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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-06-18
GOOSE VERSUS GANDER.

That Mrs. Spelthorne was a de-
termined young woman everybody
knew. and her husband knew it best
of all, as it was quite right he should.
Yet. because he loved her, he was
always ready to make excuses for her
TO those who had any right to listen
to them
You see" he would say, "she was
an only child and motherless, and
ran wild about her fathers place
while he was at his business all day.
Then, later, she was constituted the
mistress of his house, and ruled it
with great firmness- She was also
considered pretty by many people,
consider her so myself, although
am her husband-and she had other
offers before mine"
yet she remained heart free until
you came along. You ought to feel
proud OF yourself. the Individual
who was privileged to hear these OBJ
servations remarked
wen, yesI perhaps So Though
don't know about her being heart
free. She had a lot of attention when
she was, as you might say, running
about wild at home, and. which was
perhaps the worst of it, the attentive
ones were not always desirable ones -
Dear, dear the listener said.
quite SO, that has always been my
view of it There was one-it's truly
dreadful to narrate-Who was a clerk
to a brewer in the neighborhoOd; then
there was doctors assistant
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-06-18
BowsER's TELEPHONE
He Has One Put Into the House and
Taken Out Again.

HAS any one been here this after
noon - asked Mr.. Bowser, as soon
as he entered the house the other
evening
s'OnIy a tramp who wanted an old
pair of Shoes replied Mrs Bowser.
did you send any one else
1.-The telephone people are coming
here to put a telephone in, but per
haps they didn't get time this after
noon. They viii be here this evening,
however
And we are to have a telephone.
eh?"
1--WE are
but I thought you said they were
a humbug and a nuisance, and that
you wouldn't give one house-room 20
yes, have no doubt that I said
So" replied Mr.. Bowser, but 1 have
changed my mind. The other night
at midnight I was awakened with a
pain in my heart In fact my heart
had almost ceased to beat and for
Eve minutes it was question whether
I would die or live on. I didn't
arouse you, but if we had had a teIe-
phone in the house I should have got
up to it and consulted with the doctor.
1t was then that I made up my, mind
to have a telephone"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-06-18

Lance Thackeray and Tom Browne.
the English illustrators. dined recently
with Richard Garfield of New York.
The young men said they were anx-
ious to obtain specimens Of character
istic Yankee humor as they hoped to
write a funny book about America on
their return home
well" said Mr. Garfield. the only
item can give you for your book Is -
letter that a friend Of mine in Anaconz
da wrote a newspaper Anaconda IS
western town and my friends is a miner
there His letter contradicted an obit-
uary about himself that the newspaper
had printed. It ran ike this.
% -Sirs. I desire to call your attention
to a few errors I'm yOuor obituary OF my
self of Wednesday last I was born IN
Washington. not in Wheeling. and my re-
tirement from the -four and feed business
in 20 was not due to I'll health. but 10
hard times The cause of my death was
not pneumonia New York Tribune.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-06-18

at the office, and the people want to
break the news gently to you?"
But you have always said it made
you mad to try to talk through the
telephone"
4 have said lots of things, Mrs. Bow
SER"
An hour later the men appeared with
the instrument. and having already
made and everything was ready for a
talk. Mr. Bowser was just about to
observe that in case his heart went
back on him again he should not have
the same fear as before, when the tel
ephOne bell rang.
s'They are testing the line, sup
pose" he said, as he rose to answer it.
But 1t was no test He had scarcely
got the receiver to his ear when voice
asked:
Is this Bowser?"
Yes
rs it the Bowser-the only and or
iginal Bowser2"
Yves
Wei. I'm glad you've got a tele-
phone in the house I've often wanted
to have little chat with you Do you
cuss about the coal and gas bills and
nag Mrs. Bowser as much as you used
Who's this talking to me?'' demand
ed Mr. BoWser. as he began to fire up.
.eUriah Heep your 'umbIe servant
came the reply. Say, old man, ism {
it time you bought a new fire escape2
can see your face getting red and
your ears twitching, but don't swallow
the back of your neck. Ta-ta, Bow
wowserl"
IF I had that man. said Mr.. Bow
ser, as he hung up the receiver-'tIf I
had that miserable hOrsethfef under my
heel I'd grind the life out OF him as II
he were a worm! The idea that any
body should dare call me up on the
I phone and say such thingsl Why, III
put a private detective on his trail,
and
The bell rang again. and he walked
over to the instrument to hear a voice
saying:
Alba. old boy. but how are your
I'm we'll"
Got a telephone IN the house. eh?''
Yes
Good thing. Do you recognize my
voice2''
No"
I'm Perkins. and I'm talking to
you from the Bully Old Boys club.
Can you hear me plainly?''
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-06-18
Triunlphs OF Modern Surgery.

