davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-05-13

and licked Spain. It brought on the
Boer war and licked the Beers. It has
bluffed England, threatened Germany,
and made up faces at Russia It has
elected or downed over 200 members Of
congress, and passed or defeated over
800 important measures.
The sultan of Turkey and the shah of
Persia subscribe to it because they fear
It. The Kicker hobnobs with mayors,
sways governors and advises the presi-
dent, and for six hours previous to each
issue 70. 600, 600 people in America hold
their breath and feel an uneasy move
ment of the earth
The number Of embellishments pub
lished in The Kicker last week was not
far from 5000, 600 900. each one of which
returned the advertiser 1000 per cent
profit. Send your copy in early and
avoid the rush.
That's about all in regard to the
greatest paper ever created by human
hands. Remit by draft check or money
order and don't attempt to work of any
Confederate currency on US.
As to the owner editor, proprietor
and boss of the Arizona Kicker, his
name is James Hellso-commonly
known as Jim. The name of Hellso
dates back to 1880 years B. c. It is
generally accented on the first syllable
Our first ten years were passed in a
cooper shop our next ten IN cheese
factory Having thus fitted ourself for
the editorial harness, We came west and
established The Kicker.
Our genius was acknowledged after
we killed our third man. but was not
fully recognized until our fourteenth
was laid away
We own the only private editorial
graveyard in the world. We bury all
of our victims a our own expense. We
always ride at the head of the funeral
procession Our arsenal consists of two
quick-fring six-pounders, one bomb
mortar, one seacoast gun. fifteen Win
ehpSters eighteen REVIEWERS and two
dozen Bowie knives, and we are pre-
pared to turn loose at moments no.
tice.
We are mayor, postmaster, senator,
game warden, deputy United States
marshal, colonel of militia, foreman of
fire company, fish commissioner. lead
err of a church choir. owner of the only
opera house, and confidential adviser of
the governor
We are the It.
The Rocky mountains extend a trife
farther than we do, but that is a sim
pie detail.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-05-13
CURIOUS THINGS
CONC From Coffee Drinking.

A lady in New York city suffered an
accident to her leg and a running sore
followed that medical science tried to
cure for many years but unknown to
her. the coffee she drank daily kept the
blood in a condition that would not let
the sore heal. Three years ago" says
this lady. Il was advised to drink Pos
tum and give up coffee of which I was
very fond. To say that 1 am thankful
now for having done this is putting it
very mildly for as soon as I made the
shift from coffee to Postum my leg
began to heal and in a few weeks was
quite we'll
1T has never troubled me since and I
think it marvellous. Neither have
suffered from the bilious headaches
which used to afflict me 1 can give you
the names OF many of my friends who
are as firm friends of Postum as -
Name given by Postum Co, Battle
Creek, Mich.
This is a case where Postum made red
blood in a hurry This lady thought it
marvellous because her trouble Of years
standing was cured in few weeks
through giving up coffee and using Pos
tum in its place. Nothing marvellous
about it. only the simplest scientific rea-
sons that it viii pay anyone to look
into.
Good healthy red blood viii cure most
any disease. Coffee in many people de-
strcys the red corpuscles and produces
white or watery blood A definite
change is made by leaving of coffee en-
tirely and using Postum. You can
prove this by trial
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-05-13

never have and preserve its necessary
rightly. The coat most generally worn
was a loose fitting frock with full skirt,
hanging easily from the shoulders and
not binding anywhere-quite unlike the
tightly buttoned present day Prince Al
Bert, whose direct progenitor it was.
The cloak called the "Talma" with
broad six inch velvet collar, was thrown
loosely over the shoulders a la militaire
and somewhat resembIed the Inverness
cape of today. but was more ample The
hat was invariably for the northerners,
a straight high crown narrow fiat brim,
silk or cashmere. and very broad
brim, low crown soft felt hat for the
southerners-an evolution from the hat
of the English cavaliers of King
Charles time. The rough rider hat Of
today is an unpicturesque modification
of this ancient fashion. In this partfcu-
lar fashion the southerner still clings to
the past, and there is Philadelphia
hat firm which does a large trade in the
manufacture of these wide brim soft
hats, just as they We're worn so years
ago, solely for the southern and ex-
IRENE western trade. They are not even
offered for sale elsewhere.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-05-13
Fashions OF1857 REVIVED
Gowns Worn by Bellies in @The
Crisis,

