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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-08-06

is what may be properly termed the
Bowser intuition. 1t is intuition that
precipice; it is intuition that tells me
that one watermelon is ripe and an
other green. 1t is what some folks
call a sixth sense
Did you have it last year 2"
Certainly"
Then why did you send home half
a dozen green. melons at different
times?"
Those melons, Mrs. Bowser, were
ordered at times when l was in a
hurry, and the selection of them was
left to the grocer He, of course, took
advantage of me to work off his old
stock. 1t is no use to discuss theories,
however. 1 want you to put on your
hat and accompany me in search of
a ripe melon and receive an object les
SON.
A quarter of an hour later they
walked in on the family grocer. He
sold to Mrs. Bowser in the morning,
and he expected some expression of
opinion from Mr.. Bowser. He was
not disappointed.
seeking to introduce cholera into the
country"
81 was sorry to hear that the melon
was green, but they are not warranted
my customers
But you should know a ripe from
a green melon when you buy If you
don't, then go out of the fruit busi-
ness. You have not only robbed me
of 35 cents in cash. but spoiled my
dinner, vexed my wife and made our
cook lose all confidence in human
nature
The grocer could only repeat that
he was sorry. After jabbing at him
for a few minutes longer, Mr.. Bow
ser walked over to the heap of melons
on the floor and surveyed them for a
and said:
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-08-06
But you can, of course ?"

But you can, of course?"
Don't try to be sarcastic, Mrs
Bowser I set up very few claims, but
one of the things 1 can do and never
make a failure at is to pick out the
ripest, reddest, juiciest watermelon in
a lot of one hundred. 1 had that in
tuition when was only ten years old.
1t has been tested a thousand times,
and has always taken away the best
melon. I'm not boasting, but simply
telling you of a fact"
81 don't believe it," she bluntly re-
Piled vexed and chagrined by her
own failure. &C.
They had now returned to the sit
ting room, and Mr.. Bowser stood with
folded arms, and glared at her for a
moment before replying:
81 can make excuses for you up to
a certain point, but don't go beyond
that. When 1 said that, I could pick
out the ripest melon in a ten-acre field
meant it. If the time has come when
am to be called a liar in my own
house. by my own wife, had better
get out of it.
81 did not mean that, of course"
she explained, but as lon- as you
can't see inside a. melon, and as long
as the grocer won't plug one, how on
earth can you tell?'
Didn't 1 say it was intuition? 1t
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-08-06
BowsER,s INTUITION.
How 1t Worked in Selecting Family
Watermelon.

When dinner had been finished the
other evening Mr.. Bowser looked ex-
pectantIy at Mrs. Bowser. and flush
stole over her face as she said:
I'm awfully sorry, but it turned
out to be a green one.
"Oh it did ? For three or four
days you have been Dragging around
that you meant to surprise me with
a red-core watermelon, and yet when
the time comes it turns out to be n e.
L might have known it=would.''
But the grocer said he thought it
was a ripe one.
"Of course he said SO. There isn't
a grocer in town who wouldn't sell
you the greenest kind of a green
pumpkin and warrant it to be a ripe
Watermelon. So you went and paid
35 cents for cow-feed to surprise me ~
eff people lie to me, how can
help it? replied Mrs. Bowser. 81
wanted the grocer to plug this melon
and see if it was ripe, but he thumped
on it with his fist and said it was a
red-core, ready to melt in our
mouths
That's like him. I'd like to thump
on him with my fist for about five
minutes. Well, I suppose it was all
my fault. I ought to have told you
not to try and pick out a watermelon.
No woman ever born can tell a-ripe
one from a green one. In fact not
one man out of a hundred can do it,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-08-06
THEATRICAL NOTES.

