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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-10-15

Tod Sloan, who bought Ter from Louis
Enzeh. As S-year-oid The Lady was
regarded as the best FLY in the west.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-10-15
BOuADHAND@E0oI

treated through the
bio o. Rheumatism
grows steadily worse,
finally IN ding in
shrunken II usc1es,
inimovable j in t s /,
S Il a k y nerves, and
the ii1va1id's chair or
crutches. The cure
of Rheumatism cau
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-10-15

Money is worth what it will buy. You
can get your moneys worth in every
.'Growler'' &c cigar you buy.
The Washington bee., 1902-03-07

and were fixing TO 60 to bed. Suddenly
they discovered in some way that
there was a man in the room. He was
under the bed, too. They jumped into
bed, and quickly decided that they
would call to their old maid aunt, who
was in the next room. One of them
called out to her that the other had
been taken suddenly sick and needed
medicine at once.
The aunt rushed into the room. She
had scarcely closed the door when one
of the frightened girls cried out to her
that there was a man under the bed.
She forgot her nerve and simply flew
over into the center of the bed, and
seemed to be as badly frightened as
the girls. No doubt she was. She was
game enough. ordinarily, but when it
came TO the man under the bed, that
creature who is universally dreaded
by women, well, this was one thing
even the game and good aunt could
not face The miscreant finally left
his hiding place and fed. The moral
of this yarn is that there is limit to
the bravery Of even the most daring Of
old maids, and the same is reached
when a man hideth under the bed.
The Washington bee., 1902-03-07

on hand to protect him if necessary,
following him about the city streets
and even going along in the wagon,
when his master visits his farm near
Fairview cemetery, a mile from home.
Billy will never allow any one to even
take hold of his masters coat or make
any motion he considers threatening.
Billy sleeps on the back steps Of the
house in summer and not only gives
warning when tramps come into the
yard. but attacks all trespassers on
his masters estate. He knows the let
ter carrier, the milkman and the ice
man, and even lets the garbage man
come into the yard. He is easily the
boss of the yard.
Rice attributes Billy's superior in
telligence TO the long talks they have
had together. Billy squawks an an
swer to all questions Rice asks him
concerning the property. A year ago,
when Rice was sick for several weeks,
he used TO talk to the bird by the hour,
and since then Rice has said that he
will never kill Billy, but will let him
die a natural death.
Billy raps on the door in the morn
ing until his master comes downstairs,
so Rice can dispense with the serV-
ice of an alarm clock.
The Washington bee., 1902-03-07

the cottage with James, the gardener.
On arriving at the scene they found
the building had indeed been entered.
Almost all the rooms showed signs o.
a robber. The bureau drawers Lad
been rifled and things strewu about
In the next 10 the last room on he
second floor was found a large Bag
packed with all sorts ofvaluab.e trilk'
cts, and other articles were .Elg
about the floor. as if the intruder 'ho-
ever he was, had beat a hasty r-irsil
The cause Of this preC.Fitaif 1gl'
was soon made manifest by The s-.
den outcry Of the parrot IN The LII
room.
"Get out of here! Get out Of h.T.
screamed the bird.
Polly was discovered in an r1.'a
ingly rufiled state, and bis .oaa 20
out of here" had evidently done {"
work.
Outside the building was q .aaa7
leaning against one Of the back VIZ
dows. The burglar had entered anu
gone through all the Rooms. l-A'-9 tl
whatever he could from each oAs' ''
the next to the last was reached.
At this point, it is supposed, Io,5 ny
heard the strange footsteps. io' ,.
was well acquainted with thr s,'P
of everyone who lived In The D-'-.-'.
and cried out in alarm, and D. al-,
happy chance happened to stT.as -P-
the phrase: Get out Of here.
The birds voice was very h---'-
and even the inmates Of The ''..-'
had often mistaken II for that '- -.
human being. Therefore j. is DO. !.
be wondered that a burglar lao ''''
misled by the voice and fed. -.
On summing up the Joss. il
found that only a few dollars
of trinkets were missing. and 'Ea- =
bird had been the means oi H.s,.
ing the theft of perhaps many
dreds Of dollars worth or jr"'-|
The Washington bee., 1902-03-07
GET OUT OF HERE
Parrots Cry Scares Burglar A..
from a Girls School.
WatchfuIness of Old Bird D.
the Theft of Much T., N
PrODeFty-HOw Polly Ga.
the Alarm

