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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-06-13

love through all the years was here be
fore him
MY little Isobel has wearied you quite
long enough, ] am sure she murmur-
ed. But the child had heard the invita-
ton. and pleaded in breathless fash
ion for her to stay
Mrs Courtenay consented. and in re
Spouse to ner puzzled glance Richard,
not without hesitation, explained how
he'd had been entertaining Isobel. He
would have liked to get out of going on
with the story. It was an enlbarrass-
ing position, but the child would not
hear of it,
While he was making fresh tea for
the last arrival. Isobel was giving heF
mother a summary of what had gone
before and Mr.. Bassingtons emoaf-
rassment was added to when he saw by
the sudden flush which stained the tar
white face that she recognized the char-
acters in his little story. But ne was
hound to finish it, though IN ratheI
hating fashion. it was true, and When
he reached the end, which was very
shortly. the child insisted upon nearing
her. mothers opinion. She was silent Tor
a few moments.
It think she said at last-and she
looked at the barrister with lne ha AZ
hooking expression which mace tiis
wears that separated past from pres6ne
seem but as one day. he remembered
it so well-"I think that the woodman ;
son ought TO nave SPOKEN anu ia e 49,
the girl about his dreams of the future.
SheSshe might have waited for him-If
her mother had let her NOW.
Isobel. we must really go" she finished.
rising to her feet. Thank Mr. Bassing.
ton for your pleasant hour-and-and
for his fairy tale"
Somewhat reluctantly Isobel obeyed.
Mrs Courtenay held out her hand.
Good bye" she said.
A thrill passed through Richard
20 q rf7Sne6 it
Are you staying long in town." he
asked
May I call to say farewe4l?"
She paused for a moment. under
standing what he meant by the simple
question. indeed. now was no time fos
further misunderstanding there had
been too much of that in the past: since
she had heard the finish to the fairy
tale she saw things with clearer eyes.
IF you care to-yes,' was her reply.
Douglas Alexander. in Tit-Bits.
city Ticket ONCE. Union Pacific
Railroad. SIS Kansas avenue.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-06-13

Jones waltzed out Of the bath room in a
gorgeous and purpling fury. Some idiot
Eas been using my razor he hOWled.
u know il" responded Mrs. Jones' She
looked Jones right square in the eye. Il
know it, she repeated
Who was it2" demanded Jones. His
voice shook with emotion Il say who
was it2' He danced again
John Henry remarked his wife, dis
passionately, IN have you know that
nobody uses that razor but yourself"
Poor Jones. How he sneaked back irto
the bathroom And how disconsolately
the cord of his bath robe trailed behind
him
It is a terrible thing to have a clever
wife.-New Yorlz sun.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-06-13

He babe her good night and went up
stairs. Five minutes later she was 1t the
telephone in consultation with the family
doctor while the cat stood by with anx-
ious couutenance
When she had related her fears and anx-
ieties over the wire the doctor soothingly
replied.
Yes, it may all be as YOU say. but don t
be alarmed about it. 1t is simply what we
call a reaction. He is taking a rest from
antiques at auction and pigs for winter
pork and it won't be three days before he
Will be buying a barrel of fire proof paint
or digging for coal in the back yard
LCoLNrIght. 1903. BY c. b L-aMisl
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-06-13
QUIET MIR. BOwSER.
An Evening That Makes Mrs. Bowser
Very Anxious.

When Mrs. Bowser sat down to her
sewing the other afternoon she half
expected that an express wagon would
unload a fire-escape or a patent alley
gate at rne door before the dinner hour.
She also regarded it as highly prob
able that a man might come along with
a new mich COW OF a dozen hens pur-
chased by Mr.. BOwser earlier in the
day.
Nothing out of the usual routine took
place. however. and she made up her
mind that he would bring home a bottle
of spring tonic or a painting bought at
an auction. She was disappointed in
this as we'll He quietly entered the
house. carrying nothing but his UNI
breHa. and having failed to bang the
eate after him in his usual vigorous
style.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-06-13

good as we have been getting2"
Fully as good j..
Neither the gas nor the coal question
could start him. and Mrs. Bowser inciden-
tally mentioned that the basement bell
was out of order. the back door needed
fixing and the boys in the street had
thrown a stone and cracked a pane of
glass in one of the upper windows.
Mr.. BOwser made no reply for three min
Ites. Then he yaWned out.
We'll. don't worry over these things. I
didn't sleep very well last nigt. and I guess
III go to bed.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-06-13

How is your daughter getting on witt
her music2"
"Splendfdly, answered Mrs. Cumrox
ing the rest of the audience Wa hingto
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-06-13

You are as false as-''
BE careful what you say" she in
terrupted. Remember I am a LADY,
False as war" he continued. com
pleting the simile.-Life.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-06-13

city Ticket Omce. Onion Pacific
Railroad. 525 Kansas avenue.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-03-08
FROrllThE CHURCH. PAPRES.

