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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-07-19
DOG A PRESS AGENT.
Helps Clever Fancier in New Neigh
bOrhood Draw Trade.

New York, July ia dog fancier
who lately moved into a semi-residence,
semi business district of the upper
West side advertised his advent by
means of a remarkably well trained
press agent from his own establish
ment. The drummer was a large black
and white dog that promenaded the
boulevard and adjoining streets in lord
ly fashion, Notwithstanding that the
placards attached to his sides announced
in conspicuous fashion that he was a
Lost Dog"
To make the description on the card
appropriate the dog, of course, travel
ed alone, although the six foot length
of rope that dangled from mis- neck in
Dictated that there might have been at
one time a man attached to the other
looking one, and passers-by, seeing him
thus accoutered, stopped to look at
him. Many of them spoke.
Mice doggie,' said the women.
Bully fine dog. that. said the men,
and Gee, amt he a buster?' said the
boys.
OCCASIONAL some one, growing over
bold assumed a familiar air and pat
ted the dogs head. Those simple evil
dences of affection tapped a vein of
sentiment in the canine breast, and he
sQuatted back on his launches, and
howled dismally. Then people wonder
ed who had lost him and how the owner
could be found. At length quite
crowd collected around the sorrowing
animal and suggestions for restoration
to mis- happy home were exchanged
volubly.
Presently the dog took the solution of
the problem into his own paws. With
a final prodigious howl he jumped up
and went racing down the boulevard.
He Travelled at a rapid gate, but every
man and boy in the crowd and as many
women as could keep the pace pelted
along after him. After turning several
corners the dog brought up before the
door of the newly arrived fancier. The
man stood in the doorway to welcome
MIN.
Does that dog belong to you?" ask
ed the foremost runner.
Sure" said the dealer. You can't
lose him. Turn him loose anywhere
and he will be sure to come back and
bring the crowd with him. Walk right
in gentlemen. Here are a score more
of dogs inside that are equally INTEL
Iigent and trustworthy.
About half of the crowd accepted the
invitation. Well said the foremost
runner, ''if that isn't the slickest game
I've seen worked in a long white
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-07-19
LOCAL MENTION.

A house mover named Carr was
obliged to suspend operations right IN
the midst of a job Monday because of
the fact that it was discovered that he
had no bond on file with the city clerk.
He was refused a permit to continue
his work until the bond should be filed.
City Engineer McCabe says that the
estimates on the Fifth ward sewer will
be completed about August Is. He has
also commenced some of the prelimi-
nary work for the Sixth ward sewer.
Frank E. Wilcox, formerly of this
city but now of Springfield, Mo-, is
dangerously i'll at the Frisco hospital
at that place.
Columbus council No. so K. and L. Of
S. will give a reception this evening at
Mrs. NJ. G. Hunters, 1882 Western ave-
nue., for Miss May Bair and her aunt
Miss Halliwell, who will leave Wednes-
day for their future home at Pocatello,
Idaho.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-07-19
LOST CHILD FOUND.
Is Almost Naked and Glad to Stop
Sleeping on the Ground"

Frazee, Mimi. July 1s.-After be-
ing lost six days in the dense woods
OF Erie and living on berries and
water and sleeping on the ground,
Charlie, the 4-year-old son of Fred
and Mrs. Weirauch. was found in the
woods three miles from his father S
home and nine miles from Frazee.
He was almost naked, all his CLOTH
ing but his shirt was torn off by the
underbrush and his body was burned
by the sun and torn by the brush.
Mrs Weirauch left home to pick
berries and the boy strayed away.
When he could not be found at even
ing it was feared that he was drowned
in the Otter Tail river. where his
brother was drowned some years ago.
Detroit and Frazee sent out over 100
men and the Commonwealth Lumber
company sent men and teams. but for
five days he could not be found.
He was found almost starved to
death and in a wild state.
He wanted to ''find his mother and
go home to bed and not sleep on the
hard ground"
There is great rejoicing in town and
county over the finding of the little
fellow and the almost 200 searchers
felt amply repaid when the boy was
discovered. But for the searching
parties he would have persisted of
starvation.
He lived on wild berries and water.
His parents were almost frantic with
JOY when he was found
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-07-19