One of the most interesting points in
the staging Ct James K. Hackett's pro-
duction of Winston Churchils The
Crisis is the QuaintneSs of the COS
tunes, which like all else in connection
with Mr.. Jackets enterprises, ara alb
solutely correct as to the most minute
details 1t is of a period not so remote
but that many now living can distinct
y remember the fashions presented.
then considered the height of grace and
beauty, and even now artistic though
odd and at first provocative Of smiles
No play given within recent years has
used these exact costumes. In Barbara
Ere1tch1e there was some approach to
it, but the period of that play some five
years later than the beginning of The
Crisis had already experienced a mod
fication Of fashions restless and relent-
less Will, as may be seen upon consul
tation with the fashion plates of the
good old authority of those days Godey's
Lady's Book, for 1857 and 1862. The
main difference in the ladies' dresses
was that the hoops worn We're smallest
and more yielding. swaying gracefully
with all the movements of the figure,
while in 1862 the more rigid, more ex-
tended and less comfortable skirts
which were then known as filters
were all the vogue. In 1857, deep
founces upon the skirt were prevalent
in some costumes, and the Dolly Warden
OverSkirts in Others The hat most af-
fected was one worn close to the head.
with abundance of close flying feathers
and was made notorious by the song OF
the day. Jockey Hat and Feathers.
The charming manner Of wearing the
hair low upon the forehead. somewhat
after the manner recently made popu
lar by Cleo de Merode. differed there
from in having a large curl on either
side, hanging down over the shoulders.
With the men comfort was much
more the point sought after than now
a-d2WS QXCRDf the single
item of the old-fashioned stock at that
time worn by young and old instead of
the collars of today And even those,
while warmer and more bungling at the
neck. must have possessed the virtue of
softness which the starched linen can
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-05-13

The United States mighA not go to
smash in case of our death. but there
is 10 doubt that war and panic would
follow
The world at large tried for several
years to do without US, but she had to
come to time at last. Our personal in
fuence is now felt as much in Con-
stantinopIe as in the Gulch. We own
the Bey of Algiers just as much as we
do Mark Hanna. There are would-be
irnitators, but they are not a success.
There is only one It, and we are the
critter. Don't let your druggist sell you
something just as good. Demand the
original and only. and take no other.
p S-We stop our Sc presses and $40
editors to announce that our circulation
has gone up another billion, and that
we must add IS more presses and 500
more editors to our outfit.
Later.-We have also been appointed
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-05-13
ARIZONA KICKLETS.
Few Interesting Facts About
Kicks and tho Kicker.

Thousands of people in Persia, In
dia, Africa and other countries across
the water are asking; What is the
Arizoner Kicker? Who is it that runs
the western half Of the United States?'
We propose to devote a column ofspace
to answer these questions and post in
quirers.
In the first place, The Kicker is the
greatest weekly newspaper on earth
We founded it on the ruins of a
euchre deck and two old horse blan-
kets, and yet the third number had
scarcely been issued when a good share
of the American continent began to
tremble.
Our first issue consisted of only $50
copies, while our last lacked only a
few copies Of the billion-dollar mark.
Our first press was made of planks
and beams, and we worked It ourSelf-
Our office is now equipped with sixty
six rotary presses. each one of which
is capable of turning out 1,000,0OO
copies an hour, and we employ lS2
pressmen.
We had to run in debt for half a
bundle Of white paper for the hrSt IS
sue The cost of the paper on which
our last issue was printed cost $253,-
2s4. and we paid for it in advance.
Those rolls of paper. If pasted together,
would reach sixteen times around the
earth and have enough to spare to print
all the daily papers in America Tor d
over 5000 persons are employed in
our office altogether, and the editorial
STAFF numbers $40 geniuses, who are
paid from $500 to $1,000 per week
salary.
In getting out an issue we use seven
dictionaries. five encyclopedias, fifteen
histories. forty family almanacs' over
dftv biographies and something like
2 900 war maps.
1t takes $50 men ten hours per day TO
omen our mail and enter the subscrip-
tions. and twice per day our money is
taken tothe bank in a four-horse moving
van. Our private vault at the bank IS
so feet long. % wide and IS high, and
at the present writing it won't hold over
three or four more bills.
Subscriptions are being received every
two or three minutes from every part
Of the known world, and we keep 4
staff of A linguists to read and inter
pref the various foreign letters. 1t takes
/ $40 typesetting machines to set the type
for each issue, and our staff of artists,
each one of whom is under yearly con-
tract, numbers 210.
| As to The Kiclxer's political influence
we may modestly mention that it elect
ed Mckinley twice. It brought on the
spanish American war and freed Cuba
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-05-13
MSS SHAW IN DENYER.
That City Apparently Likes "The
Ghosts"

