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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-10-03
MR.. BOMSER,S DIARY.
He Records Some of His Feelings for
Twenty-four Hours.

When Mr.. Bowser reached home the
other evening he found Mrs. Bowser
ready to start for the depot and take
train to see her mother. word having
come by telegraph that the old lady was
i'll.
This is a nice state of affairsi" he
exclaimed. when matters had been ex-
planned to him. Your mother has been
as touch as an old knot for the last
hundred years. and now she suddenly
falls siclx,'
But she can't help it." replied Mrs.
Rowser.
L don't know about that 1t may be
put-up Job to spite me-
Don't be foolish. I shall run up to-
night and be back tomorrow evening.
It is unfortunate that the cook left this
morning, but you can get two or three
meals outside
so the cook has left?"
YES
THE cook has left. your mother is
taken suddenly i'll. and I'm to be left
to poke around? Mrs. Bowser, I'm not
a blind man. I see the little conspiracy
in this thing, and when you return
shall want long talk with you. 1t
may or may not result in divorce. It
seems to me that
But / must hurry to get the train
she interrupted. IF mother should die
before | got there 1 never could forgive
myself. Let's start al once
IF your mother should die. Mrs. Bow
ser-if that iron-jawed female who calls
me son-in-law should expire-if the wo-
man who comes. down here occasionally
to upset my house and make my life
miserable, should pass in her checks and
leave this world"
But Mrs. Bowser hurried him off be-
fore he could finish. and an hour later
he had seen her off on the train and was
back home. Then his diary begun:
Game home to find Mrs. Bowser all
upset and ready to rush off to her moth
er's because the old lady wanted to
break up my routine and give me a
dig. I'll get even with her for it, or my
name isn't Rowser.
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The FONT OF VIEW.

Failing in love-" said she, sis alb
SUR"
We were discussing her Cousins en-
gageinent- -.
of view
you can't make black white she
protested. however you look at it. You
cali yourself q platonistH'
1. call myself anything that gives a
chance Of unlimited discussion with
Molly.
".Quite so. AS a platonist I hold that
falling in love is undesirable. if not
necessarily absurd"
1.-The absurd is necessarily undesir-
aba
Not bit. You are absurd"
t.1'm sure I'm not 81
but extremely desirable"
''rf -rou mean"
as a platonic companion"
''5'latonic friendship has nothing
whichever tn do with falling in love-
she was 10 emphatic that 1 knew she
was doubtful
''Che same qualities which, from an
enlightened standpoint. make you de-
sirs BILE as a platonic friend. from an
other point of view would excuse an ILL
regulated rerson for falling in love
with voa-'
How dare you speak in that way?"
she demanded. holly. "Of course. 1
shouldn't allow any one to do such a
thing. but. if any enc did. 1 don't see
why he should be called Names
Neither 10 1. That's just it,"
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of course. he would be very foolish. =
Exactly
She tossed her head
Mamma VIII be wanting me-" she
announced, lortily 80 perhaps you can
find something to amuse yourself,'
She gathered up her woods and rose.
Don't &C -sOr minute, Molly"
pleaded
+ am going this instant"
She sat down again.
What I mbant' ] exclaimed was
that. although he would be foolish from
our: standpoint not to embrace the CD
portunities Of the higher platonic friend
ship which we have found so delight
full
Have we?" she observed. with great
disdain.
Yet he would be human rather than
absurd. in falling victim to your
charms. Spea king with the brotherly
frank, less allowed By our compact, they
are 50 considera BILE,
"F'ls ttery is forgiven by the compact .
she said in a modified tone. "Of course,
1 know you Don't mean it,
But I do. You have a way of look
ing al a fellow"
Il haven't"
wv hich might easily disturb sus-
sceptible mind.
'.Ycu silly fellow"
"A way I repeated. feelingly. which
is very trying even to 50 pronounced a
platortst as L"
Il sometimes think" she murlnured
,thoughtfully. that your platonic views
fare n5t so pronounced as you profess
''Surely my practice confirms my the
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THE CAT IS SEATED ON MY KNEE
AS l WRITE.

