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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-06-12
DEATHS AND FUNERALs.

Mrs. Sophronia. Bowman died Tuesday
morning at her home at 1172 woodward
avenue. The funeral will be held Thurs
day morning at 10 o'clock from the Iows
was the wife of Rev. B. +. Bowman,
retired minister.
Mrs. Mary Thorson died at her home,
1121 West Third street. last night The
funeral was held from the house today
at o'clock. The burial was in Topeka
cemetery
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-06-12

The president has set the pace; now
let US hear from Hanna, Foraker, Fair
banks. OdeH and Roosevelt Would
any of these gentlemen refuse a nom
nation for the presidency if it were
tendered2 Well, hardly.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-06-12
Carriea zoo q Green Men,

Norfolk, Va, June 12.-The United
states training ship Alliance sailed. from
Hampton Roads this morning on an ex-
tended European cruise The Alliance
has on board 200 green men" enlisted
throughout Ohio.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-06-12

After all. what is to be gained by
these experiments to prove that a m an
can live on Is cents a day unless they
be for the purpose of placing him in
position where he viii not be compelled
to live on 10 cents a day2
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-06-12

BY the explosion of cartridges in
trunk two Jersey City baggagemen
were seriously injured. It seems odd
that nobody ever thought of this
method of dealing with baggage smash
a.-s hafnra
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-06-12
Half al Woodwnrd Destrovad.

Perry. Ia. June 12.-F'fre which broke
out at Woodward today destroyed near
" half of the business portion of the
town Loss about $4,000
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-06-12

The Indian invasion of Chicago is set
for June p. The matter has been de-
layed probably by a desire on the part
of the invaders to give the grass and
weeds a chance 70 crow.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-06-12
DE RESZKE'S PURCHASE
Great Singer Pays $50, 200 For
the Horse Halma.

New York. June Fit is reported that
the stallion Halma, by Hanover-Julia l..
has been sold by Charles F1eischman Sons
to the European agent of the Polish
,1g ~ M Prlee Is s1e e Oe $oUoV
toned as being the new owner.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-06-12

Paris. June 12-Monsieur Piperlin won
the grand hurdle race at Anteuil today.
Robespierre was second, Pont Chevreon
third and Gilbert fourth. Fifteen horses
ram
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-06-12
Kansas Man Appointed.

washington, June 12.-Laurence Page.
Of Douglas county, Kan, has been ap-
pointed first assistant examiner in the
patent office at a salary of $1,000
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-06-12

Washington Post. When news
paper is quite eontented with itself it
doesn't feel called upon to keep up a
petty attack upon its contemporaries
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-06-12

The Pottawatomies may conquer Chi
cago. but they must stin overcome Cap
tain sreeter and -Elijahr Dowie.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-06-12

Mr. Dooley's view of the Porto Rican
decision is that the supreme court fol-
lows the election returns.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-06-12

The presidents announcement that
he would not accept a nomination for
a third term viii create a feeling of re-
lief in more than one quarter.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-06-12

Colonel Mark Hanna will have tn
hurry if he catches up with our Gen
eral Funston in the matter OF promo
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-06-12

In the matter of nominating candi-
dates for the presidency Col. Perry
Heath is at least a lap ahead Of DR..
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-06-12
REFLEcrIoNs OF a BACHELoR

from the New York Fress-l
Brevity is the soul of wit: wit i the
levity of the soul.
The women may look at a wicked
man with horror. but there are a lot of
good men that they never look at at all.
If all the advertisements dealers send
out to women were engraved instead Of
printed they would all have to build
bigger stores.
The female mosquitoes do all the Bit
ing and the male mosquitoes have to eat
grass. But, then. nobody expects
decency from a mosquito.
No woman will ever believe a man
isn't all right if he only keeps some
stories TO tell her about what one Of his
little children said the other day.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-06-12

