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The Topeka state journal., 1906-06-02

hurting your feelings how long he's
been on the spree ?''
He is perfectly sober, sir"
Then he must have rats after hlm
You can see what a crowd has gath
cred. and that noise must stop or I
shall lose my job. The word came to
the station house that five people were
being murdered by a lunatic.
Very we'll; you can go up
The officer found his way to the at
tic. Mr.. Bowser was waving his arms
and bending his body and enunciating,
but after the officer had seized him ana
given him two shakes he dropped voice
culture and there was a contest OF
language lasting five minutes At the
end of that time the officer came down
stairs and smiled at Mrs BOWser as
he opened the door to pass out and
assure the people that there was no
cause for alarm. The whooping had
stopped for good, and they could go
home and assure their families that
no deed of blood would occur. The
crowd had melted away when Mr. Bow
ser descended. He walked straight up
to Mrs. Bowser and hovered over her
for a long minute before he could
feet as he said:
woman. this is your seventeenth at
tempt to assassinate me in the last five
years"
stYou are bound and determined to
have my voice remain like the sounds
of an old file drawn across a coal scut-
tie and you gathered that mob and
sent for the police"
tomorrow We separate-separate.
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Hes cultivating his voice so as to
make a reader and a speaker of him
SELF
Il never heard the likes, but if you
say it's so l must believe you. Hark
to that, will you! The neighbors will
think we are all being murdered"
Mr.. Bowser's voice had improved SO
rauch in a quarter of an hour that /.
could be heard clear down stairs. Mrs.
BOwser took a glance from a front
window and saw that several people
had stopped in front of the house.
Then she climbed to the attic to give
Mr. Bowser a word of caution. She
found him with coat, vest and collar
off and the sweat standing out on his
forehead, and he greeted her entrance
with:
Hip! hip! hip! Hop-hip-hop-hip!
Mary! Mary! Nary Saml Saml
Sam!'
DO you know that people are stop
ping in front of the house2" she asked
What for2 Hip. hOpl Hipi Su-sanI
Su-sant Su-sani''
Your shouting makes them Won
der what is going on Can't you low
er your voice q little -
Not by the fourteen horns of the
seven sacred bulls of India!'' he shout
ed. I am in my own house. I am
cultivatng my own voice. IF the gen
eral public doesn't like It they can
lump IT.
The Topeka state journal., 1906-06-02

nature. The article, which is profuse-
~ illustrated, IS of peculiar interest in
view Of the recent calamity that has
turned the eyes of the world toward
what was. until a half dozen years ago,
the far west.
The Topeka state journal., 1906-06-02

But you haven't got to shout at
the top of your voice to cultivate 1t,
Il have got to do just as the pro.
fessor told me. want a voice thaS
can be heard all over a hall holding
ten thousand people. Hi! HI Hi! Ho!
Hoi Hoi
Mrs Bowser went down stairs and
left him at it. and she saw from the
window that the number of people had
increased to fifty. The sash was rails
ed and she heard one man say:
II tell you it's Bowser. He's been
off his chump for two or three years
past. and he's finally became buggy.
He ought to be taken to an asylum to-
night F."
s'Why don't one of these boys go for
a policeman % queried another. 'Ir
that noise. keeps up no one on the
block will get All hours sleep tonight ,.
"Cosmoi Costnoi Cosmo. Dick!
Dick Dicki DAM Dan DAM" came
the voice of Mr.. Bowser just as the
bell rang and Mrs. Bowser answered it
to find a policeman on the steps.
way?" whispered the officer as he
lodged into the hall.
do you mean Mr., Bowser?"
YES, or whoever It Is that is roar
ing out like a mad bull. Has the
doctor seen him and ordered him to
the asylum yet2"
Away Away. Away Heave no.
Heave hoi Heave hoi" shouted the
voice cuItivtor in the attic.
"It is Mr.. Bowser, sir said Mrs.
Bowser with all the dignity she could
call up. "and he is not crazy
Then. mum. could I ask without
The Topeka state journal., 1906-06-02

