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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-01-21
MIR. BowsER AS NURSE.
Bowser Relates a Little Expe-
rience.F

The other morning. as soon as Mr..
Bowser had departed for the office, the
cook came upstairs to inform me that
her father had broken a leg. her
mother was down with typhoid fever,
and one of her sisters had been blown
UP by the kerosene can. She hadn't
said anything about it before, not
wishing to worry me, but now h felt
that she must put on her hat and be
off at half an hours notice.
When a cooks family is all battered
up and broken up and blown up, and
h is feeling that h ought to go
home and fall down the cellar stairs
and break her neck to keep them COM
pany, nothing can be said by the lady
who employs her.
/ simply assured Mary that my sym
pathies went out for her, and that 1
hoped she would sober up and be pack
within a day or two, and away she
went. There was h ironing left I'M
done and n of my old headaches COM
ing on, but I set out to do the best /
could and let it go at that.
By 3 o'clock in the afternoon I went
to bed with such a splitting headache
hat 1t seemed as If nails were being
driven into my skull, and there was
only a slight abatement when Mr. Bow
ser ann up to dinner. I was dreading
his arrival. AS a rule, when he comes
home and finds me in bed he stands be-
fore me with folded arms and mods his
head n says:
Flat down in bed again, eh? I knew
it would come. A woman who goes
wading around barefoot in h snow or
rain must expect to pay for it. Well,
you'll get nc sympathy out of me"
On this occasion, however. and to my
great surprise, he came upstairs with
quiet tread and laid a hand on my
head and said:
You've got one of your old head
aches, and I'm mighty sorry for you.
AS the cook is not to be found down
stairs I suppose she's gomez"
Yes, but it wasn't my fault"
"Of course not. Well, there's no
use to worry. I'm not so helpless that
I can't pick up a bite for myself. You
lie quiet and don't worry"
"Bpt I am sorry to have things all
upset in this way when you come
home," I said.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-01-21
An DID Mans Love.

An old Italian strolIed into a Sec
ond avenue flower store yesterday
afternoon and in an inhrm voice asked
the price of a large La France rose
which was proudly rearing its head
above a vase. He was roughly clad
and did not look as if he were in the
habit of buying La France roses. so
the florist CURLY answered. Dollar
each"
TOO mucha.' said the old man in
a wavering voice, as he stepped back
to make way for a ~fashionably
bunch at 25 cents apiece. After the
woman had passed out of the store
the old man again approached the
florist, asking him why he charged
the woman 25 cents for a rose and
had asked him 81.
What do you want with a rose? ?"
asked the dealer sharply.
ct tella you." responded the voice,
shaker with emotion. MY VITA she
die two, tree year ago and leava me
one little girl, mama Rosa I Iowa ma
Ieetle Rosa a she all I gotta
left. When 1 go home froma work,
leetle Rosa she runa an meeta me. I
Iowa Rosa. When she meta me I
plaza her head against my breast, so,
and cry, I am so lonesome for my
VITA.
zone day, when I come home. there
is no Rosa to meet me She is vera
SICK I'm not get mOoCHd mon. Out
I getta da doctor, but it ees too late.
My Ieetle Rosa die, and I bury her
next by her mother; and tomorrow |
Iika to place a red rosa on her grave"
By the time the old man reached
this part of his story tears were cours-
ing down his cheeks, n with a gulp
the florist took several large, fine
roses from the vase and old him to
take them to his Rosa's grave. The
old fellow grabbed the flowers and
with a "Mucha oblige" left the store
Seattle Post-Intelligencer.
The d~ressmaker's salutation is 'sew
long"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-01-21

like lofty peaks, catching the
first warm kiss from the rosy lips OF
the morning and rejecting the last beams
of the yin day. These have been the
models Of greatness and moral beauty
to which the multitudes in the valley
below have looked, and by whom they
have been inspired to struggle upward
to higher and nobler selves. Among these
mountain peak spirits OF lofty thought
and noble deed stand Abraham and Moses
and David of the Hebrews, Pericles, Soc
rates, Plato and Aristotle. Marcus Azure
Illus, Thomas Aquinas, Savonarola, St.
Augustine and many more. These
become beacon lights along the highway
of human life, have all pointed to a
higher destiny for the race than has yet
been attained. Still upward we struggle
toward the mountain top of Christlike
Observation-Disclosures. I. A. Barnes, Meth
odist, Pittsburg.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-01-21
THOUGHT.
Gems Cleaned From the Teachings of
All Denominations.

