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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-06-06
GLOBE SIGHTS.

IFrom the Atchison Globe.1
IF you could have your way, what q
lot of changes you would makei
We all do a great deal of grumbling
and there is usually something back Of
st.
The shorter a woman wears her rainy
day skirt, the higher she wears her
collar
Don't blame the boys and girls for
being foolish about their love affairs.
You were.
If you want to be entertaining. cut
out all talk about your future, and dig
up your past
II wouldn't mind dyspepsia so much
II I didn't like gooseberry pie so Well
Drake Watson.
An Atehison man who hasn't done u
thing all winter. leaves next week for
his summer vacation.
We don't see any use in making one
room den, and setting it apart for
man, considering that he continues to
growl all over the house.
Should a man tell his wife everything
ne lulows2 Most men do it, But is it
proper, when you consider that wives
always tell other WOmen2
Every woman who is a victim Of the
afternoon party habit is also a victim
OF the sick headache habit Cake and
salads. and sick headache, are cousins
At some time in every ones life things
None his way. A fashion note of inter
Get to STRAIGHTFORWARD girls is that
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-06-06
PRETTY MOURNING TOILET.

It is not often that mourning toilet
is so irresistible by reason of its dis
tinction and grace that one would Will
ingly order a duplicate for its becom
ingness alone. This toilet was simple
walking suit of black cloth with Jacket
to match, the best OF tailor work with
braid designs on skirt and on short
coat Much of the smartness came
from the wearer's graceful figure and
carriage. as well as from the big hat in
picture lines. trimmed with three half
long black feathers. plisses of gauze,
and big bows Of the same There was
large black mousseline stole boa. with
very wide ruffies, and scarf ends, which
reached nearly to the bottom of the
skirt, and then was caught in place
with rosettes. There were frills on the
ends and altogether the boa had that
mOdish air called hou, partly an easy
motion, partly softness-airiness. On the
side of this boat was trimmed with
two long black ostrich boas. looped UP
in places giving the prettiest effect con-
ceivable. Corresponding to this was a
large black mousseline mun floating in
end plisses, with black ostrich feathers
topping over swathing and smaller
n ousseline frflls.-F'rOrn Vogue
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-06-06

down again. but wandered from lodging
to lodging
The poor old mans opium pipe was as
admirable an example of Oriental in
genuity as ! have ever seen or heard
of. Unable to afford a real pipe he
manufactured a scratch one out of an
old hageolet and doorknob. He drill
ed a small hole in the top Of the door
knob. and affixed it by the way of the
bowl to the hageolet dts holes stopped
up), which served for a stem. The re-
suit was a most capable and workman
like pipe. This is not the Veritable
hageolet pipe alluded to in the ..Diction-
airy OF London" while the doorknob
which served for its bowl is undoubt-
edly what Mr.. J. 7. Fields mistook for
an ink bottle. The passage is in his
In and Out Of Doors With Dickens.
p. los. In a miserable court. at night. -
Mr.. Fields tells US, we found a bag
gard old woman blowing at a kind of
pipe made Of an old ink bottle, and the
words that Dickens put into the mouth
of this wretched creature in Edwin
brood we heard her Groom as we leaned
over the tattered bed on which she was
lying
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-06-06
VALUE OF SLEEP.


From the Commercial West.
One great secret of Napoleon's power
was his ability to sleep. If he had but
an hour for sleep he slept an hour. even
though the fate OF an army or of an en-
pire hung in the balance while he slept.
General Grant was another great example
Of this ability to lay aside work at quit
ting time. Even in the Wilderness cam
paign, when the responsibility of the
movements of the nations armies,
stretched out in battle line a thousand
miles long. lay on his shoulders; when his
goodnight commands involved all-night
marching and lighting of his army of the
Potomac. and his waking orders might
mean victory or defeat. the killing or the
saving of a thousand men-under II all he
lay down and dropped to sound sleep as
selves sleepy over an old story book.
Grant had what a. great writer has called
a ''frictionless mind He saved for the
wear of work what others throw away on
the tear of worry.
Here is a sample of the other extreme.
Said Minneapolis lawyer to me today.
ways lost two nights before I had a case
in court, tossing about and combating
every thinkabie standpoint of my oppo-
nent- And lost as much sleep afterward
upbraiding myself for not having thought
of certain points at certain pat occasions
in the progress Of the case Of what
value were these night thoughts to this
young attorney About much value
as night SWeatS to a cOnSumptivel I ven
ture to say that all the business planning
4 man does in life while lying on his
thinking on his feet on one June morn
ing. As compared with the sleep It dis
places, such night thinking isn't worth
forty winks after dinner. Burning the
fine bonfire But it always makes q bad
grease spot of good candle
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-06-06
auAKER RFFT.Fcr1oNs.