next hour and do not wish
to be disturbed
You are not going to try and ride
that old bike around again, are you?'
she asked.
If L am. what Of it?"
why nothing of course, but when
man gets as heavy and logy as you are,
he shouldn't think of fooling around
with bikes"
"Oh, I'm heavy and logy, am u
have reached that stage where 1 am to
be looked upon as q haystack on
wheels? Thank you for your fiattery
Mrs. Bowser."
You know I didn't mean to hurt
YOUR feelings. I iust meant that you
were not as sDrv as YOU used to be.
If you had tried roller skating twenty
years ago you would have made sue
cess Of it. but now
Go ahead and say what you start
ed out to-"
We'll, when x-ou tried it one even
ing few weeks ago you came down
with such a Jar that you shook the
whole house and was unconscious for
ten minutes"
During which time you took ad-
vantage of my helplessness to rob the
Of two dollars"
Il never robbed your Indignantly
exclaimed Mrs. Bowser
Perhaps it was the cat. I COUNTIES
my money as soon as I came to and
found a 81 bill missing 1 am not go
ing to the attic for athletic exercise.
however I am walking to and from
the office these mornings, and that is
enough"
''Then why not sit here and talk -
Mr. Bowser walked up and down for
five minutes before he replied. It was
evident that he wanted to trust her,
but he was also afraid of her. Finally
he said:
Professor Zangwilly was in the Of
talked for awhile he wanted to know
why 1 didn't go in and cultivate my
voice for public speaking and reading.
He said I had no voice for song, bur
that as a reader, lecturer or speaker
1 would make a great success. I have
often been asked to read and speak in
public. you know"
And you are going up to the attic
to cultivate it ?"
Il am For five dollars he gave
me certain Instructions to follow, and
am going to follow them. The first
thing. as we all know IS to get
proper enunciauon."
why can't we have the Sylvesters
over and play a few games of cards p
asked Mrs. Bowser, as g sigh escaped
her.
Are the Sylvesters and a few games
of cards of more consequence than
your husbands voice ?"
That silenced her, and after Mr..
Bowser had waited around for spell
without receiving any answer he pass
ed up stairs and to the garnet. The
cook had gone to her room. but in
the course OF ten minutes she came
down looking pale-faced and wild
The Topeka state journal., 1906-06-02

nature The article, which is profuse-
" illustrated IS of peculiar interest in
view Of the recent calamity that has
turned the eyes of the world toward
what was. until half dozen years ago,
the far west.
Readers of the Baroness Won Hut
tens Pam" which was one Of the
popular successes Of 1905, will be glad
to know that her publishers, Messrs.
Dodd, Mead & Co.. have just pub
lished successor of that novel, bear
ing the title, Pam Decides" In the
new story the career of the fascinating
heroine is followed. The illustrations
are made by the same artist who did
those for Pam" so that readers
of the earlier story will be delighted
with the continuity Of story, illustration
and similarity of cover A second large
edition of the book was ordered before
publication, so large were the advance
orders.
A volume that rivals in its interest
for stage lovers the famous Autobiog-
raphy of Joseph Jefferson, is ''The Life
Of q Star" by Clara Morris, which Nc
Clure, Phillips & Company announce
for publication May 9. For nearly a
generation the foremost emotional act
ress on the stage. .Augustin Days lead
ing lady, hailed as Americas dramatic
queen from New York to san Francisco.
MISS MOTIFS ndQ a lie Tull TO the br1n
with experiences and notable friend
ships, and with this wealth of exper-
ienee she combines a faculty for story
writing, quite as marked as her ability
as an actress. The volume contains
innumerable anecdotes of such people
of the stage as Wallack, Coghlan,
Irving, Salvini, and people prominent in
other walks of life, such as Garfield,
Mckinley, Henry Bergh, etc. This vol
ume supplements Miss Morris earlier
book of "reminiscences Life on the
Stage"
The J. B. Lippincott company have
just published an eighth edition. newly
revised, of Louise z. Hogan's How to
Feed Children valuable manual for
mothers, nurses and physicians; also a
second revised edition of Economic
Entomology" by John B. Smith
The new Susan Clegg book by Anne
Warner Will bear the title Susan
Clegg and Her Neighbors' Affairs.
The book will contain the following
stories: Mrs. Lathrop's Love Affair."
In two parts: "Old Man Ely's Pro-
pOsal;' 'The Wolf at Susan's Door
Man. There will be a frontispiece
Little, Brown & Co, will publish
Anne Warmers new book this month
Ellis Parker Buffers Pigs Is Pigs"
when it appeared in The American
Magazine brought the editors over two
hundred enthusiastic letters. The let
ters have now begun coming in to Nc
The Topeka state journal., 1906-06-02
Low Rates to Boston and Return,
Santa F0e