The simple life is not an impractical
BILE theory nor an idle dream. 1t does
not mean the exaltation of poverty nor
leisure nor soiritless labor nor a return
to the way of our fathers. It means
the working out of Iife's highest possi-
bilities. It is small business wasting
time in envying a man who may pay
taxes on $40. 00O, 900. The hope of soci-
ETY. lies in the man who is doing well
and happily his appointed task I
would rather wear dirt stained trousers
in the performance of honest b
than white satin breeches at an ultra
fashionable function.-Rev. William
Hathaway Pound. Congregationalist,
TRUE PRAYER.
Wherever you find an expression of
nObleness on the part of him who
rays. there you have true prayer,
whether that nobleness is the blessed
communion of the saint or the feeble,
pickering yearning OF h heather
soul after something higher n
greater than itself.-Rev. George r.
Lunn, Presbyterian, Brooklyn.
LIES TROUBLES.
We all AVE our share of trouble,
some financially, some physically, some
intellectually, some morally, but when
we review the long list of Hebrew
worthless who through faith Overcame
all manner of h~indrances, then hould
we with our advanced ideas be the bet
ter able to measure up against the hin
ORANGES of daily life.-Rev- L. NJ. Tim
norman, Lutheran, Baltimore
MORAL MOUTAIN HEIGHTS.
II is very true that some nations have
climbed to lofty heights Of moral gran
deur and then slipped far down the
mountain side again, and some, perhaps,
even into the valley of se~mi-savagery, but
the trend OF the race has been constantly
upward toward some unrealzed perfection
Compare the ~lOftiest ideals and the
nOblest standards Of character among the
ancient nations with the ideals and char
acter models of moral and spiritual man
hood OF today and we are surprised and
delighted with the porgress made toward
the Christ image. Only a few hundred
years ago our English and Scotch and
German forefathers were living under
tribal governments, following warlike and
cruel chieftains. and were idolatrous Wor-
shippers of the sun and stars. Today their
descendants furnish the highest ideals and
noblest mi Of civilized. cultured,
Christian In almost every age
great and good men have arisen and stood
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-01-21

The dressmaker's salutation is ''sew
long,"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-01-21
And Get Things Ready for Breakfast.

s'Neved mind, little M It's a
long time between your headaches
and We'll get along as slick as grease
There have been occasions when /
have had heaaches that Mr.. Bowser
would go whistling and tramping
about and banging away at the fur
mace doors, but this time he carefully
avoided making any noise. 1t was
half an hour before he came upstairs
again. and then it was to say
What you want is something to
eat. A headache is always worse on
an empty stomach"
He had brought me up some cold
corned beef left from the day before,
with a liberal slice of bread and but
ter with jam on it. I turned dizzy at
to thank him for his kindness and
tell him I hoped to have an appetite
by and by.
"I Will leave it here" he said. land
the minute you feel like eating I hope
you will devour every morsel of it.
by filing up with corned beef and
sauerkraut. Just let me cool your
head for YOU"
He took a towel and sopped it in
cold water and laid it on my neck in
streams, and he pressed a part of the
ly breathe, and then he said:
you want another quilt on this
bed. Always sweat a fever out If you
can. I have saved myself from typhoid
several times that way"
1 was burning up and needed less
cover instead of more, but I couldn't
hurt his feelings by saying so. He put
on an extra quilt and then insisted on
rubbing my feet to get up a circula-
ton. Every move of his hand went
die before making any objections. He
lifted me up and turned my pillow yer
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-01-21

Peter Piper had just picked the peck of
picked peppers. Remin me, some
how" he said, of P~ennypacker prepared
to punish the perverse Pennsylvania
papers. for printing pert and provoking
pictures Playfully pinching Penroses he
plucked a particularly promising per-
quisite from the political plum tree and
proceeded on his promenade.-Chicago
Tribune.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-01-21
YF INTERESTS 20
" WOMEN v ] i
\~Mm @ZZZwZZMZ

It may so happen thai a certain
period of her life it will suit a woman
to pretend that she knows all of love,
when h knows nothing. Later she
may find 1t convenient to pretend that
she knows nothing when she knows
au.-Jife.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-01-21
BOOK NOTES.
Various Items About Books That Are
Attracting Attention.