When Strawberries get down to SIX
boxes for a quarter. the boarding house
prune takes its summer vacation.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-06-12

There is such a thing as gooseberry
shortcake, but poor cooks should be en-
Joined from attempting it.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-06-12

Let it rain. but go to Babcoek & Frost
and buy a Domestic Sewing Machine at
manufacturers cost We pay the
freight and guarantee our machines for
ten years We have come to town to
stay
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-06-12

When a farmer prays for rain. his
wife wonders if the Lord knows what
a chance he has to make a convert
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-06-12
GLOBE SIGHTS

From the Atchison Globe.1
Only one letter in a hundred means
anything.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-06-12

G. r. Menninger, NJ. D.. office 727 KAN
sas ave. Tel 19s residence 1851. Topeka
ave. Tel. 3d. Office hours 2 to p. m.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-06-12

Paris June 12-The council general
Of the Seine today elected for the first
time a socialist as president. The sue
cessful candidate. NJ. Weber, had ma
jOrity OF one over NJ. Cali, Nationalist.
No need to fear sudden attacks of
cholera infantuIn dysentery, diarrhoea,
or summer complaint. if you have DR..
FOwler's Extract of Wild Strawberry
in the medicine chest.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-06-12

It always amuses US to see a good
mixer work among the people: it is as
amusing as a good pointer dog working
among birds.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-06-12

Every one who doesn't like you, is
looking for a chance to laugh at you.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-06-12

1len econ lan . LIE N love
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-06-12

Many people have believed for long
while that some time Senator Tillman
would talk too much.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-06-12

An uptown Mrs. Malaprop says that
if she ever sues for a divorce she wants
the hearings to take place before an UNI
pire.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-06-12
POINTED PARAGRAPHS

From the Chicago News.1
"A man without a conscience is a man
without principle.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-06-12

A dizzy blonde may sometimes get SO
from riding on a merry go-round.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-06-12

A handle 20 a mans name doesn't
make him any easier to handle.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-06-12

This is the season Of the year when
girls who never get up to get breakfast
at home. 60 out of town to attend sun
rise prayer meeting.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-06-12

The high premium on honesty proves
that il is The best policy.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-06-12

All flesh may be as grass not. 50,
however, with all widows
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-06-12

The letter Of the alphabet
Inspire such lines as these:
The man who minds his P's and Q's
May some day take his Els.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-06-12
QUAKER REFLECTIONS.

IFrom the Philadelphia Press.1
Nobody begs for the core Of the apple
of discord
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-06-12

When a woman's girl leaves her. the
woman says in her complaint, We'll
you just should have seen the way she
kept the refrigerator
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-06-12

An Atchis0n woman entertained
bride and groom three DAYS. and she
SAYS that all they did all day was to
sit around and look sleepy and yawn.
and now plays such classical music that
1t is worse than the ragtime she played
when she heean
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-06-12

Al bank failure naturally upsets the
depositor who loses his balance.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1901-03-08

eight or nine in every room. The rooms,
too, are about as bare and unattractiye
as 1t is possible to make them. Iron
bedsteads constitute the furniture.
There are no chairs, no tables, no cup
boards. Every assistant keeps his
or her clothes I'm trunk under
the bed and if inadvertently any
article is left lying out 1t is usually
confscated. 1t is against the rules to
have any pictures, photographs or orna-
ments on the walls or any flowers, eth
er in pots or vases The girls are for
bidden to do any needlework in their
dormltorles. Cold water and basins are
supplied by the generous house, but the
clerks have to get their soap and tow
els If they break any article of furni-
ture or crockery they have it to pay for.
No assistant Is allowed to visit any
other assistant in his or her room; none
is allowed to receive friend from out
side anywhere In the building. But the
hardest rule of all is that the clerk
cannot choose his bedfellow or bed
fellows, but is forced to bunk in
wherever he is put and If his bedmates
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1901-03-08