IF'rom the Philadelphia Record.1
Ping pong wrist is the latest fashion,
able aihnent.
A peppery temper is not a thing to be
sneezed at.
Some people are too truthful to really
enjoy fishing.
A negative answer may be given in
positive manner.
Most of us believe in eternal punish
mentor our enemies.
Absence may make the heart grow
fonder, but so do presents.
Some people would rather chew the
rag than swallow their pride.
Wigg-"Isn.t an automobile rather
dangerous?' Wagg-'Not if you are in
il"
Cheerfulness must be cultivated but
the seeds of discomfort viii grow in
any soil.
Hoax-''He's oding a corking busi-
ness" Joax-''Who is?" Hoax-'.The
bother"
The nearest approach to perpetual
motion is when one good turn deserves
another
A man never knows what a large fol-
cessiOn in a hearse.
The philosophical tramp rises to re-
mark that dog in the manger is worth
two in the front yard.
When the wedding bells ring, it's a
case Of two souls with but a single
thought. two hearts that beat ike sixty.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-06-06
REDUCTION OF THE ARMY.

The order Of the secretary Of war, by
which a reduction Of nearly 1900 men
is made in the strength of the army,
cuts down the army from its present
strength Of 1927 men to sc, 4e7. The re-
ducti0n is to affect all three arms OF
the service. but viii apply less TO the
artillery than to the infantry and the
cavalry In the last named arm. the
number OF enlisted men in a troop viii
be reduced from IS to IS. the total re-
duction thus being /, 800 men. In the
infantry, the total strength win be re-
duced from $500 to %. $50, a dininu-
ton Of $3.50 men. by cutting down the
enlisted strength of each company
from 104 to so men. The garrison or
coast artillery will not be affected by
the new order; but the strength OF the
field artillery win be reduced by max
ing the number of enlisted men in a
battery 40 instead Of 160. Only two
batteries VIII not be reduced; they are
the siege batteries. which win retain
their present quota of 100 men each.
The battalions Of engineers will not be
reduced.
The present strength of the army IN
the Philippines is about 31.700 men. The
changes made by the order will reduce
it to about $4,000 men. or rather more
than one-third of the entire army. Regi-
ments now there are to be brought
home shortly. however. so that the
strength in the islands may be placed
at about one-third of the forces.
In December. 1900, while the volunteer
regin ents were serving in the islands,
our forces there reached the maximum,
about 1890 men. This action of the
war department is encouraging to the
lovers Of peace, carrying with it as it
does an implied assurance that eondi-
tons in the Philippines have improved
sufficiently to warrant the reduction.
Perhaps it would be as we'll if there
were some way to reduce the number Of
officers also, from a pecuniary consid-
ia~af fo45
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-06-06
COURT IN TERROR.
Jackson, KY, People on Verge
Of a Revolution.