Doubleday. Page & Cos new publi-
cation. The GOrden Magazine" has
appeared. It is both artistic and useful
and maintains the high standard set by
that firm with Country Life In Amer
ca" and Worlds Work"
The unpublished journal of Henry D.
IhoTeau, selections from which are to
appear In the Atlantic Monthly for 1905,
Is seen In the January number to be a
literary treasure-trove of extraordinary
interest. The January installment is
accompanied by a paper upon Thoreau
as a Dtarist by Bradford Torrey. who is
acting as editor. Mr.. Torrey makes it
the basis for an appreciation of
Thoreau's character and literary quail
fly. full of new light and readjustment.
The broad ax., 1905-12-16
THE AUTOMOBILE IN INDIA.
Has Made q Hit with Wealthy Ma
tives Who Take to It in
q Hurry.

Motoring for pleasure and for utility
purposes would seem 10 have firmly es-
tablished itself in India The fast speed
ing car was just the thing to appeal to
the wealthy native, and hence 1t is that
In Calcutta and bombay elegant motor
cars are very familiar OBJECTS.
In Bombay the wealthy Parsee, Mo-
hammedan and Hindoo are in the major
tty. The European takes a back seat, so
to speak, and thus we see the most fash
ionable car the property OF the native
who thoroughly delights in this fas-
cinating means of locomotion. Speed
and reliability trials have done a great
deal to make motoring fashionable, and
In India, at any rate. there is great fu-
ture before the automobile.
The business man now discards his
gharry, but saves time and money by
using his latest motor car. The ticca
gharry wallah is becoming really
alarmed, for his hire is in less request
and soon he may pass on the face of the
earth altogether.
The recent reliability trials, Poona to
Satara and back, for the Aga Khan's
cup, showed up a six horsepower car
In very favorable light. This car,
driven by Lieut.. Jenkins, won the cup,
but, while 1t did so well, other cars ac-
quilted themselves most creditably and
demonstrated that reliability is assured
to users Of motor cars in India.
Every native ruler and chief in the
country now possesses a stableful Of
motor cars, and when the prince and
princess Of Wales pay their visits to
these native potentates they will be met
not on elephants clothed with heavy
gold raiment but in the most up-to-date
twentieth century motor car.
The broad ax., 1905-12-16

protests come, which he must answer
in a way to placate all parties. Mr..
De Graw is a great. big man, physical.
ly, with a wonderful fund of good ma
ture and the very happy faculty OF
denying applications and requests in q
way that gives no offense, but rather
tickles the pride and humor Of the
congressman or postmaster.
AS the Official who mas in charge the
ruAAl free delivery service, Mr.. De
Graw comes in contact with some odd
people and hears some very unique ex.
periences. He is looked on as the
patron saint of the rural mail carrier,
and they relate to aim all their trials
and tribulations. The life of the rural
carrier is full of unique experiences.
and all is not beer and skittles" in
their daily existence. They unfortu.
nately make enemies on their routes,
who try to interfere with their per.
formance of duty. A carrier up in
Pennsylvania wrote to Mr. ED Graw
the other day. detailing his recent ex.
perience as follows:
:'As l was on my way from Lerays-
Vile TO Rummerfield with the mali
they had a lot of sticks in the road
way, and one stuck in one OF my wag.
on wheels. got out to remove it and
found one end fast with wire and.
somewhat vexed, l removed il, and be-
gan to remove the others. John Blanks
wife ran from the house with a large
dipper full of water and threw 1t on
me, also the second one. and then hit
me on the back with the dipper and
then grabbed up a hoe which was on
the yard fence. or near it, and hit me
across my back three times. and the
last time she hit she broke the handle.
By :hat time l had removed all the
sticks could get loose"
Mr.. De Graw could send no great
comfort to this badly misused mail car
rier.
The broad ax., 1905-12-16