Another lesson Is that arc all Gems
E ~ tres Y OF n influenced: we all
AS TO give out keynotes; and we
kEYNoTEs.f may u to 4i individuals or
& 95 crowds give out keynotes
lively and bright or sorroWful. ii We may
make whole companies bright or doleful.
sad or Joyful, by the glance OF the eye,
tho light or sadness 6of the ,countenances
the tone Of tho voice. whether hopeless. or
confident and hopeful ii And these very
ksynotes that we give may determine
the result Of great enterprises. or the
happiness or unhappiness OF indy duals.
Farther stlll, n the very natureS charac-
ter and influence of tho keynote com cs
from the heart. a selfish and ambitious
soul cannot give forth a Keynote Of self Y
sacrifice ana dcvout piety. And a soul
filled with tho lovo OF God. and absolute.
~ devoted to His service cannot sound
a note OF worldllness and selnshness.--i
J. I,.8yy., in Churchman Va II.
Like commanding general. tho sea :
son brings the order. March!.
MARCH i II the winter has compelled
ORDERS. in any degree for plans and
for preparations. And now
tho command comes to ho up and doing.
In the field the farmer Will set his
plows. In the town the builder will
tho ships vii spread their sails. In the
church tho time comes Tor an onward
movement. Shall we not 50 out to break;
up the fallow ground, and build we'll and
strong H the house Of God And. more
anxtously than ever, shall we not spread
our sails TO the winds Sof heaven p : Say
Sye to the people OF God, that they 30
Creeds to conjure with have lost their
power. When they are but
1t DYING tho expression ia Of q Christ
- ff-1u1,<, pt1 hn NNpi
b .{.S9e and no longer real to the man
or to the generation that holds them, tho
time has. come to make a bonfire OF them.
Then the Word of God. which Is living
and powerful. may be studied afresh.
Nothing that Is true can DO burnt only
the false will perish But the process.
there will emerge a better opportunity
for the Word OF God. nightly to grow
and to. prevail. II ltgious Herald.
Even II Jea aus left his cabinet and spent
sss hours alone in prayer to rid
ALONE in Him OF the dust Of he
PRAYER earth clinging e Him from
5 contact with His disciples.
who mentally and spiritually s,,btracted
from His highest condition. We are
urged to isolate ourselves In ''our5 clos
ets' to shake off the floating germs, ana
to recharEe3 heart and brain from a pure
and divine dynamo. II Richmond Christian
ADVOCATE. \.
So make disciples. Minister. Sunday
Il IA, 81 school teacher. man with
MAKE H the money that can be
splsciPLEs. converted into the finer
s Sf gold ofsChristian character.
sa int with your prayers to. God, make dis
cipies. And when disciples are mad 9 "of
ali which Is the extent .n 2. ne
world win be what every model Chris
tian community is In our own land and
age, with a people whose God is tho
Lord ,-Presbyterian Standard.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-03-08

n 4
selecting nano for %
sun suggests abrlilancy ana dahderf af,f'
hot stuTd3shcat aud light and 'Hi electric y
flashes aid actinic rays and al that' 8 l5 ',
o,ir contemporary would be Quite as PEI
liant did II sllino by smother name I'M n'
Andtso the girl whose l'air c i, =. ny E'y
d trick Of chemistry to blush wou y hays
beef, quite as cryif her hair nag 5tur'e
to sablei instead V "A. 4
nut let ,is return 10 the orisllniifal prop Il
osltlond whleh our redhcaded con y t en-
rtry has tiled 10 distort. Wo 8s'' ~ l'' I'm.
tho red-llaired girl nay be e little fiier Y.
but otr experience would teach US u '''a,
sha Is uuile a,niable, and always q q very
warm member Of society. Fact sisiS3 W,
were not spending Of lasscs IN classes -
You can't classify girls according 20 ~; t1o
color OF their hair Indeed, they are are s not
to be classified according 70 an ny
for they ure hot TO be classl lied at al all
Each girl II the world is sui ge1''ef.i as7-I
ergo, each red haired girl is SUI gene y
Hence we repest that the rcd haired g tl.
IS all right. JS III 5i.
Now lot tl1e Sun 60 into eclipse. III
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-03-08
GENERAL j, f. B. STUART

