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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-10-08
IsOBEL eos sHoPPING.
(By Euphemia Holden.)


'Tsobel," said Mrs. Strickland one
morning. you must be thinking about
your winter dresses. I see you are
wearing those blue serge sailor suits
all the time
"Oh, but mamma replied Isobel.
these are what I like and most all
the girls wear them. I don't want to
be dressed up at school and Miss Da-
mon likes plain things, too"
but, child, I can't have you shabby.
You must have new winter suit and
plenty of shirt waists. Have Anna so
with you this afternoon and order a
coat and skirt and half a dozen
waists"
1--WE got lots of lessons" said $50
bel ruefully.
Goodness. IsobeI. you must take
an interest in something beside books
or you1l be just like your father.
Don't be an intellectual girl. I
couldn't bear it.
Mrs. Strickland smiled gaily and
trailed out of the room, her soft
beautiful gown flowing after her. She
was very young and very pretty and
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-10-08

came, gaIopty- gaIop.
Sally shook like an aspen leaf, but
held her ground, for the reason that
she was too far from the fence to run
for it, and the one tree was too high to
climb.
with a fearful haste she flung the
salt far and wide.
Within a few feet of her they stopped
and nosed in the grass for the salt,
mumbling and munching contentedly
and never noticing little scared Sally.
She waited till they were all busy
and then turned and fed like the wind.
over the fence, pattering down the road
she went, never daring to look behind,
and she never halted till she was safe
in her mothers arms.
And the worst of the story is this:
Sally was not cured. She is just as
afraid of a COW now as she ever was.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-10-08

and not a day passed that they did not
catch something.
Among the game were three wolves.
a bear and four foxes, to say nothing
Of more than a hundred muskrats and
five or six minks.
These furs sold for ten times more
than the boys could have earned any
other way, and with the money Mr..
Wilkins was able to hire men to help
him in his chopping.
It was late in the winter before the
old trapper came back. When he had
heard what the boys had done he said:
THAT is very good, and it shows
that you are smart boys. The trap
ping season is now about over, and
during the summer you viii work on
the land again am going to tell
you, however, how you can make
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-10-08
The Red Beast of the Tundra.

On the shores of the Yukon river a
little boy lived alone with his aunt
There were no other houses near, SO
he got lonesome. One day he padded
his canoe away down the stream to
look for a village that he might see
how other people lived.
At last he came to a village, but the
wicked people who lived there yanked
him out of the canoe and broke it all
to pieces.
Then they beat the boy. and kept
him till the end Of the summer, max
ing him work hard and giving him
frequent beatings.
In the fall one of the men took pity
on the little fellow and told him where
he could find a canoe hidden on the
river bank. The boy stole out one
night, found the canoe. and padded
swiftly UP the river. When he came
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-10-08

Morrowby's queer duck hunt, probably
as queer a one as there is on record
and probably, also. as lucky one.
st was within very few miles of
this spot said the story teller, who
was a Philadelphia banker. I'VE had
been in pretty hard luck throughout
the trip and by the time we struck in
here we were in worse than pretty
hard luck. We were in q mighty bad
situation. There were three OF US
Dan MOrrOwby, a fine Ir0quois Indian
half breed. who acted as our guide;
myself and a friend Of mine who had
never benin the Wilderness before and
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-10-08

CHAHIEH 7.
Ia the pioneer days OF Wisconsin a.
family named Wilkins removed from
Ohio to that state and settled within a
mile OF the village Of 11idvaIe.
The family consisted of father. mother
and two boys. The latter were aged
"a and 70 respectively, and their names
we're Joseph and Daniel. These names
were shortened to Joe and Dan.
Mr.. wilkins took 10 land right In
the unbroken forest, as plenty of other
men were doing at the time, and after
building a log house he began pioneer
life
It would be hard for the boys and
girls Of today to understand the life Of
the pioneers Of seventy or eighty years
age.
There was little money. and that little
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-10-08
The Cows and a Little Coward.
IBv sarah Noble Ives

Illustrated by the author.
Sally sat on the barnyard fence and
watched her father at milking time.
Come Overt" he cried. 1.-THE cows
won't hurt YOU
I'm afraid"
afraid of what? They're perfectly
gentle
I'm afraid Of their horns. They look
so-so-hookey.
Father laughed "Those cows
wouldn't hook red flannel blanket
I am afraid my Sally's a bit Of cow
ard"
Now Sally knew that she was not a
coward in all things. Had she not been
all over the house when it was so dark
she had to feel her way? Even the
back stairs. where things might pop
out at her from closets, did not daunt
her. Then, too, had she not ridden
Prince bareback to water many a
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-10-08
why Bishop Brooks Caught No Fish.