Sunday, and most Of the assistants are
glad to live up to IT, but sometimes,
when the seventh day happens TO be
rainy, It comes hard.
No marriage is tolerated where "liv.
ing in" obtains II the tirm gets wind
of an affection between a man and a
girl one Of the two is promptly dis
charged Such houses will not employ
married man II they know 1t, but
sometimes they are outwltted by men
who see their better halves only from
Saturday TO Monday. Ii is another
hard and fast rule that none of the
male employees In these shops may vote.
The dinlng-r0om Is usually dark
one In the cellar not invariably free
from cockroaches, known In England
as black beetles. The meals are served
on long olleloth-coyered tables, bare OF
anything beyond the essential imple-
ments OF gastronomlc warfare AS a
rule the food is Indifferent, for the pro-
prletor Is constantly dissatisfied with
the chefs efforts in the way of econ.
omy, and the bill of fare hardly ever
consists Of more than three staples. The
damp room is lighted With flarlng gas
lights. The stale bread rancid butter
lne,' pallid chieory mixture that mas
querades as coffee" stewed tea and
tainted meat, and having to bolt It In
fifteen or twenty minutes amid a clat-
ter Of dishes, combine to make a ghast-
ly experience.
The clerks go to their meals In par
ties" and are as liable as not to be called
back to the shop again before they can
eat two mouthfuls II clerk is busy
when his party" is ready to go he has
to wait an hour or more until all the
parties have finished, when there Is a
special table for stragglers, and II he Is
busy when that time comes he has to
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1901-03-08

go hungry 1t often happens that a man
or girl has to work on for eight or nine
hours in busy time without a bite.
The proprietor does not have much
trouble with grumblers, however bad a
table he sets" The reason is that he
fines his people two shlllngs sixpence,
or 62 cents, grumble.
The London shop man draws a salary
of from $3.50 to 1925 year in addition
to his board and lodging; the shop girl
$50 a year less. They have TO be well
dressed, and their little income Is
drained by all sorts of fines, to say
nothing of the small sums they often
have to spend to exc out their scrimped
meals. OF course there Is fine for
every clerical mistake, and the pro-
prietor encourages those whose busi-
ness 1t is to ferret out such slips by pay
ing them small sum for every one
they can locate.
Most shops have all their rules and
the fines attached to them printed in
little book, which they graciously sell
to their employees for sixpence and fine
them slxpence If they lose It. One we'll
known London shop has 1893 rules, an
other 159. There is fine for being
late, which increases with every minute
of tardiness; one for taking a knife,
fork or spoon to ones room; set
amount to be paid for every box Of
goods not properly dusted for wearing
n bunch of flowers over three inches in
diameter; for leaving the counter be.
fore the bell for meals has rung. Then
there are what are called omnibus"
fines-that is. the heads Of departments
have discretion" TO exact fine for
practically any offerse When the clerk
has liQuidated all the fines that he in
ours in the hurry Of business and has
paid out small sums for the doctor"
the shoe black, the shops system Of ac.
cldent insurance, and so forth, what he
has left for himself must be no great
sum.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1901-03-08
SLAVERY IN LONDON.
DEPLoRA6LE CONDITION OF EN-
GLlSH SHOP WORKERS
Infinite Horrors of the "Living- In"
System Enforced by Rich Proprie-
tors-Both Men and wome Are Poor.
ly Paid aud Heavily FiueI.

Thousands Of the working girls a~o
men Of London, with the assistance or
influential members Of Parliament, are
making a determined effort TO alleviate
the deplorable conditions under which
they are now compelled to labor, The
poor shop workers are imposed upon IA
many ways by the rich proprietOrs OF
some of the metropolis biggest depart
ment houses and the condition OF many
Is described as little better than sla-
very, from which up to the present
there has been no hope Of escaping, as
the majority Of the shop workers have
no other means Of obtaining a llyell-
hood.
One Of the systems enforced by some
OF the proprIetors is known as the civ
lng-ln" system. BY this plan the EN-
ployes are lodged and fed together at
the employers expense and are under
his Jurisdiction night as well as day.
The system has many advantages In
theory, but in practice they are found
to be remarkably few. The grievances
Of the shop assistants who have to
"llve in" begin with their sleeping
rooms. OF all the big London shops
there are not more than one or two
where every assistant has a bed to him
self or herself The general rule, is two,
and sometimes three, In one bed and
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1901-03-08
A Close Shave.