Wonderful things are done for the hu-
man body BY surgery Organs are taken
out and scraped and polished and put
back, or they may be removed entirely:
bones are spliced- pipes take the place az
diseased sections OF veins. antiseptfo
dressings are applied to wounds bruises
burns and like Injuries before infiamu1a-
ton sets in. which causes them to heal
without maturation and in one-third the
time required by the old treatment
Chamberlain Pain Balm acts on this
same principle II is an antiseptic ana
when applied to such injuries, causes
them to heal very quickly. 1t also ala VS.
tAe pain and soreness. Keep a bottle OF
Pain Balm in your home and il viii save
you time and money not to mention the
inconvenience and suffering which such
injuries entail. For sale BY all druggists.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-06-18

face may be suited. A soft Windsor o.
four-in-hand tie is worn with it.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-06-18

Linen collars are being revived. Many
women will deplore the fact, having
grown accustomed to the comfort Of
the soft stock. Every one knows that
stiff collars destroy the beauty of the
throat. They are trim and becoming
20 the majority however. A very pref
ty sailor linen collar, something on the
order of an Elton, is shown. It is cool
er than a standing collar, and comes IN
such a. variety Of widths, round and
square points, etc, that almost any
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-06-18

four-in-hand tie is worn with it.
The crinoline is no longer a vaguely
possible evil. It is a definite menace;
an enemy full in view.
At least one of the great French
couturiers is now using two wires to
and gowns so distended have been
worn at a fashionable wedding in
New York.
Fashionable draperfes have become
rapidly still that stiffening of some
sort will soon be an absolute neces-
sity.
Hoop-skirted as her grandmother
went before the Girl of the Present
may go, if those who make our fash
ions for US are not checked in their
fell designs. But where is the boast
ed common sense of the American
women?" cry the optimists. You are
reckoning without that"
Alas, we have come to have our
doubts regarding this same valuable
possession when Madame Mode is in
question.
How confidently did the conserva-
tive element among US foreten the
failure of the 1880 modes.
Those dropping pelerine effects.
binding down the arms and robbing
the shoulder line of its athletic
breadth Oh, neverl
And the gathered skirt, preventing
the hygienic freedom of the limbs.
Impossiblel
Yet the 1890 styles came and saw
and conquered. Shoulders broadened
by golf and tennis and automobiIine
were cramped into the straitened
quarters of the new blouse. The
limbs which had so rejoiced in their
freedom submitted cheerfulIy to the
swath1ng of the revived skirt The
lavish, barbarfc trimmings of earlier
days returned as a tidal wave, sweeD-
ing all before them.
VIII the last stage of the movement
be the hoopskirt?
ito can decide y
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-06-18

But the bell rang again. and down in
her soul Mrs BoWser realized that the
end had come.
Weir queried Mr.. Bowser.
This is johnson"
Yes"
They were telling me down at the
Bowler's club today that you were using
buttermilk pOultices on your head to
make the hair grow. I wanted to ask
you"
Mr.. Bowser uttered a series of whoops
and then grabbed the telephone box and
tugged and heaved and wrenched. and "A
moment later he had torn il from the
wall and was holding it aloft IN mis-
hands. Mrs. Bowser fed through one
door and the cat through another. and it
was midnight before Mrs. Bowser was
awakened by some one moving about the
bedroom and muttering to himself:
t'Buttermilk pOultices to make my hair
growl Why, III hunt that man down and
kill him if il takes the next twenty
years '-(Copyright, so4, by T. c. Nc
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-06-18

