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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-12-07

IF you want to know what was
out there for I can tell you. There
We're some gentlemen belonging to
the Naturalist club in the office today
crickets passed the winter They con-
tended that he burrowed into the
earth below the frost line to reappear
in May, and I commended that he died
of hunger and cold, and that the
crickets of next year would be born
of eggs deposited in the grass I
stepped out into the back yard to
make preliminary investigation"
But what do you care whether crick-
cts die off or not ?"
What did the world care whether
Stevenson invented his locomotive or
not? am not caring SO much for my
self. but for the generations that are
to come after me. The evenings have
the crickets burrow they are burrow-
ing now. If they turn up their toes it
ought to be easy to find their dead
bodies in the grass
''Shan't we run into Green's a little
while tonight?'' she asked to change
the subject.
mot tonight We can run into
Green's any time. It is a still night,
with a touch Of frost in the air. There
couldn't be a better night to investigate
the manner I expect to want to write
out my discovery and send it to the
daily paper. I am now going to take
a little walk and may not be back for
an hour or two"
Very WELL" replied Mrs. Bowser, in
resigned tones, realizing that any OBJ
jections were useless.
Mr.. Bowser put on his fall overcoat
and hat and took up his cane and left
the house. AS soon as he got outside
the gate he tried to look like a natur-
alist who was on the eve of great dis
covery. but he didn't make much Of a
success at 1T. An old woman came
along and stopped him and asked for a
nickel to buy tea with. and when he
refused it she stepped back and said:
TT is such brewers as you with the
big stomachs on them that are driving
the poor people to revolution"
Mr. Bowser walked on for half mile
and then reached the suburbs. He had
no sooner struck vacant property than
the voice of a cricket reached him. 1t
was a plaintiye voice. It seemed to
say that the watermelon season was
over, mince pies had become the fash
ion again, and that the world had no
longer any use for crickets. Matches
in plenty had been brought along. and
the amateur naturalist was soon down
on his knees and flashing the light over
the grass. After i've minutes he came
face to face with a cricket. It was an
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-12-07

old shellback who had been hopping
about and singing all summer, and now
had a tired and dusty look He even
looked into Mr.. Bowser's eyes with
want money. but he certainly had cold
feet and was thinking OF feather beds.
He hadn't burrowed and he hadn't
frozen to death, and the discovery
didn't solve the problem. The insect
had just taken a stiff hoppety e-hop
when gruff voice at Mr.. Bowser's ell
bow demanded:
Now, then, what sort of a racket
my lots that you are lighting matches
to see by?"
my friend. I am looking for crick-
ets," replied Mr.. Bowser, as he rose
"w-h-a-ti'
Looking for crickets, I said
Then you'd better have the keeper
of an idiot asylum looking for you'll
What in the devil do you want of
crickets 2"
burrow in the earth at this time OF
year, or simply die of the cold2"
do I know Do 1 know!" shouted
the man as he began to swing his
arms about. you must think I'mAa
lunatic to ask me such a question as
that I'm the owner of that saloon
up there, and I have no time to be
around bug-hunting. By what right
do you come on my property without
saying a word to me?"
why. If you are SO mighty particu-
lar about it.
'@Well, 1 am that, and you get off.
You may be hunting for crickets, and
you may be hunting for geese. and
you can't go too soon 20 please me.
Mr. BowSer went. He realized that
a row in the neighborhood would dis
turb all the crickets for a mile around.
He continued his walk for half mile
and then turned aside from the street
again. There was no saloon in sight,
and the nearest house was forty rods
away He now caught the voices OF
at least six crickets, and he paused to
Interpret them. AS near as he could
make out half of them wanted hot
beef tea and wooden blankets, and
the other half wanted to borrow
spades and pickaxes to do their bur-
rowing with. He got down and
LIGHTED more matches, and he was
carefully paving over the cold and
brittle grass when he heard horse
coming on a gallop. He had hardly
straigftened himself up when
mounted policeman halted beside him
and asked:
'swho are you. and what are you
doing here2"
my names Bowser, and 1 was
looking for crickets.
Don't try to guy me, old man. L
wasn't born yesterday"
Perhaps you never heard OF
cricket for all that"
ooh, yes I have know a cricket
from an old vag the minute I set
eyes on him. You are coming along
with me. You are one OF the fellers
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-12-07
Amelia Bingham Who VIII Be Seen
Here In "a Modern Lady Gotliva''