A Sand Hog in red shirt and grlmy
trousers sat down by me one afternoon
on a heap Of boards midway between
the Sand Hogs house and the hos
pital." This pressurewOrker, whose
knees showed traces Of "the bends, :"
evidently had story to tell
at was only the other day." he said
81 seen 1t, and how the man ever hap
pened to live. dunno. 1t was one O.
these little caissons here we're putting
this big building on. He was one of the
superintendent. young college feller
that knows his job. Well, he went
down with us. There wuz four in the
gang, and one O. them, Tim-that
Harp yer might see drinkin' coffee
now. They wuz a rock there, and the
foreman told Tim to have a go at it.
He got his pick and swung 1t for
good crack. There was a tearin' an
rippin' an Tim dropped his pick. AS
he swung 1t the young feller had step
ped out, and the pick had ripped off
every button from the blue jumper he
had on, without even scratchin' him."
- Frank Leslie's Popular Monthly.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1901-03-08

be of blbulous procllvities and come
home drunk, or happen to have any
disease, why, so much the worse for
him. This unbreakable rule is the same
In the girls department as In the mems.
There is a sitting-room for the girls and
a smoking-room for the men, but they
are both always crowded to suffocation,
and the assistant who would like to
read book or write a letter, has no
chance at all. 1t is one of the bitterest
cries of what the victims have dubbed
"The white slavery" that there is no
such thing as privacy-that one is never
alone. Again, every assistant half sus-
poets every other of being one of the
firms staff Of unknown spies, and they
distrust each other accordingly.
Everybody must be out of the living
rooms by s o'clock In the morning and
IN again at II at nightly II on Sun
days. The living rooms are generally
In a building in side street near the
shop, and at the street door there is a
Cerberus who let's in the young men
and young women as they arrive, up to
the forbidden hour, when the door is
shut, and If girl has been delayed in
getting back it's ten to one she will
have to walk the streets all night I'M
less she can find friends to put her
up"
Just fifteen minutes after the closing
hour the gas goes out everywhere, and
anyone who has light later than that
time is discharged. Not even a candle
is allowed. In most houses 1t is a rule
that all rooms shall be unoccupied on
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1901-03-08
"eoNA-FIDE AMERICAN" !"

DIR. William Mason Tells an AuecdOte
of the VIolinist Remenyi.
81 have already had something TO say
Of Eduard Remenyi, the Hungarian
yiOlinist who accompanied Brahms TO
Welmar In 1853, says a writer ln the
Century. He was a talented man and
was esteemed by List as being, in his
way, a good vlolfnist. He belonged to
the class typified by Ole Bull. but did
not achieve so great a reputation. He
remained at Weimar after Brahms left
there, and | became intimately ac-
quainted with him. He was very en-.
tertaining and so full of fun that he
would have made tip-top Irishman
He was at home in the gypsy music of
his own country and this was the main
characteristics of his playing. He had
also fad for playing Schubert melo-
dies on the violin with the most atten.
uated pianlssimo effects and occasion
ally his hearers would listen intently
after the tone had ceased, imagining
Ahul AhNg Sum uNhih Il iAd1N VI II.
Not long before leaving Welmar had
some fun with him by asking If he had
ever heard amy bona-fde American
spoken" He replied that he did not
know there was such language
We'll" said |. listen to this for spec
linen: 'Ching-a-ling-a-dardee, Chebung
cum Susan" | did not meet him
again until 1878, twenty-four years
after leaving Welmar. was going
upstairs to my studio In the Stelnway
Building when some one told me that
Remenyi had arrived and was rehears-
ing for his concert In one of the rooms
above So, going up. followed the
sounds of the violin. gave a quick
knock, opened the door and went in.
Remenyi looked at me for a moment,
rushed forward and seized my hand.
and as he wrung 1t cried out: Ching
a-llng-a-dardee, Chebung cum Susanw
He had remembered it all those years.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1901-03-08
WEEKLY TRADE REVIEW.
Encouraging Reports Come From
the Western centers.


