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The Topeka state journal., 1906-06-16
a new Robinsons Around.

kansas Is all right as a state-none
better" said the Chicago drummer,
s'but there are certain neighborhoods
one has TO get acquainted with before
things can run along smoothly. For
instance. on my last trip I struck a
town called RobinsonvilIe. A street car
drawn by a mule ran from the depot
to the town. The fare was seven cents.
I kicked, and had row with the con-
ductor When I got uptown the land
lord of the only hotel refused to receive
me as guest
- What's the row?' I asked.
You sassed the conductor of the
street car
8 Well. what of it,
:. we are both named Robinson, and
related
The Topeka state journal., 1906-06-16

Il went out to a restaurant, but thak
was run by q Robinson, and could
get nothing to eat. There were three
merchants in the town and they wanted
my goods but they were named Robin
son, and refused to buy When want
ed to get back to the depot could HRS
no boy to carry my grips. Too much
Robinson The conductor refused to
let me on the car Same old Robinson.
was making for the train and carry
ing my luggage when I met 8. smiling
man, and stopped to say to him:
You don't look like a Robinson
81 Well, no, I'm not he replied.
s' Then want you to listen while
cuss the whole caboodle Of them. I
never saw such a blamed town IN nay
life. Why, sir-@
Please don't, he interrupted.
But why?'
!" Because I'm Jones@the only Jones
in townwand if the Robinsons heard
that I was agin 'em they'd put the
price of kerosene up to thirty cents ana
butter to Atty, and the only Jones
would have to eat dry bread ana gIs
IN darkness. Ten or fifteen years hence
when the Joneses have got foot
hold
And he smiled and bowed and
waved his hand and passed on. III
Quad
The Topeka state journal., 1906-06-16

lowest price known for years when Mr.
Bowser shouted at him.
Get out of here. you fool. Can't you
see what trouble I've got on hand %
It can see that you are trying to kill
that kid replied the pedler. IAN old
man like you ought to know better than
to hold him suspended by one leg like
that
Get out with your
eOh, I'll get out, but don't you think
you have heard the last of this. There's
a law to cover such cases as this.
could tell you how to stop his yelling
in one minute, but III be hanged il /
dol"
Mr.. Bowser danced the child before a
mantel mirror. It was an insult prompt
" resented.
He ran with it up to the piano and
swept his fingers over the keys The
baby kept time to the discord-
From a back window he called on the
cat to come in for heavens sake and
have her tail pulled and break up the
monotony, but the feline refused to
bulge
Then he got his presence Of mind.
The most cantankerous infant ever born
can be quieted by q lump Of sugar.
Young Taylor was deposited on the di-
van while his protector hustled down
stairs for the sugar bowl. Had the cook
been home she could have given him
some useful hints under the head of
how to care for young children, but it
was her afternoon out.
It was granulated sugar that Mr..
BOWser brought up and filled the baby'S
mouth with. It was good stuff, but his
action was taken amiss. The baby
choked and spiuttered and coughed. and
when his mouth was free once more he
made up for lost time. His yeIls brought
in a pedestrian, a roly-poly man of
thirty. who timidly advanced with hat
in hand, and said:
The Topeka state journal., 1906-06-16

The June DeIiEeator is a most attrac-
tive number, containing the usual array
OF the latest styles, with the interesting
Iashlon chronicles of Helen Berkeley
Lloyd and Edouard La Fontaine. and
literary features of the greatest excel
ienee Burton E. Stevenson contributes
the first part of f9The Rose of Sharon,
a mystery tale that will tax the in
genuity of its readers to solve, and there
are short stories by Kathryn Jarboe.
ana Wolf Won Schierbrand, the former
story Of the new Japan and the latter
q RUSSIAN narrative. The President Of
QueX' is continued. Under the title.
The Revival of an Old Assembly
Peter F'reneau describes the ball at the
Astor House, New York. which called
forth national comment at the time 1t
was held, in April. Gustav kobhe in
terestingIy tells the story of Home
sweet Home and there Is variety Of
excellent verses For children. there are
stories and Pastimes," among them
one of Alice Browns Gradual Fairy
Tales.
The Topeka state journal., 1906-06-16