dreds of feet. and suddenly. in the
middle of it all. Charlie reeled heav-
lily against his friend Algy Smith. and
exclaimed, I've had a vision"
Better have a drink, old chap.
What's the vision. all the same2''
You know this Lady D'Hautenbas
by sight don't Tell me. implore.
does she squint2'
Like q hend. WeIltF
Look at that woman in the black
mask, close by. Weighs about sixteen
stone: dressed as Juliet OH do look,
Algy."
Il am looking. It's about the bulk
She's a fine figure OF a woman But
the eyes. especially the left one. don't
look just like hers"
The wall paperl The wall paperi"
Charlie moaned- THE writing on the
WALL mean the wall paperI''
This won't do, old boy Algy ex-
claimed What did you have to
drink at dinner" But before he
could receive an answer TO this die
tary question an awful thing occurred
The chandelier-probabiy jumped out Of
the dancers@feli to the fioor with a cash
and IN doing so ignited the dresses OF
the ladies' And one Of these latter.
dressed az as Il PomPadour; appeared now
well alight in a moment.
But Charlie was always a hero and he
proved himself one at this time. While
snatched the cloak on his Henry "
friend shoulders, rushed at the burning
lady, threw her down the floor. fell
alongside OF her, e7tinsuished the flames.
and, amid a roar Of applause from the
touched by the flames to her feet.
But as she staggered up her mask fell
on, and Charlie also staggered back. gasp
ing and mumbling
You traitress." he said. "'You-you-
choosing the wall paper. indeed knew
You wretch What about your old
PedOphyllin-I mean Taraxacum-Gold
Mines III have a divorce"
But all the time she didn't, because,
you see. this was a case Of sauce for the
goose or tit for tat" or 'fRuse coa7trs
Ruse.'' or whatever It pleases you to cali
1.-THE King
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-06-18
AN EMBARRASSING ERROR.
Yankee Doodle CIassed as a Grand
Old Hymn.

BY a universal law of compensation
in Natures economy, it happens that
where there is overweening ability or
genius, there exists always some coun-
terbalancing weakness in the mental
or moral equipment. A striking case
in point was that of the late Dwight
L Moody, whose eVangelistic fervor
and ability to sway the hearts of mis-
hearers has probably never been sur
passed. Yet great as was his ability in
his chosen line of work, the musical
side of his nature-for he must have
had a musical side if Shakespeare is
to be believed-Was absolutely unde-
Yeloped- So that this great man who
trusted SO much to the efficacy of music
in carrying out mis- mission was yet
unable to distinguish one tune from
another. This weakness was taken ad-
vantage of. upon one occasion to the
evangelist's great discontinue.
Mr.. Moody was directing the devo-
tional exercises at the Mortified semi
nary where a relative was a student
and at the time acted as the school ac-
conpaniSt. After a most impressive
service, closing with a fervid appeal TO
the young ladies, Mr.. Moody called for
the long meter doxology in closing;
the accorpanist, with perfect gravity
played Yankee Doodle slowly and
solemnly- As she finished giving it out
preparatory TO singing. Mr.. Moody all
unconscious of the joke exclaimed with
deep feeling, "Ah, the grand old hymn
sounds sweeter and better every time
I hear itl' The audible litter that
greeted his ears from every quarter of
the room completely upset the gravity
Of the teachers and necessitated a
change IN the hymn.
Explanations and a hearty forgive
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-06-18
THE Chatting DISH AGAIN.
A New Discovery Promises to Reviv,
the Fad

A New Discovery Promises to Revive
the Fad.
A revival of the chafng dish fad is
headed westWard,-and can be expect
ed to strike Kansas very soon There
never was any trouble in cooking
things on chafng dish, but the taste
was sometimes lacking Now ONE
bright genius has discovered that a
small amount of extract of beef gives
the right flavor even to the toughest
conglomeration in cooking that ever a
new bride attempted. So, using this
flavor as a disguise. even an amateur
can produce something that will, as far
as flavor is concerned, fool an old timer
at least until the food is swallowed
So now in the east it is a bewitchfnty
sight to see some fair debutante with
a chahng dish prepare a stew that
would be an indlgeStibIe mystery OF al
cohol lamp flavor, were it not favored
with extract of beef. The young men
gather around, the appetizing aroma
given to the stew by the beef extract
fills the air, and the fair cook is over
whelmed with compliments from the
guileless youth, who compare her crea-
ton to the finest products of their
clubs chef The older generation who
are not aware of this latest wrinkle in
chatting dish cooking can hardly be
persuaded that such results in flavor
are possible on a chafing dish. but one
or two demonstrations convince them
speedily. Look out for a revival of the
chatting dish fad.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-06-18

MI bOW5eI Is ne bC5dII 70 Z IIG 2 d
Mrs. BoWser had been expecting
the news for months, and had nothing
to say, and Mr.. Bowser continued:
Three different time last week
people wanted to communicate with
me by telephone, but couldn't do it,
and two weeks ago I could have
bought a $3.50 painting for S25 if we
had had an instrument in the house.
And there's another thing. You are
here with only the cook all day long.
Suppose some tramp should set out
to rob the house? Without a tele-
phone you would be helpless, and
would have to hand him out the plum
der; with the telephone you are in
communication with the police in
few seconds, and Mr.. Tramp is nabbed
in the act. Suppose I am at the club
and want to communicates Suppose
1 am out in the country looking at
farm for sale2 Suppose I drop dead
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ness followed later. for Mr.. Moody;s
keen sense of humor proved too much
for any resentment ne may have felt
J. Lawrence Erb.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1904-12-23
Has the Assassin
Made His Escape