1.-The cat IS seated on my knee as 1
write. and I have no doubt that she
shares IN my feelings Cats are no
fools. They know when mother-in-
law is up to mean little tricks.
TN have a talk with Mrs. Bowser
when she returns and things will go
different or I'll know the reason why.
How can she tell but that I'll be taken
sick here by myself tonight and die
alone and unattended? I'm a blamed
good mind to do it to teach her a lesson.
1T is bedtime, and I am about to go
to bed. l propose to sleep like a log
and not let this thing upset me. Hang
that mother-in-law AS I said to Mrs.
Bowser before she left if that old
woman should happen to be called uD
among the angels her loss would be
my gain.
Il had got into bed and was on the
point of falling asleep when that
blamed old cat downstairs uttered a
howl to make my hair curl. 1 went
down to whack her with hair brush
but she had hidden away.
Il am aroused again after a ftful
sleep of an hour. [ thought 1 heard
the voice of Mrs. Bowser calling me,
but it turned out to be the veil of a
loafer on the street. / told MIN what
1 thought of him from the window, and
he called me a liar. Another item to
the score against the mother-in-law-
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chamberlaln,s Cough Remedv.

No one who is acquainted with its good
popularity of Chamberlain's Cough Rem
edy. 1t not only cures colds and grip eff
fectually and permanently. but prevents
these disea ses from resulting in pneumo-
mia. 1t is also "a certain cure for Group
Whooping cough IS not dangerous when
this remedy is given. 1t contains no OPT
urn other harmful substance and may
be given as confidently to a baby as to
an adult. 1t is also pleasant to take. When
all of these facts are taken into consid-
Grafton it is not surprising that people in
foreign lands, as well as AT home. esteem
this remedy Very highly and very few
are willing to take any other after having
once used it. For sale by all druggists.
Everybody reads the State Journal.
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NORTH TOPEKA.

leave items Cor this column with the
Kimball Printing company, 81 North
Kansas avenue-J
DR.. McGill was down yesterday from
Silver lake.
Mrs. Martha Morgan of Granville was
a north side visitor yesterday.
Mr.. and Mrs Albert Reicherter and
family were in today from Silver Lake
Mr. and Mrs. Henry zarker will be
the guests Sunday of Mr.. and Mrs. H.
N. Cline.
The regular services will be held to-
morrow at the Central Avenue Chris
tan church.
Degree team of Star lodge 3S1 will
have their opening dance Tuesday even
ing at 1000 Kansas avenue.
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Banker and
daughter of Los Angeles, Cal, formerly
of Topeka. are visiting friends here.
Rev. ]. A Stavely. of she Kansas
Avenue NJ. E. church, will preach to-
morrow afternoon in the Rochester
school house
Mrs W. S. Bergundthal, who has been
quite i'll for the past week, is now
much improved. Mayor Bergundthai
returned yesterday from a short vaca-
ton spent in Colorado.
Mrs Elmer Eldridge and children OF
Elmont are in town for a weeks visit
to friends. Mr.. Eldridge is in ST. Louis
where he may decide to locate.
Thomas Page, president of the Shaw
nee State bank; F. P Gilmore. cashier,
and j. H FOUGHT went to Granville
today to attend the funeral of George
L. Horning, one of the directors.
Church of the Good Sheaherd, Rev
Canon Burke in charge. Morning
prayer with sermon at IL a. M; evening
prayer with sermon al 7:3O D. m.
At the Kansas VENUE M. E. church
tomorrow morning at II o'clock Mr..
George E. Lerrigo will preach. and in
the evening at 7:3O the pastor. Rev. ].
A. Stavely. will occupy the pulpit.
North Topeka Baptist church, corner
Laurent and Harrison streets; Rev. w
B. Hutchinson. D. D., pastor. Services
at II a. m. and 7:30 p. Morning sub
ject, THE Character of Christ; even
ing subject, THE Imitation of Christ, -
being the second in the series of ser
mons on Great Saints and their Great
Boo1-s.'
Many of the vacant houses are rented
or soon will be. Those which will soon
be occupied are 14O0 Logan street, E. c.
Mauck and family; 419 Grant street, by
James Oswald an family; 1888 Jackson
street, by ]. M. Smith and family; 30
Park street, by w NJ. Mccall and fam
lily; 11oS Van Buren, street. by Hugh
| Caskey and family
The New Era Department store have
entirely recovered from the effects of the
/ flood and had their fall opening today
at their old -loca ton. The building has
been thoroughly repaired, freshly paper
| ed and painted. and filed with a new
and attractive line of dry goods and mil
| linery. The New Era people were not
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frightened by last Mays disaster bu
still have faith in North Topeka.