Not far from this CITY. ont:
necticut, says the New York S-- % y
girls boarding school which In ia
a number Of small cottages ussl "a
teachers and older pupils as - h. =
tories. In one OF these is kept,
rot, the mascot and private ur-rl -
of the senior class. '~|
Pully is a very old bird. In fa,.t
is almost as old as the semf7,--'@
self, and many are the cIassa. =
since graduated, whose cheer p s
has learned and can recite to this
day.
But cheers are not his only ,-
plishment, for every class has
him some phrase or other. So -l-.- go
all these years he has amas..f
large vocabulary, composed m..-r- =,
such words as the popular Mama ~ v
caOutchouc, and other school,
slang.
The entire school asscmHas ..
meals in the main building Tn,.r
tom leaves the smaller corraa-s--..
tically ungarded during meaItrna a..
nothing was ever stolen, the girls ,-,r
ually became more and more Lv 4.
locking the doors and windows
One day last week. when the b,..l
ers were all enjoying their mffi,.
meal, a violent screeching and r4n,,
was heard from the nearest c1r-s,'
that in which the parrot was E.-
One of the girls suggested thata sr-,,
cat had got into the house and wssf.
cause of the outcry.
At this one Of the teachers g,rr,.
teered to investigate. I'm a few nj.
ments she returned. breathless and ~
cited, announcing that thecotrareF,4
been entered by burglars. and wass,
that very moment being robbed.
For an instant panic reigneI anc,,
the pupils. but it was fmaeFf7tav
quelled by the principal She directed
one of the teachers TO TELEPHONE fo,
the police, while she went over 10
The Washington bee., 1902-03-07
ADVANTAGE
OF
BAILEYS
Improved Truss.

tiOn with perfect safety.
All uncomfortable and Injurious steel
spring pressure is avoided.
The pad is held in place by woven
bands, which retain an equal pres
sure in all positions of the body.
1t can be worn in bed, a great desid-
eratum TO the young as tending to a
perfect cure.
1t is the only suitable truss for cluI-
dren and females.
The proper amount of pressure can be
Wrought to bear and maintained in
ny position without pinching or
h, "W TO the wearer.
It vi, sure hernia If placed on the pa
item efficiently early.
Excepting umbilical, it is the best
truss ever offered for all kinds of
hernia.
1t IS so perfect and comfortable in It's
adjustment that the patient in a
short time forgets he is wearing if.
(See the cert fCate of Mr.. Daniel
Johnson.)
Sent postage paid to any address on
receipt of price; s. for single and s4
for double truss
In ordering, give location of hernia.
Ilgnt or lett SIC d measurement.
Satisfaction give money refunded
When the truss is returned in good
order Address:
The Washington bee., 1902-03-07
Lake Created by Renver..

The beavers are busy on the Aroos-
took river, near Caribou, Ne. They
have built dam of logs and mud 25O
feet long, turning the river back upon
the lowlands for a distance of three
miles, and thus creating a great lake.
Trees a foot in diameter have been cut
down by the beavers, the branches
trimmed off, and the trunks in some
mysterious manner brought 10 the
dam and submerged.
The Washington bee., 1902-03-07
...,n L. nnr IerrIbIe.

A Philadelphia young M-L- ..
this story is told. has the tF.ea..
it, of saving: "Since you ...
On being offered cigar 1-
smiIing.y: "WeI. since Eoa ..-
1 will. thanks" And 20 81 1--WE.
to luncheon, to the rhea.er '. ~,
drink his answer is Away .r'
"Since you press me. ] n..-'. ~
1t happens that he Is engage n,
married and that his faHeee 1-' re,
tie brother. This lad has near ,.,a
and with much woHdermeHi ,-' l-.,,.
~sinee you press ne" used OF a., 49,
Of occasions. and the other ~ .. =,
a dinner party in his house. g.-.-g,s g-.-l
fortunately. there were some ,'.--' -. D
present, he pointed his kn.-s me- .sa.
Young man and said, IN bis .o--. .TE,l
ish treble to his father: 'PsPa' ,,,s.
Mr.. Blank always saying 70
Since you squsesS me|
The Washington bee., 1902-03-07
MISS ROSE WEAKENED.
Joke Planned by Andrew Park,
Her Fiance

Miss Alice Rose, of Sedalia, o., was
one of the guests at maquerade party
given on New Years night at Tona-
wanda, Pa. Among the men in costume
at that time was Andrew Park and in
the evening he danced with Miss Rose.
He became impressed with the fact
that his fair unks own was his fiancee.
He accused her of being the girl who
had promised TO become his bride and
when she denied il pressed his suit the
harder and finally proposed that they
90 before a minister and be married
before they unmasked.
In a spirit of daring she accepted the
challenge, relying upon the fact that
he had not obtained the license which
was necessary, as Tonawanda is across
The Washington bee., 1902-03-07
A WONDERFUL GANDER.
tects His Property Better
Than Any Dog.