Under. the title Of The State Of the
Drama" the English Illustrated Maya
ion on the subject Of the state of the
drama Three questions were put, asking
effective means of giving a fresh impetus
to the drama; o. upon the probable influ-
atoire; and 90 upon the utility of censor
ship. In this number are the views of
Ter. Sir Francis Burnand Mr. Hall Cain.
MI G k Chesterton, Mr.. Gordon Craig,
Mr.: J. r Grein and Mr. Edmund Gosss
while from abroad are contributions from
son, Alfred Capus. Jules Claretie, Felix
Duquesnel, Augustin Filon and 1udovic
Halevy. Mr.. Sydney Grundy's opinion,
somewhat on the lines on which the adj
vice offered to Little Bo-peep is based, is
short and to the point. He says: In my
opinion, the most practical and effective
drama would be for every newspaper. ana
and after-dinner orator to refrain from
writing and talking about it for period
of at least L months.
Blanche Walsh will appear during the
Fitch entitled "A Society Melodrama'
The scenario is now in the hands OF her
with him when he returns from Sicily
the last week in August. Miss Walsh will
September u al the Grand opera house,
New York. After one weeks engagement
and to Baltimore, Washington and Gin
cinnati each one week She will then come
to Chicago and at McVicker's play ''rne
Kreutzer Sonata" which Mime. Bertha
Kalish produced at the Thalia theater
for a run of 300 nights. "A Society Mel
odrama' will be put on early in January,
after the Chicago engagement in the Toll
stoy play.
The attendance at Luna Park, Coney
Island, has now passed the 6,5OO,OOO mark,
and the average of $1,000 visitors a day is
being maintained Chute-shooting ele-
plants and sea lions, Moroccans, the new
''Whirl the Whrl'' and the Circus Max
linus all come in for their share of re-
sponsibility for maintaining this pace.
The death of Mr. Clement Scott reminds
a London writer that a quarter OF a CEN
tury since he wrote that famous ditty,
popular patriotic numbers ever heard on
the variety stage. 1t was first sung by
Miss Ada Blanche when quite a little girl,
at an afternoon performance at an Adel-
phi pantomime, and Miss Charlotte Rus
sell sang it the same evening at the Al
hambra theater. The deceased critic was
very enthusiastic in his advocacy OF
greater freedom of entertainment at the
Gil threatened to interfere with the per-
Torrance of sketches, he went down to
the Canterbury and wrote a glowing art1-
Gle in the Daily Telegraph concerning Mr..
Stowaway,' in which Miss Jennie Hill
was appearing
Amelia Bingham will begin her season
south and middle west: She will present
her successes, THE Climbers "a Mod
ern Magdalen," 1.-The Frisky Mrs. john
son." Olympic and THE Vital Issue.
she Will return to New York Immediately
before the holidays.
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the reception of the colored inks that

the reception or the cOlOEeo AlAS That
never fade.
All this happened a few weeks ago
while CAPTAIN de Battle was on a
hunting and fishing trip among the
South Sea Islands. His brother, Cap
tain Max de Battle. had been with
him, but left before the picture was
II left my brother at Samoa and
went down to Auckland" explained
Captain Max de Battle at the Palace
hotel when I returned by steamer
on my way here 1 found him in a
very bad way. His leg was in a
frightfully dangerous condition from
blood poisoning. While 1 was away
he had a native tattooer put a simple
design on his leg, and that caused the
trouble. The fellows needle was not
antiseptically clean. The native Sa-
means do tattooing and my brother
wanted to get a little sample of 1T as
a souvenir. He has some very beautf-
full pieces of work that were executed
upon him in Japan and elsewhere
He will stay here a while now and
consult a doctor, and then probably
go directly home to England. When
we left home his wife was playing
here in America. When L am home
1 live in Sussex: that is, my father has
two estates there. and we have town
house in London. l shall probably
not tarry in this city long. 1 am
thinking of going down to Mexico.
am merely travelling for pleasure
For fifteen years I have been in the
army. I was keen for the life. but I
have resigned
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-08-06
THE STORY TELnERs.
Jokes and Sayings of Players on and
on the Stage

