduced the characters of Enoch
and Howard Willoughby the author pro-
ceeds to develop the logical working out
of various inherited traits Enoch goes
west, where he prospeTs and becomes
sturdy strong independent man. But all
his ancestors had been queer.
The Willoughby queer in all branches
of the family was term in common
use. And yet there was no Well-defined
quality meant by it. Sometimes it re-
ferred morely to outward peculiaritieS,
a manner of expression, tone of voice,
a style of living or dress or action; but
however indefinite it might be, whether
tangible or intangible, palpable or in
palpable, the quality was sure to be found
in every WilloughbY, and If you knew
how you could trace it out and describe
it,
The "queerness'' eliminated in Enoch
and took the form of religious mania. At
first he felt it his duty to become a
Quaker preacher, Not succeeding very
well in this mission he returned, thin,.
pale, haggard. The next manifestation
of his mania took the form of spirit con-
troll.
Imagine Enoch going under the in
fiuenee, the hard breathing, the vacant
eye, the twitching muscles, the jerking
hand or knees, and then perhaps the
hands breaking lose and beginning to
pound the knees harder and harder, or
the knees striking together, violently,
the feet beginning TO shuttle about, the
mouth to draw at the corners, and all
imaginable, singular motions
These peculiarities of Enoch finally get
him into trouble with his nefghbors, and
he narrowly escapes visitation of the
White Caps. There is love incident also
in the book, but the chief interest CEN
ters in the main character who is not
quite like anything else that we re-
member in fiction. We should say that
Enoch WiIIoughby is profound psyche
logical study.
Tt is understood that a second edition
of DR.. w. E. Barton's new novel, Pine
Knot" has been called for. although
the book has been published little more
than fortnight.
When the Lincoln Park Alphabet, with
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-08-25
POINTED PARAGRAPHS

[F'rom the Chicago News.]
The divorce judge speaks the parting
word
The man who has but one shirt is short
on change.
The demand for good advice is not equal
to the supply.
Loud laughter is always low, but low
laughter is never loud.
Tormenting child in fun is the worst
possible form of joke
About all some men are willing to do
for a living is to breathe regularly.
The man who INDUCES in too many eye
openers is blind to his own interests.
A long-suffering wife says her husbands
income is anywhere between and a. M
Tell the truth and let others say what
they will You are responsible for but
one tongue
o is the most charitable letter in the
alphabet; 1t is found oftener than any
other in doing good
When a. married woman goes forth to
look after her rights, her husband usually
stays at home and nurses his wrongs
When there is an office for each seeker
the millennium will be in sight, and 1t will
not be necessary to wait for the lion and
lamb to lie down together.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-08-25

Minneapolis calls attention to the
shortcomings of it's nearest neighbor in
the following paragraph which appears
in the Times:
st. Paul is just about ten years be-
hind Minneapolis in point of population.
The official figures for that city this year
are 1853, 632, and in 1890 the population of
Minneapolis was 16473S.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-08-25

Gen. Macarthur doesn't say anything
about the war being over in the Phil
ippines- In this respect he differs from
his predecessor. The similarity of the
two commanders appears in the fact
that the present one continues to as
simulate F'ilipinos with his rides at the
rate of 100 to 200 per week.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-08-25

When Uncle Sam finishes establishing
an approved form of government in
Porto Rico. Cuba, Hawaii. the Philip
pines and China, he might try his hand
on Kentucky.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-08-25
THE oAMPAroN BUrroN.

The campaign button freak is reaping
harvest No man can successfully
explain why it is necessary for him to
wear label to indicate what political
day.
There are floating around Topeka to-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-08-25

Chicago boasts of her gain of "a per
cent in population in the past decade
but her near neighbor, indianapolis,
comes up with an increase of more than
60 per cent
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-08-25

Col Bryan in his speech at Manhattan
yesterday made it plain to his hearers
that the opposition can not do his para
mounting for hin-not while he Is look
In
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-08-25

Perhaps Senator Stewart had to do it.
The Nevada people nearly had the old
man down and there is no knowing what
the sage brush statesman was compelled
to promise in order to secure another
term in the senate.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-08-25

The relationship between man and the
monekey can no longer be question of
doubt. Both are provided with the
vermiform appendix, while this trouble
some Institution is absent in all other
forms of animal life
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-08-25

Burchard gave US rum. Romanisn
and rebellion" and Roosevelt has givel
us disorder, dishonesty and disaster.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-08-25