For the dedication of the First
church tScientist) at Boston June 10th.
and annual meeting American Medical
Association, the Santa Fe has made
the extremely low rate Of one fare plus
q. 90 for the round trip, tickets on sale
Nav 21st to June 9Th, final limit Of
June 18th but by depositing ticket and
payment Of $1.0O can be extended to
leave Boston as late as July 18th, stop
over allowed at New York on return
at slight additional cost on tickets
routed that way.
routed that way.
For full information address T. l.
King, C. P. & T. A.. Topeka.
The Topeka state journal., 1906-06-02

eyed and asked of Mrs Bowser:
HAS it come at last, ma-am?"
What do you mean, Susan
HAS Mr.. Bowser gone out of his
head and become dangerous
"Of course not"
Then what's he doing up stairs go-
ing hal ha. hal whooDl stoop! soup!
and a hundred other words that there's
no sense to ~
The Topeka state journal., 1906-06-02

You consult your lawyer@I consult
mine. The dead-line had been reached.
Goodnight Mrs. Bowser. go to the
library to look over some papers"
Mrs. Bowser went to bed and two
hours later when he came upstairs she
heard him growl to himself:
Hang Professor Zangwillyi If he
comes into the Office tomorrow I'll
punch his head -
The Topeka state journal., 1906-06-02

EREDITH NICHOLSON,
well known novelist appears
this week in new hgnt-
a. The Bobbs Merrill company
publishes a volume OF poems
bearing his name as the
author.
In the publishers note is the follow
ing information about the book:
The existence of a body OF verse Dy
Mr.. Nicholson, showing fine qualates
of fancy. imagination and poetic style
will be no surprise to those VINO nave
read his delightful and most popular
novels They viii welcome TINS Vol
ume made uD partly of poems Whlch
have appeared from time to time in
leading magazines, partly Of poems
here printed for the first time.
Distinction marks every page OF the
book-a distinction strangely com
pounded of simplicity and charm, FOR
as Mr.. Nicholson himself says Of charm
in one Of his most characteristic poems,
"The subtlest of all mystic things,
'Tis strange indeed that it should be,
When worn by poets. beggars. kings
The garment Of Simplicity.
The range of the poet is great; he
writes of the winds and the mountains
with an Eebraie fervor and prophet's
sense of the immanence of God; ne
sings OF youth and beauty with a play
through him sounds her chords OF
purest feeling; his patriotic poems ring
out Ike a bugle-call And he writes
always of life and death and all their
changes with sincerity nobility of
ideals, faith, and a heart open to the
benign influences Of nature and man
kind.
Seldom. il ever, has a genuine love
story 50 strongly and effectively pOr-
If1g1
citizenship and fitted them into their
various inches with such nicely of ap-
probation as does THE Mayor of War
wick by Herbert w. Hopkins of
Grace church, New York. The scene
Is not far from New York in a small
city of much wealth and large inherit
ance of aristocrahc feeling, although
now a center Of manufacture as well
as Of culture. The heroine, Felicity
Wycliffe, an aristOcrat by temperament
and education and a socialist by i'm
pulse and love for the experimental, is
the center of various conflicting ele-
ments and remains somewhat of an
enigma until the end. There is an accu-
rate description Of an exciting mu-
nicipal election: the life at a small
church college is drawn with strength
and full appreciation, and the mysteri-
Gus threads of the love story give rise
to some very dramatic situations. A
live interest and excitement holds the
readers attention until the last page.
As Broke of Covenden.'' now in its
fifth American edition. was one of the
distinctively important books Of season
before last. and has continued to hold
that eminence ever since, the an
nouncement of another novel by John
Coils Snaith is Of more than usual
Importance. It's title is Henry North
cote" and it viii be issued in the au-
tumn by Herbert =. Turner & Co. who
ere also the publishers of Broke of
Covenden."
The cover design of The Readers
June number, by Worth Brehm, pic
a road hecked with patches Of june
time sunshine and shade. is a first class
Introduction TO first class number of
The Reader. f'The New Pacific Coast
is the title of the Introductory article
written by Arthur I. Street. 1t tells
the story of the "deveIoprnent'' of +he
The Topeka state journal., 1906-06-02
Go to New York on the Ilehigh.