Bradstreets says Trade reports
from the distrlbutive centers at the
West continue encouraging, while
such measures of trade volume as
bank clearings and railway earnings
indicate a considerable gain in busl-
ness over a year ago Soft spots are,
of course, to be found notably in
the manufacturing branches of the
cotton and the wool trade, but ad-
vices from the dry goods and cloth.
ing distributors are encouraging, and
it is thought will help business. The
strength of iron and steel this week
recalls the boom of 1899. II is prob
able, too that the broad and strong
consumptive demand and not the ope.
rations of pools or cliques, is respon.
sible for the steady advances. Prac-
tically all markets report iron and
steel higher, but special activity Is
noted at Pittsburg, Birmingham and
Chicago; St Louis alone reports
foundry iron consumers Indifferent.
The cereals are without notable
change, wheat and corn being frac.
tionally lower in a dull, scalping mar
ket. Lumber is strong in price, pend.
Ing the resumption of general build.
ing operations. Western advices are
especially bullish. Chicago has done
the heaviest business ever recorded
in yellow pine and white pine. Stocks
have been broken badly by the active
demand. Hard woods are rather
slower to respond however, and are
still unsteady, not to say weak. Cop
per is less active for export, but
hold firm, while tin is again lower
on foreign advices.
Wheat, including flower shipments
for the week aggregate 523S,313
bushels against S.424,9O2 bushels
last week.
Business failures in the United
States for the week number 167, as
against 231 last week.
Canadian failures for the week
number 2S, as against "a a week ago.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1901-03-08

One cold, gusty December evening a
man was struggling along against the
wind, his overcoat buttoned to the
neck. He was rather anxious to know
what time 1t was, but he was too lazy
to unbutton his coat in order to get at
his watch.
Just then he saw a gentleman In the
distance. When he came up the man
who wanted to know the time raised
his hat politely and inquired: "Sir, do
you know what time it is?'
The stranger paused, removed bis
right glove, unbuttoned his overcOat,
and finally pulled out his watch, while
the cold wind beat against his unpro-
tected breast Holding up the watch
so that the light of an adjacent lamp
would shine on it, he scrutinized it for
an instant, and said yes" and then
passed on without another word.-Tit-
Bits.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1901-03-08

The vine Eutada tussiens Is called
the coughing bean. 1t is native of
moist, tropical regions, and there is one
thing which 1t cannot, and moreover
will not, stand, and that is dust When
the breathing pores of this plant become
choked by dust the gases accumulate
within the leaf for time and are then
forcibly expelled In an audible par.
oxysm Of coughing and sneezing which
makes the leaf tremble violently. At
the same time the whole plant turns
red in the face, so to speak. through the
sinking in of the green chlorophyll
grains and the appearance Of particles
of red cOloring matter on the surface
The eutada Is sometimes cultivated as
a house plant Sweeping the room Is
apt to set the plant coughing to the in.
tense astonishment of persons who are
not familiar with its pecuiarities. The
respiration Of plants is carried on
through the leaves. On the underside
of leaves are millions of micro
scopic mouths, each of which is opened
and closed by two movable lips These
openings are the termination of pass
ages which are filed with water.
vapor, air, and other gases, produced
by the chemical changes which accom-
pany growth.