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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-10-31
Durn your old flea-bitten hide.

want you to go out with me this after
noon to give the horse a trial. I know
you'll be delighted
Have you paid for the rig?"
"Of course
'.And have got to keep it?"
Naturally Why not? You don't
seem to be a bit enthusiastic. Perhaps
you were expecting me to buy camel
or a woke of oxen
II wasn't expecting you to buy any
thing. Why didn't you say something
about it? If you were bound to buy a
horse 1 should have liked to look him
over first
What! You look horse overt What
on earth do you know about a horse
Don't get one of your sulky fits on, now,
but put on your things and come along.
We haven't had a drive for ten years.
What are you hesitating about?"
"Are-are you sure you know how to
drive a horse ?" she faltered.
What in blazes do you mean by
that?" he shouted. as he cracked the
whip and sent the cat bounding out of
the room. Am 1 sure that I know how
to drive horse? Let me tell you, Mrs.
your first doll when I was riding and
driving all sorts of horses. If you don
want to go out with me just say so, and
don't sulk about it.
AS the outfit has been bought and paid
for, Mrs. Bowser decided to say no more
for the moment. and the idea of ride
into the country was not unpleasant.
She was ready in ten minutes, and as
the front door closed on her she heard
the cat wailing in despair, and made up
her mind there would be a tragedy of
some sort before she returned
She had not fancied the looks of the
equine from a window view, and when
she came to approach him closer she
realized that Mr.. Bowser had been taken
in and done for. The horse was not
only poor in flesh and shaky on his legs.
but he looked tricky and vicious. As
Mr.. Bowser united the hitching-strap
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-10-31
BOWSER'S BARGAIN.
He Buys a Family Horse and Takes
Mrs. Bowser Out for Spin.

The other day at O'clock in the
afternoon Mr.. Rowser drove up to his
gate with a horse and buggy. or rather
was driven up by a horsey- looking man
who said to him as they got out of the
vehicle:
We'll. you've picked up the bargain
of your life. If it wasn't that I need
money worse than at any time in the
last ten years I'd not part with this
rig at any price. Indeed, I promised
my mother, who owned this horse when
a young colt, and had the greatest
affection for him. that he should never
pass out of my hands. I don't know
how to explain matters to her. Be
kind to the horse, Bowser. Be kind
to hirs.'' So
IT assure you that I WILL" was the
reply.
Hes got sensitive nature. If YOU
cuss and swear at him it will hurt his
feelings as much as If he were wo-
man. Should you ever hit him with the
whip 1t would break his heart. I have
always made it point to treat him
and I hope you'll keep it up I also
hope that you'll drive around to the
stables every day or two and let me
pat his nose and speak to him. I don't
want him to quite forget me-
Il appreciate the sentiment and will
favor it all 1 can. What did you say
his name was -
ooh. didn't I tell you? His name is
P d c."
That's an odd name" said Mr..
Bowser. as he cudgeled his brain to re-
member where he had ever heard ANY,
thing like it before.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-10-31
NEW DOUGLASS BOOK.
(" A Little Girl in Old st. Louis y Add
cd to the Series.

"A Little Girl in Old ST. Louis is the
title of a book by Amanda M. Douglass,
just published by Dodd, Mead & Co. of
New York. The book is one of series,
the others being "a Little Girl in Old
Boston" "A Little Girl in Old Detroit"
and several others.
The scene is in the closing years of
the eighteenth century. Renee de Tongue
vile was sent by her father from the
old CHATEAU de Longueville in France
to the care of her dead mothers father,
old Antoine Freneau, who lived just
outside the f1ourishing little town of
ST. Louis, with it's fort, it's palisades.
and it's stockade to keep out the In
dams. Here she grows up and marries
and in recounting her varied exper-
fences, Miss Douglas has, with her ac-
customed Skill given US charming
love story and delightful and realis-
tic picture of the old city, the people
and the customs as they were one hum
bred years ago. Price $1.20 net.
Through Hall Stationery Company
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-10-31