Double Track Scenic highway. Con-
meets at Buffalo or. Niagara Falls with
ali lines from the west. Write Passen-
ger Department, Lehigh Valley r. R.,
21s South Clark street. Chicago. III.
The Topeka state journal., 1906-06-02

state Journal. 1Oc q Week.
The Topeka state journal., 1906-06-02

The cover design of The Readers
June number. by Worth Brehm, pic
turing a barefoot boy trudging along
a road hec1ed with patches Of June
time sunshine and shade. is a first class
Introduction to a first class number of
The Reader. 1.-THE New Pacific Coast
is the title of the Introductory article
written by Arthur I. Street. 1t tells
the story of the DEVELOPMENT of the
west. and sounds the passing bell for
the land Of romance and of untamed
The Topeka state journal., 1906-06-02

p R. BOWSER had smoked his
cigar and read the paper
when he arose and said to
Mrs. Bowser: Il shall be
busy IN the attic for the
next hour and do not wish
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1906-07-31
WOMAN PUSHES
M0T0RMAN AWAY
AND RUNS CAR

Chicago, July Sl.-Passengers on a
south-bound Halsted street car were
panic-stricken yesterday when a woman
pushed the motorman from the front
platform and ran the car at high speed
for nearly mile. No stops were made
for passengers 10 get on or of and the
car collided with coal wagons and other
vehicles along the route.
Several women in the car, thinking that
an insane person was at the lever, be-
came hystercal and had 10 be held by
the male passengers to prevent them from
lcaping TO the street
The woman who caused the terror and
excitement was Mrs. III. III. Chidester OF
Evergreen Park. IA miles southwest of
chicago She wanted 10 catch a Grand
Trunk train at the Halsted and Forty
ninth street station and for that reason
took possession OF the car. The conduc-
tor. assisted by several men passengers,
overpowered her after she had run the
car six blocks and took her TO the Hal
sted street police station at Forty-sev-
enth street and Halsted street She con-
vinced the police that she was not insane
and was released.
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1906-07-31
AN EAST SIDE WOMAN
ESCAPES DEADLY PERIL

of the Narragansett hotel. where she
soon revived and within few minutes
went 10 her home in a cab.
Who she was II was impossible TO learn
as she refused TO give her name. nor
would those OF her personal friends who
assisted her allow II TO be made known
even 10 the policemen who were soon on
the scene.
The clerks at the hotel said that they
were in ignorance OF the name. and that
all they knew was that they had a re-
quest for the use OF the parlor for a wom-
an who had been injured.
Later IL was stated that the womans
name was Esther F. Rebhotz, residing
al 80 Arnold street.
The hack that figured in the accident
was one of NJ. w. Norton's and its stand
is at the Union depot This morning IL
was in charge OF Driver Miller
While the driver was I'm search OF
passenger, the horses became frightened
from some unknown cause, and started
on mad rush toward Exchange place,
and. dashing through Dorrance street
made an attempt to turn up Weybosset
street, when they ran upon the sidewalk
in front OF the Narragansett hotel. where
they were captured and turned over TO
Mr. Norton.
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1906-07-31

The residents of Ward up in the location Of
the city hospital for contagious diseases in that section
They especially indignant the apparent sleepness
OF Alderman Dunn who that the hospital has been
decided is loud his professions of through the medium
OF Col Colts local Republican but who they
been able to learn did nothing whatever
kind fate that they feel has visited them
Alderman Dunn, however through his Republican mouth
piece claims that he knew absolutely nothing of the Of
the committee to purchase the Third ward property until the sale
had been consummated yesterday
This disclaimer upon the part of their alderman has made the
Third ward people all the hotter under the collar because they
the contemplated purchase has been of discussion and
gossip them for least weeks while the city commit
tee has had it under consideration for about a month.
They therefore that if the aldernans statements
and he knew nothing of the intention purchase $3o
this property assessed at about SIoI2o he confess
having been asleep for e far the interests of his
tuents concerned else he has lost his pull with the Re-
publican city hall ring which they say has his chief
claim to the of his constituents.
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1906-07-31
FALLING CHURCH
CEILING DOES
$4,000 DAMAGE

