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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-08-26

compels that contact produces religion.
II you would learn religion, if you would
and blast.-Rev@ Willard Brown Thorp,
Congrega tionaliSt, Chicago.
HEROISM LINKED TO DUTY.
True heroism is always linked with
duty. It is never mere rash or fool
hardy deed. Its very spontaneousness
springs from feelings of love or loyalty
for humanity. All that a man hath
he will give for his life but all that
man hath, with life itself, he will give
for another under the impulse of a self
sacrificing heroism.-Bishop Fallows,
Episcopalian, Chicago.
PERIL IN THE "BRACING" HABIT.
Today the United States is in nerv-
Gus age. Everything is done with
this state many people use something
for bracer. This bracer is supplied
by the saloon. It is a dangerous source
of supply, and America is in danger
of being swamped from the growth of
the bracing habit fostered by the sa-
loon.-Rev. E. N. Lorimer, Baptist, Wor
cester. Mass.
BUILDING OF CHRISTIAN CHARAC-
TER.
We can build cathedraIs if we have
money and we can build cathedral
schools and we can teach the boys the
catechism and church history and the
thirtynine articles, if we choose and
the Bible. but in the end we cannot
/ is Christian. No, but what the church
school can and must do is to give the
means for building the Christian char
acter.-Bishop Burgess. Episcopalian,
Garden City, N. Y.
INCONSISTENT CHRISTIANS.
The inconsistent lives of church MEM
bers have a greater influence to de-
stroy the faith of young people in the
reality of religion than all the argu-
ments of agnostics, skeptics or infidels
IT has the silent Influence nf MIR
conscious living that affects the faith
and lives of others rather than the
things we say or do for the purpose of
winning them to Christ. The man who
was carrying the pitcher of water was
performing his usual duties, yet he was
guiding the disciples to Christ This
shows that Jesus takes account of hui
BILE service.-Rev. 1. A. Barnes, Method
ist, Pittsburg.
MARVELLOUS SYMBOLISM.
Wherever true Christianity has gone.
patriotism and religion. like twin Sis
ters, have joined hands to bless the
world. Love of country and love of
God sweetly blend. but no nations ban
hef mas combined such intrinsic beauty,
such expressive origin, such sublime
history, such moral and spiritual sym
bolism as our own red. white and
blue" We, like the psalmist. may look
given banner to them that fear thee,
that It may be displayed because of the
truth" White has for ages been the
emblem of purity. scarlet of sacrifice
and self denial. while the blue of the
sky has ever been symbolic of the di-
vine power from above What marvel
Gus symbolism for the American f1aEi
But will you consider also how fittingly
the red, white and blue symbolic the
Christian banner-purity, sacrifice. di-
vine glory!-Rev. T. W. Powell. Baptist,
Chicago.
A HOMELY VIRTUE.
Patriotism is an exceedingly homely
virtue 1t is generally conceived of as
tingling-the shout of victory after the
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-08-26

Come here and see me. Come and
be told how much l love you. Come,
pussy. You look at me suspiciously,
but you are wrong You have never
am. Hold the bag ready, Dago.
The sight of the stranger and the
bag had aroused the cats suspicious,
but Mr.. Bowser's dulcet tones put
them to sleep. He slowly approached
suddenly picked up and neatly Jagged,
and to hear his masters voice ex-
claiming:
.Old yalIer-eyes is trapped at last,
and this time he's gone cat. All
right, trot along with him. If you
and the corner, and she should ask
you any questions, just shake your
head and go on. There's your dollar
Il no spik to any woman" said the
first assistant assassin as he made his
way out.
For the first five minutes Mr.. Bowser
whistled For the next five he hummed
lively air Then conscience began to
get in its work on him. He might have
gone out to see if the Italian was lin
gering anywhere in sight, but as he
was thinking of it Mrs. Bowser arrived.
WHAT You home at this hour?" she
asked.
yes. There was nothing doing at the
Office
well. I bought this ribbon for the
cats neck, and you might find her and
tie it on. He's probably in the back
yard
Mr.. Bowser took the ribbon and went
into the back yard, and it is needless to
say that he didn't find the cat. He had
been looking around for, ten minutes
when Mrs. Bowser came around ana
called and called, and then said:
Il can't see where he can have gone
to. This makes me think of the dream
I had last night. I dreamed that some
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-08-26