Lexington. KY, June e.-John H
Johns, an attorney of this city, returned
today from Jackson. KY. where he Went
to defend Thomas Cockrell, charged with
numbering Ben Hargis, several months
ago. Johns says the court aud bar of
Jackson are in terror over threats on
both sides of the Cockren and Harris
factions, that Judge Redwine refused to
act on the application of a change of
venue because Of fear of his own life
and the lives OF others. Two other at
forneys were elected to preside as spec
ial judge. but each refused 10 act for
fear of his life. Governor Beckham has
been appealed to and has the matter
under Amusement. Johns says the coun-
Try IS bordering on revolution.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-06-06
REFLECTIONS OF A BACHELOR

IFrom the New York Press.l
The man who tries to cheat death
pays twice over.
a young fool has chance to outgrow
it; the old one doesn't.
Widows like men young and innocent;
widowers like the old and tough.
Nowadays fathers pride themselves on
being a block of the young chip.
Just what the publc's responsibility
for gambling is depends on whether
you win or lose.
It takes man who has Just come
out Of the woods to see the beauty in
every woman he meets.
The right kind of wife sets out to
save all the money her husband squan-
dered on her when they We're engaged.
Maybe girls are afraid that if they
don't wear Open-wOrk stockings they
won't get any mosquito bites to talk
about.
Women can easily believe that there
never was an Adam or Eve since they
have been taught to believe that Eve
did not wear clothes.
The day man gets back from his
wedding trip he feels the same relief
as the man caught in the stock market
panic when the exchange closes.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-06-06
PoINTEp PARAeRAPHs.

IFrom the Chicago News.1
Man subsists upon other animals-in-
Guiding other men.
One animated statute is better than
a dozen dead-letter laws.
Occasionally a wise man loses his
head. but a fool never finds it.
It matters not if the world is round.
just SO you are on the square.
Relations between the milkman and
the hydrant are frequently strained.
As a rule when you see a good man
you see one who IS as ugly as a mud
fence.
He IS a truly great man who achieves
greatness without making a noise while
doing it.
Theory and practice are somewhat
dffferent-as young lawyers and physi-
clans can tell YOU.
If every man kept his word the die
honary compilers would soon have to SO
out Of business.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-06-06
ON ITS MERITS.
That is the Way Mr.. Hanna Would
Discuss Canal Bill.

Washington, D. c., June AT o'eolck
consideration Of the Nicaraguan canal bin
was resumed in the senate after call
of the senate at which IS senators re-
sponded Mr.. Hanna continued his speech
begun yesterday. He referred to some
comments made yesterday by Mr.. Mitchell
lOre) in which the oregon senator, had
spoken of the advantages of the Near
aguan route while the Hanna commits
sion" had only reported in favor Of the
Nicaragua route.
Mr.. Hanna said he took exception to the
insinuation that this was Hanna commits
sion.
II consider" he said, chat am here TO
do my duty to my country and when [ am
placed on an important committee charged
with an important duty / am determined
to discharge that duty faithfully and
conscientiously."
He presented an earnest and vigorous de
Tense of the Isthmian canal commission
appointed by Mckinley and said that he
sought to discuss the pendin0 question
upon a higher plane than mere personali-
ties. He declared that there were no poll
tics in the problem and was certain there
were no personalities in it.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-06-06

A Republican congressional convention
in Wisconsin declares that they favor
a revision of the tariff without unrea-
sonable delay which viii place upon the
free list every article and product con-
1rolIed by any monopoly, and such ar
ticles and products as are beyond the
need Of protection" Nobody has yet
raised the cry OF heresy
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-06-06
Americana Invitation peelined.

Denver Col, June e.-The convention of
the Western Federation Of miners today
adopted resolutions declining the invita-
ton from the American Federation OF
Labor to affiliate with that organization
The Western Federation broke away from
the American in 1895. Action which. it is
thought viii bring the Western Fedora
ton of miners in closer touch with the
United Mine Workers of America was
taken today when the convention voted
for interchangeable cards between the
two ORGANIZATIONS
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-06-06
Bank Fined Sc. GOO.