Second Presbyterian church. j. S.
Glendenning, pastor. The services will
be held tomorrow as usual in the Bar
rett hail. corner Of Kansas avenue and
Gordon street Sabbath school at $50
a. m. At II a. m. there will be a short
sermon by the pastor. followed by the
administration iof the LorG's Supper
1t is earnestly desired that the mem
bers of the church and congregation,
however widelt- scattered. attend this
services
The news of the death of Mrs. E. P.
Baker which occurred last night at the
Virginia, comes as great shock to her
many friends 81 the First ward. Her
illness was of such short duration that
it was not generally known and the first
knowledge many had of her illness was
the news of her. death. The Baker fam
lily were old residents of North Topeka
and their former home on Jackson street
will long be remembered as q center OF
enjoyment by their many friends. Mrs.
Baker was prominent in society; she
was charming woman, of lovely cnar-
acter and universally beloved and her
loss will be keenIy felt particularly by
the young people to whom she was
especially kind.
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WHEN you want to hire a man or boy
call up Y NJ c. A. telephone Bill We
have list of men and confidential ref
erences concerning them. Y. M c. A.
Employment Bureau Ill., e. Sth s..
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MEN wanted to distribute samples, circu-
lars tack signs etc. We have distribu-
ton for every locality: good pay; perma-
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NATIONAL and liver johnson bicycles at
q. S. Cycle Co., lis E. Eighth st.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-10-03

WANTED-Boy to learn to run printing
presses Call at 10 a. m ~ E. 5th st
at once.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-10-03

FREEt Free. We will mail you free In
structions how $40 can earn $40 weekly:
handle your own money. Louis Stern e
Co., Tacoma bldg, Chicago
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WANTED-Driver for city delivery, goot
wages, steady employment, perfectly
steady, we'll recommended 2l0 W. 9Th st
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THE best opportunity In existence for the
investment of small and large sums of
idle money where it will produce large
and steady monthly revenue without risk
or loss and principal back on demand For
full particulars address w. H. Latimer, 413
Walnut ST, Philadelphia, Pa.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-10-03

CIRCULAR and sample distributors want
ed everywhere: no canvaSsing; good pay.
Cooperative Adv. Co, N. Y.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-10-03

REPAIRS AND SUNDRIES AT
U. S. CYCLE CO. us E. EIGHTH ST
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WANTED-Lunch counter man at Holli
day hotel Fourth and Holiday St
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-10-03

WANTED-Good arm waiter at Cremeri
restaurant
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NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.

stenographer Z years experience best of
references, VIII work reasonably. Ad-
dress Stenographer," care Journal.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-10-03

SEE US before you buy wheel, prices
right. u s. Cycle Co. lis E. Eighth st.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-10-03

Thompson's Laxative Fig Waters, a pure
ly fruit laxative. At all drug stores, 10c.
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So PER day and expenses to hustler to
distribute samples and collect for mfgr.
in part of Kansas; enclose self-addressed
envelope. Manufacturers, Star bldg, Chi
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wANrED-m1soELLANEoUs.
BUSINESS CHANoEs.

GROW GINSENG, little gardens pay
enormous profits: seed and roots IS and
up; plant now; ginseng book and maya
zine, &c. Ozark Ginseng Co, Joplin, No.
NATIONAL bicycles are the best. Call AID
see them. u S. Cycle Co., 1lS E. 9Th i.
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wANTED-AGENTs.

GENERAL agents and canvassers, either
sex; staple laundry specialtes of extra
ordinary merit; liberal terms; unusual OPP
rortunity; permanent, lucrative. The Hy-
Ora Mfg. Co., Scio, Ohio.
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Dun and Bradstreet Mercantile agencies
have intelligent reports on the company;
highest bank references; recommend
this as a rare opportunity for safe and
remuneratiye investment. Write at once
for booklet containing fac-ssimiles of U. s.
mint receipts and what others have to
say" Laclede Investment Co., st. Louis,
Mo.
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WANTED and wife to do chores
etc DR.. sRoby.
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PROVEN by U. S. mint receipts that iris
company produced over $50, COO e.3Id BIZ
lion from l years development York On
| claim; it paid over s23 coo in dividends
last year. The Nevada Keystone Mining
Co owns additional claims and it is for
the nlIrDOSA of n11Enirler
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TAKE Thompson's Laxative Fig Waters
for disordered liver. 10c.
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GREATEST household novelty ever in
vented, 100000 sold in Milwaukee, big
profits, exclusive territory, free sample,
straight salary. Edgren Mfg. Co., Milwau-
kee Wis
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wANTED-FEMALE HELP.

NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. girl, good wages
to right party. Call at once at 10lS To-
peka ave.
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WANTED-A first class barber at Calihan
& Browns, S35 Kansas ave.
Evening journal., 1903-10-27
NEW CASTLE TEACHERS
TO MEET IN NMIDDLET0WN
Prominent Instructors and
Entertainers Engaged by
Superintendent Spaid

The New Castle county Teachers In
sutuio will he held In Mddletown, no
vember Is. 10 and 90 The day instructors
VIII be DR.. Alexander Forbes, Of Mt.
Holly, New Jersey: Miss Louise Connolly
assistant superintendent Of public schools
Newark, N. j.; Professor George r..
Bible, OF pattsburg, IA. Prof. j. NJ.
Coughlin, superintendent Of public
schools, WHkesbarre, Pa, and Dr. n. G.
Schaeffer. superintendent public insiruc-
tion Of Pennsylvania.
The evening entertainments will be
given by DR.. il. W. Sears. lecturer; c..
Edgar Rosecrans Ross Crans) caraoonist,
humorist aud monologist and Miss jean
nette r. Broomen, reader and mperson-
ator.
Low hotel rates have been secured for
the teachers. The rate will be No0 per
day for Ghe three days. For a shorter
thine the regular rates will DE charged.
Both hotels have steam heat.
Teachers need not fear "a cold hail this
year as j. A. suydam, tthe present man
ager. guarautees warm room. The
weather is not likely 10 be cold before
Thanksgiving. Two years ago when the
teachers suffered from cold hall, lt was
afterwards discovered that boys had
allied the n with bricks However, the
place OF Edlng the next Institute, and
the time Is to be decided by vote of tho
toacners. New Castle, Wilmington. New
ark and Middletown will be the places
from which 10 select
The teachers VIII be asked to form an
Other important questions
viii be considered.
Evening journal., 1903-10-27
MRS. BURDICK GETS FREE
CONTROL OF PROPERTY
Widow of Murdered Buffalo
Man Wins Case in Surro-
gate Court

Buffalo. Oct. 2Z-Surrogate Marcus
has handed down a decision by which
Mrs. Burdlck, widow of Edwin Bur
dick, gained full control of the prop
erty left by her husband. Under the
terms of the will drawn un by Bur
dick short time before he was muir
dered. his three children we're to be
placed in the hands OF guardians. His
estate was to be managed by four ex-
ecutors for the benefit of the children
Mrs. Burdlck, however, retained pos
session of the children, pending a de-
cision on the first clause which she
contested. and which eventually was
decided in her favor. so that the chill
dren have never left her custody. The
administrators named in the will have
managed the estate and turned the in
come over to Mrs. Burdick as legal
guardian of the children. BY the de-
cision handed down the most import
ant clause in the instrument was de-
clared void. The will was drawn after
the divorce proceeding were begun by
Mr.. Burdick. Under its provision Mrs,
Burdick was cut of without a cent
Evening journal., 1903-10-27
NUGGETS OF NEWS

Secretary Of War Root and Mrs.
Root will sail from Liverpool on the
steamer Celtic for New York Octo.
Der 80.
The banking firm of Scrogging &
Workman, at Sheridan, Ore, was rob-
bed of $4,000. The safe was blown
open with dynamite.
In a drunken fight at Cleveland, O.,
one man was fatally stabbed and six
others badly injured by knives and
clubs. A number of arrests were
made
Lieutenant General Young, chief OF
staff, has returned to Washington from
Fort Riley. Kan. where he inspected
the troops engaged in the war ma
noeuvres.
The Twentieth Century Club, Of Bos
ton, has started q movement to raise
funds to relieve distress in Macedonia
which resulted from the insurrection
They expect TO raise s1.OO0O0O.
Evening journal., 1903-10-27
INVESTIGATION OF
NEW YORK P0sTOFFICE
Thorough Overhauling of Its
Affairs to be Made in a
Few Days

Washington, Oct. 27.--A special in
vestigation of the New York city post
Office will begin in a few days by in
spectors working under the direction OF
Fourth Assistant Postmaster General
Bristow. This will be a thorough
overhauling of all the affairs of that
Office, every department Of which will
be thoroughly investigated. The in
quiry is supplemental to the ge' }
postal inquiry recently conducted,
is likely to occupy at least month,
and probably longer.
1t is stated that no charges are on
file regarding the New York Office, but
the facts established by the inspectors
when the lines Of the general investi-
cation led to that Office long ago per-
suaded the investigation authorities II
was desirable there should be a gen.
eral and detailed probing of the affairs
of Postmaster Van Colts office. There
have been many reports of laxity OF
administration and extravaganza. and
all these will be looked into, but the
work of the inspectors wlh not be linn
tied in any way to allegations already
made, orders being in substance to in
vestigate everything in connection with
the Office.
Evening journal., 1903-10-27
SHERIFF. SALES.