The Stuart Monument Association have
shown unwonted activity Of late. and now,
have made quito sure that the great Viz
ginia cayalryman shall have a monument
worthy Of his fame. Tt VIII be the
third equestrian statue to be raised IN
Richmond, tho others here being 4dedi-.,
Gated to Washington and Lee. The site
selected Is on the Capitol Square. l5
ri is toerably certain that the proposed
Capitol improvements will Include a broad
and graceful flight Of granite stops from
tho front Of the Capitol portico to the
ground , and It's landing on the ground
Will be not far from Tho Stuart Monument
site. In other words, the chosen site is
Immediately In front of the portco and
would be bisected by Franklin Street, II
that thoroughfare were extended through
the Square, u is n shapcly slope, set In
grass void Of trees except two small
ones. 8t
or old. this slope was much higher
where 1t verged upon The Capitol Build
Ing than It Is now. Some three or four
feet Of ii WAS shaved off the last time
tho Capitol Square was "rcmolelcd" and
rcshaped, Then the little wooden bel
fry That stood there was taken down
and the bell WAS put into the bell tower
the dgnificd, not to say solemn-looking
structure which blocks the eastward
course Of Franklin Street through the
Capitol Square, That tower is one III
Rjchmond's modern antiquities and Is an
important object Of historical interest.
For long time the Capitol was guard
ed l,y a company Of uniformed and ex-
cellently drilled State soldiers, knows as
title Public Guard" and those on duty
there Ssad their gllard-room in the tower,
while their general headquarters were in
the old Armory at the south end of Fifth
Street, Part of their duty. was to ring
the bell IN the tower. This was done to
announce Tie hour Of meeting Of the
General Assembly II was also pealed as
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-03-08
With a Comment orTwo.

Those papers that are being printed
{ at sea are q little rocky.-Rt edmond
Times Dispatch. y4 ~, 55l
And crock and rye" are not strangers
to many that are printed on land. Farms
Vile Herald. /, VI
Very few. If anything has been fully.
demonstrated in the last few years. it
Is that successful journalism and rock
ana rye cannot dwell together.
Iii consideration Of the JOY that the
location OF the Nash and Davidson;
monuments 81 on thet Guilford Battle
Ground will give Co.onel 10. A1orehead
and Colonel Jo Reece, the Governor Is
Charlotte Observer.
That Is a very graceful way Of ending
the fight in North Carolina, to which
allusion has boon made in this column.
The State Legislature Il will close its
present session next w ednesday. Moth
ing OF SO very great Importance has
been enacted Smith cid On ca Weekly
u Tho rural saloon keepers and the dis!
Stillers Of North Carolina will \ hardly
agree to the last statement
E Not one man in a Thousand accumu-
late riches through gambling unless
he happens to be the proprietor Of the
game lteper dies q pauper' Nashville
True; but so many 11en refuse to be-
ilieve It until they, learn its truth by per-
sonal sexperiapce, b st' n r. 4
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p 2 -TT----I iI.''f \ .
A STUDYSINC OLORS.I