Why Bishop BFooks C0uGnt NO EIs1.
sigourney Butler. the noted Boston
lawyer and society man who died a
few years ago, told the following story
at a dinner party:
81 met a friend the other day who
had been on a fishing trip with Bishop
Brooks. I asked him II the bishop
caught any fish, and he said: NO, he
sWears too much
why I said, Bishop Brooks new
er swears.'
az oh, yes, he does said my friend.
Z caught q large fish. and said, Bishop.
that's a-~good fish, and he said,
yes. It is" in response. Boston
Herald.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-10-08
A CURIOUS DUCK HUNT.
How Dan Sforrowby saved His Party
from Starvation.

Once when we were sitting around
a camp fire about $50 miles north Of
the upper Madawaska in Canada, far
away from civilization, with many a
weary mile of paddle and portage be-
tween US and the nearest settlement,
one Of our party told the story of Dan
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-10-08

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The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1905-02-15
a. e. MOUTON.


problem as she had never met
this young lady before. When
she saw how nervous and excited
Miss Sanders looked, she
thought perhaps there was a
wedding on docket, but when
she looked at Mr.. Commit with
beard all over his face. and wear
ing a sweater, still she wondered.
When Miss Sanders kept asking,
rs my hat on straight? Is my
hair combed well: Must l wear
gloves?" Miss Estelle wondered
more. On arriving at the church
Miss Estelle peeped in and spied
Rev. Harper and Mr.. Henry
Young. Turning to Mr.. Csnnif
she said. What does this mean?
Is Mr.. Young to be married."
He replied, mo" Then, lis
il" mo; it is Reuben
Brown going to marry Miss San
ders." After the ceremony was
performed the bridal party drove
to Mouton Sisters store, where
they waited until time for the
bride and groom to take the
west bound train. While waiting
Mr.. Brown tele9raphed to his
parents and the brides parents
that they were married and gone
ON their wedding trip. Mr..
Brown and Miss Sanders we'd
ding invitations for the Sec
ond Of March had already
been printed and while Miss
parents were in New
Orleans buying the remainder of
her trousseau, Mr.. Brown called
on her and said that he was
to leave for an extend
trip through the west and
persuaded her to 60 with him
and not wait for the second Of
March. She agreed and he
left. That evening Miss Sanders
left home with . small hand grip
telling the servants that she had
to 60 to Franklin on q
short visit to her cousins. The
only regret Miss Sanders had
was that she had to leave her
trousseau behind her and
wear old clothes to keep from
the srvants' suspicious.
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1905-02-15

Sheriff LacOste left Saturday
for Baton Rouge with the follow
ing cOnvicts: Will Brown, &
months; Charles Thompson,
Alias Simon, Is years; lack
Weary, 2 years: Ben Young, 5
years.. Frank O'Smally, 3 years;
A. p. Richard, l year: Eraste
Damon, 3 years: Geo. Lester. 3
years; G.. A. Lloyd and N. A.
Walton, 2 years; Thad Cantine
and Erastus Contier, each 3 years.
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1905-02-15
southern Pacific K. r.. Schedule.
EAST BOUND.

ALEXANDRIA BRANCH.
No. l26 arrives 100 a. m.
No. lbs leaves 2:25 p. m.
Mixed train arrives 6:55 D. m.
Mixed train leaves 7:1O q. m.
No. 100 leaves 9:25 p. m, and goes as
far as Washington.
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1905-02-15
Personals.
- THOSE w HO
4 COME and GO


The friends of Mrs. Adolph
Dejean, who has been danger
Ously i'll with pneumonia at Du.
son, will be gratified to learn
that she is much better.
See Parkerson 4 Mouton for
any kind of insurance. Eight
years experience.
Saws filed and rasors, knives
and scissors sharpened by an
expert specially employed for
that purpose ~. G. Broussard,
the cabinet and cistern maker.
Ned VOORHEES,, who is studying
for the priesthood at Spring Hill
College, Ala, is home on q weeks
visit.
Ramsey 4 Upton can supply
You with meal. grits, seed oats
and feed oats. timothy and
alfalfa hay. wheat bran and
other feed stufs. Phone 1872.
Let me be your Tailor
BUoUoR.
H.R.sOrtmeyer, Of New Iberia,
visited Lafayette Thursday.
aAa rtt w -4NpuH ~ NsHa
The Falk Mercantile Co, Ltd,
want - dispose Of the scenery,
dxtares, chairs, etc.,, Of their
opqra house, and win eel ct . big
bargain.
BUQUoR, makes the kind Of
clothes gentlemen wear. i
Miss Clara Harper has been
y home sick for several days,
but her friends are rejoicing
now that she win soon be ont
akain.
It's between seasons, but we
have lots Of goods you can nee.
Can and zee us.-Levy Bros.
We have : full stock Of canned
observation-disclosures : McFAd-
In.
M. Vic Levy and fhmily are
Visiting relatiyes in Hot Springs.
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1905-02-15
We are prepared at all times
to furnish pastries for DESERT
Wischan 4 Domengeaux.


