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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-02-27
HOTEL MAN BUYS LION.
Pays $3.50 for Cub and Will Enter
tain His Friends.

St Louis, Feb. 27.-It remains for St.
Louisans to establish a unique fad in
the pet animal line
Jay Weaver, assistant manager of the
Planters, has purchased a 7-months-o
baby lion from the Ferrari Zoo. and his
new pet will be delivered to him Thurs
day.
The cost Of the baby lion was $3.50
and MI. Weaver hopes to entertain his
lion instead of a dog or cat, as other
persons do.
G. Lacy Crawford is negotiating for
the purchase of mate to the Weaver
cub.
There are three cubs at the Zoo. de-
seendants of Rarnu1n the fierce man
eater. and a lioness named Nellie.
They are seven months old, IS inches
high and weigh so pounds Manager S.
c. Miller of the Zoo says they make the
most docile pets to be found in the ami
NAL kingdom They are usually sus-
ceptible to training and when taught to
do = series of tricks prove the most apt
subjects.
If fed on cold meats and the refuse of
the table, they do not yield to the
carnivorous instinct and are as safe as
any of the domesticated animals.
Persons who want something really
unique in the animal line can obtain no
better type than the donesticated lion"
says Mr.. Halter, and I predict Mr..
Weaver win create a furore with his
cub"
MIR. Weaver has not stated whether he
viii exhibit his new pet at the Planters
or a his private residence
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-02-27
NO PICKANINNIES THERE.
One Comfort a Bell Boy Derived from
Play of Faust"

It is declared by the manager in
charge that through the south Lewis
Morrison and his performances OF Me
nhjsto in Faust" with the fiery Broken
scene and its other features, IS some
thing of a terror to the colored popula-
ton His principal billboard advertise
nent reads: The Devil is Coming.
and this announcement, spelled out ana
repeated among the cabins, is enough
to bring out all the yoodoo charms IN
the neighborhood-
At a southern hosiery recently, where
all the attaches are colored, the actor
rang for ice water, but no one respond
ed He rang again and again with the
same result Finally, starting wrath
fully for the office. he found very
black and small boy huddled in one cor
ner of the hall.
Come here. I want you. I've been
looking for you for half an hour" roared
the actor, angrily-
Fob me, sub; oh-h Lawd, I amt done
nothing. l seen you at de show. sun.
Please. suh don't you touch me-"
The boy was SO evidently terrified that
Morrison took pains to set him at ease
and succeeded in drawing him into a
conversation. which revealed the fact
that not a colored boy in the hotel would
voluntarily answer the bell: de debble''
was ringing
Il was plumb scared myself, sub; but
dere was just one thing about that place
you was in dat tickled me to def, sun
What was that2' inquired the actor.
..Dere wasn't a pickaninny oh any
kind down dare where you was, sub. y
st Louis Globe-D Democrat
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-02-27
WOMAN WHO FALLS BEHIND
Social Cultivation Progresses as Do
Literature and Art.

Books are not people; nor is any
magazine or newspaper the living voice
of actual personality. Perhaps, in
reading her newspaper or magazine,
however, the Woman Who Falls Behind
may find one of those most interesting
advertisements that tell of woman Of
cultivation who is not gifted with bus
mess training and has only her refine
ment and her knowledge as her stock
young, but just for that reason they
have the more experience in life. To
have such a person as a companion in
her home for, say, six months, would
mean more to the woman out of touch
with social education than any school,
and be less expensive, too. From such
a gentle, individual teacher every de-
tail of necessary knowledge can be
gained without the modification of
publicity, and in tn ease of daily in
tercourse; and fear of meeting other
women would unconsciously fade in
this continual association with one
weII-bred representative of the sex, since
good breeding is good breeding the
world over.
And in good breeding lies the hope
of the woman who wishes to keep up.
It is not too much TO say that a woman
who dresses quietly but daintily. who
talks in a quiet voice, who is quietly
courteous to all can fill her position
by her husbands side in a fairly com
petent way. even if she is keenly sensi-
bic that she is ignorant Of much that
she sees other women possess in the
way of knowledge and ability. She can
be a good listener, and that is a rarer
accomplishment than to be a good talk
er. The woman who says little nova
days is SO unusual, indeed, as to be
refreshing With native intelligence
any woman can be mistress of the or
binary rules of courtesy and etiquette
in a very short time, and even If the
rest is silence she will not need to
blush for herself Intellectually pro-
gressive she may never be able to be.
but well-bred woman is never out of
date even in our rushing civilization
Harnpr,s Razar.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-02-27
ST. LOUIS WILL GET 1T.
Republican National Convention No
Doubt Will. Meet There.


