The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-09-23

But ere going incline
And look where YOU fell
And place there sign.
A sign on the forehead
Bear ali that draw breath
inscribed as with fire.
Saying: Sentenced to Death.'
know not that which 1 have,
With what lack It's the same:
Bm NJ always l wait for a something
Myself L wished to avenge
On those who make me grieye,
And my conscience said to me:
Tnen thine own bosom cleave."
New Orleans Times Democrat.
A Call on the Home Phone.
Senator Depew says that the tele-
phone bell rang sharply in the office
OF New York lawyer, and was an
swered by the typewritist, who called
the lawyer to come to the phone. and
you see. Attend to the call yourself"
But this is your little girl, at home,
ana something must be wrong" re-
piled the young lady. Then the law
yer nastened to the phone and said:
dis is your baby Nellie.''
An right, baby; this is papa. What
Mamma been 'Dankin' me;'' and he
That's too bad. What shall papa
do about it 20
Il want You to tome wight home.
an bwing me a box of tandy; an don't
owing mamma even a gum dwop. So
He compromised by promising to
bring the candy in the evening.
Senator Daniel of Virginia was
thereby reminded of a big-eyed little
country girl in Fairfax county, Vir-
ginia, who visited some relatives in
Richmond. who dwelt in a fiat. She
remained two weeks. and all the while
they were warning her not to make so
much noise; not to run across the
street; not to awaken people in the
next fat. In fact, they were calling
after her all the while, curtailing her
freedom. She was glad to get back
| into the country. She told her papa
| she never wanted to go to the CITY
| again, and he said.
You must have had a hard time OF
it. You do look hollow-eyed"
Wen, papa, if you had folks hoI-
lerin' at you all the time. dess you'6
Effective.
When homeopathy was in it's infan
cy my father, who was a sea captain
became a strong advocate and lost M
opportunity to sound its praises. H,
owend a medicine chest and a big booI
of directions, which he zealously stud
led, and became so thoroughly imbue,
with the doctrine that it became ,
standing joke among his friends an,
family. Uncle Aleck Coffin was hi
mate and quite droll old seadog in hi
way. He was an unbeIiever in the new
practice, and lost no opportunity t
crack joke at it's expense
One evening Uncle Aleck called at In
house when he had a severe cold an
was feeling i'll generally. Here was faith
er's opportunity. He got out his book
looked Uncle Alec over seriously, pu
some pellets in a paper and told uncl
to be sure TO take them as he told hin
i to-
The next day Uncle Aleck called a
the house. and 10! his cold was gone an
he was himself again. Father felt tri
umphant.
/ Wen. Alexander, he said, ct CUES
you viii believe now there is some virtu
in my little pellets. OF course you too
them?"
Yes said Uncle Aleck, they mus
be great stuff. When 1 got home they,
spilled out, but I chewed the paper an
came out all right. Boston Herald.
Eiglishman Went A-sIeighing.
Patrick Mcmahon, one of the best
known citizens of Washington, recentf
told this story, narrating it as an actua
| happening; and nobody who knows hin
| doubts his word.
There was an Englishman visitinl
| Washington, a personal friend of Alger
non Sartoris. and he had apartments il
a downtown hotel, one of the Oldest hos
] telries in the national capital Their
/ came an unusual fall of snow, an,
sleighbells were jingling on Pennsylva
/ MIA avenue, something which occurs onl.
about once in ten years. The Englisl
visitor thought he would enjoy a sleigh
i~ride, and SO Informed the clerk. Tha
worthy gave him a card to the keepe
of livery stable nearby, and thither h
went.
| The livery man, named Price, recog
| nized the order from the hotel, and call
ed aloft to one of his helpers:
! Jim, send down the best cutter III
/ there and a pair of big buffaIoes,
| (meaning robes, of course).
Excuse me, me dear man." said tn
Englishman with great trepidation. Eek
euse me, sir, but if you haven't an!
horses in the stable just now, I'll wal
and go a-sleighing some other time; In
/ very sure I couldn't manage team o
| buffaloes.'
But, after explanations, he went a
sleighing. and enjoyed it. too.-Los An
i gelea Times.
A Natural Curiosity.
Prof. D. P. Cropp, of the University
that increases the height from one tc
| five inches and the chest girth from
one to four inches.
'Tt is amazing said Prof. Cropr
the other day. what an interest peo-
pie take in any change in theil
the chest or forearm, the loss of ar
inch in the neck or stomach.
IT know a fat woman who spent
July at the seashore, taking an ocean
bath and a hot bath daily, so as to re-
duce her weight.
/ 1.-THE daV she to leave for home