wonder you didn't hit another vehicle
| or run over somebody. How did you
| happen to come out with the horse?'
You talk as if I was a boy three
years old!' exclaimed Mr.. Bowser as
his anger began to boil and crowd
| began to gather. My driving was all
right, but my wife was nervous and
afraid and kept speaking to me-
'I'll bet she can drive better than
you can. when it comes to that. How
are you going to get this old brute
| home. He's aching to run and kick,
and you are not the man to handle
| him.
Cant I hire some one to drive him
as gentle as lamb. and 1 can't see
what's got into him. Whoa, you old
| villaini"
Half dozen men stepped forward
with offers to drive the vehicle back
| to the Bowser residence for 81, and Mr.
Bowser was about to close the deal
when the policeman backed the rig
| clear of the walk and handed the lines
| to Mrs. Bowser, and said:
You'd better walk home, old man,
while your wife drives. AS guardian
of the peace it is my duty to save your
| life if can do it,
A feeling of rechlessness seized Mrs.
Bowser, and, although she realized that
years and centuries and epochs would
pass away before Mr.. Bowser could for
give or forget, she picked up the reins
| and drove off, and though the three
cheers and tiger given her by the
crowd of men and boys left behind
started the horse into his fastest gait.
she managed to steer him straight
course and skip all the ice wagons and
moving vans.
Mr.. Bewser's departure from the
same point was not at all heroic or sat-
| isfactory to his pride. The policeman
smiled sarcastically. the men advised
| him TO slide down a cellar door for a
change, and the hoodlums rubbed it IN
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-10-31
All That was Lacking.

He had been away on a business trip
forauite a long time and had brought his
wife a handsome fan upon his return.
TITS just perfectly lovely. Fred" she
said. IT'S thedantiest and most beau
tiful fan I ever saw"
I'm glad you like it, he returned,
with evident qualification.
How could I help liking anything so
pretty?" she asked. and then she added
with a sigh, ''I only wish could carry
it some time"
why can't you?" he demanded.
mo gown to go with it, she an
swered promptly. There ought to be a
gown to match. or at least one that
wouldn't look shabby beside 1t, if
She got the gown. He kicked himself
for two days. and ever thereafter
bought fans to match what she already
had.-New York Times.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-10-31

make McTodd such an interesting fig
ure. Many a fine and manly trait has
McTodd, courage of an unconscious, un-
boastful kind, fidelity, sturdy honesty
which he persists perhaps rightly in Ia
beling prudence, a decent, untheatrica1
respect for good woman. McTodd's
profanity is something fearful and Won
derful and his thirst is truly astounding;
he is only a common sailor as his ac-
knowledged aversion to the society of
his betters and, in particular his awe
and discomfort in the presence Of a gen
tlewoman attest but he is a pretty
good sort after all.
IF you are of the right moral fiber you
will not suffer any especial deterioration
from an hour or so in his society and
the chances are you will be vastly en-
tertained and amused.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-10-31

Eyes. rather odd. He was named by
a cousin of mine, who is leading
minister in Pittsburg. and I hope you
won't change it. Well. SO long. I sup
nose YOU are anxious to take your wife
out for a little spin.'
ser, as her lord entered the house with
the whip in his hand and a 2:30 clip
in his eve
81 was offered that family rig out
there for $780, and it is worth $3.50 at
the lowest calculation. I picked it up
to save $3.50 and get my health back.
The doctor was telling me Yesterday
that what 1 needed was country air,
and I propose to take a ten-mile ride
every morning before breakfast
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-10-31

unlike anything else ever brought into fic-
ton. The scene of her book IS laid in the
southern part of Missouri at the time of
the discovery of zinc, when the ca ger
rush of spectators burst into the doing
quiet of the little agricultural cornmuni-
ties and startled them into a hystericaI
types easily recognized as closely true to
life, especially the ingenious Sally" with
her wind-blown freshness, and her father
honest and ssout for profit whatever way
it is to be gained. There is a novel love
story between Sally and Young
eastern man who has fallen into
her fathers hands and is about to be
pretty well ..f1eeced.''
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-10-31
as only hoodlums can when they have