New York. June cat a meeting of the
Clearing House association TODAY the
Central National bank was fined 5000 for
violating the rules OF the association gov
erning collections on out-of-town checks
President Langdon of the Central Nation
al made a statement, the substance of
which was that If the bank was guilty Of
the charge made It had erred unwittingly.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-06-06

tueHet in connection with the street car
strike was apparent today. Fully as many
cars were sent out as on yesterday, but
they were not molested. The company was
prepared today to operate more than half
of it's full capacity. The strikers, however,
maintain that 700 men are out. The trac-
ton company declare they have nearly
500 out of 1.200 men needed. A large num-
Der Of deputy sheriffs were sworn in today
and all the police in this city are on re-
serve call.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-06-06

Cole. Nels Demar had his skull frac-
tured. He is 70 years Of age. J. J. Cole,
Demars and H. H. Rose left for Roses
ranch apparently good friends. Rose
returned alone. saying that his friends
had met with foul play on the beach
Four men went out with him and found
Cole dead. Rose was arrested.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-06-06
IN GOOD SHAPE.
Financial Situation in England is En-
couraging.

reading Of The loan hi in the house 81
lords today, Lord Goschen. Liberal. and a
former chancellor of the exchequer. an
nounced that he desired to say q few
words on the financial position of the
country. Consols, which weer- now paying
paying only 215 per cent, stod at 81. Be
fore the conversion of 1888 per cent con
soils stood at 1O1. If they had beeen con-
verted then they would have been worth
points higher. After a costly war and
the borrowing of 159. 900 600 pounds, the
country might well congratulate itself on
a situation which showed such economic
stamina
words coming from such a high author
ity were gratifying and would be widely
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-06-06
HOME NEWS WHILE AWAY.

Subscribers Of the State Journal
aagay during the simmer may haze
ne baber mailed regularly each day
20 any address at the rate of thirty
cents a month. ADDRESS changed as
often as desired While ont Of fo7g~
the State journal oil be TO jon IKE
q daily letter from home.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-06-06

Nakusp, B. c., June 6.-One man is
dead and another probab bly, fatally in-
5ured as the result of fight which took
place five miles below Nakusp on We'd
nesday night. The dead man is J. J.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-06-06
T. P. A. Selects Indianapolis.

Portland Ore. June 6.-The national
convention Of the Travellers Protective
association today selected Indianapolis
as their place of meeting in 1903. How
ard w. Peak of Texas. was elected pres
dent of the association by reclamation.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-06-06

washington Post: The people are
tired Of the vaporings OF the politicians
who swathe their schemes in the folds
Of the flag. The hag-wrappers are back
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-06-06
LOCAL MENTION.

The payment of the last half of taxes is
being made at the county tre4asurer,s Of
The Mission Sunday school at 132 North
Lake street has postponed their picnic
iracalinitalr
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-06-06

New York, June 6-At the annual
meeting of the stockholders Of the Pc
cific Mail Steamship held here today.
all the old directors were reelected No
other business was transacted.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-06-06

At last Topeka has landed a guberna-
torial nomination. The Prohibitionists
showed good judgment in choosing a
town from which to take a candidate.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-06-06

Omaha Bee: The most expensive au-
tograph collection known to history has
just been gathered by John Bull in the
signatures appended to the document
containing the peace terms agreed on
with the Beers.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-06-06

The unconditional surrender" de-
manded by Great Britain was amended
in many particulars by the Beers
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-06-06

straight hair is now considered more ar
tistic than hair that curls. The girl
whose hair curls. is really as bad form
as big sleeves.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-06-06
roo Men Are Out.

Providence, r. l.. June 6.-No traces of
,st nights disorder in this city and Paw
The Washington bee., 1902-02-08
LonEe.t ard wid..t stsss..

The longest state is California (77a
uiles), the widest Texas (760l.
The Washington bee., 1902-02-08