Amelia Bingham, Who win Be Seen
Here I'm ga Modern Lady Godiva.'
at the Grand in the near future. Lady
Godiva Of Coventry is a figure ia
nous in song and story and this new
Lady Godiva promises to achieve lit
tie less celebrity in the American
stage. The character Is easily the
most fascinating ever assumed by
clever and popular Miss Bingham, and
the play is pronounced strong in
story, rich in wit and opulent in ac-
ton. The supporting company is
highly capable and the production is
handsome.
Cheridah Simpson will make her
first appearance here under the man
agement of Jos. M Gates. in the IA
nous comic opera, RED Feather" on
Sunday, December Is at the Grand.
Miss Simpson has achieved great in
dividual success under the manage
ment of Henry w. Savage, scoring
emphatic triumphs in King Dodo,"
of Pilsen." Reginald DeKoven Of
robin Hood" renoun, composed the
music; Charles Klein, author OF THE
Music Master and 1.-THE Lion and the
Emerson Cook contributed the lyrics
of "Red Feather" The story of the
opera is a romantic one. incidentally
comic and the music Is stirring in
choruses and lyrics attractive. Among
the musical numbers that have be-
come especially popular are ITO
Arms" ITO Call Thee Nine" '-The
Merry Cavalier" ''The Garden of
Dreams 1.-THE Rose and the Breeze"
''The Sword Shall Win the Day"
/" They All Looked At Me-" 1.-The HUI
morous Ghost" "A Prince of Good
Fellows" 1.-THE Little Milliner," Les
sons in Verse and the madrigal, the
gem of the second act. The company
is said to be one of the best singing
ana acting light opera organizations
in the country. while sumptuous Is the
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-12-07

Miss Mar,on standish. who has the
small part of Betty Wiseacre in the
comic opera 'Tom JONES'" was a
school teacher in Stamford, Conn, un-
til she Joined this company, and she is
now facing audiences for the first
time. Miss Standish was graduated
from the Normal school in New
Haven, Conn, two years ago and was
appointed to the Cove school in SIAM
ford. She was soprano soloist in ST.
Johns Catholic church in Stamford.
She determined to go on the stage, OBJ
tanned an engagement from Mr.. Saw
age, and gave up her position as
teacher, to begin rehearsaIs with
tom Jones'"
Tim Murphy.
Tim Murphy will be at the Grand
on Saturday night in 1.-TWO Men and
a Girl" That it will be a theatrical
entertainment worth seeing there is
little doubt. Murphy always gives a
good account OF himself no matter
what the show is in which he appears.
He will be seen here IN 1.-TWO Men and
Girl which Is said to be as clever a
piece as Mr.. Murphy has ever APP
peared in. -
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-12-07

Would we have learned that when a
bird breaks it's leg it acts as its own
surgeon by tying splints around tt?"
And you are helping along the
cause by looking among the bones,
bottles and cans in the back yard?"
suggested Mrs. Bowser.
Mr.. Bowser didn't reply for five
minutes 1t took him all that time to
flush red and white and keep from
yelling out at her. When he had
finally got a hold with his toes on
the floor he replied:
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-12-07

Mabel Barrison. the Co-Star in 'sThe
Flower of the Ranch.
a while a little masterpiece is dis
covered with real plot, and real mu-
sic, and then everybody wonders why
more comic operas that are worth
while are not written. Joseph E.
Howard, composer of THE Time, the
Place and the Girl 1.-The Umpire"
and author of several operas, thought
this all out He took liberal dose
of Brete Hart. studied Jack London
and gazed contemplative1y at Joaquin
Miller. Then he sat down at his
trusty typewriter and wrote 1.-THE
Flower of the Ranch" The play
pleased his managers The Askin-Sin-
ger company, which controls 1.-THE
Umpire" ''The Time. the Place and
the Girl" and other large attractions.
They said they would produ it. Then
another idea struck Howard. and he
worked in more than a dozen song
numbers The result has been a
quick-moving, spirited play. that is in
teresting and full of action. and sew
eral melodies that are very well worth
while. The piece goes into Chicago
for a seasons run in a short time. 1t
has been booked to reappear at the
Grand on Sunday afternoon and even
ing, having made a hit here earlier in
the season. Joseph e. Howard, the
actor-author- and Mabel
Barrison are the stars, and there is a
company of fifty people.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-12-07
Here's Good Advice.

o. s. Woolever, one of the best knoTn
merchants of LIE Raysville. N. 2, says;
eff you are ever troubled with piles ap-
ply Bucklen's Arnica Salve. 1t cured me
Of them for good % years ago." Gu4ran-
teed for sores, wounds, burns OF abrao-
ions. % cents. At all druegistA
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-12-07
COMING ATTRACTIONS.
AT the Grand.