,rha Richmond TImes-Dispatch turns
n way from politics a moment TO look at
metal efattractiye,th the girl with p 9l1sn
ing tresses: VA VI w, - .,r,,t cho
re,ninds ono OF the sunshint.3 She may be
oj.iittley fiery, but she us, generous. she
at q ndsi IN for Eler.rights, but she res poets
theSrights of Others,
the red-haired, not to say
rcd -houded, girl Is, has been and ever Will
be albright, Much more than the Eng
.lishS girl, sung by an English poet, 'she
brings the summer and the SUM- Tech
inically and as matter Of convention, to
I'D sure, there are no red-headed girls.
&nhey5 have to be "Titlan-haired,' "si'l-
5burn-haired,' with ''of tho hue that
poets love" and so on with similar idiocy.
$50 cowardly, so foolish and so much the
,dupes Of superstition Ia the world. Is II
because Judas Iscarot was popularity sup
posed to have n red Doll that red headed
ness has to blush for It's own color, so
blemish. hut t"Judas-colored hair should
be Judged by Its merits MS q piece OF
color, and not condemned on account of
III rary or legendary associations.
A similar trick OF association and habit
leads even our Old Dominion pyrrotri-
chorihilist to assume that a red-hendcd
girl Ia "Hery., 1T would loa as Just to
What la,the origin Of this lingering belief
that the red-headed arc sudden and quick
In quarrel? A savage or barabrous, at
lehst, a pagan belief, Well 80 bail. Red
signifies fire, lightning. On such prepos-
ferrous grounds Is an even temper denied
to tho red-headed girl by the thoushuess,
and even by the Richmond philosopher.
q The red4heAded girl is spirited. There
is no dull albinIsm about her nature and
Temperament. But there Is no better rea-
son for calling her fiery than for holding
that a blue-eyed girl must be deep IN
the blues,,--New York Sun. Is
Our relations with the Sun have always
been friendly, and we do not know why
it should try to involve us In the ELI
tangement of red ringlets. We have
made no charges against the red-haired
girl We did not say that she was fiery"
We said "she may be little fiery" In
saying this we did not give assent to a
popular superstition but simply noted It's
existence we said It IN much the same
way that Mark Twain once said in reply
to the question ''What might be your
nameg'--'It might be Smith"
or course, there is something In the
Htrick OF association" AS the Sun puts
1t. Red Is the warm color, and IL also
signifies radicalism. 1t is the emblem of
anarchy, and naturally suggests temper.
Our contemporary, the Sun. doubtless
took advantage Of this trick Of associA.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-03-08

2ZltyA u !:
|;2lt>g,l,;n1a I mrs I 1 I.

A
AZ I, arss au. IA IA, d scouts bring ti,n
~ ;, = Il Il ~ sr,;,, 8
[follocwii1R 'nfo'nra' lo'' ''o' ~ l''iS v
country: y8 ss :l iSt H
,vTha & ia fe~s iof The q. Oa Is, in Nor.
3fo,,s Md vicinity appenr to have BURIED
I'm In fabst l,eneatip q. considerable piln
~ nffiniai sprovonder, Nlut 9thd huivo ID
failed 10 get Roar the governmental feed
box will soon have tho old time weapon
at work again"
All } ------ ',g n I,
.,hn 1stannto, News lns rcnrl,rd 4h,a
~ - s - ''sS 80 -
conclusion: Ssi f5s s. ;55 ~ n s
"the great advantage Of rural FREQ dc.
lveryfis ITO longer tho ubjectEp seripuA
Idsputa, for II has 5tinmtsta knbly vlndi.
Gated itself BY its fruits. 1ts practical
benefits and the popular d ppr collation. 81
and 'insistcnt demand for Il, have Do
oisivey. demonstrate that II Is no longer
=, q ith,,f Z, ,,ertr !, am IRA an
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-03-08
THE sROSEnARY LIBRARY.

Richmond has many educational nstl-,
3tutions, not the least Of which is the
\ Rosemary Library. This library is part
ana parcel of the educational system Of
Richmond, and apart from the fact that
$it'ts supplying thousands Of good books
each year TO readers at large, 1t lis Civ
ing direct encouragement and aid to.
teachers and pupils in the public and pri-
tvate schools of the community, The L.
brary is not run for gain, Those who
manage its affairs receive nothing for
their services and desire nothing except
slle consciousness of doing good. Its
mission is philanthropic, altrustic, aud It
A reserves the support Of tho community
If 1t deserves our support, because it Is a
home institution, and 1t should be pa
tronized in preference to foreign institu-
tions which furnish books to the people.
The greater It's income the moore good
4 1t will be able 10 do. Its privileges are
to be had at the very reasonable price Of
4 three dollars a year. That Is the fee
for the regular subscribers But III or
der TO extend It's opera lions and its infl,I-
ence, the rules provide that each and
every woman IL the city who works for
her living may have the privileges of
the library for one dollar Il year. IT
Is gratifying Ia know thai there has
been considerable increase insth mum.
Der of dollar subscribers showing that
the library Is growing in the right direc-
tion. II is painful 10 note, however, that
there has been a decrease Of late in The
number OF three dollar subscribers, and
as under the new Constitution tho city
4 Is not permitted to make an arproprla,
lion for the library, the Rosemary viii
\ be seriously embarrassed In rs opera
Hons unless the number of regular sui
i scribers is greatly Increased
1taio as M appeal IN charity for the
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-03-08
,A,NOBLE TRIBUTE.