James Rice, of ChicOpee, Mass, is
the owner of gander that guards his
house and yard on Exchange street in
his absence better than most dogs
could. How effectually Billy does his
duty is attested by the fact that a
short time ago he drove Patrick Ma
lone, well-known local character,
out of the yard, biting him so Sc
verely that he applied to the police for
a warrant for the arrest of Billy or
Mr.. Rice, but the police refused to have
anything to do with the matter.
Rice is more than six feet tall and
weighs 200 pounds, but Billy is usually
The Washington bee., 1902-03-07

the line in Pennsylvania. She accom-
Pan'Ad him as far as the parsonage,
then her courage began 10 fail. When
IN response TO his summons the minis
ter appeared al the door and she IA
teringly responded with: But you
haven't license" 20, yes" replied
Park. pulling it from his pocket. AZ
got that yesterday"
With scream Miss Rose swooned
al the feet Of the minister. Itwas only
for an instant, however, for as they
raised her 10 her feet she recovered,
and, springing from the arms of Park.
dashed into the darkness before her
mask could be removed.
The Washington bee., 1902-03-07
NO TROUBLE TO WEEP.
Scotch photographer Is Visited by q
Customer Who Had Tears Con-
stantIy on Tap.

The Edinburgh Scotsman tells the
following funny incident in the life Of
a photographer. \ man came in the
other day and looked over all the sam
pies, asking the price of each.
DO you want sitting?" lasked.
- don't see nOthin' like what want"
he replied.
81 told him if he would indicate what
he wanted that 1 might arrange it.
81 don't know as you can" he said,
The Washington bee., 1902-03-07

"for I don't see nothin' at all like what
l want"
repeated what had already said.
He asked me to Sit while he told me.
"You see. it's like this" he began.
''I had a girl that loved, and We was
going 10 git married She had her
things made up and we was al but
ready when she was taken i'll and died.
And what I wanted was a picture Of
me sittin' on her grave weepin'."
I was touched a the homely story Of
grief. and told him I could send a man.
with him to the grave and have the
picture taken as he desired.
TITS some distance" he said. IT'S
over in ireland. I expect it 'ud cost a
,ot to send over your traps for what
4 want!'
I said it would.
"I thought" he answered. that meb-
be YOU could rig up a grave here in
your shop and I would weep on it, and
II would do jus; as well. It'sno trouble
for me to weep anywhere"
The Washington bee., 1902-03-07
Biggest Tree I'm the world.

The largest tree in the world is TO
be seen at MascaH, near the foot OF
Mount Etna. It's trunk is 3O4 feet in
circumference. The largest tree in
the United States is said to be the
gigantic tree near Bear creek, on the
north fork of the Tule river, in Cali
fornia. 1t mea-ures 40 feet in cir
eumterence. The famous giant red
wood tree In Nevada is 11s feet in cir
sumfarsnea-
The Washington bee., 1902-03-07
LIMIT OF BRAVERY.
Woman, Courageous in Most Things
QuRiIed mt sight of a Man
Under a Bed.

In a thriving town in Mississippi
lives an old maid who is looked upon by
her neighbors as a veritable tire-eater.
Some say she is absolutely without the
feeling of fear under any circum-
stances. Stories of her exploits and her
daring are a part of the community
history, and are frequently repeated
to the timid with the hope of stimu-
lating their courage and to negative
the idea of becoming frightened at
the mere hobgobblins of life. She is an
aunt to two girls and they look upon
her as the incarnation of fiTe-eating
fearlessness. They had retired to
their room one night a few weeks ago
The Washington bee., 1902-03-07
no travel Among the Indians.

Dr.. A. Hudlicks has just started on
his fourth expedition among the In
dians of southwestern United States
and northern Mexico to continue his
anthroPological explorations.
The Washington bee., 1902-03-07
PoIeeat in "A Reservoir.

A polecat wandered into the reser-
voir at Winchester. Va. through an
overflow pipe. and in a short time the
water became so tainted that the en-
tire supply had TO be drawn off.
The Washington bee., 1902-03-07
They Say.