| to publish through Paul Elder & Co.
book of humor of which she is the
sole author. 1t will be entitled the
Joke Book Notebook For 1906
Elder & Co. will unite and combine
the contents of the two volumes of the
| calendar for 1904 and 1905 in a single
book and will bring it out as 1.-THE
Complete Cynic's Calendar
This versifed preface to James Mont
gomery Flagg's latest book gives an
idea of its humorous sketches and
verse, which might not be cleaned
from its curious title, IF: A Guide
to Bad Manners:
The art of Misbehavior
Is thing that's being lost,
That's why this Guide is printed
Quite regardless of the cost
Regardless. too, of other Things.
All Truth we try to Smother.
For what is Gospel Truth to one
Is Hot AIR to another.
There rise Occasions every day
When it is UP to you;
Well, somewhere in this Work you'll find
Just what you should dol
Two hundred dollars" declares Mr..
Hopkinson Smith, lis not too much to
put aside on European trip just to
give away in tips, and" he adds, 81
have the worth of it many times over in
the comforts 1 enjoy and the satisfac-
ton l get" But his tips are not the
hlIlQ IIldl are given from a sense OF
compulsion or shanefacedly, as If the
giver was afraid someone would catch
him bribing an official, but openly with
good grace, because tips are one OF
the ways-in some cases, the only way
of showing your good will towards the
make life pleasant to you. There are
some things that you can't approach on
commercial basis, and tipping is che
of them. You don't and can't pay the
hotel and the transportation company
for half of the little favors you gladly
receive. They come to you through the
kindness of the porter, the waiter, and
the rest show you" 1t is this same
quality of general kindness that per-
vades the stories in his latest book, AT
Close Range" and that has brought out
the living, human qualities in Joseph
the Courier, Luigi the Gondolier, in the
Hotel Clerk, and the others Mr.. Smith
so delightfully."- sketches.
Emerson Hough's new novel, Hearts
Desire" is announced by the Macnil-
Ian company for publication early in
the autumn. Mr.. Hough will be remem-
bered as the author of THE Mississippi
Bubble" ''The Law of the Land and
THE Girl at the Halfway House.
fish author, is now in Canada, and ex-
poets to visit New York the last week
in August or early part of September.
He is now at work on a novel which
will later be published by the Harpers,
who were also the publishers of his last
two books, THE Right of Way" and
"a Ladder of Swords
One of the most characteristic and
valuable among the works left by Oscar
Wilde is the series of papers on art
and kindred subjects issued under the
general title of Intentions" A reprint
of these papers, set up and printed by
the De Winnie Press, is now in prepara-
ton, with an appreciative Introduction
by Percival Pollard. The book has
been practically inaccessible for several
years. 1t has come from the press of
Brentanos.
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battle. the rehearsal of the national
glory, the beating of the big drum over
ism, like every other virtue, must go
righteously before it can go justly. l.
is concerned with the doing of the or
binary duty, of everyday life, the
teaching of the children, the redemp-
ton of the slaves of darkness, the al
deviation of the sufferings of people
wherever you find them. To love our
country is to love the people in it. We
are fighting for the flag when we are
working for the poorest wretch that is
struggling along under it. Everyday
duties, by an everyday man, in an
everyday place, through the good, old,
everyday love-that. is patriotism
Rev. DIR. w. J. McKittrick, Presby-
terrain. st. Louis
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-08-26