London, Dec. 2l.-The sensational
announcement 10 made by the Zurich
correspondent Of the Daily Express that
assassin Of M. Won Plehve,
former Russian minister Of the inter-
Tor, il a free nan On Thuasrdy: last
the murderer, or q nan said to bear
his name and to be guilty Of the crime,
sentenced in st. Petersbur for PEN
al servitude for life. 1t is this SEEM
ing termination of the famous case
which. according to the Express cor
respondent, has prompted the real Sa-
zoneff to reveal his identity.
sazoneff's escape from the hospital,
whreel he was being treated for the in
juries he received while throwing the
bomb which killed Minister Won PIE
heve, was reported on September s,
and denied promptly and at length by
the hospital and other Russian authori.
ties.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1904-12-23
cominu Events.

Washington State Teachers asso
citation, Spokane, December $3.50.
Montana State Educational associa
tion. Helena, December $3.50.
Inland Empire Sunday School insti
tute, Pendleton, Ore, January 80.
Idaho State Teachers association,
Boise, December rs.
Montana Bar association, Helena,
January 10.
Seattle Poultry association show, Sc
attic, January SO.
Oregon State Horticultural society
Portland, January 10-11.
Washington State Horticultural SO
ciety, Spokane, January 3-5.
National American Woman Suffrage
Portland, June 1928.
Lewis and Clark Centennial exposi
ton, Portland, June Loot. Is.
International Single Weavers' un'
ion, Seattle, January 2.
Walla Walla Poultry show, Walla
Walla, February Gil.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1904-12-23
4 VICTIM OF La GRIPPE.

Mrs. Henrietta A. 8. Marsh, 1850 w.
10th St., Los Angeles, CAL, President
Woman's Benevolent Assn, writes:
81 suffered with la grippe for seven
weeks, and nothing ! could do or take
helped me until I tried Peruna.
81 felt at once hat I had at last &C.
cured the right medicine and I kept
steadily improving. Within three
weeks I was fully restored, and l am
glad that I gave that truly great rem
edy a trial. l will never be without
it again."
In a letter dated August 81, 1904, Mrs.
Marsh says: 81 have never yet heard
the efficacy Of Peruna questioned. We
still use it. I travelled through Ken
lucky and Tennessee three years ago,
where I found Peruna doing its good
work. Much of it is being used here
also. "-Henrietta A. s. Marsh.
Address DR.. Hartman, President of
The Hartman sanitarium, COLUMBUS,
Ohio.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1904-12-23
I O Reward, 500.

The readers of this paper will be pleased to
learn that there is at least one dreaded disease
that science has been able to cure in all it,
stages, and that is Catarrh. Halls Catarrh
Cure Is the only positive cure known to the
MEDICAL fraternity. Catarrh being q constitu.
tionald disease, requires a constitutional treat
ment. Halls Catarrh Cure is taken internally,
acting directly upon the blood and mucous
surfaces of the system, thereby destroying the
foundation of the disease, and giving the pa
tent strength by building up the constitution
and assisting nature in doing its work. The
proprietors have 80 much faith in its curative
powers that they offer One Hundred Dollars
for an case that 1t fails to cure. Q for list
Address. +. J. CHENEY q CO., Toledo, O
Sold by druggists, 75c.
Halls Family Pills are the best.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1904-12-23
REVEALS SHAKE UP ALL WALES
A Remarkable Spread Of Religion
The Taverns Close.

A Remarkable Spread OF Religion
The Taverns Close.
London.-There has been a remark
able spread in the religious r~evivals
which started at Boulion, Lancashire,
on September 6 Of this year by Rev.
R. A. Torrey and Captain Charles Alex
ander, both of whom are Of Chicago.
At first the movement was considered
to be only one of the periodical out
bursts which happen from time to time
throughout England and Scotland, but
the proportions it now has assumed
attract general attention.
Wales is ringing with r~evivals, and
the churches are crowded on week
days and on Sundays. Some of the
churches will not accommodate those
who wish to attend, and people gather
in halls and in the open street. All
classes are affected. No such move
ment has been known in Wales dur
ing the past half century, but the lead
ers of the revivals, Notwithstanding
this fact, point out that similar re-
ligious demonstrations have occurred
at regular intervals of so years, and
cite as instances the years 1850, 1900
and 1850.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1904-12-23
Spokane Retail Markets.