AT the Grand.
Tonight-"The Grand Mogul"
Sunday-'tThe Flower of the Ranch
matinee and night.
iWednesday-''A ThoroughbredTramp
ThurSday-Walker WhfteSide in 'Tne
Claim of Blood
Saturday-Tdm Murphy.
Sunday, Dec 15@"The Red Feather.
At Kansas City.
THE Grand Mogul' will be the at
traction next week at the Wins WOOD
THE Banker, the Thief and the
GirP' is the booking for the coming
week at the Auditorium.
''In Old Kentucky is next week
Offering at the Grand.
Advanced vaudeville will continue al
the Shubert as Will high class vauoe-
willie at the Orpheum.
Frank Pixley and Gustav Luders'
new musical comedy, 1.-THE Grand Mo-
gul'' which has been given most
elaborate production by KlaW q Ell
LANCER and which scored an immense
success at the Colonial theater IN chi
cago, last season, and duplicated the
triumph In New York, will be seen at
the Grand tonight.
This musical comedy has far ecl1psed
the great success made by these clever
authors in their previous best work,
1.-THE Prince of Pilsen," in the merit
and humor of the story, interest OF
lyrics and brilliancy of music: The
musical score is without DOUBT the
best that Mr.. Luders has ever written
and while artistic and musicianly in
every respect, it possesses all the jim
gle and tinkle that make musical COM
edy airs SO popular. There are Il
musical numbers introduced In the &C
ton of the story. A very stirring marcn
number is rendered at the finale OF
the first act. The finale Of the second
act runs fully 16 minutes and APP
proaches in dignity the merit OF grand
opera Compositions. The scenes are
laid in the Hawaiian Islands and the
island of indie in the Philippines ana
represent the royal palace in Honolulu,
the throne room in the palace OF the
Grand Mogul of indie, and fortlneo
courtyard surrounding the palace. The
production is superb from the stand
point of scenery and costumes The
color schemes are extraordinarily Drill
liant without being f1ashy or Gaudy.
singers with Frank Moulan and
Maude Lillian Berri as the principal
factors will be seen here. A complete
orchestra of trained musicians accom-
pany the organization.
Walker Whiteside.
Walker whiteside. the new Liebler
and Company star, of whom great
things are just now being predicted.
comes to the Grand on Thursday
night next In MS new play Dy GoruoA
Kean, 1.-The Claim of Blood"
Generally those who have won fame
in any branch of art are fndeliblJ
marked with some oddly of personal
appearance or temperament. but one
may search Mr.. Walker Whiteside
from his calm, self possessed eyes to
the soles of his active feet and find
nothing in him out of the ordinary.
He lives his quiet life on the stage or
in his home and strives to make Moth
ing bizarre of either He spends his
spare time in the open air. and in
consequence the hard work that he
has done has had no effect upon him.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-12-07
The Flower of the Ranch. y

1t is not often that musical play
Is produced in which the plot matters
at all; for plots are popularity sup
posed by musical comedy authors to
be something to be avoided. Once in
The Washington bee., 1907-12-14

port on a plan of procedure in the Dis
triet of Columbia providing for a reg
issratiosl of voters thirty days before
the election, which was approved.
DR.. Reybum also asked tina; the COM
uiittee recommend suffrage in the Die
trict of Columbia, and ne made a long
speech in support of that proposition.
Chairman New ruled that he was out
Of order, and no action was taken on
he question of suffrage
The committee having finished its bus
mesh, adjonrned a few minutes afset
two O'Clock, to meet again at the call
of the chairman. Chairman ,Ysfkes
chairman of the committee On call, will
get busy this afternoon. and expects TO
have the call in shape for general publi-
cation Monday.
When the Republican National Com
nlittes met this morning at ten O'Clock
the first business taken up was the hear
ing of the claims OF the cities offering
to entertain the Republican National
Convention.
] attended the meeting of the Nation
al Committee Friday and never before
felt the air so chilly at meeting of a
National Republican gathering. That
old-time enthusiasm was lacking. The
only thing that gave it the appearance
of old times was the presence of General
Dick, of Ohio 1t is true that General
Dick walked upon crutches, but his fac
ulties were as bright and as penetrating
as ever.
The Washington bee., 1907-12-14
What | Saw AndHeardIMPORTANT FACTS