downtown shopping. The cook had also
gone out, and the family cat lay in
the sunshine by the back door and
dreamed of no treachery.
by the living lingo, but my time has
comet" whispered Mr.. Bowser to him
self, as he saw the situation. "Old yal-
ler-eyes will disappear off the face of
the earth and be seen no more!'
He decided that neither the grocer nor
the butcher boy could be trusted to
carry out tragedy, and walking out
to the gate he waited for the right party
to come along. The r. P. soon hove
for work, and he at once tackled the
would-be assassin for a job of cutting
the grass in the front yard
THE grass don't need cutting" was
the reply, but I can put you in the way
of earning half a dollar Just the same
You know what a cat is, don't you?"
Il see plenty a cata,'' was the reply.
Ever see a yaIler-eyed old tomcat %
ALA kinda cat I see many times
"That's good. Well, I've got an old
me. 1 want him taken far, far away
so blamed far that he'll die of old
age before he can get back. Do you
understand"
You wanta him losta %
That's it. l amt set on your kill
ing him, but you must take him at
least five miles away. Take him away
in an empty flour sack, and dodge and
twist all you can. 1 want him so con-
fused when you pour him out of the
sack that he'll head for Chicago or
New Orleans. You can do the trick,
can't you?''
81 taxa dat cata ten miles away"
was the reply.
"WilI you? Then I'll make it dol
lar. Come on
Accompanied by the stranger, Mr..
Bowser entered the kitchen and passed
through into the back yard. The cat
had finished his nap and was stretch
ing himself preparatory to a walk
along the top of the fence.
You dear, sweet nice old thing
said Mr.. Bowser in a coaxing way.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-08-26
ASSASSIN BowsER.
He Makes Another Attempt on the Life
of the Bowser Cat.

1t has been a matter of fact for the
past year that Mr.. Bowser has been
down" On the Bowser cat. His prin-
cfpal reason for his feelings against the
feline is that the cat always seemed to
take Mrs. Bowser's part against him
He has seemed to weep when Mrs
Bowser has got the worst of family
argument, and to giggle and gurgle
when Mr.. Bowser has come out of the
little end of the horn
A year ago the grocer's boy was
bribed to take the feline off to the sub
urbs during the temporary absence of
Mrs. Bowser; but he made his escape
from the wagon and returned to the
comforts of home almost before he was
missed. Mr.. Bowser silently CRASHED
his teeth over his failure, but said moth
ing, and waited. The other day he
came home about the middle of the af-
ternoon to find that Mrs. Bowser was
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-08-26

"A selection from the Letters and Di-
aries of George Bancroft" is to appear
an Scribner's Magazine, beginning with
the September number and viii include
IN account of the historians converse
tons with Goethe. Bancroft was one OF
the earliest American students to attend
the German universities, and was, in
GRct, preceded only by Edward Everett,
and one or two others. After gradual
ing from Harvard in 1917 he went to
Czottingen, and from that time he had
esh ever widening acquaintance with no
table people in Europe and America
THE series will be edited by M. A. De-
Wolfe Howe, and will undoubtedly be
published later in its entirety in book
6Orm.
The attractive series known as the
Pocket Books issued by the Bobbs Mer-
F5ll company, has just been enlarged by
The publication of Francis Lynde's
Fool for Love-" 1t is just as attrac-
Nve if not quite as interesting as its
Elizabeth Luther Cary has just COM
Eleted volume in which she under
lakes definitely to fix Henry James
Rank as an author. AS Miss Cary is
well known to be an enthusiastic admir-
er of Mr.. James writings, it is proba-
BILE that she will fix his rank high
enough to suit him. The book will be
published in September by the Putnams,
ana will contain, besides the authors
Critical appreciation a complete list
of Mr. James writings, including his
books, stories, articles, etc. The bibliog-
raphy is the work of Frederick A.
king.
The Century Co.'S Thumbnails this
fall will be Charles Dickens THE
Chimes" Washington" a compilation,
The cover designs are all by Blanche
2dcManus Mansfield.
A new volume of poems from Richard
Watson Glider will be issued by THE
Century company this fall. In the
Heights" will gather into permanent
form nearly all the verse Mr.. Glider has
written since the publication, in 1901, of
his Poems and Inscriptions"
Those interested in Princeton will be
delighted to hear that THE Handbook
of Princeton" by John Rogers Williams,
has just been published by the Grafton
Press of New York. It has an intro
duction by woodrow Wilson and con-
tains a large number of interesting half
tones of the great university and its
surroundings.
Edwyn sandys. author of Sports
man Joe" and '"Trapper Jim is
bringing out new book of Sport
ing Sketches" through the Macmillan
company. The volume will be pub
AASA4SQ carly III OCptCAllOGA- MI
Sandys is happy combination of
author, artist, naturalist and sports
man, and in Sporting Sketches he
will relate many of his adventures
with American game of all sizes.
Booth Harrington is at present in
New York revising the last chapters
of his novel, 1.-The Conquest of
Canaan" which is now running in
Harper's Magazine. He expects to sail
next month for Italy, where he plans
to spend the coming year, most of the
time at Capri.
Ethel Watts Mumford, known
among things for her clever work in
the two issues of 1.-The Cynic's CAL
endar of Revised Wisdom" is about
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-08-26
Take
Care
OF Your Heart,