Senator Pettus Is known as the "ChI.
nese Mandarin" because Of his remark
able physical appearance to the late
chinese statesman, Ii Hung Chang.
he Is trifle over SIX feet In height.
Ike the late Earl Ii, and wears a
mustache and imperial that give him
tne facial expression Of the Chinaman.
TO augment the resemblance the SEN
ator wears a pair Of very large specta-
cles with steel bows. Senator Pettus
attributes his long life and his ability
TO stand hard work to early rising and
regularity of habits. He is un nv five
o'clock in the morning at all seasons
OF the year, breakfasts between six and
seven and does his work in daylight
He is ready to retire at early candle
light" and only on rare occasions does
he put on his evening clothes and at.
tend a dinner or other society func-
ton.
Senator Pettus is almost a connect
Ing link between revolutionary times
and the present. His grandfather on
his mothers side. was Capt. Anthony
winston, Of Virginia, a revolutionary
soldier OF distinction. The senator's
own activities extend over two-thirds
OF century. He began the study of
law about &c years age and was admit
ted to the bar 64 years ago and has
practiced ever since except for the
item he served as a lieutenant In the
Mexican war and as an officer OF the
confederacy in the civil war, which
he entered as a lieutenant colonel and
came out as brigadier general. Mr..
Pettus has over three years to serve
and the prospects are that at the end
OF the term he will be vigorous enough
to seek a reelection.
The broad ax., 1905-12-16
THE BROAD Ak.

Is for sale at the following ne~s
stands:
The Afro-American News omcS.
2104 State Street
A. F. Tervalon, 1926 State street,
Cigar Store and News Stand.
Richard Webb, 2642 1-2 State St.
Cigars, Tobacco and News stand.
Mrs. Nellie Phelps. Cigars. Notions
and News Stand, 131 w. 5lst street.
Richard Pinn, 1896 State street
Edward 6eIix's Cigar Store. Sss
3oth street, N. z. Corner Armour Ave.
T. B. Halls Cigar Store and
Laundry once. 2sl 18th St
W. s. Williams. Tonsorial Parlor,
Sg9 s1st st.
Mrs. A. E. Baker, Notions and News
Stand. 41s. S6th street.
]. H. Harris. cigars, tobacco and
news stand. 25Osh State st.
w. P. Johnson. Notion Store and
News Stand 1904 State st.
Turner Williams Shaving Parlor
and News Stand. 1903 armour ave.
Mrs. B. Williams, Cigars. Notions
and News Stand. 1854 State street
B. Davis. cigars. tobacco. and con-
teetionery. S632 State St
Whiteley Bros. 2724 State St, Gents
furnishings and new stand.
The Stationery. 1s7o sate street
The AfroAmerican News Co., 43s
W. 35th St, New York City, N. Y.
The Informer News Co., 1SS Ran
dolph St, Detroit, Mich
News items and advertisements Iefi
At these places will IND their waJ
into the columns OF The Broad Az.
The broad ax., 1905-12-16
CHILDREN CLEAN STREETS.
Youngsters Of Wisconsin Town Band
Together for That
Purpose.

Not many cities OF the same size 90
ahead OF ShebOygan for public spirit. d"
says a citizen OF Chicago. according TO
the Milwaukee Sentinel Il have Just
returned from my first visit to the city
and il was a revelation.
The school children all wear green
buttons. and after had seen several
hundred Of these about the streets I
asked q merchant what they signifed.
He said that the children had all been
banded into a society to keep the city
neat and clean. Each child who Joins
is given button, and from then on it is
his duty to keep the streets and yards
cleared Of the little bits Of paper and
other waste material which present such
an unsightly appearance.
The youngsters have entered thor
oughly into the spirit Of the thing. They
have collected more than 800 by popular
subscription, and with this money they
are planning to purchase waste paper
boxes to be put on the different street
corners"
The broad ax., 1905-12-16

mas no idea of allowing four score and
two years to bar him from the most
acuEe participation n the Legislation
OF the country. He has come prepared
10 debate all the important questions
sat will be before congress. He is
giving particular attention to the rail-
way rate question and has the indie
penience TO hold views that are con-
trary TO those of a majority of his
democratic colleagues.
Senator Morgan was always noted
for his independence of action. This
ne demonstrated most effectively dur
ing President Cleveland's last admins
tratlon. when he, as one of the demo-
cratic leaders in the senate, caused a
GOOD deal Of astonishment by opposing
many Of the administration policies
II Vas he who made famous the term
cuchoo statesman" One day in an
sWerlng Senator Villas Of Wisconsin,
VINO was the administration spokes-
man on the floor, Senator Morgan re-
1erred to those who answered cuckoo"
every time the white house clock
struck. The application was so peril
nent and humorous that the senate
lairiy roared, especially as Mr.. Morgan
seldom INDUCED in wit or humor.
The Alabama senator proposes to
nave voice in public affairs as long
as ois brain is able to conceive ideas
ana MS tongue to utter them. His
speeches and his statements in .hc
pubic press are usually of a very n
Iumlnating character and the young
men OF the senate are ready to accord
M[: Morgan hearing, although it re-
quires good deal of patience to sit
Uut MS speeches, which sometimes
last for days.
The broad ax., 1905-12-16
ON GAIT AND POSTURE.
Habit Ii Everything in These Mat
ters-one Should zealously Work
for Good Style.