rs your seat comfortable dear?" he
asked when they had gotten seated in the
Yes. it is very nice" said the wife.
smiling pleasantly.
Feel any draught, dear?''
Not a particle
No big hats in front of you, dear?"
No posts in the way?"
No; 1 am very comfortable"
Then change seats with me, dearI'
In the deep recesses of the Players club
band of gladiators had assembled. Con-
versauon turned upon plans for the COM
ing season. John E Dodson, who is the
best listener in the profession, and never
speaks until he has the floor, had not ut
tered a word for five minutes. Some one
broke in with this. observation:
Looks as If the brute element would be
prominent, with Mansfield playing Sea
Wolf and Dodson King of Beasts say.
Dodson. I congratulate you on your
lion
Don't mention it. my dear fellow. 'Ev-
cry living creature after his kind as
Moses says in the book of Genesis"
And now they are wondering if this
Raymond Hitchcock of The Yankee
Consul" which soon returns to the Stu
debaker theater. is the subject of a little
story in which the other figure is a troll
ley conductor in New York
Not many days since Hitchcock, eschew-
ing the vice of cab riding, boarded n
61roa9way trolley and even before he had
clutched convenient strap, the red faced,
husky voiced conductor sauntered up and,
Ihru1stlng out his hand, shouted in Hitch
With pleasure answered the come
dian. giving the knight of tine cash regis
Two blocks farther on other passen-
gers squeezed into the car and again the
mass collecting fares from the new ones
al, then looked at Hitchcock insinuating
Il have already paid" said Hitchcock.
hum! grunted the conductor as he
passed on. but his look was evidence that
AZ mr. nj he CON n linn
was right.
BY the time the minion of the corpora
the car Fortieth street had been reached
One fare was collected and the deIiverer
and fro on the strap. The conductor stiIi
had his doubt about having been Jared
shoulder. he said:
,.S-a-ay. did I get your fare?"
the answer:
The company evidently didn't get it, for
you tailed TO ring It up. And while the
and sauntered slowly to his hotel.
There is a how-to-be-h appy-though-
Jokes in the minstrel part of "A Little
81 Everything, at the Aerial gardens.
What a charming husband you are So
Who wouldn't be tender after twenty
years in hot water?" replies Billy After
A II. Hummel the New York lawyer
and first nighter," was dining with a
group of actors
Apropos of a certain breach of promise
SUIT, one of the actors exclaimed:
can't understand how an honorable
woman can jilt man and at the same
time keep the enga cement ring he gave
That is very simple said Mr. Hum
mel The woman has changed her opin-
ION OF the man, but she admires the ring
as much as ever
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-08-06

Amelia Bingham will begin her season
September 5. Her tour will include the
south and middle west. She will present
her successes. The Climbers "a Mod
ern Magdalen,'' The FTisky Mrs. john
son. .Olympe'' and 1.-The Vital Issue"
Miss Bingham's tour is so arranged that
she will return to New York Immediately
before he HOLIDAYS
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rheumatism

When pains or irritation exist on any
part of the body, the applica ton of Bal
lard's Snow Liniment gives prompt relief
z. w. Sullivan, proprietor Sullivan house
Ell Reno, o. T., writes. June 6. 1902: Il
take pleasure IN recommending Ballard s
with rheumatism 1t is the only remedy
have found that gives immediate relief. y
&c. soc, 800 Sold by Rowley & Snow and
W. S. Miller.
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End of Bitter Eight.

Two physicians had a long and stub
born night with an abcess on my right
Ga land gave me up. Everybody
thought my time had come. As last re-
sort / tried DIR. Kings New Discovery for
Consumption. The benefit I received was
striking and I was on my feet IN few
DAYS Now I've entirely regained my
health" 1t conquers all coughs, colds
and throat and lung troubles. Guaran-
teed by Arnold Drug Co., 81 North Kan
sas avenue. Price soc and S1.O0 Trial
bottles free.
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5000 Chicago to Boston and Return

The Baltimore. & Ohio Railroad will
sell tickets from Chicago to Boston
for $20.70. Tickets good leaving Chi
cago August Il, 3 and IA, valid for
return until August 20, subject to ex-
tension to September 80 on payment
of a fee of so cents. Stopover at New
York Philadelphia, Baltimore and
Washington, D. G. For through rates
apply to your Ticket Agent at your
home city. For full particulars send
for circular to J. c. Burch, T. P. A,
Omaha, Neb.
The Topeka state journal., 1904-11-21
Fuss over Brick Company.

The Lawrence Vitrifed Brick COM
pany is the defendant in an injunction
suit that has been appealed from
Douglas county to the supreme court.
in which it is sought to virtually put
the brick company out of business
Mrs. Della A. Phillips complains that
the smoke made by the brick plant is
great nuisance and has damaged
her to the extent of $3.50. She asks
Judgment for this amount and for an
order enjoining the operation of the
plant as in the past; that is, unless il
can be operated without so much
smoke. There is said to be over $780,
900 invested in the plant and it is one
of the substantial institutions of Law
renee The lower court found for the
company. and the PLAINTIFF appeals
The Topeka state journal., 1904-11-21
RELIGIOUS CAMPAIGN.
Remarkable Effort to Reform Brook
lyn's Erring Youth.