When other methods of attaining
prominence have failed, try changing
your politics or make a bet on the cleo
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-08-25

While the anarchists are seeking fol
a new victim, it seems strange thai
they. should overlook the situation Of
Turkey.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-08-25

If the Democratic party is standing
for "a policy of infamy, for lawlessness
and disorder, for dishonesty and dis
honor. for license and disaster at home
and cowardly shrinking from duty
abroad" and the Republican party is
standing for egreat crimes "a military
despotism'' and the Transformation of
the republic into an empire, as is al
legged by rival partisans of prominence in
their respective parties, the only saliva
ton for the honest, plodding, patriotic
citizen seems to be to take to the woods.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-08-25

Gen. Chances army Win experience
the delights of spending a winter in tn
Chinese capital
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-08-25

Chicago Record: Just as foretaste
of the dreadful things that civilization
may have in store for them, the atten-
tion of the Chinese is called to the pro-
position of the German savant who
wants to utilize the wall of Pekin for a
trolley line This is only the beginning
With the foreign devil and his electrical
cart profaning the sacred city. soaring
the respectable ghosts of dead China
men and mixing up the Feng- shut, but
short time win elapse before some 9TH
CT Caucasian will appear on the scene
20 establish a steam railway on the
great wall of China There will be ele-
vators in the pagodas, electric light com
panies viii want to wire all the temples
and the click of the typewriter will re-
sound in the imperial palace. The for
hidden city itself may be plastered with
franchises. With the prospect of a Son
of Heaven Heat, Light and Power COM
pany operating in the royal palace, the
foreign devil before he gets through may
lay his ruthless hands on the very joss
houses and convert them into ice cream
parlOrs
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-08-25

Up to the present there is every indi-
cation that this is to be a Coxeyless
campaign
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-08-25

If there are no more gentlemen to be
notified of their nomination, now let
the campaign proceed.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-08-25

The business of selling arms and am
munition to barbarians should be classed
with that of selling whisky to Indians.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-08-25

Miss Lillian Clayton Jewett can nov
find business nearer home than New
Orleans
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-08-25

Probably by this time China under
stands what is meant by *the open
door"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-08-25

Shirt waists go out as oysters come
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-08-25
Here theY are.

To Mr.. Mckinley can be safely in
mid-August given the following states,
with electoral votes to the number of
1Q9.
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a man is never~truly in love unless he is
willing to join his steady's church in or
der to get her
Two children in a family are enough:
when pie is divided into quarters, the
pieces are none too big.
If man has put his foot down, a wise
woman will never call attention to it
when he takes It up again.
The majority of people are born un-
lucky: neither pretty enough to win a
prize nor ugly enough to be put on ex-
They say there is nothing new under
the sun We deny it; here is some
thing new: During the circus parade to-
DAY man rode on one of the wagons
who made an announcement of some kind
Nobody could hear what he said. An old
farmer standing in the crowd on the side
walk put his hand to his ear and tried to
hear what the circus man said Failing
he called out: Hey! What did you say /?
Louderl'
1t was recently stated that a young
husband, prominent in Atchfson society,"
had skipped out taking large amount
OF money ESTIMATED at between three
and four million dollars) belonging to his
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-08-25

If a man has put his foot down, a wis
woman Will never call attention to
when he takes It up again.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-08-25

Two children in a family are enough;
when pie is divided into quarters, the
pieces are none too big.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-08-25
GLOBE sIGHrs-

TFrrom the Atchison GIobe1
A man is never~truly in love unless he is
willing to join his steadys church in or
der to get her.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-08-25

"A Private Chivalry'' is the title of the
new novel by Francis Lynde which
Messrs. D. Appleton and Company an
nounce for early publication. The scene,
which is laid in Colorado, shifts from the
stirring life of a mining camp to Den
yer, and the story is said to be remark
able for dramatic actions and suspended
interest.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-08-25

Mrs. Muggins-ssAfy husband is get
ting closer every day" Mrs. Buggins-
Yes; I've noticed you never let him get
out of your sight"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-08-25
TELEPHONEs.