times of day or night without any
pay or recompense whatever-not
even an offer to pay, and seldom q
thank you. If any suggestion or hint
that we would accept a small sum
for these continuous favors to the
public were given. up would go noses.
and a swish of starched linen would
indicate at once the insulted door
seeker"
This is worth the attention of the
thinking men and women of our sub
urbs who may have held the drug
store man too lightly, and who may
have considered him more for the
errands he does than for his place
in suburban business. Possibly the
idea of tipping the drug store man
has suggested itself and been dis
missed with the thought that the tip
might be repugnant to the recipient.
But here we have his word that 1t
would not. We may well heed it.
lest we make a mere slave of the
drug store man and in so doing lose
a friend.-Chicago Inter-Ocean.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-07-19
JAYHAWKER JOTS.

Several eastern harvest hands have
found all of Kansas a stage and them
selves the pedestrians.
OF course it was Jewell City man
who used to be a schoolmate of Henry
G. Davis back in Maryland.
A Wellington dentist has gone to
the Rosebud opening. AS drawing is
his profession, he should get a farm
A mean Topeka Republican says he
suspects Judge Parker will do his
fall swimming UP the Salt river.
A Newton man has spent so much
of his coin for watermelons that his
clothes have actually begun to look
seedy.
A Cottonwood Falls woman who
manages to find the muddiest crossing
to the postoffice-
Hiawatha ladies are to give a play
for women only" On the same night
there will be key party for men
only
An Emporia mans idea of economy
is to drink case of beer week and
see that his wife attends the bargain
counter sales only.
While a number of ConcordiaL citi-
zens are going to the st. Louis fair,
one economical citizen says it's the
fare that keeps him away.
Said a harvest hand, wearing a
blouse. to a melted Wichita banker
1.-The man with a boiled shirt doesn' 4
always put uD the best front"
Mr.. johnson, of Peabody. is not
certain that he can take part in the
campaign. He had to swallow so
many things at St. Louis that he
didn't like that his throat is sore
If in the hereafter in Topeka as
you stroll down Kansas avenue and
someone treads on your corns. press
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-07-19
A THIRD UNION NEEDED.

Under the above caption the Roch-
ester Democrat and Chronicle edito-
rally discusses strikes and their rem
edies in a way that probably is new
to the public generally. While one
may not agree with all that is urged
in this connection there is much in
that papers suggestion that is posi-
lively good or at least worthy of care
full consideration. The editorial fol-
lows:
Between the workingmen's organ
liza tons on the one hand and the en-
ployers' organizations on the other,
the unorganized consumers. helpless
TO protect their rights and interests,
to which neither the workingmen nor
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-07-19
QUAKER REFLECTIONS.

IFrom the PhiIadeIphia Record-I
Duplicate birthday presents-Twins.
To the rejected lover the tender pas
sion seems pretty tough
Quitting the smoking habit is almost
as painful learning it.
The man who poses as a walking CYCLIC
paedia is sometimes compelled to crawl.
A mans boosted contempt for riches
is never the sort of contempt familiarity
breeds.
Some people build better than they
know. but the average contractor knows
better than he builds.
It's hard to make the small boy under
stand that he must behave himself at the
table. even when there isn't any COM
pany.
Il hear the car has made count of
one of those Russian generals" "Yesi
The JapS are making monkeys of most of
Them
Mamma-"Didn't you say your prayers,
Tommy mo. ma am: it's been long
day, and decided theh Lord was just as
tired as am
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-07-19

In a special report of the census
bureau upon occupations appears some
statistics from which it appears that
in the United States the total num-
Der of persons engaged in gainful oc-
equations in 1900 was 29,073.233. The
total number comprises 22,4S9,4
men. 4.s33.63o women and 1.75O.17s
children, of whom 1,264,411 were boys
and 4s5,767 girls.
The number of those who toll was
half of the population of ten years
and over and nearly two-fifths of the
entire population of men, women and
children. OF the men employed al
most 40 per cent were in agricultural
pursuits. "a per cent in manufactur-
ing and 50 per cent in professional
work OF the women 40 per cent
were in domestic service and per
cent in professional. Among the men
IS per cent of the single, "a per cent
of the married, II per cent of the
widowed and 80 per cent of the di-
vorced were employed. while among
the women 81 per cent of the single,
6 per cent of the married, 80 per cent
of the widowed and So per cent of
the divorced were employed.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-07-19
He Saw the Headlight.