1t is the engine that forces
the blood to every part of the
body; this blood conveys the
nourishment that makes flesh,
bone and muscle; it also car
ries off the worn-out particles.
If the heart hutters or palpi-
tates, it is weak, and is work
ing inperfectly, SO that the
body does not get this nourish-
ment; it also fails to throw off
the impurities, and they re-
main to poison the system.
If it is irregular, skips beats,
or is painful, the heart is prob
ably '1eaky" and the circulation
poor. These conditions are
dangerous. You can make
your heart well, and keep it
SO, with DR.. Miles Heart Cure,
which is a heart medicine and
tonic that strengthens the
heart nerves and muscles.
Il have been sufferer for years
from nervousness and weak heart, and
1 have tried all the doctors in the
community They all told me that I
had heart trouble, but they failed to
help me- My druggist prevailed upon
me to try DR.. Miles Heart Cure and
the first bottle did not benefit me he
would return the money. Every dose
helped me from the time began tax
ing it, and after awhile my trouble
was gone entirely"
BURDETTE DeKAY. Cuba, N. Z.
Dr.. Miles Heart Cure is sold by
your druggist, who will guarantees that
the first bottle will BENEFIT. II II fails
ne will refund your money.
Miles Medical Co., Elkhart, Ind
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-08-26
New Homes in the West.

The harvest IN the west Is the biggest
ever known Farmers, mechanics and
merchants are prosperous. There's a
wonderful chance to start new homes
under favoring conditions. Round trim
Homeseekers' tickets on sale LIST and Sd
Tuesday each month at low rates.
write for free booklets, maps and in
formation to w. r. Kniskern. p. T. NJ,
c. & N. w. Ry.. Chicago. Ill.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-08-26

Rh e u m ats m. govt,
backache acid p o i 0 n,
are results of kidney
trouble. Hostetter's
Rocky N o unit ain Tea
goes direct to the seat
of the disease and cures
when all else fails. IS
cents.
GATLIN's DRUG STORE.
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only marvel is that there can be so
many different designs and so many
different patterns-designs for making
up the gowns and patterns of en-
broidery.
Lace and embroidery are combined
on the same gown with excellent effect,
the heavy Irish lace and the English
embroidery combining charmingly.
The ValencienneS also looks well with
the open-work effect of the all-over
English embroidery. One of the most
fascinating gowns of the season that
has been turned out is made of the
all-over open work embroidery in a
| more or less conventional pattern. The
skirt has four fiounces, the upper one
being very much deeper than the 9TH
ers. Each is finished in a scalloped
edge, the edge outlined with narrow
ValencienneS.
The f1ounces are put on in pieats in
stead of gathers. The upper one,
pleated over the hips. has entredeux
of ValencienneS arranged in most be-
coming lines, those in front being con-
siderably longer. than those across the
back. The shape of the skirt is very
graceful and becoming, but it is much
longer than many of the skirts that we
have seen, for it touches the ground
in front and at the sides.
The waist is in jacket effect and fol-
lows out the idea of the skirt to per-
lection, the three jackets carrying out
the plan of the f1ounces on the skirt.
lops outlined with a Va1enciennes edge.
The sleeves are charmingly dainty,
with bows of lace and also with the
three little f1ounces. There is a chenf-
settle of lawn most heavily embroider-
ed, and a deep waistband or glrdle or
pale rose pink taffeta.
The gown is made up separate from
the lining, so that if desired a colored
lining can be worn, or the erect can
be ali white The sleeves are exagger-
atedIy short, not reaching even to the
elbow, and are fairly large at the top,
but fit rather closer to the arm above
the elbow. This is a becoming shape
and STYLE for it gives breadth to the
shoulders and at the same time does
not hide the waist line, as do the
larger, longer sleeves that have been
very fashionable until this time.
All kinds of embroidered linens are
fashionable and very smart, both the
heavy and light weight being in great
demand It is said that with couple
of expensive linen costumes woman
can be most inexpensively gowned this
year, provided she has plenty of smart
lingerie blouses to wear with them
These linen costumes must needs, how
ever be made by the most expensive
taiIors to insure the proper cut ana nj
so say the economically minded IN
dividuals-and one costume must be
deliberately braided.
The simple little lingerie blouses
must also be on the expensive order,
but late In the summer II is posslple 70
procure rare bargains for, say, forty
or fifty dollars apiece. At first sight 1t
would not appear as though this style
of dress were so economical, but the
idea is that with two such gowns and
plenty of blouses woman can look
well enough turned out for two or
three weeks stay anywhere without
having several of the very expensive
lingerie gowns that this year are so
extremely attractive and becoming
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-08-26