New York. Nov. 21.-The misdeeds
of hundreds of young men connected
with well known families in the Bed
ford section of Brooklyn, which began
some years ago by the formation OF
the Bedford gang" and finally led to
many of them and their recruits be-
ing connected with criminal cases.
much TO the disgust of residents in
that quarter has caused the inaugura-
ton of a remarkable religious cam
paign for the puriication of the youths
who spend their time about the street
corners.
The first night of the Campaign Of
evangelization,' as it is called, began
with street parade in which tramped
1000 men with banners. with the
band of the Twenty-third regiment
playing hymns at the fore The mile
of frock-coated paraders moved
through Bedford avenue to Hancock
street where hung a great banner.
There they held an open air meeting.
Ministers from fifty churches of all
Protestant denominations were in at
tendance and many of them made
short addresses. Every church in the
district is joining in the movement
The street corner meeting ended,
the brass band again headed the pro-
Presbyterian church where a meeting
for men had been called. The church
has a capacity of 1900 and every seat
was taken and the closed doors held
out hundreds. Six ministers made
short addresses, telling the purpose of
the movem ent which it was announced
will continue throughout the winter.
The Topeka state journal., 1904-11-21
HAGUE TRIBUNAL is BUSY.
Japan House Tax Question Is Con-
sidered Today.

The Hague, Nov. 21--The first sitting
of the arbitration court on the Japanese
house tax question was held today. The
United States is interested in the mat
ter. although not a party to the present
arbitration The point at issue is the
contention of Great Britain, France and
Germany that Japan imposed taxes on
buildings in the old foreign concessions,
which. being perpetual leases. are ex-
empt from taxation The United States
and other powers holding similar con-
cessions Will accept the award.
NJ Graham. who is one of the pro-
vincial governors of Norway, at the
opening of the proceedings congTatu-
lated the governments, who, by con-
senting to submit disputes to interna-
tionaI jurisdiction. had given fresh
proof of their attachment to a great and
noble cause. He said that the path of
humanity along the road of progress
was full of obstacles, but added that
happily, the number of conventions
forming fresh bonds between nations
was daily increasing
The Topeka state journal., 1904-11-21

considering the evidence submitted in
this trial they must not allow them
selves to be Influenced one way or the
other by the fact that the defendant Is
a woman The laws were made for
men and women alike. He said that the
only question before the jury was to
determine whether the defendant was
guilty of murder as charged. 1t was ad-
mitted. he said, that either Young killed
himself or was killed by the prisoner at
the bar. The prosecution was prepared
to show not only that Miss Patterson
fired the fatal shot, but that the act
was one of deliberation and premedita-
tion. They would show that the crime
was planned for at least thirteen hours
the tragedy, when the pistol was
bought All this would be proven by
circumstantial evidence, and the chain
of circumstances as presented by the
prosecution would be so strong that
even if the defense should put thou
sand men on the stand, and each one
of the thousand said he saw the man
fire the shot. the jury would not be-
lieve one of them
Continuing, Mr.. Rand said:
In this case we will take you to
the scene and introduce you to persons
who visit the race track. all night
'tenderloin' cafes and patronize the
rowing cabman.' Caesar Young came
England and from that time he was
always on the go from race track to
race track, always making money. he
possessed traits that a man ought not
to be proud of but he had other traits
that will recommend him to you.
He was fair gambler who gave
honest odds and never WEIGHED. He
was a man of prepossessing appear
ance with frank face and pleasing eye
He was singuIarly susceptible to
the charms of women and it was easy
for woman to work her way into his
affections. After meeting the woman
who then called herself Nan Randolph
no matter where races were run and
books were made, Young and Nan
were to be found there together
In March, 1904, in his sane senses,
at his wffe's pleading, Young decided
to shake Nan Patterson She was
given $500 to leave him. I am COM
PEELED to shows the relation that ex-
listed between Young and this woman
This evidence will not be milk for
babies, therefore let US be strong
enough to face the truth though we
would far rather turn aside"
The Topeka state journal., 1904-11-21
TRIAL is RESUMED.
NAN Patterson Frustrated by Moth
er's Serious Illness.