Doubt VIII Meet There.
St Louis Feb. Eight months ago
the St Louis Business Mems league
started a campaign to secure for St
Louis the Republican national conven-
ton for 1904. President c. p Walbridge
now thinks the chances of success are
excellent.
Letters were written to each member
of the national Republican committee
and not an unfavorable reply was re
ceived.
Perry S. Health. secretary of the Re
publican national committee. is now IL
Washington and Is expected TO visit St.
Louis on his way back to Salt Lake.
where he IS publisher of a daily paper
When he visits this city special efforts
viii be made to show Mr.. Heath abouS
the city and convince him of the de-
STABILITY of the city for the conventions
and its ability to care for the delegates
One of the next moves VIII be to send
a delegation to see Senator Marcus
Hanna, chairman of the national com
mittee- This campaign viii be COM
menced early in the summer.
There is nothing but encouragement
IN the prospects Of securing the Repub-
iican convention. and all other conven-
tons to be held that year
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-02-27
TnralIa Rnna for nIavor.

Cincinnati FEB. I'm E ingalls,,
president of the Big Four railway sys-
tenn. has signified to a committee Of %
citizens his acceptance Of the Demo
cratic nomination for mayor of Gin
cinnati While he viii head the regular
Democratic city ticket he has been re-
quested to accept the nomination BY
citizens regardless of party. The city is
normally Republican by a large plu-
rality but for some time there has been
an organized fusion movement. The i'll
dependent Republicans stated that they
would not ask for fusion or a citizens
ticket If Mr. ingalls, would head the
Democratic ticket
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-02-27
NO JOKE
But 90 lbs. of Solid Flesh.

If Mark Twain should write a story
about a person who weighed so pounds
and increased her weight to $50 pounds
tor doublel in one year by quitting
coffee and drinking Postum Coffee. every
one who read It would say There's a
joke behind that somewhere"
There is well-known lady in Coraop-
oils. Pa, who actually made this gain in
weight as the direct result of leaving OF
coffee and taking up Postum Fool
Coffee. It was very earnest matter
and far from a Joke for her. Her gain
in general health kept pace with the
increase in weight.
She says: For many years [ suffered
with stomach arrangement and violent
and oft-recurring headaches. 1t was not
an unusual thing for our family of four
to use 21s to pounds Of coffee a week.
I was suspicious that my troubles We're
due to coffee, but as I did not like tea
or cocoa or chocolate there seemed no
9alatable hot drink for me to take at
ms meals
Then it was I heard of Postum AMI
decided to try it. I was Just convalesc-
ing from serious illness, and was very
weak and emaciated. know it sounds
like what people would call a FISH
story but I actually went from 80
pounds 10 $50 pounds weight IN one
year. All the sallovness disappeared
from my skin and I now carry my a.
years very lightly indeed. My change
in health is so great that many of mr.
friends make joke of ii to this day,
but my nerves are good and I am happy
and contented. so can afford TO laugh
with them.
Il first learned OF Postum from a
family in Indianapolis, where / saw the
mother of six children emerge from in
validism to perfect health on Postum
after leaving off coffee. Soon after that
another friend made a remarkable re
covery by dropping coffee and using
Postum and when I moved here a neigh
Dor shook off coffee and nervous dys
pepsia and built himself up on the food
drink. So 7 heard of one after another
until ] don't know how many ] have
known Of who have recovered from dis
ease of some sort by leaving off the
drug coffee and using Postum Food
coffee.
You are at liberty TO use my name
Name given by Postum Co, Battle
Greek. Mich.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-02-27
German Lace at St. Louis.

Berlin. Feb. 27.-Dr. Lewald. the COM
missioner of Germany at the St Louis
exposition. held a conference yesterday
with the lace curtain manufacturers of
Plauen. Saxony. who decided to make a
splendid exhibit al St Louis. The lace
industry is now enjoying an unusual
run Of American orders and the manu-
faeturers therefore are more ready to
incur expenses than those engaged in
the metal trades The commissioner
says that German industrial art is TAX
ing a lively interest in the exposition
and will make an excellent showing.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-02-27
KILLED BY KITTEN.
Feline crawled on Baby's Face, Stop
ping It's Breath.