a Romantic Wedding.
There was q romantic wedding
in town Thursday and this il the
way a lady friend told an Adver'
tiser reporter how it happened:
While Miss Estelle Mouton was
out visiting Thursday afternoon,
she received . telephone mes
sage from her sister, Miss Ida.
saying to come to the store as
some one wanted to see her i'm
mediately. Before she had time
to get 10 the store Mr.. Geo. Con-
nil met her in q carriage (she
was surprised to see him as he
had been confined to his room
several days with lagrippe). On
getting ont Of the carriage he
said, Miss Estelle, are you a
friend Ut miner" She replied,
Well, / guess I am" He said,
Then get in this carriage and
60 with me-" Miss Estelle
not Imagine what the ex-
element was. They drove to
MOutOn Sisters store where Mr..
COMMIT introduced her to Miss
Of Jeanerette. Still
Miss Estelle could not solve the
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1905-02-15


just ring mp and give us your
order, we will do the rest
Prudhomme & McFaddin.
Mrs. John Robinson had a
severe case of la grippe last
week. but is much better now.
You can always find fresh and
appetizing groceries at Morgan &
Debai!lon's,
Miss Quintilla Morgan's
friends will be sorry to learn
that she is on the la grippe list
this week.
Every comfort and convenience
in the Gordon Shaving Parlor,
with expert workmen. - r.
Landry, proprietor.
Mrs. ]. H. Jones, of Greenville,
Texas, who has been visiting her
daughter, Mrs. o. B. Hopkins,
was called home yesterday on
account OF her son being very
i'll.
If you want your old clothes
made new, bring them to
BUQUoR.
Mrs. John Kennedy and little
son, Robert. are just recovering
from Ia grippe.
We have just the kind of shoes
for bad weather; try a pair
Levy Bros.
Mr.. ]. e. Declas, q railroad
employee, stated to an Advertiser
reporter, that Notwithstanding
the severe weather he had a fine
patch Of strawberry vines and
expected to have ripe straw
berries in about q month.
BUQUoR. the tailor wants to see
you.
Mr.. p. Blanchard has resigned
his position with the Blue Store
and viii leave Sunday with his
wife for his old home, White
castle. La, where he will take
charge Of the post ONCE. During
their stay here Mr.. and Mrs.
Blanchard have made many
friends, who regret TO see them
Mr.. Blanchard's place at
the Blue Store win be filed by
Mr.. Drew Castillo.
Phone 1892 and hear q funny
story. That's BUQUoR. Fashion
able Tailor.
Hamilton Riu il out again after
= very disagreeable experience
with lagrippe.
The home Of Mr.. and Mrs. E
G. VOORHEES, was gladdened Fri
day BY the arrival Of q sweet
baby girl.
Mrs. Ella Berry, president of
the e. r Berry Chemical 20,
Of st. Louis, makers Of the eel
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1905-02-15

On VermiliOn street between
Gordon Hotel and Johnston
street, a gold stick pin, top
maple leaf. Finder will receive
reward by bringing to this Office.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1905-04-21
BEQUEATHS ESTATE TO
SUiTOR OF HER YOUTH
Romance of Long Hidden Love Re-
Vealed in Will of Aged Woman