ItLEF t1OINEls5 :. .oe
Business once. .-.,....-.-...-6 sell Rnone " "
Reporters Room. Bell Pnone ost
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-08-25

[From the Chicago News.]
The divorce judge speaks the parting
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-08-25

1t is understood that second edition
of DR.. w E. Barton's new novel, pine
Knot" has been called for, although
the book has been published little more
than a fortnight
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-08-25

A Manayunk girl named Fleeing, who
paints pictures, married a matchmaker
named Long. This disproves the old say
ing that art is long and time is heetlng.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-08-25

TF'rom the Philadelphia Record.1
even a standing army is permitted to
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-11-16
A TELEPHONE DEAL.
The Erie Company TO Absorb Three
other Concerns.

u,ITr,,opE Nov NEGOTIATIONS ,ro
49, -,
IN progress ior 'he Saie VI the harsiahu
Telephone and Telegraph Company OF Bal
timore, the Pttsburs and Allegheny Ieie-
phone and Telegraph Company OF Pitts
burg, and the Delmarvina Telephone and
Telegraph Company of Wilmington. Del,
to the Erie Telephone and Telegraph Com
pany.
The deal, it is understood is being ar
ranged by Messrs. Alexander Brown &
Sons and George r. Webb. President of
the Maryland Telephone and Telegraph
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-11-16
ROUGH RIDER A wANDERER.
Story of Hardship and Privntion
Told in n Cell.

Poorly clad and penniless. without
| money or work, Michael ]. Garvey. for
| merly a member OF the famous Rough
Riders, was lodged last night at the
Sixth precinct station. No charge appears
| against him; he is free to resume his wan
behring's, the story of which was told last
night to reporter for The Times.
In cell at the station Garvey sat and
talked of cruel, harsh treatment meted
out to him and others on an oyster boat.
He came here yesterday afternoon, walk
ing from Richmond. Va, after a dan
gerous adventure On Tuesday night.
Prior to five years ago Garvey lived in
this city Since then he has been a
warderer. sometimes soldier and again
painter, the latter being his trade. In
Baltimore three months ago Garvey met
Capt. Edward Adams, owner of the oyster
boat Style, and engaged himself for the
oyster season. With n crew Of nine,
mostly Germans, the Style left Baltimore,
going into the oyster fields of the lower
Potomac and Chesapeake Bay, Once there,
says Garvey, his woes began.
with cornbread and salt fish, both
scan.ily supplied. We eked out an exist
ence for three months" said Garvey. "A
salary of SIS monthly was promised us.
but 1 received nothing but harsh treat
ment from the start. 1t was not long
before the captain set us TO work steal
ing oysters-poaching, as it is called, upon
the Government and State, waters. This
did not last, however. fer the Govern
ment patrol boat chased us Monday night
and we barely made our escape.
Then We were censured and / was
beaten over the head with, a club by the
captain, of whom We were all afraid This
was too much for land about O'Clock
Wednesday morning jumped overheard,
cold as It was, and swan ashore, more
than half a mile. Iahad only 80 cents.
but got to Richmond before this money
gave out. On the way here 1 have been
long without food. baretooted--for Il lost
my shoes in the river--and am now with
out work. When I landed in Washington
applied TO the police for lodging, and to-
morrow I shall go into Maryland, where
my sister lives
Garvey was in the famous charge at San
Juan Hill, with Roosevelt, as a sergeant
of cavalry in 1898. He became a MEM
Der Of the Rough Riders in New York
City as the result of former faithful
service in the Regular Army. In the
charge up San Juan Hill ne was shot in
the leg. from which wound he was con-
fined for months in the Government Hos
pital at Montauk Point. y. Y. He became
u member of the Rough Riders first as
private, then was promoted to SER
geancy. After his wound healed he went
TO Baltimore, and there received his dis
charge. Garvey is known to several MEM
hers of the police force. who give him
good name. He claims to be related
to an official of the Treasury Depart
ment prominently identified with the Ad-
m list rat ion.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-11-16
FOR VOLUNTARY ARBITRATION.
Industrial Commission Consider. the
Question Df Labor.

