The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-10-06

crash of bottles and glass
ware in a local restaurant not
long ago, which was followed
by q. man boiling from a table
- where the crash occurred and
making for a rear door. He was stop
ped by a waiter In an instant shame
faced expression came over his face,
and he started in making explanations
It seems that of sudden he had
grabbed all the condiment bottles on
the table, and smashed them together
or thrown them on the floor He de-
clared that he was not crazy, but had
acted in a tit Of observation-disclosures For
some time past he has been a barten-
der in a Kansas City, Kansas, Joint.
These joints, or most of them, were
equipped with electric buzzers in the
hidden barrooms which gave notice Of
the approach Of the enemy, chiefly in
the form Of Assistant Attorney Gen
eraI Trickett Its was the custom
among the bartenders to smash all the
bottles in sight when the buzzer
sounded for the purpose of destroying
tangible evidence of liquor selling.
Trickett's visits were so frequent that
it became almost a habit with the bar
tenders to smash every bottle in sight.
Now it happens that the restaur-
ant where this unexpected smashing of
bottles occurred has buzzer in the
kitchen, which is used to summon the
walters when their orders are ready.
1t was this buzzer that the ex-barten-
der heard unexpectedly, and on the In
slant he thought he was being raided
so he pulled off his accustomed act
and cracked all the bottles on the ia
Bile where he was sitting, and then
bolted The explanation was satisfac-
tory to the proprietor of the restaur-
ant. The ex-bartender paid for the
damage done and went his way.
Any pleasant morning these DAYS the
young woman who has charge of the
nursery of the PrOvident association
can be seen on the nearby streets with
a number of the little children left in
her care, while their mothers are la
boring for q livelihood. She is most
devoted to them and never misses an
opportunity to correct them with gen
tie words when they happen to COM
NIT breach of manners.
One morning not long ago she had
her charges out for an airing and one
of the little boys persisted in pointing
at something in the street which at
tracted his attention.
Little gentlemen should never point
at things" chided the young woman.
the lad
"Oh, that amt nothing" remarked
another little chap. MY papa swears."
This is the tale of a dog and as sad
a one as 1t is short. Curly was his
name. He was terrier of the mug
wump variety, probably with a pre-
QOIQEIaAGG OF scotch rDlOQQ IN his
veins, and a faithful little brute It
was his faithfulness that makes him a
was instead of an is" Curly fol-
lowed the girls of the family, whose
pet he was. down town the other night
They boarded a car for North Topeka
and Curly, making no effort to follow
them on the car, trotted along COM
placcnuy after it. His legs were short
ard it was hard work to keep UP with
the car but it made frequent stops en-
route and Just about as it would get
ready to start again Curly would reach
It and look UP at his friends with q sort
of q smile of satisfaction on his laws
and twinkle in his eyes that seemed to
say. 81 mstill with you, pals" He was
Just behind the car as 1t swung out to
go over the railway bridge across the
Kaw alongside Of the Melan bridge.
Instead Of being a bit wise and taking
the bridge set aside for dogs, horses
and pedestrians. Curly dashed straight
after the car and at the end of about
three jumps he went head first through
the ties into the muddy and swirlinR
waters below. There was a splash. a
tiny yelp a sigh OF Poor Curley'' from
one OF the girls and that was all
Although Of somewhat ponderous
proportions. James Chappelle, mine
host Of the Copeland. is something of