II got into town in Pennsylvania last
fall where everybody rode a bike said
the New York drummer, land there was
no law to make them light up at night.
1 had business out in the evening and the
landlord said / had better take lantern
along. / did so, and I was walking in the
middle of the road when an old man came
riding plump into me and knocked me in
to the ditch.
You blamed ass, but are you blind 2
1 yelled at him. as l sat UP.
- Not by a burned sight he replied.
g Then you must have seen my light!'
" of course 1 did.
a. Then why did you bump into me2
burned locomotives from the railroad
travelin around the street, and 1
wanted it to know that L wouldn't take
a bluff -
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-07-19
MUST GIVE UP TooTHPICKs.
Their Use by Washington Police De-
nounced as "UnofficerliIxe.''

Washington, d. c.. July 19.-In
decreeing that the Washington po-
Iicemen must give up the use of tooth
picks while on duty, Major Sylvester.
the chief of the capital police force,
has established a new record in rules
governing the men. The order reads
as follows:
"It is observed that officers, among
them special street railway crossing
policemen, walk the streets with
toothpicks in their mouths, giving
evidence of having enjoyed refresh
ments. 1 advise against this practice
as it is unbecoming and unofficerlike. -
Frequent observat ton of the use of
toothpicks by policemen on duty has
grated on Major Sylvester's sense Of
Dropriety to no little extent.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-07-19
suburbon DRUG Store Man.

Let us turn from the raging Kaw,
from political enthusiasm to the south
west of us, and from the scenes of
strife in the far east, and bark to
the plant of the modest drug store
man in the suburbs. The drug store
and obliging. He fills an important
place in both city and suburban life,
for his directory is always open to
the public, and he delights in SELL
ing stamps even without profit. His
establishment is the meeting place of
the wemen in the suburb who may
may be going down town to shop.
1t is the neighborhood rendezvous of
young people who have reached the
soda water stage of loves sweet
dream Tt is, in fact, the center of
activity.
And yet. it appears, we have i'm
posed on the drug store man. The
telephone has brought him burdens
The woman who calls up and asks him
to run up to AGA Isolate street and
tell her friend to wear her heavy
to go over to the Emerald flats and
ask Mrs. Soandso to come to the
phone while she holds the WIRE the
man who wants his wife to know
that he will not be home to dinner
or that he will bring a friend, the
young lady who cannot keep her ap-
pointment-these are the people who
man, and concerning whom he COM
plains:
"They don't go to the hardware man
or the grocer or the dry goods or the
feed store or the doctor or the res
taurant man. No. no, it's the drug
mani He is expected to leave his
most important duties at any and all
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-07-19
SNAPPER CATCHES HAWK.
Turtle Gets Hold of Bird While 1t Is
Bathing in Creek.

Newark, N. J.. July 19.-While Will
liam S. Brick of Haddonfield was
crossing Elisburg creek he noticed a
commotion in the shallow water. He
made an investigation and found that
an ordinary sized snapper had caught
a chicken hawk. The snapper had a
good hold on the bird, which was
Topping its wings and screaming its
utmost.
Mr.. Brick managed to get the bird
from the snapper, but as it was badly
hurt he killed it.
The snapper was allowed to live,
with the hope that it may catch some
more of the pesky chicken hawks. 1t
is thought that the bird was washing
in the shallow water when the turtle
caught it.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-07-19
VIEW THE LOW LANDS.
North Topeka Protection Committee
Goes ON a Tour.