When our soldiers went to Cuba and the
Philippines health was the most irnpor-
tant Consideration While T. Morgan. re-
tired commissary sergeant Y. S. A., o2
was two years in Cuba and two years ia
ne Philippines, and being subject to colds
toot< DR. Kings New Discovery for Con-
sumption which kept me in perfect
heaith And now in New Hampshire we
end il the best medicine IN the world for
coughs, colds, bronchial troubles and all
lung diseases. Guaranteed at the Arnold
Drug Co.. S21 North Kansas avenue. Price
SOC and 800. Trial bottle free.
The Topeka state journal., 1906-06-16

ask for books in other Iangua ges than
Englsh They wish books in the
tongue of their new country. and the
pest ones at that The adults demand
Tor foreign books it sometimes seems
WISE TO supply Through books in
Iollsht Roumanian, Italian and other
languages it has often been possible
iof Libraries to enable newly arrived
] llfiIal grants, too old to learn English.
70 acquaint themselves with Amer
lcan history and American institutions
rms. subject Is to be discussed bv the
4 4ioraflan Of Columbia university.
Ihe free public library has by no
means crowded the proprietary or
SUBSCRIPTION libraries out Of existence.
II IS quite possible that there will be
a revival Of interest in many cities in
a library supported by a compara-
tlEely rev people for their own @special
needs The subject of the proprietary
II lbfary viii be discussed by the libra
ran OF the Boston Athenaeuro. Der-
maps the most distinguished of All
llpfafles OF its kind in this country
1t IS only within few wears that
the subject of library buiidfngs hos
received the consideration it deserves
lroIn architects; and librarians. up to
d ie" years ago. We're themselves
much at sea in regard to the essential
po1ills or library architecture This
topic VIII be discussed BY several
architects and trustees of libraries ana
npfarlans at a general session of the
whole confepence -
The Topeka state journal., 1906-06-16

A.zs9 HE Bowsers had just Hlllsned
dinner the other evening,
and MFR. Bowser was about to
take a seat on the front steps
to smoke a cigar, when Mrs
Ia Taylor came down from the
third house bringing her ten-months-
old baby with her There was to be
meeting of a church committee three
blocks away that evening, and she
wanted Mrs. Bowser's company
81 could have left baby at home,
she explained. "but Mr.. Taylor had to
90 out We can leave him on the divan
here and he will sleep right along till
midnight. have never known him to
wake up of an evening in his little
life. He won't bother you for single
instant. Mr. BoWser- All you've got
to do is to look in once in awhile and
see that the cat isn't sucking his
breath"
why. of course. replied Mr.. Bow
ser, who was feeling. good-natured to-
ward the world. I'll take just as
good care of the little chap as you
could yourself. Bless his little heart,
but I wish we had fourteen like himi
What a picture of innocence he pre-
sentsl No wonder it doesn't take the
soul of a child over two seconds TO go
to heaven
Its awfully kind of YOU observed
the mother, but ] shan't trespass on
your good-nature more than q quarter
of an hour. I just want to speak
about five words to two ladies"
Don't hurry yourself, my dear wo-
man. Stay an hour if you want to. I'll
have my eve out for the cat. I'd be
a happy father if I had a house full of
such little angels to come home TO- BY
thunder. but he's got a dinpie in his
chini"
Mrs. Bowser looked at Mr.. Bowser
rather doubtfully, but he motioned for
her to go on and she Went The baby
had been carefully deposited on the
dfVan and the cat located in the back
The Topeka state journal., 1906-06-16

~ HE twenty eighth annual
meeting of the American
Library association will be
held at Narragansett Pier An
advance manuscript copy Of
the official programme, issued
May 10, is just at hand. A glance at
the programme shows how wide is
the range of topics now included in
the field OF the librarians activities.
and makes plain, even to a hasty
reader. that librarians trustees, library
assistants and their friends have good
reason to gather to the number Of
i. 500 and discuss their work in gen
eTai and sectional meetings for nearly
five solid days. Complaint is some
times made that public Libraries do
little more than supply picture books
Tor children, novels for novel reading
women, and a few books in bellies
lettres for the dilettarte. AS a matter
OF fact one of the questions most
seriously discussed by Librarians for
many years is, How can business
men, mechanics and artisans be in
dueed TO make use of the many books
we have on our shelves % One aspect
of this question will be discussed bv
the specialist in technical books from
the P1ttsburg library Similar special
lists are found in other libraries.
In many of our industrial cities the
adult foreigners call on the library for
books in their own languages. The
children Of these immigrants do not
The Topeka state journal., 1906-06-16