Cleveland, Feb. 27-The one-year-old
daughter of Mrs. Sihler 148 Hope
street, was smothered to death by a
kitten early today.
Mrs Sihler put the child to bed in a
crib last evening and went to sleep her
self about midnight in another bed.
i suppose the kitten jumped upon
the crib and crawled up to the ehilds
face attracted probably by the baby's
breathing. or some other sign of life, -
said DR.. Soners, who had been sum
moned THE child did not awaken.
and the kitten curled itself upon its
face. shutting off air from the babes
nostrils and mouth
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-02-27
HALE BILL is LOST.
House Refuses to Accept His Reap
portionment Plan.

The congressional apportionment COM
mittee today decided to report adversely
on Hale's apportiOnment bill, by a vote
of to S. The vote was so close that
there win be a minority report
Those voting for the bill were Hail.
Brandon. Taylor, Watkins and Bowman
Those against We're jerks, Hayden
Lewis, Beviugtou. Campbell and Em-
mons. Jones of TregO and Keith OF
Montgomery were absent.
The Hale bill made a new congress
sional district by taking Cowley county
from the Third district. and Sumner.
Sedgwick. Harvey, MCPHERSON. King
man and Harper counties from the
nrasnnL SeNanLh
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-02-27
Conrad N. Jordan Dead.

New York. Feb. 27.-Conrad N. Jor-
dan, assistant treasurer United States
at the subtreasurv in this city is dead
a. the age Of 70 years. Mr. Jordan had
been i'll for some days with the grip.
He had rallied after the first severity of
the attack and appeared to be improving
but suffered a relapse
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-02-27
nrahini Takes the Oath.

dent of the Filipino supreme court and
at one time minister of foreign affairs
in the Filipino government. who had
previously persistently refused to take
the oath of allegiance, took the neces-
sary oath today on board the transport
Thomas on his arrival from the island
of Guam to which place he was deported
after his surrender in December. 1899,
and was permitted to land.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-02-27
Rode with a Cornsa.

kokomo. Ind Feb 27.-Newton Per
~ of this place, started uD town in d
sick friend Mrs. Parker applied the
whip and drove furiousiy. and. on arriv-
Ing at their destination, was horrifie1
to see that Perry, her companion in the
buggy, was dead and that she had been
fidiug with corpse. Heart trouble
was Lhe cause.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-02-27
Demand 90 Per Cent Increase.

Denver. Feb. IA joint committee
of engineers and firenen employed on
the Denver & Rio Grande system Will
meet General superintendent Coughlin
of that road by appointment at , o'clock
this afternoon and will formally present
a demand for an increase of 20 per cent
in wages Superintendent Coughlin and
the committee of engineers who have
been in conference for over a week have
settled all minor grievances and it is
stated that the road has granted ma
ioritv Of these REQUESTS.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-02-27
COMING DRAMATIC EVENTS.

.StonewalF' jackson, the celebrated
hero of the Confederacy. is one of the
historical characters that appear in
Clyde Fitch's great war play, Barbara
F'rietchie,' that is to be presented to-
night at the New Crawford.
At the New Crawford on Sunday
night A Wise Woman" spoken of as
being a delightful farce, promises to
score local hit. 1t is said to be an
accession to the list of fareicaI sue
cesses. 1t has every reason for sue
ceeding for it is acted by capital
company, and It is novel in scheme and
development The plot is light and
1Imy, but the incidents and complica-
tons are amusing.
There is a good deal of sentiment
connected with THE White Slave to
be at the New Crawford Thursday
night, for the reason that it has held
sway for nearly twenty years, during
which time many thousands of the
young people who applauded it In its
first flush of success have married and
raised families who have grown to a
play-going age, and these youngsters
are as interested in the story of slav-
cry days as were their ancestors.
Creatore. the brilliant italian band
leader, whose abilities were known only
in the far west up to q few months
ago, where he certainly won the Won
QGt anu 154llAAA dAA0AA u oil " no saw ann
and heard his splendid band. and who
has been the rage in New York city for
several months of the present year. will
be heard here in concert March 9. It is
expected that this visit from the famous
italian viii result in a sensation such
as is seldom seen at any concert. Gre
atore recently appeared at the Pitts
burg exposition, where he broke all
records. playing to 5000 and 10000 peo-
pie daily during very bad weather It
is said that at some of these concerts
there were more people outside than in
side Of the music hall, struggling to get
even a glimpse of the great leader.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-02-27

Complaints have come in to the state
insurance department that the Old
WAYNE Life Insurance company is at
tempting to do business in Kansas
The insurance department announces
that it has no authority to transact
business in Kansas and it wants the
public to beware of it.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-02-27
INDIGNATION.
Missourians Denounce Unseat-
ing of Congressman Butler.