as only hoodlums can when they have
a fairshow.
He footed it home to find P. D. @.
tied to a tree in front of the house,
and looking as humble as rabbit, and
his first action was to walk up and give
him hearty kick and exclaim:
Darn your old f1ea-bitten hide, but
I'll kill you with crowbar and sell
your body for soap grease!"
Then he followed the one kick by two
more, and turned and entered the house.
Mrs. Bowser and the cat were there
and waiting, but it is best to drop the
curtain right here. There are some
things too strenuous for public print,
and Mr.. Bowser has shown the public
that he can be strenuous on occasions.
-(Copyright. 1903. by c. B. Lewis.)
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-10-31
Confessions of a Priest.

Rev. John 8. Cox of Wake, Ark, writes:
ssFror II years suffered from yellow jaun-
dice. I consulted number Of physicians
and tried all sorts of medicines, but got
no relief. Then l began the use of Electric
Bitters and feel that / am now cured of a
disease that had me in its grasp for IL
years. IL you want a reliable medicine
for liver and kidney trouble, stomach dis
orders or general debility, get Electric
Bitters. It's guaranteed by Arnold Drug
Co., 81 North Kansas ave. Only 50 cents
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-10-31
Low Rates
South and Southeast

on OCTOBER goth THE LOUISVILLE
NASHVILLE RAILROAD will sell Round Trip
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Cincinnati to the following points at the
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of Kentucky-Tennessee state line:
FROM ST. LOUIS TO
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Take advantage of these very low rates
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vestigate its wonderful resources and
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Time tables. folders. maps and descrip-
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Louisville & Nashville R. R.

will be sent upon application to c. L.
Stone, general passenger agent. Louis
vile. Ky.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-10-31
A Glance at CutcIiffe Hyne's
New Book.
McTOdd Is Another Tale of the
Sea.
HAS MUCH GOOD HUMOR
Language of the Hero Is Pic
turesque and Original.
Reader Will Be Greatly Enter
tanned and Amused.

zdcTodd. by C. J. cutcline Hyne. The
Macmillan company, New York and
London. Price $1.50.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-10-31
BOOK NOTES.

Ruskin's biographer and friend. Mr..
w. G. CollIngwood, has written d sup
Elementary volume of "reminiscences
which he calls "Ruskin Relics 1t
presents some drawings by Ruskin and
chatty anecdotes, and other material
concerning him, which will be read
with attention. The book is announced
for publication in the early spring by
Messrs. Thomas Y Crowell & Co.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-10-31

The November number of The Smart
Set opens with a novelette, by Cyrus
Townsend Brady, entitled THE Corner
in Coffee" in which this DISTINGUISHED
author appears at his very best, both
as to form and substance. The story
has an absorbing plot, at once ingenious
and distinctive. while the characters
are drawn with vita1izing clearness.
This is a narrative of love and hush
ness mingled. wherein Wall street an
pears as the battlefield of Cupid. DR..
Brady's admirable literary style adds
to the readers delight in this capital
nove!aste.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-10-31

1.-THE Monarch Millionaire" by Mcrri-
son T. Swift. published by the J. S.
OgilVie Publishing company of New
York, is a story that will interest stu
dents of socialism.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-10-31

Mr.. James William Pattison, the auth
or of 1.-The History of the Worlds Paint
ers," which Messrs. Herbert S. Stone &
Co. will publish this fall. is well known
to artists all over the country. His Or
iginal criticisms in the Chicago Journal
are the most discriminating which are
printed in the west. and the most
scholarly. Moreover, they have an in
dividuaIity which saves them always
from the usual fate of art criticism
monotony. There is a vivacity in Mr..
Pattison's style which is immensely at
tractive.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-10-31

r. E Young. in her new novel, sally
of Missouri just published by Mcclure
Phillips & Co.. furnishes new proof that
the great American west is an almost bot
tomless mine of literary material. She
has discovered part of our country
that has distinct character of it's own,
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1903-12-29
A New "Air Launch y