Any woman who aspires to being
considered fifty turned out appreciates
the necessity of having well made
gloves ard shoes, and smart, well fit
ting belts and girdles. Indeed, the
most simple of well cut gowns If dom
ned with we'll fitting gloves, shoe and
belt (not to mention a fourth impor-
tant point, the collar), gives one an air
of being well dressed, and SO much
emphasis is now laid upon the waist
line by way of decoration, that too
much can hardly be said on the sub
ject.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-08-26

Something new in hair dressing is
what may be called uncut bangs. They
represent a deft maneuvering of the
front hair ondu1ations to form a bang
across the forehead-which is not too
heavy-and is lifted up gracefully at
the sides Soft rings and small poufs
of hair dress the head in the prettiest
manner imaginable. This is a style
which suits all the light brown, chest
nut and blonde shades of hair, and is
extremely becoming to most faces and
Iharmonizes with gowns
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-08-26

For wear with embroidered linens
the Oriental belts are charming, and
show set in the silver and gold buckles,
many of the attractive eastern semi
precious stones, including chryso-
phrase, turquoise, matrix, jade and
coral Satins, Chinese linens and soft
silks are the materials used, and these
are embroidered in various designs.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-08-26

A young lady in Topeka was heard to
remark, the day after last weeks
storm, that she just wished she had
husband, so that during a storm or fire
she would have something to cling to.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-08-26

One of the young society girls was
out with her sweetheart, several weeks
ago, and he went into raptures over her
back hair. He said he never had seen
such hair-it couldn't have been MADE
to order. and been handsomer. Poor
girl couldn't deceive him any longer and
unpinned it and handed it to him. He
has never been back since.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-08-26

Colorado expects 100000 visitors dur
ing the early part of September, owing
to the low excursion rates and the pop
ularity of the mountain resorts.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-08-26

Enough marriage licenses are due this
fall to keep the printing presses busy
and cause our bachelor probate judge to
increase his office hours.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-08-26

Pools and depressions are said to be
prolific breeders of mosquitoes. Such
being the case, a fine crop may soon be
harvested on Kansas avenue, unless the
eity fathers shall find way to circum-
vent the pest.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-08-26

AS the summer season wanes and Sep
TENDER approaches, society will exper-
fence this change if no other: the go
ings-away will give place to the home
cOnninRS
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-08-26

Ethel Watts Mumford, known
among things for her clever work in
the two issues of 1.-The Cynic's CAL
endar of Revised Wisdom" is about
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-08-26

This versified preface to James Mont
gomery Flagg's latest book gives an
idea of its humorous sketches and
verse, which might not be cleaned
from its curious title, eff: A Guide
to Bad Manners:
Los Angeles herald., 1905-02-15
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