Observation-Disclosures. 1h@2hc lib;
~rutabagas, &c Id; dry onions, 405c 10;
cabbage. s@4c ID; celery, IN @5c a
stalk; parsley. s05c bunch; new beets
8 lunches 10c; watercress, &c bunch;
p~arsnips. 2@3c Id; caulifower, 200
35c head; green peppers, 12@1Sc 10;
sweet potatoes. ~ 6c ID; brussels
sprouts, 2 lbs csc; wax beans, zoe Id;
artichokes, 15c each; chickory. SC a
bunch; lettuce, 10@20c Id; cucumbers,
2 for 25c; tomatoes, zoe Id.
Poultry-Dressed chickens, 14@16c
lib; spring ducks, 18c Id; geese, 100
1sc ID; turkey, csc ID.
Dairy Products-Butter, best cream
cry. 40c Id; common creamery. 500
35c 10; best country. Csc Id; common
country. 10000 Id; imported Swiss
cheese, 25Q35c Id; American Swiss,
26c ID; cream brick cheese, 1S025c
Id; New York cheese, zoe ID; Wiscon.
sin cheese. 15@1sc lb.
Wholesale Produce Prices.
Potatoes. $1.25 cwt: onions, $2.25 a
cwt; cabbage. $2@2.50 cwt; peppers.
75c box; pears. S1.25@1.50 box; crab
apples. 81 box; Cornichean grapes,
$1.76 crate; Hubbard squash, 81 dog;
Spitzenberg apples. $3.50 box; COM
mon apples. 75c0$1 box; sweet pota-
toes. Sc lb.
Wholesale reed Prices.
Bran, $40 ton: bran and shorts, $50
ton; oats. $1.35 cwt; wheat. $1.45 cwt;
chopped corn, $3.50 cwt; whole corn,
$3.50 cwt; timothy hay. ST ton; al
falfa hay, $1a ton; oil meal. $1.S5 cwt;
grain hay. $14 ton.
Prices Paid to Producers.
Vegetables, and Fruits-Root vege-
tables, 75c cwt; potatoes, soc cwt; ap-
pies, 50@$1 box; pears. 81 box; on
ions, $3.50 cwt; Cabbage, 1.25@1.bO
cwt.
Poultry and Eggs-Chickens. Sc ID,
live weight. loo dressed; geese n
ducks. lie Id, live weight. lac dressed;
turkeys. 1Sc 10, live weight. zoe dress
ed; eggs, $7.500S case.
Live Stock-SteerA $2.5O@2.85 cwt;
wethers, $3.50 cwt ;hogs, $5@5.25 cwt;
veal, 1907 cwt.
Hay-Timothy, SIS ton; Italia, SIG
11.50 ton; oats. $1.1001.20 cwt.
Creamery Products, +. o. B. Spo-
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1904-12-23

The golden wedding celebration OF
Mr.. and Mrs. E. o. Hastings of Prince
ton, Mass, is believed to have had
one absolutely unprecedented feature.
Mrs. Hastings father, John Dunton,
was present. Mr.. Dunton, who was
100 years old last September, jour-
neyed from Lyndon, VT, 200 miles dis
tant, to take part in the interesting
occasion,
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1904-12-23

TO CURE A COLD IN A DAY
Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. All
druggists refund the money II it fails to cure.
&. W. Groves signature is on each box. 2oc.
At the close of 1903 the London po-
lice had a collection of 10000 sets OF
finger prints of criminals. It has been
completely established that the thin
capillary ridges on the tips of the fin
gers undergo no natural change of
characteristics from the cradle to the
grave.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1904-12-23
BELLIES TO OPEN LAUNDRY.
Washington Society Girls Must Go to
Work.

Washington, d. c., society is stag
gered by the announcement that two
of its members are about to open a
laundry. They are young women whose
names for several seasons past have
figured on the most exclusive dinner
lists and who have been the bellies OF
many dances given in the most elegant
bathrooms in the city.
Mrs. Mullan is now dead, Captain
Mullan is in feeble health and there
have been financial misfortunes that
made it necessary for the Mullan girls
to earn their living.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1904-12-23
Jap Warships Go to Sea.

London.-A report from Chefoo that
a portion Of the Japanese Aeet has left
for Singapore and that a number of
Japanese merchantmen have been
lightly armed to maintain the block
ade of Port Arthur. is published in
a Chefoo dispatch to the Daily Tele-
graph.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1904-12-23

James Eustler, a well known old
time resident of Moscow, attempted
suicide Sunday morning at 2 o'clock
by shooting himself with a revolver at
his fathers residence in northeastern
Moscow. A physician believes he will
not survive over 4S hours. The ball
entered the left breast.