=
There are some timid politicians
in town.
One by one roses fall and fade.
Ho~ do YOU like the wizard If
Tuskeegee?
There are some dinners that do
you great BARN.
Executive dinners are too much
for negroes.
Colored men are easily satisfied.
Do your duty and say nothing.
The negroes should not be afraid
to speak their honest sentiments.
There are things seen and heard.
Great men and great deeds are
seldom seen,
Colored men are afraid to speak
now.
Where can you find an unset h
negro representative,
This is what the people think.
The negro politician is a coward.
Senator Fairbanks will be the
next presidential nominee.
Woodruff will run with him.
You cannot make great men out
of small men.
Successful men never desert their
friends.
Honest men willno do dishonest
deeds
The Police Departments alright.
Major Sylvester doesn' disorim-
mate.
He has as much respect tor a poor
man as he doeS for a rich man.
lie does his duty no matter what
people may say of him.
The republican party is not the
party of Grant. Sumner, Bruce
and Douglass.
Slowly but surely the colOred
southern politician is passing by.
He is no longer the dictor of his
own destiny.
This is what you should say.
am a man, a citizen and no
trimmer.
Never become actuated by pre-
judice.
Read The BEE. if you want {
fearless advocate.
Some colOred men will run from
you when you defend them.
Why doesn'tattorney Shoemaker
tell at whom he is aiming shots?
District attorney Pugh does bis
duty.
The noble man, the good man
the truthful man will be respected.
Senator German won his fyhs
Watch his presidential boom.
Defend your rights at any cost,
Let US have suffrage in the Dis
trict Of Columbia.
There is to be a new Excise
Board.
Speak gently to your friends.
Your friends are the persons il
whom you may conhde.
Don't tell them anything thai
will incriminate you.
1t is safeto keep your own secrets
Read The BEEif you don't think
..
Great things are done by small
men some times.
1t is generally an accident how
ever.
Ihe acts of a hypOcrit are to,
glaring sometimes.
You can never satisfy some peo
pie,
If you hav, a good friend keeI
him.
Be careful aud don't allow you
enemisssto betray you.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1902-08-28
HOT AIR TALK.

As an issue imperialism every day
becomes more remote. Free silved
ragged red through the country in
1896, and was as a dying ember in
1900. Imperialism was stuffed with
hot air in 1900 and set up as stern,
commanding scare crow, and today
with ninety-nine men out of hun
dred it is a dreary and insufferable
bore. The retention of the Philip
pines has been removed from the
arena of debate. We have got them
and we will keep them.
There are three insuperable objec-
lions to the injection of imperialism
into the coming campaign. In the
first place it has already led the party
to overwhelming disaster. In the
second place it is 10000 miles away.
And in the last place it is dead.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1902-08-28

of elections. There is not a county
in the State in which bribery is SER
ious menace, where the evil could not
be extirpated, root and branch, on
any election day. All that is neces-
sary to be done, is for the few real
leaders of each party to enter into an
agreement not to buy votes, and to
name a committee of representative
citizens TO see that the agreement is
kept, and to sanction all legitimate
expenditures. 1t is gratifying to any
one familiar with political conditions
to note the increasing number of
young men who are, by precept and
example, combating in a modest and
individual but nevertheless effective
way, so far as the education of their
fellow voters is concerned, the EVIL of
vote-buying in their own localities,
and seeking to have brains and char
acter, and not the possession or COM
mand of pocket full of money, made
on the recommendation of a candi-
date -
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1902-08-28
Writ of Mandamus Refused,

The legislature at the last session
passed an Act prohibiting the sale of
intoxicating liquors in District No. IA
outside of the corporate limits of Oak
land. Messrs. Carney & Pendergast,
of Hutton, applied to Clerk of the
Circuit Court Tower to issue them ii
license. The Clerk refused to do so
and they, through Benjamin A. Rich
mond and Ferdinand Williams, of
Cumberland, applied to the court for
a preemptory writ of mandamus to
compel the Clerk to issue the license
on the ground that the Act of 1902
was unconstitutional Judge Edward
Stake heard the argument in cham
bers some weeks ago and yesterday
overruled the demurrer filed by the
petitioners to the answer of Mr..
Tower. This, in effect, is a refusal of
the mandamus and therefore no
liquor can be sold in the affected dis
trict. Messrs. Peddicord and Heindel
appeared for Clerk Tower
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1902-08-28
THURSDAY, AUGUST %, 1902.
REPUBLICAN TICKET.
FOR CONGRESS-:
GEORGE A. PEARRE,
OF AiIegany County.
THE NEXT CONGRESS.