The Geneva correspondent of the
London Daily Mail has discovered"
that Count Zeppelin. the air ship
builder, has just completed new wa
ter automobile, in which the propel-
lers run in the air, instead of in the
water. The inventor expects the-new
iaunch to be of great value in tropi.
cal lakes and streams, where an ex
sive growth Of aquatic plants renders
the ordinary propeller useless. He ex.
poets to obtain speed of fifteen or
sixteen miles an hour, with draught
of ten inches ofwater. As mechani.
cal c0ntrivance this aero-aquatic yes
sci does not seem promising. It has
been found extremely difficult to drive
by aerial propellers, even at the slow
est rates Of speed, air ships, whose
only resistance is that due to the air;
when tC this resistance Ia added the
considerable amount which would be
caused by a ten-inch immersion in wa
ter, the crate of speed attainable woula
probably be considerably less than a
mile an hour, which is rather slow,
even for tropical rivers.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1903-12-29
kilIina the KANGAROO.

Some curious figures come from the
/, ate Of Queensland, dealing with the
gradual extinction of the harmful, un.
necessary kangaroo. In the early days
of settlement in the colony the squat
ters found that the resident marsu
pals had an irritating way of eating
up the grass and indigenous herbage
required for stock. So the government
came to their assistance, and passed
q measure called the marsupial de-.
struction act, under which rewards
were offered for these animals scalps.
This act has been renewed from time
to time, and is in force at the present
day. For the year ended June, 1901,
scalps were brought In to the number
Of 1,295,743. These sealps included
those of kangaroos, wallables and
other marsupials, and of dingoes--
sons Of the primitive "Yellow-Dog
Dingo," who was responsible (accord.
ing to Mr.. Kipling) for the develop.
ment Of the kangaroo's hind legs.
The total sum paid for these scalps
was over 100000. In the past five
and a half years no less than 1916.
S43 scalps were paid for in this state.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1903-12-29
ISLE OF PINES
President Palma's Pledge to Minister
/. Squires Has Not Been Carried
Out-May Not be.

Out-May Not be.
Havana, Cuba, Doc. 25-Chairmap
Keenan,, chairman of the United
American societies of the Isle of Pines,
in an interview today declared that
nothing farther would be done regard
ing the cessation of the Isle to Cuba
until after the supreme court of the
United States has passed on the con-
stitutionality OF the attempt to ALLEVIATE
federal territory without the specific
authority Of an act of congress APPROX
ed by two thirds Of the members.
President Palma's hedge to Minister
Squires that special privileges would
be shown to Americans settling In the
Isle Of Pines, according to Mr.. Keenan,,
has not been carried out and will not
be unless action Is taken by the Cuban
congress. This latter body, he says, is
distinctly opposed to any privileges be-
ing granted to Americans. In connec-
ton with this statement, Mr.. keenan,
cited the action of the congress in TAX
ing President Palma to tssk over the
decree locating the Cuban customs
house In the Isle Of Pines at Neuyo
Corona While this harbor was woll
suited TO the trade L was ordered pasa-
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1903-12-29
FIGHT TO THE DEATH
BETWEEN DOG
AND CAT
Georgia Sports Viewed It
With Delight.
BULLDOG WAS VICTOR