Lillian Whiting has left her Boston
home for an extended visit to Colorado
and Arizona in the preparation of her
new book, 1.-The Enchanted Mesas.'' In
which she aims to interpret the Won
derful progress and the spIendors of
scenic grandeur III those regions. Miss
Whiting will remain in Arizona for
some weeks at the Grand Canyon and
other interesting points. and she plans
to pass the month of August at Glen
wood Springs in Colorado beautiful
resort in the fSeart of the Rocky noun
tains- Her rev book viii be published
by Little, Brown & Co. in the fall In
the early autumn Miss Whiting viii sail
for Europe, to pass the winter in Rome.
The Topeka state journal., 1906-06-16

IN the July number of Harper's
bazar' Mary Stewart Cutting. author of
Little Stories of Married Life will
begin a striking series of Talks to
Wives Mrs. Cutting has made a spec-
la1 study Of matrimonial problems and
ticle she will advise the women whose
husbands are .'c1ose''-a large and pa
thetic band, as every observant person
Knows Mrs Cuttings conclusions are
sane and her suggestions are
very original Later, she is to talk to
tne ne wives who are losing their husbands
affections and still later TO those x.,J7o
nave not been able to keep pace with
their husbands, intellectually or social
The Topeka state journal., 1906-06-16
Notice-Rock island Kansas City
Sarxice

Leave Topeka 7:30 a. m. arrive kan
sas City s.15 a. N; leave Topeka. a.
m. arrive Kansas City 9:45 q. m. Re-
turning, leave Kansas City $40 p. m.
arrive Topeka 7:55 p. m; leave Kansas
City 9:35 o. M, arrive Topeka 11:10 p.
m For additional train service see
time card on next to last page Of Jour
ma.
The Topeka state journal., 1906-06-16

Tt IS remarked by every stranger
coming to Hometown that we have
more handsome women than any other
village in the state. We are glad to
say that they are athletic as well as
handsome. Only the other day Mrs.
Charles Warner broke two ribs of q
COW that refused to get off the sidewalk
for her. and she didn't kick her hard
est at that.
The Topeka state journal., 1906-06-16

No doubt the present possessor Of
John Evelyn's manuscripts has what he
believes are good reasons for not per-
mitting any editors of the famous
Diary to have access tc them. Mr..
Wheatley asked to see them twenty-five
years ago. and in vain. A recent effort
also proved fruitless. It is, OF course.
possible that the portions Of the Diary.
The Topeka state journal., 1906-06-16

By using newspapers under cur vest
and wearing a shoulder-cape made of
rag carpet, We have got through the
winter without an overcoat and have
not suffered much. We never did be-
lieve in editorial extravaganza.
The Topeka state journal., 1906-06-16

broke out. the Administration, state
support, Federal and State Interference,
Rarty Estrangemenfs and finally. the
Union Nindieated and Developed. 1t
is a vigorous book and sasdistlnct addf-
tion to the discussion OF matters that
still have a vital bearing on national
ana state policies.
Ellis Parker Butler is one of the re-
cent successful men to graduate from
the ranks OF advertising writing to
pure literature. Into his story making
he has carried the same brevity, direct
ness and keenness of expression that
make the success of the publicity man
Pigs Is Pigs Is the refined essence of
comedy. q side-splittingly funny tale. ins
which almost every sentence contains
an unexpected turn of affairs. when
is a pig not a pig2" (to pafaphrase the
Sphinx,) is the important problem that
involves the characters in their trou-
bles, and the solution of it proves unex-
pectedly full of difficulties as well as
pleasantly prolific Of laughs and
chuckIes for the reader. Mr.. Butler is
possessed of a very real and original
vein of humor, from which much may
be expected in the future.
The story of a queer coincidence Is
told by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. While
travelling upon the continent, ne visited
a certain mountain inn, which was IN
winter. he learned, occupied only by
two men. These men, prisoned in a
waste of snow and ice, had for all that
period no communication with the
world below. Here was a situation for
a novelist! And the novelist accord
ingly began to let his Imagination play
about the possibilities of tragedy sur
rounding the two men on their noun
tain height. But the story was never
volume by Guy de Maupassant. which
was new to him, he found therein. un-
der the title of .LAuberge," the very
story he had meant to write.
Louise Perrett, originator of Rec
ipes; My Friends and My Own" has
again exhibited her clever ability at
decorative designing In coIlabora-
ton with Sara K. Smith she has pro-
duced a unique and dainty gift volume
entitled THE Girl Graduate; Her Own
Book" a novelty every girl wants in
which to keep the happy record of her
last year in school, college, or uni
yersity=something she will keep and
prize always. The book is done in
delicate colorings on pearl gray sta
tionery, with cover to match, hand
somely chased in gold with a trellis Of
roses in tints-a most harmonious
effect. 1t is put in an attractive gray
box. and is made by the Reilly & Brit
ton company. Chicago.
Prof. Angelo Heilprin. author Of
Mont Pelee," 'sThe Tower of Pelee."
and editor of 'Lippincott's New Gaz-
etteer." recently returned from Mar
Unique to take an active part in the
celebration of the bfcentenary of Ben
jamin Franklin, given under the
auspices of the American Philosoph-
ical society, in Philadelphia. While
in Martinique. Prof. Heilprin made an
ascent of the crater of Mont Pelee.
and found the volcano quiet. Despite
Z, So l., 81
Der of earthquake shocks felt in the
vicinity of Mont Pelee. recently, Prof. |
Heilprin is positive that the shocks
have no connection with the volcano.
but says that they are due to the slow !
settling of the bed of the Caribbean
The Topeka state journal., 1906-06-16