The committee of five, appointed to
look after the flood protection for North
Topeka, will ask the business men to
guarantee the amount necessary for
the building of dykes.
The members of the committee are J.
B. Billiard, Jonathan Thomas, Charles
Curtis, E. c. Arnold and Thomas Page.
The committee today made trip west
of the city to view the low lands which
the waters follow to North Topeka
Tomorrow the committee will call upon
the business men and ask them to sub
scribe to the guarantee fund for the
building of the dykes. 1t is expected
that the county will advance the money
and that in order to raise the funds for
the building of the dykes that a benefit
district will be formed in North To-
peka.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-07-19
REFLECTIONS OF A BACHELOR

IFTOm the New YORK PreSs.I
There's lots of money lost every day
trying to find little.
A girl can't help thinking what a nice
shirt waist a tennis net would make run
through with ribbons.
The first year a man is married he is
looking for happiness; the second for con-
tent: the third he is satisfied to keep out
of rows
It's the girl who writes a graduating
essay on the higher life who spends the
rest of it trying to find a sure cure for
collie in children.
girl can always NIL up shirt waist
is in a bathing suit 1t has got to tell the
truth about her if she goes in the water.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-07-19

The outlook now is for big corn
and cotton crops, says Henry Clews in
the Financial Review. These are
facts of the greatest importance. Our
corn crop. if it reaches $500, 100000
Bushels. should yield the growers
about s1.OOO.OOo.OOO to say nothing
of its added value in the shape of
pork and beef. Our cotton crop, if
It reaches 100000 bales. will yield
about $500. 100000 to growers, to say
nothing Of the profits to railroads, ex-
porters and manufacturers; so that
from these two crops alone the coun-
try's wealth will be augmented by
more than 1900 million dollars. Other
crops are doing fairly we'll. and there
are no important reports of short
age in any direction. OF course. dam
age from drouth now and frost later
is possible. even probable. for cotton
nearly always deteriorates in August
and September. Yet all the crops
have made such good progress and
attained such strength as to be able
to Withstand unfavorable conditions
exceptionally well. The only excep-
ton is in wheat: Kansas, Missouri and
Nebraska having suffered injury by
$4,000 900 bushels. But a 100000
900 crop is expected, which is only
81 millions below last year, and the
price. it should be noted. is about 20
cents higher than year ago.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-07-19
AT THE WORLDS FAIR

Subscribers to the State journal
visiting the Worlds Fair may nave
the paper mailed regularly each day
TO any address in st. Louis at the rate
of thirty cents n month The last
edition of the State Journal reaches
St. Louis the following morning The
paper can be sent care of the Kansas
building, If desired.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-07-19

on the soft pedal as you swear. If
you don't the police will get you.
A Wyandotte county police Judge
has decided that public kissing is a
breach of the peace. And If you have
ever been in Wyandotte county you
will find no fault with the decision.
The rain prevented several games
scheduled between the farmers and
the harvest fields in Barton county in
early July. But to the credit of all
concerned sunshiny days have
brought double-headers.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-07-19
HOME NEWS WHILE AWAY

Subscribers of the State Jourha'
away during the summer may haNe
the paper mailed regularly each DAY
20 any address at the rate oil thirty
cents n month. Address changed as
often as desired. While out OF town
the state Journal will be to you IKE
a daily letter from home.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-07-19
SUNDAY BALL GAMES.
Missouri Valley Schedule Fixed to In
cIude Topeka.

Kansas City, July 19.-At a confer
ence of Missouri Valley league man.
ayers today the following Sunday ball
games were scheduled for Topeka:
July "a, Leavenworth.
July 81, Pittsburg.
August Z. lola.
August %. Sedalia.
September 4, Fort Scott.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-07-19
NIGHT Was Her Terror.

Il would cough nearly all night long
dria, Ind, land could hardly get any
sleep. ] had consumption so bad that if
" and spit blood. but, when ali other
medicines failed. three $1.00 bottles of
Dr. Kings New Discovery wholly cured
me and l gained IS pounds" It's abso-
lutely guaranteed to cure coughs, colds
la grippe. bronchitis and all throat and
lung troubles Price SOC and s1.oO Trial
bottles free at Arnold Drug Co.. 81 N.
Kansas ave.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-07-19

Miss Gertie Thompson of Cincin-
natl is in Hometown visiting Mrs.
Lulu Taylor, and her new style of
French heel shoes has excited adj
miration and envy.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-07-19

Perhaps Russia Is trying to 'pick a
fuss with England and Germany in
order to slide out of the Asiatic sit
uation gracefully on the plea that
she was overpowered-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-07-19
NOTE TO PACKERS.
Striking Butchers Ask for Another
Conference.