Augusta Ca, Dec. 26-Rainy weather
to some extent marred the big cock
fight programme OF the Augusta spcrt-
ing fraternity today.
The feature was the battle between
Pat, thoroughbred bull terrier and q
wild cat.
The fight was the main event In, a
sporting carnival" held at Newburg,
s. c., just over the Georgia line. The
intention was to hold 1t in the suburbs
Of Augusta, but the authorities declared
they would arrest the promoters.
The wild cat weighed 30 pounds and
since It's capture it had been teased and
tortured to make It more ferocious Pat,
the bull terrier, is dog with a long
record cf victories. 1t weighed 38
pounds.
The pit consisted of cage 12 feet
long and feet wide, the board floor
being covered with two inches of sand.
A. board separated the animals. AS 1t
was lifted they sprang at each other
without parleying.
Pat gripped the cats right fore leg
IN the first rush, splintering the bone
and putting the claws on that foot out
Of the fight.
Tho wild cat closed its teeth on the
dogs nose, flaying its sides with the
uninjured paw each stroke leaving a
line Of blood. Pat lost his hold on the
leg but buried his teeth in the beasts
right shoulder moment latcr.
They struggled about, the eat under
meath most Of the time, losing holds
occasionally only to bury their teeth
deeper moment later. Before they
had been fighting a minute, the cats
shoulder was laid bare, and the blood
was streaming over its face from a
deep cash in the back of its neck.
The dog was In as pitiable condition.
Its left side was torn open from tail
to nose and its head was covered with
blood.
Suddenly the cat struggled to its feet
leaped backward, tearing its flesh from
the dogs head. Pat charged but the
cat sprang to the side and buried its
teeth in, the right hind leg of it's oppo-
nent. Pat howled and fought back
with all bis strength.
The crowd screamed in delight
thinking 1t would be only few mo-
ments before the scat would win. Eut
with mighty effort the dog twisted
his body till the throat of the cat was
In reach. A moment later his jaws
closed the wind pipe Of his opponent
The death rattle began. Pat was drag
later. astkg S-e1a3
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1903-12-29
CURES BLOOD
..r. ,AND......
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The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1903-12-29
REPLY OF ADMIRAL
TO THE ROUND ROBIN
Enlisted Men Of the Flagship Minne-
epolis Allege That Drowned Man Was
Neglected = What Wise Says.

-ffotO1 tvtCft W NtC to6Ss"P
cpolis Allege That Drowned Man Was
Neglected = What Wise Says.
Washington, d. c., Dec. 25.--News
reached here this morning Of conc
plant against Admiral Wise, the Off
GERS OF the training squadron now at
New Orleans, made IN the form OF
Round Robin" by the enlisted men of
the flagship Minneapolis. 1t alleges
that their shipmate, A. X. Mcdonald,
of Philadelphia, 21 years old, was
drowned Wednesday morning, through
falling overheard. That little was done
to recover the body, and that Admiral
Wise and his staF, without respect for
the dead, disported themselves at ball
that afternoon. The complaint is word
ed as follows:
Zone of our shipmates, Alexander
Mcdonald, was drowned this morning
at 40 o'clock. Although an effort was
made to save him It was too late. The
officers do not seem to bother their
heads about It as there is going to be q
big ball aboard this afternoon. We
think one OF our shipmates' ought to
have better treatment. There has
been no attempt to recover the body
or even look for It,"
Admiral Wise has made the follow
ing reply:
Mcdonald was drunk ,1d had a
fight with another seaman on the
ships steam launch over a bottle of
whiskey when he fell overheard. The
men attempted to rescue him and guab-
bed him by the head, but he sank de-
spite their efforts. The current carried
him away or else would have made a
systematic search. The letter was writ
ten by silly fellow who must have
been punished for misbehavior and
used common means for revenge"
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1903-12-29
The Thrifty Dame.

A story is going the rounds Of an
Irish automobilist who ran over a
chicken, but did not injure 1t, yet gave
Its owner, an old woman, sixpenee.
The thrifty dame" thanked him pro
fnsely and confessed that when she
wanted a pullet killed she sent the
dock into the road Like as not" said
shc. 'one OF them is killed and paid
for, and ! has my pullet in tho bar,
gain"
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1903-12-29

To many points in the United States
and Mexico, Tourist rates very low
with long limits for return.