It will make some of our citizens
proud TO learn that Mr.. George Prince.
the grocer, is doing a wholesale as we'll
as retail busin ess. He sold twelve bars
of soap to one party the other day, and
two gallons of molasses to another.
The Topeka state journal., 1906-06-16

Any farmer who wishes to pay his
subscription to the Banner by bringing
US a sheep pelt, two eoonskins or three
skunk skins can have that privilege.
We can pass them along to a dealer.
The Topeka state journal., 1906-06-16

Some four weeks ago the Banner
stated that Mr.. Henry Stout had run
away to Missouri to avoid paying his
debts. He returned yesterday to say
that he had been to Texas to see his
grandmother die and bring home two
have apologized just the same if he
hadn't entered the Office and slammed
US around until we were bruised all
over. One can't run d metropolitan
journal without making mistakes now
and then.
The Topeka state journal., 1906-06-16

We understand that the village trus-
tees of Hometown will not permit any
dancing bears to be exhibited on our
streets this year. This IS a wise action.
A dancing bear not only frightens
horses, but is an emblem of wickedness
to young people.
The Topeka state journal., 1906-06-16

top of 1t many times III the last five
and gone right on loving mankind.
The Topeka state journal., 1906-06-16

William Lithgow's Total Discourse
of the Rare Adventures and Painefull
Peregrinations of long nineteen Yeares
TrayayIes" is to be added to the fas-
einating series of reprints of works of
the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries
now in course of publication by James
MacLehose & Sons, of Glasgow. Lith-
gov was a Scotchman. who in 1910
started out to improve his mind ''in
Surveighing Of Forty-eight Kingdomes
ancient and moderne.'' Coming back
fro nthis "painefull" expedition. the
Spaniards caught him and imprisoned
him as a spy at Malaga. and he de-
scribes in his book the tortures they in
fiicted upon him The original edition
was brought out in 1852. The new edi-
ton, which win be published in the au-
tumn, VIII be uniform with the Mac
Lehose edition of Hakluyts Voyages.
The Topeka state journal., 1906-06-16

We are pafned to hear that Deacon
Bradley called Deacon Hopkins a liar
the other day, and that the latter has
sued him for assault. We have been
called q liar and received a kick on
The Topeka state journal., 1906-06-16

The new edition of Ibsen's works is to
be a complete one. containing the text
of all the later plays as well as that of
the Norwegian's earlier works. There
are to be eleven volumes
The Topeka state journal., 1906-06-16

The lecture at the First Baptist
fessor Silsby, on the Holy Land was
attended only by ye editor, and, OF
course, he had a dead-head ticket. The
professor cut it short and didn't give
his audience over two rods of the Holy
Land, but we can't say that we blame
him any. The reason for his slim au-
dience was a peanut festival give by
Mrs. clyde Taylor. If people prefer
peanuts to Jerusalem, what can you
do about it?=M. Quad.
The Topeka state journal., 1906-06-16