National Democratic leaders are
planning an active campaign to Sc
cure control of the next House. What
they want with it is not clear, as the
Senate will be overwhelmingly Re-
publican and President Roosevelt has
yet more than two years to serve. All
they could do with control of the
House would be merely to obstruct
legislation for which otherwise the
Republicans would be responsible.
There is no party advantage to be
gained in this.
The only way for the campaign of
1904 to be conducted on clear-cut
party issues is for the Republicans to
remain in absolute control of all de-
partments of the government until
that time.
And that, as the probabilities now
go, is likely to be the situation. There
is no Indication that the Republicans
will lose control of the next House.
The Democrats, as stated by so prom
inent member of the party as Elk
Secretary VIM. c. Whitney, are with
out an issue and man. They have
no definite policy on which they can
unite. Here in Maryland they have
not single plank of national politics
in their platform, yet they are trying
to elect Congressman. Without dis
tinct party issue, a party cannot well
carry Congress.
Meanwhile the country's unexam-
pied prosperity continues, and the
business conditions will be averse to
any change in the complexion of Con
gress.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1902-08-28
V0TE-BUYING.

The Baltimore NeaOS in an editorial
printed Tuesday under the above
caption has the following to say con-
corning conditions on the Eastern
Shore:
Mr.. James E. Ellegood, OF Wicom-
leo county is again raising his voice
in behalf of reform of political con-
dltions Oh the Eastern Shore. Mr..
Ellegood thinks that an enforcement
of the present statute against vote
buying is practicable and would re-
suit in crushing bribery. He urges
the Democratic party to stop pur-
chasing votes itself and to see that
Republicans do the same thing. His
advice is sound and his denunciation
OF bribery is not oYerdrawn.
There seems to be some reason to
hope for a better state of things in
county politics in the near future, al
though it is tolerably certain that
bribery will be very hard to eradicate
IN Maryland. The chief hope of those
who believe in the purity of the bal
lot must be placed in the proper NOR
al education of the coming generation
OF voters, and if men of standing and
character like Mr.. Ellegood would al
so, like him, give active, increasing
and hearty support to the cause of
pure elections, tangible and desirable
results would soon be manifest. One
OF the best signs of the times is the
open way in which partisan leaders
recognize the dangers and futility of
vote-buying. The drain has become
so heavy III some parts of the State
that it would seem to be highly prob
able that the day is not far distant
when the politicians themselves, in
self-defense, will be compelled to get
together and refuse 10 use money i'm
properly any longer in the CARRYING
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1902-08-28

Developments in the Potomac coal
basin on an extensive scale are prom
Used by some wealthy Philadelphia
and New York capitalists. A large
body of land has been purchased by
the syndicate and it is the intention
to begin operations within the next
two or three weeks. A large board
ing house will be erected on the tract
and houses also built for the miners
families who will be engaged at the
works. The point of shipment will
be located on the line of the West
Virginia Railroad between Harrison
and Dodson.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1902-08-28
Church Notices.

The Epworth League of st. Paurs
M. E. church will rsconvene Monday
evening, Sept. list. Let all the leaguers
come and bring their friends with
them.
Services at 1890 a. m, and s p. IN.
will be conducted in st. Marks Ev.
Lutheran church in Oakland Sunday
by the pastor, Rev. George l. Uhler.
Rev. Wilbur L. Davidson, D. D..
of Washington, superintendent of the
Mountain Chautauqua, will preach
in st. Paul's M. E. church on Sunday
morning at 1890 o'clock. DIR. Scott.
the pastor, will preach Sunday even
ing at the usual
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1902-08-28
Letter to Dixon & KeIso.

Dear Sirs: You know all about
shoes. How many customers have
you who know anything about 'em?
You have bought and sold shoes for
years, and have learned what you
know by your customers liking one
sort, and not liking another. They
find out by wearing 'em.
So with paint; but we go deeper.
We are 145 years old in the business:
and we make, not buy-we make a
good deal of paint
We paint good share of the rail
road and steamer property in the
United States, and may as well paint
the private property. Yours as well
as anybody else's.
Devoe lead and zinc is your paint.
Costs half as much as lead and oil, be-
cause it wears twice as long.
Yours truly,
% F. w. DEvoE & Co.