Chicago, July 19.-The meeting of
labor leaders today drew up a note to
the packers asking for another con-
ference. The note was sent to the
packers this afternoon.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-07-19
DEATHS AND FUNERALS.

w. S. Morgan, aged SO years, of s29
North Madison street, died of heart
failure in Frank MiIler's barber shop
at Fourth and Kansas avenue last
evening. Morgan was a barber and
was employed at John East's shop on
East Fourth. He leaves a wife and
daughter. Funeral announcement
will be made later.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-07-19

Only one tramp has been seen in
our village for d month past, and he
received such a kick from Mrs. John
Cline that he did not tarry about his
going.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-07-19
HOMETOWN HAPPENINGS.

We understand that Mrs. Gerald
Thompson used two gallons of ice
cream at her lawn party the other
night, while the cakes cost her forty
cents. She never counts the cost
when she has a social function on
hand.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-07-19

General Funston has some reputa-
ton as a swimmer, but nobody seems
to have thought of him as presi-
Dental candidate
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-07-19

The Washington Post says the rea-
son the Igorrotes refuse to wear
clothes is that they saw DR.. Mary
Walker in hers.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-07-19

The Folk men in Missouri are in
sisting on making doodle" the para
mount issue in the campaign.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-07-19

The news from the region of the
Red sea indicates that Russia at last
has found a safe place in which to
carry on naval operations
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-07-19
HUMOR OF THE DAY.

A Sure Thing.-The Lamb-I want to
buy something which is pretty sure TO go
The Broker-Better buy mercury, then.
-Yonkers Statesman.
MY white folks is goin' to de sea-
sho! said one colored girl
Dat amt so much" was the answer;
de way in. "-Washington Star.
The Business Observation-Disclosures be-
cause cause the place ' was SO unheaithyY U ~
Ned-Oh. he's running 1t now as san
itarium.-Judge.
A Work Of Art.-'what do you think of
IT'S great" said Senator F1ubb. There
isn't a plank in 1t that can't be twisted
around to mean something else."-Chica-
go Record-Heral
A Measure of Precaution.-F1orid Old
Lady (taking train at station)--Conduc-
the train?
Conductor-The last car Is supposed to
+. o. L.-Then why don't they leave It
off?-Harper's Weekly.
Rather Quiet Affair.-Mrs. waterstock
Gust back from Europe)-So Blanche
Roxton got married at last? I understand
Mrs Ritchie-You've been misinformed:
why. even. the precinct reserves weren't
called out!-Puck-
Careful wiIlie.-Teacher was explaining
the meaning of the word recuperatc.
Now WILLIE" she said, IF your father
worked hard all day, he would be tired
and all worn out, wouldn't he?"
''Yes'm!''
is over for the day. what docs he do2'.
That's what wants to know. -
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Are they your Sunday clothes? Why,
they look as IL you had slept in them"
well. I went to church last Sunday
morning -Philadelph Record.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-07-19

colored, was held yesterday afternoon
from the B street Baptist church. He
was buried at Rochester cemetery.
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complaint, however. 1t is an editor S
business to put up with things.


Mrs Frank Thompson authorizes us
to state that she has not mortgaged
her house to get money to go to the
seashore this summer. She has raised
the sum of $500, but she did it by
selling piece of wild land. We trust
she will enjoy her vacation and come
back rejuvenated.
Last Sunday Mr.. Harry Brown, the
popular undertaken, put his horse and
buggy at the disposal of we editor and
we drove out into the country for
ten miles and back, and felt a new
lease of life. We cannot thank Mr..
Brown too much. His kindness has
firmly decided us that no other man
shall bury our wife in case of her
death here in Hometown.
We understand that party of our
young people will shortly take vehi-
cleS and go ON d huckleberry party
to Jordan's swamp. We would that
we were young again, but as we cannot
be we wish the crowd a happy time.
Nothing is more sad in the life of an
editor than the knowledge that he is
growing old and must give up the
gaieties of Hfe.-(Copyright, 1904, by
r. c. McClure.)
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-07-19

We understand that the strawberry
festival at the house of the Rev. Do
remus the other evening Melted the
good pastor the sum of as cents in
cash, and that he will continue his
labors with new ambition.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-07-19

The Business NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. be-
came of his summer hotel that failed be
cause the place was so unhealthy?
Ned-Oh, he's running 1t now as san
itarium.-Judge.