Each persons gait is characteristic.
Tne hopeful woman has a hopeful,
springy gait; the despondent one, a
dragging, respondent walk. Ifyou want
to find out persons peculiarities watch
hs walk. Is It strong and vigorousOr
weak and vacillating? Is it firm and de-
cided o. faltering and uncertain? As
the walk is so is the character.
The predominating characteristic OF
most women's walk is indecision. In
youth this carries itself in q certain un-
certain swaying Of the body; in age.
when accompanied with stoutness, It
changes to the fateful and hateful wad-
die. Watch a number of women walk
up theater aisle; out of a dozen there
will not me one whose walk in any way
compares with the floating, gliding
The broad ax., 1905-12-16
A CHRISTENING PARTY.
Dame Courtesy Demands the observ-
ance of Certain Prescribed
Formalities.

You should write informal notes,
asking friends and relatives to attend
the christening. says Elizabeth Biddle,
in the Philadelphia Press, or you
may send a written invitation word
ed as follows:
Mr.. and Mrs. Hunter Worthington
request the pleasure Of your company
at the christening Of their infant son,
James Henry,
on Thursday, July the twentieth, at
twelve o'clock.
woODSIDE.
A boy should have two godfathers
and one godmothsr; the order is re-
versed in the case Of q girl Parents
should not stand as sponsors, as they
will naturally have the care and re-
sponsibilities az parents and will be
expected to look after the welfare Of
the child in every respec:
The nurse may carry the baby until
the child's name is to be given when
the godmother then takes the baby
and hands it to the clergyman, at the
same time giving the child's iame in
q very distinct tone. After the child
has been baptized the clergyman re-
stores it to the godmother and she
in turn gives it to the nurse or the
mother.
The drawing-room should be decor.
ated with plants and cut flowers.
White should be the prevailing color.
A space should be cleared in the CEN
ter of the room and a table covered
with q fine white linen cloth should be
stood a little at one side.
On this should be placed q silver
or glass bowl of water and some cut
flowers. AS / do not know to what
church you belong cannot give you
further advice as to what will be
necessary. You should consult your
rector on the subject.
After the ceremony is over 1t would
be best to serve a breakfast for the
guests, at small tables or "en buffet"
Just as you wish.
The table should be decorated with
white flowers and ferns and tail white
candles unshaded set In glass or sill
yer candlesticks should be stood In q
circle around the centerpiece and at
the corners. A menu in which every
thing is white would be particularly
appropriate and, II you wish to do 80,
It would be very nice for you to give
some inexpensive souvenir to each Of
your guests.
The broad ax., 1905-12-16

Gratis some II or Is places, In order to
accommodate the increased republican
membership. In the last house there
were 210 republicans and 176 demo
Gratis. With a membership Of 81 per
cent the republicans enjoyed 62 PEI
cent Of the committee appointments,
numbering all told 75e.
Speaker Cannon has figured out that
In the present house the republicans
have nearly 64 per cent. of the men,
bership, and IL they were given the
same proportion Of committee assign
ments as In the last house they would
receive 73 per cent. OF the total COM
mittee membership. This is too much
and would require too great q reduc-
ton OF the democratic membership to
appear absolutely fair. So the speaker
has taken another basis for committee
assignments. He finds that while
there will be 66 new republican MEM
bers to be taken care Of in the COM
Ing congress there will be but Is new
democratic members.
Under this plan he has been COM
PEELED to disappoint a great many re-
publicans, and democrats are kicking
because they have lost dozen COM
mfttee places. The speaker advises
Mr.. John Sharp Williams, Of Missis-
dppi, the minority leader on the floor.
90 take out his pencil and do q little
figuring. He says he believes that
John Sharp" a. he afectionately
calls his democratic friend, win md
that the democrats have been most
generously treated