Jefferson City. Mo, Feb 27.-The
house today adopted the following res
oIution relative to the unseating yes
terday of James G. Butler of St Louis;
Resolved, That this house denounce
the action of the present national
house of representatives for unseating
the congressman from the Twelfth dis
trict as rark partisansnip.
A motion to refer the resolution was
defeated and it was passed by a vote
Of 60 to -.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-02-27
HE KISSED THE BRIDE.
Polite Wedding Guest Promptly Be
came q Human Football

Chester Pa Feb. 27-Because JoseIk
Sodosld kissed a bride at a wedding nc
was hauled to the Chester hospital this
morning with two ribs loose, his head
badly cut and sundry bruises.
sodoslIi said four men had knocked
him down. kicked him like a football
and tossed him into the street
John Buski. the vigorous bridegroom
rs now in the city hail. awaiting the re
suit of his guests injuries.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-02-27

Richmond. va. Feb 27.-Col. Alfred
Landon Rives. a distinguished civiI en-
gineer. died at / O'Clock this morning at
his home, Castle Hill. in Albemarle
county. He was about Il years old and
leaves three daughters. the eldest the
Princess Troubetzkoy. Col. Rfyes was
for some years general manager of the
Panama Canal company.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-02-27
A Hewitt Memorial.

New York. Feb 27-The ambition of
many wealthy friends of Abram S.
Hewitt to honor his memory has taken
shape and was disclosed by Mayor
Lowe today when he announced that J.
=. Morgan had subscribed S25. 600. w e.
Dodge $4,000 and Andrew Carnegie $50
600 to a fund of $500 600 to be known as
the "Abram S. Hewitt endowment Of
the Cooper Union
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-02-27
MONEY FOR MRS. WAUGH.
House Passes Bill to Pay QuantrlIl
Raid Loss.

The house has passed a bill to give
Mrs Harriet l.. Waugh, one of the suf-
ferers of the Quantrill raid. 5000 to re-
imburse for money taken during the
raid Mrs. Waugh is the widow of Col.
6. NJ Waugh, who was away from
home at the time of the raid. A pack
age containing 5000 was in the express
office awaiting Mrs. Waugh's call when
the raid occurred, and the money was
taken.
The original bill as introduced by
Speer of Johnson county, called for $440
the extra $240 being for interest. The
ways ana means committee was con-
WINGED that the money was taken. and
that Mrs. Waugh ought to be reimburs-
ed, as she is now old and needy but the
committee cut out the interest
There was considerab BILE opposition to
the bill for fear it might open the way
to a flood Of similar bills The vote on
AZ stood y ayes TO "a noes
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-02-27
Tron Workera strike.

Pittsburg, Pa, Feb. 27.-The structural
iron workers of this district which takes
in all points within q radius of 1876
miles of this city, struck today against
an alleged violation of the agreement on
the part of the American Bridge com
pany In Pittsburg 700 skilled and j. 600
unskilled men are out
The strike viii delay work on the Fort
Wayne, wabash and Tenth street
bridges in Pittsburg and win tie up all
structural work in the district.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-02-27

Mabel Warren. Thella Hart. Cora Ste
vens, Mabel Beeler. Maggie Campbell
Eunice Thomas. Gertrude Magnuss,
Audrey Disbrow. Irene Williams;
Messrs. Arthur Chase. Carl Rhodes,
James Rhodes, Homer Shook. Edgar
Smith, Charles Warren, Fred Gades and
Harry Roth
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-02-27
Attention lIembers of Post &c. z

Post and corps are requested to meet
at Post room ST >. m. Saturday. the
18th. 70 attend funeral of Comrade p
r. Synanaes to be keId at Third Pres
bvteTian church. GEO. W. WEED,
Commander.
J. NJ MONTGOMERY Adjutant.
III Western Avenue.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-02-27
Rohhed the Postofnce.