q {. 10
We learn frotr, a private letter Il, at at 9
recent meeting OF stonewall Jackson
Camp. g. ". Of staunton, an editorial
article Tie Times tch sof et'rtt ~
airy 22d OH The Confederate! Cause. wa, was
adopted BY the camp os its platform \, q I
principles. .s.tVhen we arc ttallll gone
says our correspondent, I've will have
yo,lr5editorialaon record as our dying and d
.undSing testimony q ~, 4. n
And We teilaour friend, and the other
members ct stonowall Jackson Camp.
that wes would rather have for The
Tlmes-D Dispatch that "undying testimony"
than q n,onilhent sky-high In the city OF I.
WASHINGTON. VT is to us the noblest, and md.
most gratifying tribute ever paid to this
paper. 54 5lR5 4, - Eass44t.ltl
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-03-08
Remarks About Richmond.

Farmy!lle HERALD, Broad Street Rlch-
,mond, VS., Main Street. Richmond, istthe
style of the suit. and the postoflice build.
ms is the bone Of contention Broad
Street has our .sympathies. and We vote
Tor the Ford Hotel lot as the place for
The new building. Isut we hayen'tfa vote.
and beg pardon If the suggestion should
Offend anybody, q .t Il 4 ls;f 4 K. Z, III Z
Newport News Press; 1lohnnond clergy
men have entered upon q vigorous CAM
ipaign against fast driving on the Speed
way, but the dying out Of the horse race
there, will hardly excite the apprehension
OF Mr.. Roosevelt, 5 gsa
Salem Times Regtster;E Justice John
'crltchneld OF Richmond, sets some very
wholesome examples for otherS officers,
ana and Nc always watch l'ls decisions with
interest, n A few days ia go q dealer was
before ,hmLs ehargsa,, With selling olga,
on him 3fne Of s25s and the costs. and
said BIN pleasure y e s 90 $. Th sEs
things to children, and II is a shame That
it's not moro general enforced, Z
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-03-08
=, m, !, 3r,,eenyille Reflector says:
Llfe'sL Day

"a little time for singing, 81 h
IA While days ( and years are bright;
A time for sweetNbells ringing.
And then the Night-the Might.
"a little time for signing, i
i While hot tears dim, the sight;
i For living and for dying, sa
And then Good -ni Oh Go might.
VS. "A tlanta Constitution
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-03-08

1t begins to look as II the Council and
the street car folks will have to transfer
the transfer question to The Hague.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-03-08

Admiral Crunshell is one man who does
not think Chicago is Illinois, and Chica-
70 now has it in for him. y, q
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-03-08

The Hearst boom is trying to butt into
California, but the odds are against It..
Judging from the latest accounts.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-03-08

THE President is not satisfied with a
Crum for his South Carolina colorcd
friends, but wants the whole loaf. Il 354
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-03-08

Tho Democratic side OF the now Senate
started of. well in making Arthur Pue
German its leader, n He is q, leader who
knows how to lead.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-03-08

& The Delaware brand OF party harmony
is not the kind that Republicans usually
deal in, and therein 1t Is interesting: n
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-03-08

According to the Kansas City Star tho
plantation upon which Lac surrendered
to Grant will soon DO In the market. IT
has been offered to the United States
Government for q price (so,ooo>. but
without success. It was bought from It's
war owner, Mclean, by. @ northern syn.
dictate, we believe. t4
taIt'is stated by the Star that the build
ing, intwhlch the terms -7f surrender
We're signed, has been taken down. piece
by piece. and stored away; this to pre-
vent spoliation on the part OF tourists
and others.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-03-08

Ex-senato or Pritchard. Of North Caro-
lima, has been converted to one kind Of
free silver. doctrine. Els friends and adj
,n.ircrs have. presented him with a 900
silver service.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-03-08

E weather prophets, like doctors, differ
In bad weather.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-03-08

1T seems as II we cannot get rid OF
one state scandal before another ono
hobs up. That letter about tho Peters
burg asylum, which is not INT to print"
will bring abo,,t another investigation.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-03-08

!. st. Patrick's is the next birthday to cell
citrate.