The Industrial Commission heard num-
Der of witnesses yesterday, on arbitration
strikes. sweatshops, and other labor SUBJ
jects. John p. Leo President Of the Build
er.' League of NewrYork which mas a
membership of about 80 per cent of the
builders. spoke on arbitration and trades
unions. The witness favored arbitration by
State boards. but not compulsory arbitra-
ton. He did not believe national board
of arbitration feasible or advisable
Vice President Judson Lawson and Lewis
Harding, of the same league. followed with
testimony on the same lines. Mr.. Lawson
gave it as his opinion that walking dele
gates were largely responsible for much
Of the trouble between employers and en-
ployes He was strongly in favor of vol
untary arbitration. Most Of the trouble in
the building trades, he said, came from the
plasterers. The bricklayers caused little
trouble. Their wages were So cents per
hour, which is not high rate under the
circumstances.
Martin Fox, President of the Iron Mold
ers' Union. testified at some length on the
condition of the iron mold!ng trade The
association. he said, hsd a membership of
about Go per cent Of the iron molders of
the country. The constitution OF the or
ganization provided for full investigation
before a strike could be declared. Sympa
thetic strikes were discouraged. The wit
ness said 1t was possible that as the asso-
citation of employers are combining 1t may
be necessary for all the labor unions to
combine. He believed in conciliatory meth
DDS in settling all labor disputes between
employers and employees. Il am emphatic
ally opposed to any form of national COM
pulsury arbitration he said. II believe
it to be opposed to the spirit Of our peo-
pie and fraught with grave dangers 10
both factors of industry"
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-11-16
HEROIC DEEDS PRAISED.
sOcinI Meeting of the Confederate
Veterans, Annexation

"Reminiscences of the heroic deeds OF
the soldier of the South during the civil
war, intermingled with musical selec-
tions, formed the main features of z well
attended social meeting of the Confeder-
ate Veterans Association. VIII ch was
held last night at their hall. AL Eleventh
Street.
The president of the association. Will
liam A. Gordon called the meeting to or
der. and first introduced Prof. William
Oates, who rendered a piano solo, en-
titled, Richmond Carnival March" Mas
ter Henry Lee rendered several selections
sn the violin with much skill. The next
number was a selection on the piano
by Prof Oates.
w T. Thompson's talk of the trans
Mississippi Department, Confederate
States Army. and its exploits during the
war. brought forth the enthusiastic a9
plauoe of his former comrades in arms.
He wildly described the scenes Of the
battle OF Bloody Hill and Lexington.
which, he said, were battles such as to
I'LL the breast of every ex-Confoderate
soldier who took part in them with pride.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-11-16
THE SAME EVERYWHERE.

The following item clipped from the Citizen"
Toowoomba, Australia, shows that the article
mentioned is meeting with the same favor in that
far of country as at home:
81 find Chamberlan's Cough Remedy is an
excellent medicine. ! have been suffering from
a severe cough for the last two months, and il
has effected a cure. ! have great pleasure in
recommending it.-W. G. Wockner.' This is the
opinion Of one Of our oldest and most respected
residents, and has been voluntarily given in good
faith that others may try the remedy and be
benefited as WAS Mr.. Wockner." This remedy
is for sale by Henry Evans wholesale and retail,
and all drugyists
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-11-16
PETTY THIEVES AT WORK.
Several RObberies Reported Last
NIgI,t to the Police.

Robberies were reported last night to
the police as follows: Morris Mandel. re-
siding at 1882 Ninth Street northwest. has
lost an overcoat through the manipulations
OF sneak thief. He can give no clew to
the identity Of the culprit. Edward Grif-
fin. Of Clifton. Va. has reported that some
body took from his wagon while standing
at the Centre Market Wednesday night
four chickens and a dozen rabbits.
Henry Williams, living at 1895 Potomac
Street northwest, is without a watch,
which he reports was stolen from him at
Thirty-second and NJ Streets northwest on
the 9Th inst. The watch was solid gold and
is being searched for by the detectives.
sneak thief has taken from the rooms
OF the Spencerian Business College. Sew
enth and ID Streets northwest, an overcoat,
the property of Adolph LudenpOle, who re-
sides at 10 Fourth Street southeast. re-
port of the theft will result in an inves;i-
CATION today.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-11-16

Mr. Thompson concluded his remarks
by saying: Il have no use for the man
and cannot tolerate him who apologies
for the part he has taken in the history
of the Confederacy. He is a disgrace to
his country and not man. ] hope That
whenever the day should come when the
blush of shame comes to the cheek of our
children. and children's oh ldrfn. the
public buildings OF our fair Sou bland will
be draped in mourning and remain in
mourning forever" A rising vote of
thanks was extended to Mr.. Thompson fo-
his very interesting address.
A violin solo, "Erminie,' by Master
Eddie Webster and Prof Gates rendition
on the piano of the March of the Night"
closed the meeting