Denver. Colo. May 13.-Opening per-
Torrance of Ibsen's Ghosts" by Mary
Shaw and supporting company was
given at the Broadway last evening be-
fore a large audience.
The tremendous strength of the play
stirred the spectators in a manner
they have never experienced for years.
Miss Shaw's success was instantaneous.
There were several curtain calls at the
conclusion of each act and when the
curtain fell for the last time the au-
dience remained in their seats and
compelled Miss Shaw and her associates
to bow their Acknowledgements several
times. Denver has seldom witnessed
such a dramatic triumph.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-05-13

name of Sam BOsley. interpreter, who
was also in it, and named his suspicion.
sam worked il over into United States
talk and told the officers. Patrol Driver
White went out into the jungles of
North Topeka and flushed Mr.. Burns,
running him in at the same moment.
This morning Burns admitted the theft
of the time piece, which was found on
him, but intimated that he did not
take it with foul intention. but as a
relic to remember his friend the Indian
Upon investigation the court discover
cd that on q former occasion young
Burns had taken an Overcoat for the
same purpose so $50 was the price.
officer Darby went out shooting this
morning and bagged one mixed dog, of
uncertain parentage. It seems that the
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-05-13
HARD TO GET JURY
To Try Case Of kentucky Against
SIayers of Union Miners.

Madisonville. Ky. May 1s.-The case of
the commonwealth against B. IsindeH
Wade Mcintosh and others charged with
the killing Of union miners at Boxtown
about two years ago. has peen called for
trial IN the Hopkins circuit court here and
both sides announce themselves ready.
Judge Ira Julian Of Frankfort has been
appointed by Gov. Beckham to try the
case. He arrived here Yesterday and is
now ON the bench. on account OF the
prominence of the case it is a difficult mat
ter to secure jurymen. The sheriff has
been ordered to summon $50 men from 9TH
er portions Of the county to select jury
from; There are about $50 witness to be
heard.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-05-13
Sunday School Convention at Parsons

Parsons. Kan. May l3.-The State sun
day School association convened in an.
nual meeting here last night. In spite OF
the prevailing heavy rains there are sew
eral hundred delegates present. The pre-.
urinary meeting was held last night in
the Methodist church, but the exercises
curing the remainder of the meeting will
be held in a large tent which will hold
1000 people and which was erected by
the citizens of Parsons for tho accommo-
dalton of this convention
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-05-13
DECLINE ReanonaibilItv.

Washington. May 13-The treasury de-
partment has received dispatch from
NeWburn. n. C.. announcing the arrived
there Of the immigrants taken from the
wrecked barkentine Vera Cruz Ill A fell
egram from Boston announces that the
firm at New Bedford. to which the ship
was said to be consigned, denies that it is
the cousignee and declines all responsible
ty for the vessel
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-05-13

Glasgow. May 13.-Paul Martina deserter
from the French army. was arrested here
today charged with the murder in Paris IF
Nine DeBrienne a well known person.
who went to that city from America and
who was recently found strangled in her
room.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-05-13
DR. owe Spikes Through Their Heads

St. Petersburg. Tuesday, May 72.-Addi-
tional details of the Kisheneh massacre Of
Jews are printed here daily. The cores
pondents give the number of victims thus
far buried in the Jewish cemetery at a
and say that "a persons seriously wounded
are still in the Jewish hospital The hor-
rors reported scarcely bear repetition. In
one instance spikes were driven through q
woman's head in the floor and cases OF
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-05-13