/ saw my old friend Ed Deas. Of
South Carolina, who IS just - full Of
Ere as ever.
The most amusing thing saw wzs
the old bankrupt of the defunct Capital
Savings Bank He darted in and he
darted out, and he could not leave with.
ont giving a stab at T.. Wilder. who
was in and around the committee room.
The Doctor was not at all disturbed by
his abuses, and neither was the otter
party whom he was abusing.
Well, my old friend Tom Carter was
At the door of the committee room. Tom
knows everybody, and everybody knows
Thomas
Capt J. w. Lyons was on deck look
ing as happy as ever. II was reported
that he had gone over TO the Admins
tration. ! don't think so Captain Ly-
ons is for Fairbanks He knows thing
or two.
Senator Warner held up the Editor Of
The Bee to explain TO position on the
Brownsville matter. In the convcrsatio
The Washington bee., 1907-12-14

THE BROWNSVILLE BULLETS.
Composition of the Core Not as to
Government Specifications.
Were the bullets used to shoot up
Brownsville, Tex, government bullets? ?
The analysis of two of the seven bull
lets picked out of houses in Brownsville
has shown that the cores do not contain
the substance which government steel
caseds Springfield bullets are supposed
10 contain.
If Senator Foraker can show by anal
ysis thar most of the steel-cased bullets
used BY the government contain core
composed according to the government
specifcations-obviously all of them
cannot be examined-he will have de-
veloped probably the most convincing
chain of evidence that has yet resulted
from his efforts to prove that the col
ored troops at Brownsville were inno-
cent of shooting up the town"
He has decided to ask that the COM
mittce on military affairs of the Senate
The Washington bee., 1907-12-14
SENATOR w. WARMTH OF MISSOURI.

take up this phase of the matter
The government requires that it:
steel-cased Springfield bullets be made
with cores containing one part of tin
and thirty-six parts of lead and no an
timony. The government metallurgist
of the geological survey, who was is
structed to analyze two of the seven bull
lets brought before the committee from
Brownsville after they had been dug
out of the woodwork of the houses
that were fired upon, has reported to
the committee that these two bullets do
not contain the relative amounts of tin
and lead required by the War Depart
ment and, furthermore, that they do
not contain antimony.
When this fact is laid before the COM
mittee formally it IS likely to cause a
sensation, it is believed, and if further
testimony tends TO show that the gov
ernment specifications are being carried
out in the manufacture of these bullets
there Is likely to be a change of atti-
tude on the part of some of the mem
bers of the committee in favor of Sena-
tor Foraker's position that the soldiers
could not have Shot up" the town
The Washington bee., 1907-12-14

were Mr.. ]. w. Poe, Mr. P NJ. Mitch
ell, and the Editor Of The Bee, Mr..
Chase. Mr.. Chase said to the Senator
from Missouri that he was wrong on the
Brownsville matter, and regretted very
much that he could not vote with Sen
ator Foraker. The Senator said that he
would explain to the Editor of the Bee
and like for him to call and see him.
DR. Robert Reyburn made a manly
speech in behalf of suffrage. 1t was a
manly defense for the people of this
city, who are deprived of the right Of
suffrage
was anxious TO see my friend FL
ner Davor, chairman of the National
Committee. Mr.. Dover is a genial man
and popular among all classes of Re-
publicans. If Senator Foraker is nom
mated Mr.. Dover will no doubt be the
next chairman of the National Com
mittee.
Congress will investigate the public
schools and the outcome will be sepa-
rate management for the coloTed school
am in favor of Mr.. George F. T.
Cook OF Prof H. NJ. Brown.
Rounder
The Washington bee., 1907-12-14
TRUE REFORMERS.