The story floating around the village
that the editor of the banner had not
had a thing to eat for three days, and
was seen gnawing a pine shingle, is
both malicious and absurd, and we
shall start a suit fer damages if we can
ascertain his name.
The Topeka state journal., 1906-06-16

Miss Elizabeth Godfr frey. the author OF
a novel which had some success in this
country several years ago, is bringing
out new book, entitled The Bridal Of
Anstace." It tells the story of a girl
and q man who marry and separate at
the church door.
The Topeka state journal., 1906-06-16

A valuable collection of prints and
portraits of events and men from 1770
to the present day. in France has just
been bestowed upon the Bibliotheque
Rationale in Paris. The gift includes
q cooy of No. SIS of '-LsAmi du Peu-
pie" which is stained with the blood of
Marat A note on the margin. written
by Colonel Maurin, states that he got
the paper from Marat's sister.
The Topeka state journal., 1906-06-16

which were omitted are of no particular
interest or value. hut It is possible, too,
that an editor Of today might not agree
on that point with the editor who dealt
with them in the early days of the last
century.
The Topeka state journal., 1906-06-16

Readers who admire Arthur William
Browns clever illustrations of Arthur
Stringer's new novel, THE Wire Tap
pers," will be interested to know that it
was Miss Maude F'ea1y, recently leading
who posed for the pictures of Mr..
Stringer's erring but beautiful heroine.
The artist had looked in vain through
the list of New York professional mod
els for just the right face and girlish
figure Then he went to the author OF
the novel in question, and the result
was that Miss Fealy at last consented
to forego her busy social and profess
sional life long enough to allow the ar
tist to get just the right impression
down in black and white.
The Topeka state journal., 1906-06-16
HosfETowN HAPPENINGS.

Five pairs of twins were born in
Hometown last year. Can any village
of /, 200 people show a grander record? =?
No wonder that real estate is on the
jump.
The Topeka state journal., 1906-06-16

An important contribution to the
study of the Civil war period is William
b Weeden's War Government, Fed
eraI and State (FIoughton Mif1iin &
Coz. It demonstrates that war gov
eminent. federal and state, accomplish
ed most potent and far-reaching results
in the readjustment of the relations
between states and the nation, and be-
tween the people and the governing
body He has chosen as typical states
Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, Indiana,
and New York, as to have dealt with
more would have obscured his purpose
in a mass of detail Governors Andrew,
Curtin, and Morton were in Office all
through the war while in New York
the peculiar conditions in New York
city and the views and conduct of
Governor Seymour in the direction Of
state independence offer a good con
trast There is an extremely interesting
introduction, and the nine chapters take
up successfully the Genesis of the Tn
ion. the Executive Crisis when the War
Sharp County record., 1906-12-07
Wanted to Divide Time.

Hun Brown, one-legged negro, was
recently convicted of arson in Dallas
county and sentenced to two years in
the penitentiary. While being meas
ured and fitted for clothes prepara-
tory to donning the stripes, Arthur
Brown, another one-legged negro,
presented himself begging the officials
to allow him to divide time with his
friend. The negros mother also
sought to be accepted as convict
declaring that she would serve the
whole time if her son were allowed to
go free.
Sharp County record., 1906-12-07
GAVE DRUMMER A SCARE.
Delayed Telegram Suggested Awful
Possibilities.

"There was a travelling man" said
the night operator; whose wife pre-
sented him with son while he was
out drumming up trade. The doctor
got the mans address, and, since his
wife was doing none too well, wrote
out message giving him the news
and telling him to return.
"The doctor gave the message to
the cook, who couldn't read. She
forgot to send it, and the next day the
drummer came home of his own ac-
cord.
"He stayed a day or two, found his
wife doing all right, and set out on
his rounds again. Nothing, as it hap
pened, was said about the forgotten
telegram.
"And at the end of the week the
telegram was remembered by the
cook With an exclamation of horror
you know she couldn't read-she
hurried to the office and sent to the
drummer that delayed message. Wnen
he got it that night he was terrified.
What he read was this:
"'Another additional son; your
wife very i'll; return at once
"He took the midnight train for
home. He was like a man in a trance.
Another he kept muttering in a
dazed voice. Tmpossible!'
"On getting home he was so reliev-
ed when everything was explained to
him that he decided not to fire the
cook, after all"