New York, Nov. 21.-The trial of
Nan" Patterson, the "F'Iorodora" girl
charged with the murder of Book
maker Caesar Young, was resumed
this morning.
Mrs. Caesar Young. wife of the
been murdered by the pretty ''FIoro-
dora" girl, Nan Patterson, will give
sensational testimony in the murder
trial that will resume before Justice
Davis in the criminal branch of the
supreme court. She viii testify to con-
versations with her husband. in which
he told her of threats against his life
which. it is alleged. Mrs. Patterson
her of his wife's efforts to compel him
to break off his attentions to the act
ress- Letters will be produced pur-
porting to be from Mrs Patterson, in
corroborated. These letters, it is
alleged, were found among the dead
mans effects
Last night Nan Patterson was
mother was on the verge of death. due
to heart failure over her daughter s
approaching ordeal. In such a state
of collapse was she that her counsel
called to see her.
Il want this thing over with" she
told Abraham Levy. Il must get out
of here at the earliest moment 1 fear
it will kill mother If it lasts long" she
dQdeQ- SODDllR- counsel IOF LnG Qe-
fendant are very much wrought up
over the young woman's condition
During the trial two skeletons, one
of a man and another of a woman,
will be brought into the court room
to be used in demonstrating the theO-
ries of the attorneys in the case. One
of the skeletons will be used by the
prosecution and the other by the de-
fense.
There will be no wearying testimony
of handwriting experts at the trial,
though there will be long periods dur
ing which evidence will be introduced
to show the probable course of a bull
let at close range A blackboard, dia-
grams and the human skeletons will
be used in this connection Whether
Miss Patterson will go on the stand
to testify in her own behalf has not
been decided
Lawyer Daniel O'Reilly. one of the
attorneys for the defense, announced
today that Miss Patterson's former
husband Louis Martin, from whom
she was divorced several years ago.
would appear during the trial. Martin
is a hotel clerk. and resides in Wash
ington-
When the trial was resumed today
Justice Davis declined to excuse Fore
man Hendricks, who asked to be re-
lieved on account of the illness of
relative, and Assistant District Attor-
ney Rand at once began to outline
the prosecution
Mr.. Rand warned the jurors that in
The Topeka state journal., 1904-11-21
DIR. EIDsoN's ROMANCE.
Topeka Man Finds and Marries Boy
hood Sweetheart.

The Rochester, Ind. Republican
contains the following:
DR.. A NJ. Edison and son. of To-
peka. Kan, are in Rochester visiting
his sister, Mrs. Ed Zook, The doctor
journeyed from his home in quest of
a sweetheart whom he left, forty-three
years ago. in order to go to the front
with the Second Indiana cavalry
They never met again until one
week ago, at which time Mrs. Gill
lespie White became the happy bride
of DR.. A. NJ. Edison.
Mrs. Edison is an aunt of Mrs. w.
F. Strong of this city Mrs Bell,
Mrs Strong's mother), Mrs Edison
and daughter. Miss Ethel. will arrive
from Valparaiso, "Wednesday, for a
visit until Saturday, when they will re-
turn 20 Valparaiso. DR.. Edison and
family going on via Chicago for a
weeks visit at the Worlds fair, and
thence on to Topeka, where he has a
splendid practice in medicine, sur
gerry and optics
This match is one of natural Sc
quence, as the fire of early love had
not burned out during the years of
separation. We can not give the in
cidents leading to their reunited
hearts, but suffice it to say each re-
Gently lost their marital companions
and it only now remains to be said
Love finds a way
The Topeka state journal., 1904-11-21
U. s. JUDGE ON THE RACK.
Testimony Before House Committee
Puts Him in Bad Light.

Washington, Nov. 21.-A sub-com-
mittee of the house judiciary commit
tee today resumed the impeachment
charges against Judge Charles Swayne,
of the northern district of Florida
Representative Gillette of California, a
member of the committee, was unable
to attend. The committee. however,
decided to go ahead with the investi-
cation, and Charles T. Forbes, a clerk
in the general land Office, was called
as a witness. He testified against
Judge Swayne regarding a timber
trespass case in Florida in which he
alleged that Judge Swayne had exact
ed the fine a second time from the
trespassers.
J. n. c. Stockton, of Quincy, Fla,
testified that J. n. Stripping told him
(Stockton) he could get anything he
wanted in the way of receiverships if
he would stop the prosecution against
Judge Swayne- This occurred ten
years ago
Ellis F. Davis, of Marion, Fla. testi-
fed in regard to an attempt to settle
the Hoskins contempt case which was
pending before Judge Swayne, for
$500
The Topeka state journal., 1904-11-21
KEMDRICK is COMING.
He Will BE in Topeka for Officials
Meeting Tomorrow.

Third Vice President ]. W. Kendrick
of the Santa F'e railroad, who has been
on a tour of inspection of the lines and
properties of the company west of To-
pska ever since the time of the annual
meeting which was held in Topeka
tomorrow on his return to the east. Mr..
Kendrick was with President E. P. Rip
ley who has also returned east by a
shorter route. President Ripley return
ed by way of Denver and Omaha to
Chicago over the Union Pacific and con-
nectiOns.
Alfred LoveI. superintendent of mo-
tive power Of the Santa F,e system, who
has also been in the west, will join Mr..
Kendrick in Topeka
After a meeting with these officials
tomorrow General Manager H. U.
Nudge will leave for an inspection trip
over the Pecos Valley lines in the
southwest