Garrett. Ind. Feb. 27.-Robbers last
night blew the Dostoffice safe and car
ried off 81 600 in cash and $500 in stamps.
The robbers Went to Altoona. two miles
distant. stole a horse and buggy and
escaped. They led posse Of citizens
six hours chase
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-02-27

buttons be sent to the United States sen
ators from Pennsylvania and that they
be urEed to use every honorable effort
to prevent the seating of the said Reed
Smoot in the United States senate
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-02-27

You need a new suit for Easter. Get
It now. New spring goods are in. Jno.
r. McManus & Co. tailors. 604 Kansas
avenue. first door north of New Oxford
hotel
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-02-27

Lace curtains cleaned at the Boston.
III West Eighth. Both phones 1a2
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-02-27
$500 Cloak Sale

We don't want to put away any winter
cloaks than can help, SO tomorrow we inaugurate
a SIS. 90 Cloak Sale.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1903-07-25
Cicero and His Daughter.

History abOunds with examples OF
the love that has existed between ia
Their and daughter which proved SUI
perior to the changes Of time AID for
tune. defying even death itself. and rn-
terlng into the records Of humanity
imperishable and immortal.
One of the most beautiful Instance
was the love of Cicero fer Tulia. she
was a woman of high attainm niS and
exalted character. with qualities OF
heart and mind that peculiarly fitted
her to be her fathers Intimate con
panion.
After her death he cou'd i.M neither
consolation for her loss nor distraction
for his grief. Affairs OF state, weiSh.y
matters of political and personal in
terest, even the sympathy of Brutus
and Caesar, could not dispel the mclan-
choly that settled down upon his soul
anG forced him for time into retire
ment. He wrote Of her in these touch
ing words: "A daughter | had in whose
sweet conversation | could drop all my
cares and troubles. But now every
thing is changed" 1T is all over with
me, Atticus. | feel it more than ever
now that l have lost the only being
who still bound me to life
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1903-07-25
How to Make Pine Woods.

Farmers in the White mountains
have discovered, or learned, what farm
ers elsewhere are slow to ascertain. 1t
ia that if you lop off the lower limbs Of
balsams when they are young the
limbs will not grow again. Thus the
tree as lumber will be improved 1t
will be freer of knots.
Certain hotel owners, desiring pine
lands near their hotels on account or
healthfulness, asked a government FOR
ester how to get them. The reply was:
"Cut off the hard woods, then turn the
cattle in to pasture for tRree years
That will keep down the shoots Of the
hard woods, and the pines, which cat
tie avoid. will grow up, and their
needles will keep down other growths.'
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1903-07-25
North Pole For Bald Heads.

Talking of hair restOrers,' said the
captain of a steamer who has been Il
whaler none of them is in it with the
air Of the arctic regions. a man with
thin hair who fails to get new crop
if he goes within the arctic circle is a
hopeless case have seen whalers
who got bald when they stayed at
home for a year or two and got a new
crop Of hair every time they went to-
ward the north pole on whaling expe-
dition.
How do | account for it? The far
Their YOU 90 north the land animals get
shaggier. 1t is a provision against the
cold. When the arctic winter ap-
proaches, the reindeer, the bears and
other animals get thicker coat Of hair
or fur. Similarly the hair on the hui
man head thickens when you go far
north.
at is a fact. Now, don't want you
TO think that once the fOllicles Of the
hair are dead new hair always comes,
even in northern regions. Sometimes,
when a man is apparently as bald as
q billiard ball, the follicles are not
dead. and there is hope for him."-Phil-
r:,lphia Ledger.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1903-07-25
An Exclusive Elevator.

There is perhaps no elevator In the
world more exclusive than that provid-
ed at the capitol for the supreme court
of the United States. That elevator
can be used by exactly eleven people,
and no one else would for moment
consider entering it except as the guest
of one of these eleven privileged gentle
men. The fortunate eleven are the nine
justices of the United States supreme
court, the clerk and the marshal of the
court. The elevator goes from the
ground floor of the capitol to the main
floor. on which is located the supreme
court of the United States. 1t is
small elevator, so that, with its con-
ductor, three portly forms Of justices
Of the supreme court Of the United
States would fill it, 1t is one of the
very latest designs of electric elevators
and is finished in magnificent style
Washington Star.