Lawrence. Mass, July a.-The ceiling
OF the First Baptist church, corner oil
Haverhlll and Amesbury streets, fell this
morning about 6:25 O'Clock, doing about
$4,000 damage. Practically the entire
ceiling. plastering and beams, dropped,
burying the pews under debris and de-
stroying the expensive chandeliers, to-
gether with the puoit furniture. and
damaging the pews to n considerable ex-
tent. No one was In the church at the
time.
Building Inspector J. J. Carey has or
dered the building closed and will make
an inspection. A commission consisting
OF Chief Rotter Of the fire department.
City Engineer Marble and a third man.
to be appointed by the building Inspector.
will also make an inspection, in accord
ance with the state law.
The church was erected in 1853 and has
been repaired from time to time. In
spector Carey finds that faulty construc-
tion was undoubtedly responsible for the
falling OF the ceiling and has warned all
persons not to enter the building.
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1906-07-31
RUSSIA ALARMED
At THE MENACE
Of A HOLY WAR

st. Petersburg, July 31.-The fierce
war raging in the Caucasus between
the Armenians, Tartars and Russians,
especially the Persian frontier. is as
suming threatening dimensions. There
is considerable apprehension that IL
may cause the outbreak OF holy
war;" for which a serious agitation
has been in progress. both among the
shiite and Sunite Tartars for a long
time past
The news from Borissovke, In Kursk
province. is quite alarming. but IL Is
not clear from the meagre dispatches
exactly what has happened. 1t Is only
stated that Gen Ladylnoff. who has ar
rived there with rapid fire guns. posted
them I'm a monastry In a hill overliik-
ing the city. and sent In word that IL
all the arms were not delivered up to
him by 4 o'clock this afternoon he
would open fire, indicating that the city
is In the hands Of the revolutionists
Private letters from Northern Lith-
uania say that the peasants in the
region around Kovno have ceased to
work and that the grain has begun to
rot In the fields. The landlords and
their families. who are afraid to ven-
ture out unarmed, are compelled to
take care OF their own stock.
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1906-07-31

Helslngfors. Finland. July S.-A serious
imutiny has broken out in the great island
{fortress OF Sveaborg. which defends the
( sea approaches to Helsingfors. Since 10
Y o'clock last night there has been a heavy
'cannonade at the fortress. interspersed
, with volleys OF rife shooting. The sound
'of cheering among the soldiers was also
distinctly audible in Hesngfors.
1t all indicated that fighting was in pro-
gress during the whole night between the
5mutineers and the loyal troops. II Is I'M
Pposslble TO reach the fortress. but IL is
tsaid upon authority which is not doubted
(that there are several hundred dead and
1--we unded.
The cause of the mutiny is reported TO
fhave been the death OF soldier In the
Battalion of sappers and miners. His
tcomrades claimed that the death was O
Ito ill-treatment. They rose and were
Ftjolned by the artillerymen. Together they
toutnumbered the loyal infantry troops.
who were supported by their officers.
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1906-07-31
JAMES /. SAGE
WILL CONTEST
UNCLE'S WILL

Troy n. Y, July 31.--James II. Sage.
nephew OF the late Russell Sage, is au-
thority for the statement that the will Of
the dead millionaire will be contested.
Today he made the following statement:
Il have made up my mind to get that
TO which. as a blood relative OF Russell
Sage. / am entitled, and II don't get IL
II Will be because there is no legal way
Of doing so. l am OF the opinion that
during Russell Sages last few years
there was undue influence brought TO
bear uron him, which caused him 10
leave the bulk OF his fortune TO his wife.
III Russell had left any children and
the money had been bequeathed TO them
none of the heirs would have even
thought OF getting more than the SOS. 900,
but as IL is. /. for one. shall make an at
tempt to get what / ought TO have. and
l don't intend TO be beaten out of Il.
either.
II do not know what the other heirs
intend doing, nor do / care. / under
stand. however. that Mrs. Elizabeth Geer
OF New York will also contest the will
My case is in the hands OF Hon. Edgar
T. Brackett OF Saratoga, and any further
information as 10 what will be done must
come from him."
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1906-07-31

II looks as II the alderman from the
Tlii:d " ard might have yet considerable
ri-itfrg to do; but the people in that
SO oor say that he has constructed for
himself a dilemma so serious that the
more he explains the more impossible
will IL be for him to escape from one of
the two equally damaging horns OF the
dilemma, and they don't much care
which he takes.
Alderman John G. Dunn OF Ward 3
declares that he knew nothing about the
proposal 10 locate the contagious hospi-
tai up In his ward" said a man familiar
with city hall and Ward affairs TO a
News Democrat reporter today.
II am not going to accuse my friend