Buffalo n Y. May 13-First Lieutenant
William Clark who was injured at the
Diamond mills fire last night, died today
The loss is estimated today at 500, 90
partly covered by insurance.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-05-13

An earthquake or another circus is
tne only proper way to bring on an
acute attack Of police business Since
Monday morning there has been almost
deadly calm, and some OF the Off
GERS have found time to get shaved. OF
course an occasional plain one is added
to the bunch already employed ia the
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-05-13

steingarten. but they look like one
white chip in a Mississippi Jackpot.
and do not visibly swell the ranks.
Bessie Green is native Of Hold
bingham but she can make change for
with the same ease and grace with
which she was. in days Of old, wont to
destroy art an arr. Madame Green
was almost ripe when picked up in the
alley between the Journal and Capital
Offices. Perhaps she was trying to break
into 0rint. The court seemed to think
it would do her good to stay sober
about ten DAYS.
Ephri-ham Staley used to be a citi-
zen Of Ponca City. but although sixty
years OF age he Ventured to emigrate 70
Topeka, where he had heard that the
fishing was good. He said he was q
fisherman by trade When he got here
kaW did not lork good to him so he
procured an assortment Of bad WhiS-
ky and began to angle for snakes. He
was fined S., but he didn't miss that
for he had the goods. In fact he was
heeled to the alarming extent of So. As
when plucked by the jailor.
Frank Weatherly and VIM. Hicks are
two colored boys who were turned out
because they couldn't pay their room
rent They went into the alley back
Of a mattress factory on lower Kansas
avenue and prepared to make friends
with Door relation of the Morpheus
family. But they were doomed to sleep
in another part Of the city A cruel
coplet swOoped down on them and they
were Vag-cinated. In court this morn
ing they stated the case. but the 20
lice knew Weatheriy too well and hs.
was fined s25. The other youth had
never been in the keep before, and he
was discharged with little talk.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-05-13

as notary public by the governor of Ar
izona.-(Copyright 1903, by C. B. Lew
Isl
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-05-13
oberIin,s New President.

Oberlin, O., May lathe inaugura-
ton of Henry c. King. D. D., as presl>
dent of Oberlin college took place to-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-05-13
THE CANINE N DANGER.

and was a nuisance to himself. SO Oar
by got shot gun and perforated his
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-05-13

bodily mutiIation have been authenticated.
About 500 to ] 900 persons were arrested, an
energetic official having been sent from
Odessa to deal with the situation. The
apathy of the local authorities during the
two days eff rapine and murder appears 10
have been fully established.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-05-13

Burt Burns used to live at Holton,
where he met Mr. L0op-a-loop La
Claire. a noble red who does not easily
make change for the English language
So, when Mr.. Burns met Mr.. La Claire
the other day. he swiped the red man s
clock. In other words, he took time
Later. when Mr.. La Claire thawed out
"a the keep house. he called upon the
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-05-13
POLICE JOTTINGS.
Home Of George w. Reed Is
Burglarized.
Thieves Find S12 and Some
Fresh Eggs.
INDIAN LOSES A WATCH
1t Is Afterwards Found and
POssessor Is Fined.
Events Of a Day With Topeka
Peace Guardians.
VDIAN LOSES A WATCH

Last night some bold, bad disreputa
bic burglars burgled the home of Mr..
Geo. w. Reed, at 1888 Harrison street,
which was very indecent of them. to
say the least. They made an entrance
BY the window route. and stole. among
many other things, several settings Of
nice fresh eggs. Then. probably for the
purpose Of paying the freight on the
eggs, they searched a pair of trousers
belonging to Mr. Reed, and raised
twelve dollars and four bits The fam
lily was asleep in the upper part Of the
house at the time of the burglarism of
Che first floor, but it never touched
them. Among other things taken by
the burglar was the clue to his iden-
dty
The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1903-06-30
care should be used in selecting