'hERiFFS SALE.-BY VIRTUE OF A
writ OF Levarl Facias to me directed.
VIII be exposed 70 public sale, at the
Court House on Market street between
Tenth and Eleventh streets IN the city
State Of Delaware.
ON SATURDAY.
THE 3lst DAY OF OCTOBER, 1908
at 10 o'clock, a. m,
me following described real estate, viz:
All that certain lot of land with the
.hree-story brick dwelling house thereon
erected situate In the city of Whining
Ton, New Castle county and State of
Delaware. bounded and described as fol-
ows. 10 wit.
beginning at a point on the northerly
side OF Maryland avenue at the distance
lt ninety-nlne feet westerly from the
intersection Of the northerly side OF
avenue with the westerly side
Of Franklin street thence northorly one
hundred and ten feet TO a corner. thence
westerly and parallel with Maryland ave-
nue. twenty-five feet to a corner, thence
southerly one hundred and ten feet to
me said norJherly side OF Maryland ave-
nuc, and thence by said side Of said ave-
nue. easterly twenty-five feet to the pace
1t beginning, be the contents thereof
Seized and taken In execution as the
what they may.
property Of Thomas q. Miller and Hannah
~ Miller, hts wife, mortgagors and tits
and to be sold by
EMMIT II. STIDHAAI, Sheriff
Sherim's Office, Wilmington, Delaware,
October IA 1u0Q
Evening journal., 1903-10-27
The HoIv See at ST. Louis Fair.

Rome Oct. 27.-The participation
Of the Holy See in the st. Louis Ex-
position is about to be definitely con.
cluded. The negotiations to this end
which were initiated by the Rev. Dennis
r. O'Connell, rector of the Catholic
University of Washington, who is in
Rome for that purpose. and have re
suited in an understanding with the
Vatican to send a high dig7itary O.
the church to represent it at st. Louis
Mr.. Curtis will confer with Fathe
Francis Ehrle. Librarian at the Vat
can, as to the best objects to be sen
to the exposition and will agree wit
him on all the particulars regardinf
the shipment of the exhibit and itt
custody in st. Louis.
Evening journal., 1903-10-27
BOWLES
QUITS THE NAVY
Presents Resignation in Or.
der to Accept Position in
Private Life
SERVED IWENTl-tIGHT YEARS

Washington, Oct. 27.-Rear Admiral
Francis T. Bowles, chief Of the bureau
Of construction and repair Of the navy
department. has rendered his resigna-
ton as an officer in the United States
navy to the president, and it was ac-
cepted, to take effect October 81. Con-
structor w. L. Capps. now on duty at
the New York navy yard, has been Sc
lected by the president for the vacancy.
Admiral Bowles is leaving the naval
service to accept the presidency OF
private shipbuDding company in Mas
sachusetts. He called on the president,
accompanied by Secretary Moody, and
verbally rendered his resignation. This
will be followed by a formal tender,
when the appointment Of his successor
viii be officially announced.
Secretary Moody, in announcing the
resignation of Admiral Bowles, just be-
fore his departure for Massachusetts,,
said il was received with profound re-
grot. not only by himself, but by the
president. The admirals private rea-
sons. which could not be overcome,
said the secretary, compelled him to
acquiesce in his desires.
Admiral Bowles. who was present in
the secretary's Office at the time of the
announcement, said that after rs years
OF service he regretted to leave the
navy, in which his duties and surround
ings had been so extremely agreeable.
The offer of the presidency of a ship
building company which had been
made him, however, he added, pre-
sented opportunities to continue his
professional work and would permit
him to live in his native state, and
he, therefore. thought he must accept.
The admiral has had the matter under
consideration for several days past, but
announcement Of his intention was
withheld until his successor had been
determined on by the president and
Secretary Moody. Admiral Bowles, as
chief of the bureau Of construction and
repairs, which position he had held
since March 4. 1900, was a member Of
the naval board on construction.
Naval Constructor Capps entered the
service in 1880. and has been on duty
at the New York navy yard since
March, 1901. Admiral Bowles expects
to continue actively on duty until the
date of his REIMBURSEMENT Of the ad-
ministration of the Office Of chief con-
structor.