A brilliant reception was rendered
the Hon. lohn {. Dancv of North
40 ma the new Recorder of Deeds
Jr the District of olumhia, by the
llied ChuI ches Of the A. NJ {. Zion
ounection in the city a. the Metro
IOlitan A. NJ. Z. Zion, ID street, :. W.
~ fact his admirers last night were not
confined 10 the Zion connection of
which Mr.. DanCy is leading men,
Der, but all creeds turned out to
honorthe new Recorder. gayly dressed
iad dies aRd men were out IL their sunday
clothes TO welcome Mr. Eancy, and
bid him god speed in his new posi-
ton rendered him by the President,
without his solicitation. Men promin-
ent IN church and state affairs occu-
ped seats in the pulpit. and the splen
dIL. choir which showed in its zenith, re
ndeIed some of the choicest music that
one ever listened to. Mr.. Dancey in his
most happy mood thanked the people
for the reception, and the honor paid
him by his race, and declared that he
had always tried 10 90 that which,
seemed in his judgement, to be for the
best interest OF his race, and that what
ever occurred IN the great mutation OF
life. John Dancy would be found IN
The front battling for his people. His
remarks evoked great and tumulOus
applause. AT the conclusion of the very
interesting exercises he was escorted
TO the lecture room where a splendid
repast was served by The committee
OF ladies and gentlemen especially
appointed.
John c. Dancy was hern in North
Car olina forty three ears ago was edu
Gated in the free schools of that stale,
and was one of the foremost teachers
and lecturers Of the south, naturally
gifted speaker. The politicians were
Hot slow to avail themselves of his
services in their political battles for
lepublican principles in the old North
State. No state ConV -ntiOn was held
in North Carolina without the presence
of John DanCy, and for twenty years
he has been selected by the republican
Stale committee as a CanvaSSer for the
state al large. His political 81 eeches
IN that stale duung the hOT struggles
through which he passed is said to be
the best that eveI were deliVt cred in the
state oy Whlte or COiOIed. His poll
tical services have not been confined to
his state alone. but he has spoken in
all of the New England and half of ths
Western States. Two Yeas ago dur
ing the fierce national conflict, he was
sent to West Virginia, where he deliv-
cred some Of the ablsst speeches the
people of West Virginia ever heard.
'rhe Mountain Eagle of Zion as he is
called. has won his place in the front
rank of race leaders by his own hard
and faithful service TO the church and
the republican parry, Mr.. Dancy will
make an able Recorder OF Deeds,
whose amiable virtures will reflect
credit upon the race.
The reception was under the auspices
OF the following committee: Revs.
w. H. Snowden. Logan Johnson,
Iohn n Abby, B. BOIding R, 5.
REEVES and K. J. Daniels.
The Washington bee., 1902-02-08

Burch won the heat, and Col. Clark
finished in the bunch.
Then the Dryers cut loose and bet
a world of money on Bradford to win
the race. 1 sent for Rye and told
him.
He went away, and in short time
returned and said: George, if you win
this race you will have more money
than you ever dreamed about. and we
will take a trip around the world
Back to the post we went and were
off in a jiffy, and, in a driving finish,
I landed Colonel Clark a neck in front
of Bradford.
"Then there were all kinds of excite.
ment and about the worst one of the
lot was Rye. He rushed to where the
horse was being cooled out and asked
the trainer how he was doing. and was
told that bottle of whisky was need
ed. RIVE rushed to the bar and yelled
for the finest whisky in the house. and
received a quart bottle of booze that
was strong enough to kill a half dozen
men. They poured it down the horses
throat, and in a few moments he was
being saddled for the deciding heat.
"Then came the fun. The horse had
the funniest kind of look on his face,
and he reared and kicked so that it was
with great difficulty that l got in the
saddle.
Finally we got him out on the track
and then he didn't want to go to the
post. They pulled and tugged at him
so he finally got TO the starting point.
When he got there he just leaned
against the fence like tired man and
wouldn't move.
STARTER Caldwell roared at me like
a maddened bull: What's the matter
with YOU, Withers? Get that horse to
going
Pm doing my best replied.
"'Jim,' said Caldwell, addressing his
assistant, Polo Jim, get that horse TO
going and then another tugging
match resulted, but Clark was getting
boozier than ever. Then Jim and the
other assistant got alongside of the
horse and pushed, running along with
him at the same time, and as soon as
he got in front of the starter down
went the flag. Burch, of course, went
away running, and my nag did not
know what he wanted TO do. He tried
to run for part of the way Then he
began to throw his legs around, up in
the air and fairly stagger from one
side of the track to the other. He GER
tainly was good and drunk. ! got Sec
ond money, of course but what q