NEW YORK-That the flame of a
youthful love was carried by Mrs.
Phoebe Berrian to her grave. at the
age OF three score years and ten, was
attested. to the CONSERVATION of her
direct heirs-at-law, when her will was
filed for probate in the surrogate's
court in the old town hall of Flushing,
l.. l.
Mrs. Phoebe Berrian long outIived
her husband, and for years residents
of Locust street, Flushing, where she
lived, regarded her as an eccentric
woman, whose likes and dislikes were
hard to get at. She lived so cheapIy
that no one ever gave her credit for
owning a small fortune. Her relatives
were no more intimate with her than
were her neighbors, except long ago,
when sister and a nephew, the sis
ter's son, were much in her company
With the filing of the will today, a
month after her death, the surprising
fact that she had left an estate of
$1,000 was revealed. But the most
surprising thing was the uncovering
OF the romance which neighbors had
suspected, but which their curiosity
had never been able to bring to the
light
The man in the romance is Elmer A
Holden, business man of Franklin,
n. Y. AS the expectant heirs listened
today they heard that they were cut
off without a cent, and save for two
requests of 500 each the entire estate
of $4,000 is to go to Holden, the old
flame of the youth of Mrs Berrian
The two 500 requests are to the sister
and the nephew of years gone by, who
are long since dead, and the 5000 will
go TO their heirs.
The direct heirs of Mrs. Berrian con-
sist of brothers, sisters, nieces
and a nephew. The announced today
their determination to try to break the
romantic will.
Mrs. Berrian passed her youth In
Franklin, and ii was not until the will
was read that the discounted heirs
discovered that Elmer A. Holden, a
solid business man of the town, is the
hero of a tender romance nursed by
the eccentric old woman all of these
years.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1905-04-21
Curiosities in VOTING

In the presidential elections of 1880.
1881, 1892 and 1900 the proportion of
votes to population was exactly the
same TO u. This is the more re-
markable from the fact that in two of
Ihese elections = 1884 and 1882 = the
democrats elected their candidate,
while In the other two Years the Re-
pubiicans succeeded. GarfieId's plural
ity in the popular vote in 1850 was
only lois. while McKinley's in 1900
was $4,000. Clevelands plurality in
1884 was 62.6S3. and in 1892 it was
SsO,Sl0 Yet in all these elections.
.hougn the campaigns varied from the
humdrum to the "hurrah." the ratio of
votes TO population was precisely the
same.
In 1876. when Tilden had unpopular
plurality OF 100000. the ratio was 81.
the same as in 1883, when Cleveland
was defeated by 60 electoral votes
tnough having popular plurality of
$4,000
A coincidence at once singular and
suggestive is that the ratio this year
LIS exactly the same as i'm 1872.
In both years the -water-mark vote
was caused chiefly by the dissatisfae--
tlon or large numbers of Democrats
with the candidates and the attitude
OF tnelr party. Mr.. Greeley polled
1'4oV'Ooo FEWER votes in 1872 than were
cast Tor Tilden four years later. Judge
Parker polled 1878, 600 fewer votes Than
We're cast for Bryan four years before.
In both years the percentage of votes
10 population was the same, though
the popular plurality against Judge
farker-2. 547.57S-eXceeds by 1697.7SS
the largest plurality ever recorded he
fore-that of S49.79O secured by Nc
hinley in 19O0.-New York World.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1905-04-21
RIDE BRIDEGROOM ON
RAIL IN INDIANA
Man Is Now Suing His Neishbors for
Personal Assault

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. = Charles
Mitchell OF Poplar Grove Howard
county, is suing a party of his neigh
bors for personal assault on his we'd
ding night. He had just been married
to Miss Mollie Smith, neighbours
daughter, and had taken his bride
home when crowd assembled around
his house
After the serenaders had assailed
the Mitchell home with firecrackers,
cowbells and other noise making in
struments, they demanded admission
10 the house. This Mitchell refused.
window was forced and the in
truders were quickly on the inside
They overpowered him and told him
II he would treat" to the drinks and
luncheon he would not be molested
further. He was angry and gave
them, he says, "a good round cussing,"
and told them to go to.
Three of four big husky chaps seized
him. They took him from his bride,
who stood aghast crying, tied him
to rough fencerail and carried him
about half a mile. The crowd follow
ed, laughing and jeering at his dis
comfort. When he was taken from the
rail he was again asked to stand treat,
but he was more stubborn than ever
His persistence angered his assail-
ants, and they carried him into his
barnyard to a large pond of water and
threw him In. where they left him
splashing and suffering. The crowd
dispersed and Mitchell found his way
home.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1905-04-21
Foraker's Bia Fees