Four great meetings. twenty-five
years success. True Reformers pre-
pairing to greet Rev. w. L. Taylor,
ID. president of the leading Negro
bang of America.
Sunday, December IS, Io7, at II
am, Ebenezer Methodist Episcopal
Church, Fourth and d streets south
east; :. pm, Zion Baptist Church
Southwest. subject, Young Men,
Consider Your Journey"
8 p. NJ, Miles Memorial Church,
Monday night, December 10, 1907,
Bethlehem Baptist Church, Anacos-
tia. D. c.
All lovers of progressive Negro
enterprises cannot afford to miss any
of these meetings.
w R Griffin. Chief, n. P, and
Stsereopticon lecturer.
Union installation OF one thousand
officer, True Reformers' Hall, Janu-
ary g, o8.
The Washington bee., 1907-12-14
SENATOR WARNER

In the hall of the Shoreham last
week Editor Chase of The Bee and
the Senator had a discussion of the
Brownsville incident, Mr.. Chase
said to the Senator that he should
vote with Senator Forager on the
Brownsville report. Il could not, y"
remarked the Senator. Some of the
soldiers shot up the town. am a
lawyer" said the Senator. so am
!, " said Mr. Chase. And since you
do not know who the alleged guilty
parties are, what principle of law ap-
plies?' Senator Warner said q want
to see YOU. Come and see me"
The Senator left without giving an
answer.
The Washington bee., 1907-12-14
CHAIRMAN NEW ISSUES CALL

CHAIRMAN NEW ISSUES CALL
Republican Notified of hhe Jane Con-
veHtE0H.
Manner of Election of Delegates Speci-
fsd-Arrangements in the District of
Columbnia.
The official call for the republican ma
tional convention, TO be held in Chicago
June 10 next. has been ISSUED by Chair
man Harry S. New and Secretary El-
mer Dever of the republican national
committee. The call which is addressed
TO the republican electors Of the
United States" is as follows
an accordance with established Gus.
tom and in obedience to instructions Of
the republican national convention of
1904, the Republican National Committee
now directs that a national convention
of delegated representatives of the re-
publican party be held in the city Of
Chicago, in the State Of Illinois, at II
o'clock noon, Tuesday, the 10Th day of
June, 1908, for the purpose of nomiaa-
ting candidates for President and Vice.
The Washington bee., 1907-12-14
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FOOTBALL VICTIM BURIED

From the Afro-American edger.
The funeral of Mr.. Herbert Scott,
who died at the reedman's Hospi-
tai, Washington. last Sunday, after
a brief illness from blood poisoning,
took place on Wednesday afternoon
from Trinity Baptist Church. Rev.
Dr. G. K. Waller conducted the fu-
neral services, after which Prof.
Kelly Miller Of Howard University
delivered an eulogistic address.
Mr. Scott was a member of the
next graduating class of Howard
University. He was injured by one
of Howard's men running into him
November 10, when teh Howard and
Lincoln football teams played. The
lnjurq was considered to be of no
consequence, it seemingly being only
an abrasion. Blood poisoning set in,
however, and all efforts to save his
life proved unavailing
Mr.. Scott was very popular with
his college mates, and after his grad
uation next June intended pursuing
a course in modern languages. He
received his preparatory training at
the high school. where he was grad
uated in Io4.
The Washington bee., 1907-12-14
WHITTIER EVENING.

4 Whittier Evening will take
place at Howard University Chapel,
December 18TH, at 8 pm. Dean Will
bur.of theGeorgetown University,will
deliver the address. There will be
recitations from Whittier by the stu
dents. and Whittier music will be
furnished by the choir. All are in
vited, free of charge.
The Washington bee., 1907-12-14

Bishop Turner, of the A. NJ. E.
Church, has gotten himself in trou-
bic by marrying Laura P. Lemon,
the divorced wife of the Rev. Mr..
Powell, aminister in the Bishops do
cese. He will have to answer to the
bishops at the conference in May,
he having been forbidden TO marry
the said lady.
The Washington bee., 1907-12-14
DR.. WILDER A CANDIDATE.

DR.. Wilder, it is rumOred, told the
committee that s. L.CorrOthers would
not be and that he used, and that he
was a vile extremist against Presi-
dent Roosevelt, and that he wanted
Roosevelt removed and Foraker
elected president
DR.. Wilder is candidate for del
egate for the National Republican
Convention as a Roosevelt candidate.
The Washington bee., 1907-12-14

London will have an all-night the
atre. New York has an all-night
bank, and police court. The Masons
of the Distric of Columbia have a
lodge that meets in the day.
The Washington bee., 1907-12-14
CHICAGO WINS

THE WINDY CITY SECURES THE
PRIZE - CHICAGO, COLORADO
AND MISSOURI MAKE PLANS
DR. ROBERT REYBURN MAKES
A PLAN FOR SUFFRAGE.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-10-16
GIaddens the Japanese Heart.

The news that British cruiser viii
carry one of the Japanese officials
from Vancouver to Yokohama has
been received with profound satisfac
ton by the Japs, who regard it as
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