care should be used in selecting
them.
But the nation should not tempor
ize with our present system of land
acts. 1t should repeal the desert
land act. and the communication clause
of the homestead act without delay,
and thus save the public lands for
people who will make homes upon
them. The eagerness with which the
public lands of Montana are now be-
ing taken up. will be understood
when I state that $40 desert and 16S
homestead filings were made in the
Great Falls Land office. during the
nine months ending April 80 last. At
this rate 2.l1v desert land and home
stead filings will be made in this
office in one year. ending August l
next, covering probably 100000 acres.
AS there arr seven land districts in
Montana. undoubtedly the filings for
the fiscal year in this state will cover
at leasS $500. 600 acres. Title passed
to two and half million acres of our
very finest farming lands. and with
no agricultural settlers coming into
the state at present worthy of note.
This does not include the lands TAX
en- under the timber and stone act
and forest reserve scrip, which will
probably amount to 100000 acres
more. thus making a total of 10000
600 acres taken from the public do
main in Montana. the present fiscal
year. At this rate of land grabbing.
for it can BE- designated as nothing
else. all the desirable lands of Mon
tana will be taken in very short
time. and the great national work of
reclaimng and settling the farm
lands will be at an end. so far as this
state is concerned.
The east should become aroused
to the Importance Of saving the pub
lie domain for the millions of home
less people in our country. The ma
ton should not permit single indi-
viduals and single corporations to
longer obtain our choicest agricul-
tural lands directly from the govern
ment. in tracts ranging from 5000
acres to 100000 acres through our
present corrupting system Of land
acts.
The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1903-06-30
BREEDING HORSES.
Benefit Of introducing Better Blood
on the RANGE.

With the equine industry almost il
the vestibule of boom prices, breed
ers can afford to pay more attention
to better quality. The trend Of the
public demand is annually more
the direction of higher grades. with
values constantly widening between
common and extra cloice horses OF
all market sorts.
The time was never more propi-
tious to advance the standard of |
quality than the present era. whc,
consumption has overtaken produc |
ton The decentralization which af !
.hictad tn industry during the fnan
cial depression Of 1898 to 1896 has
been eliminated and an increased
consumption characterizes the trade
from all quarters. When an indus
try holds out the alluring induce
ments Of substantial profits. it is an
opportune time to exploit its best
feature.
With the demand becoming more
discriminating in favor of best grades
pie inducement to breed for the high
est perfection. 1t is an example of
what a man sows that also shall he
reap. If he aims high and breeds
discriminatory there is sure to be
ample recompense to reward his
careful undertaking: but if he breeds
without method or careful discrimi-
| !, 9 .lr
scripts to impoverish his enterprise.
Men cannot mine gold where the vel
| low metal does not exist: 50 men
cannot raise fine horses if there is
not good foundation stock TO breed
from.
ton of the industry three is a pro-
nounced shortage of select brood
mares. When prices became demon
allied in 1898 farmers generally were
overstocked in all the breeding dis
tricts. and We're only too anxious to
sell any animal in the herd that
would command an offer. The best
only were selected, and no reserva-
ton was made of the model mares
With siZe, substance and faultless
confirmation. They We're collected
by the trainloads and exported to
Europe. Now that the industry has
become rejuvenated, farmers realize
their serious mistake in parting with
their best mares.
There is still hope for the success
If the breeding enterprise, for if
there is a scarcity of choice blood in
the present foundation stock, and
with the best class Of stations, both
improved and domestic bred, that
ever stood for public service in this
country, there is a brilliant outlook
for the breeder who will exploit the
industry intelligently and persistent
ly. With the many disadvantages
against which the average breeder
has to contend, it demands careful
discrimination in mating mares for
the next few seasons. 1t will also
require more than ordinary courage
to retain the best FLIES for breeding
purposes in the face OF the allurina
offers that will be made by regular
!; buyers and private fanciers. Adher
ing to the principles of methodical Sc
lections and persistently retaining
the best FLY foals for the harem ant
TO Perform the work of agriculture
{ operations, the average farmer will
be rawarden in few generations o
: breeding with highly improved
quality OF horses that will practical
) ly pay a handsome dividend on tn
4 work and capital invested in advanc
7 ing the general grade Of the equine
t stock Of the country-Husbandm