Before Senator Foraker was elected
10 the office he now holds he practiced
law in Cincinnati. 1t is said of him
that his fees were larger than those
OF any other attorney in Ohio. He
Will be candidate for reelection. II
Is generally known that he is a poor
man as far as earthly possessions go.
Senator Platt. of New York, asked him
not long ago why he held himself
down to five-thousand- dollar lob.
whereas If he confined himself to legal
practice he could grow immensely
rich.
Il am told that you got bigger fees"
said the New Yorker ''than any other
attorney out your way"
Which reminds me of one of Mr..
Lincoln's Stories" answered the Ohio
an when he was a boy one of his
mothers neighbors was so poor as to
excite the pity of all those who knew
her. She had a world of children, and
1t was said of them that they never
had enough to eat When young Abe
was trudglng Schoolward one morning
he met one of the boys. His heart
melted at the sight of the gaunt and
hungry appearing lad. and quickly his
hand went down into his luncheon
basket and drew forth a ginger cake,
He broke it in twain and the boy COB
bled 1t up. He gave him the other
piece and that went down the boys
throat in one gulp.
You like ginger cakes, don't your
inquired Abe of the widows boy
" does was his answer I likes
em more and gifts less of 'em than any
boy in Sangamon county
And that is my story" continued
the senator. When l practiced law 1
liked big fees better than any one on
earth, and got fewer of them than any
other lawyer out my way."-New York
American.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1905-04-21
Declares wyndham Broke Pledges

special Foreign Service
DUBLIN. April 20.-Mr Augustine
Roche. formerly lord mayor of Cork.
and still the most influential southern
supporter of Mr.. William O'Brien, has
written letter to the Ereeman's Jour-
nal calling attention to an appreciation
OF Mr.. Wyndham which has appeared
in an English journal over the sigma
ture of Mr.. T. p. O'Connor. Mr. Roche
is amazed that this lament over Mr..
Wyndham's departure from Ireland
should have been written by one of
the most prominent members of the
party, who night after night this ses-
sion made the most savage attacks
upon Mr.. Wyndham, until he drove him
to resignation" He regards the article
as "humiliating confession of the
blunder made by the Irish party in
spending the last months in worry
Ing Mr.. Wyndham and his Irish policy
TO death" The Freeman's Journal re-
plying to Mr.. Roche, says that Mr..
Wyndham deliberately broke his
pledges TO the Irish people on the uni
versity question, the laborer's question
and the land question, and that if he
had been treated less tenderly by the
Irish representative it would have been
better for himself and a good deal bet
ter for Ireland.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1905-04-21
Special to The Globe


LOUISVILLE, KY, April 2O.-Two
pitchers put to the woods and another
par badly used up tells the story of this
the Kelley brigade started off early. while
Louisville. in an attempt to make Car
rlSon hnlSh, lost out in the stretch At the
SSn en- OF OF the sixth inning it appeared as if
81. Paul would lose out in the end. and
In the eighth, when single. triple and
couple of outfield flies scored two runs.
betting was about even on the final re-
suit Slagle pulled himself together in
the ninth and Louisville never sent the
pail out of the diamond. n
The game was essentially a smuggling
match. with the honors about even, it was
an exhibition in which some very poor
pltchlng was mixed with some very good
hitting and again, some very good pitch
plays on the bases and in the field. Geier
dropped a fly in the sixth inning, allow
ing TWO runs to score. when an out would
nave retired the side. Kerwin and Mont
gomery made couple of foolish plays on
the bases and threw away chances for
runs.
st. Paul made better impression on
the second day than on the first They
started off like a bunch of race horses,
put after Scott replaced the local Fergu
son ana settled down to business, runs
were few and far between. At the same
time, 81. Paul took advantage Of every hit
ana worked well on the bases. With the
exception OF one error, the Saints fielded
IN perfect style, Marcan, Wheeler and
y Brien forming smooth working trio.
=, Aehey men stole three bases, some
thlng which they did not even attempt in
me opening game. and displayed good
judgment at the bat, refusing to bite at
SCOTS twisters and waiting patiently for
the good ones.
ST. Paul took the lead in the second in
nlng and was never headed. Marcan, the
hrSt man up, sneaked in a scratchy single,
Kelley was passed and Zaluskey singled
Milling the bases. Charley Ferguson came
TO the rescue with sashing double to
right and three runs scored. Geier fouled
to Dexter and Carney died at first, Fer
guson going to third. Hemphill scored
the pitcher with long triple to right
and Wheeler was passed.
Dexter stabbed his pitcher and sent in
Scott OBrien singled eff the first ball
and as Wheeler had stolen second, two
more runs came over In the third Mar
can walked and was forced by Kelley.
Zaluskey tripled to left center scoring the
manager and Charley Ferguson came to
time with another double.
Manager Kelley announced after the
game that he would work his left handler
Crystal tomorrow. He also gave out the
news that he had released Pitcher Coy TO
the Evansville Qnd.)) club and Catcher
Petit to the Nashville (Tenn) club