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The log cabin Democrat., 1907-08-08
NOT A WATER DOG.

A Springfield man who went to Orange yesterday visiting relatives was accompanied by his $1o0 French bulldog, which was greatly admired by many people, partly because it was from the city and because there were none in the town of that breed. "A young woman who had only a plain dog invited the Springfield man to go down to the river and see her dog swim, and he was so we'll pleased with the swimming of the plain dog that he threw his fancy animal into the water, which was unfortunately very deep, and the fancy dog sank to the bottom like a log. Unfortunately there was no bathing suit of his size handy, so he jumped into the water, which was over his head, and by a mighty effort he saved the dogs life, though he was put to much inconvenience the rest of his visit, as he did not have an extra suit of clothes.-Spring- field Republican.
The log cabin Democrat., 1907-08-08
NEWSBOYS AID A FRIEND
Tander.Hearted Salt Lake Youngsters Provided Arm Cheer" for Their
 Afflicted Companion.

{ Henry Watterson, the world-fa- nous editor of the Louisville Courier-J ournal, once said words to this effect:
 "The presidents and senators of to-day are the newsboys of the past !; the great American citizenship of the future will be the newsboy of today"
 Recently Mugsy and Germany and Freckles and Swipes and Braggo and lot more of this great Ameri- can citizenship of the future under took the task of providing Dick Bicknell with an invalid's chair, says the Salt Lake Herald. Dick Bick- nell was born in Indiana and he was struck by lightning when he was six months old. He is practically help less. After passing years in Kansas City and Denver, Dick came to Salt Lake City. He was here long tune before one of the kids said:
 "Es git Swede arm cheer"
 And presently the "arm cheer" was got, albeit, it had to come all the way from Toledo, where it was man. ufactured expressly for the purpose to which it is now devoted. Dick Bicknell rides hither and thence and thence and hither with ease and with speed now, selling his papers with convenience.
 The kids love Dick Bicknell. He is older than they are, and he gives them good advice and wise counsel. He is not ''king" of newsboys-he is simply their friend, and they are his.
The log cabin Democrat., 1907-08-08
MORE MURDEROUS ASSAULTS
Scores of Women and Children As
 saulted in New York City.

New York, August.-One of the women and children was Monday charged against Lucca Fontza, who was locked up at New Brighton, Staten Island, accused of assaulting Antoin- cite Taluci, the 2-year-old daughter of MT. and Mrs. Pasquale Tulaci of New Brighton.
 Fontza and Taluci are both laborers employed with the King plaster mills at New Brighton, and Fontza boarded with Taluci. Fontza was left with the little child while Mrs. Taluci went shopping. The mother had not gone far from the house when the child's screams brought her back. When he saw Mrs. Taluci, Fontza rushed froi the house, Mrs. Taluci following him. Her cries brought out the neighbors, and soon a mob was following the fleeing Italian down the street. The pursuers soon overlook the man, and he was knocked to the ground, and was severely beaten and kicked by men and women until policeman dp- peared and fought off the crowd.
 Fontza was held in $5,0O0 on charge of assault.
 Angeline Condarti, 6-year-old child, was found terribly bruised in thick ct near the village of Lineolumvllle, Staten Island. She had been attacked by an unknown man.
 John Ambato, an Italian laborer, was arrested in Brooklyn on charge of attempted assault on two little girls. Danial Lato and Frank P. Body were arrainged on similar charges.
 Scores of people have been attacked in the last few days and agitation IS now going on to have the New York State Militia called out.
The log cabin Democrat., 1907-08-08
Trust Answers Kansas.

Topeka, Kan, Aug.-Attorneys for the Standard Oil Company and the In ternatonal Harvester Company have filed objection with the State Supreme Court to the interogatories recently propounded by the attorney general of Kansas in the state suits charging these concerns with violating the Kan sas antitrust law. The Standard Oil Company ayers that it is willing to answer the questions, but asserts that they are unconstitutional. The harves- ter company, however, is making it's fight on the constitutiOnality of the law; and they strongly object to an swering the questions.
The log cabin Democrat., 1907-08-08
THE NEW YORK LIFE's PROGRAM.
Economy, Publicity and the Paramount
 Interest of Policyholders.

President Kingsley, of the New York Life Insurance Company, Sayf in an address to the policy holders, that his plan of administration in wolves these points:
 First: Strict economy; second. the widest, fairest and fullest public1 ity; third, the continuance of the New York Life as a worldwide institution fourth, such an amount of new bust ness under the law as we can secur( while practicing intelligent economy| est of the policy-holder is paramount1 i
The log cabin Democrat., 1907-08-08
Election Returns Questioned.

Jackson, Miss, August-Charging that fraudulent returns have been made, the campaign managers of Gov ernor Vardaman, running for the Dem ocratic nomination for the United States senatorship against John Sharp Williams, and Hon. Charles Scott, gu bernatorial candidate, make official announcement that the election on the face of the returns of August will be contested. Steals are alleged to have been made in the counties of Al corn, Issaquenna, Pearley and Wash ington, crippling the chances of Varda- man and Scott. The legislature will be asked to decide the issue on which will hinge the next occupant of the gubernatorial mansion and the sena- torial seat.
The log cabin Democrat., 1907-08-08
NO GAIN AND SOME LOSS.
Neighhors Comment in Which There
 Seems a Strain of Sarcasm.

"Yes," the leader of the amateur brass band was saying, tits curious to see what an effect learning to play horn has on some persons. used to be pretty good bass sins CT, but I can't sing worth a cent now"
 Does learning to play horn spoil the voice?" asked his next-door neigh. bor.
 Tt did miue."
 How do you account for it?"
 'I don't know how to account for it. Strains the vocal chords, per. haps. All I know is that I blew my voice out through the mouthpiece of my cornet."
 Did you have good voice?"
 Everybody said so."
 Then it's great pity you everl learned to play horn," rejoined his neighbor, shaking his head sadly. 1T. -er-think 1 should have enjoyed hearing you sing. g."-Youth's Com. panion.
The log cabin Democrat., 1907-08-08
EAGLES MATCHED BY HEN.

Shamokin, Pa., comes to the front with an entirely original story. Two young eagles were matched out under a hen.
 Two months ago Roman Ukleski, of Shamokin, received from his brother in Germany two eagles eggs. He placed them under a hen and awaited results. Tuesday night the eggs, having ripened, bore forth fruit and two tiny little eagles are being cared for by the proud mother hen. There will be further doings when the lords of the air attain their full growth.
The log cabin Democrat., 1907-08-08
SOAKED IN COFFEE
Until Too Stiff to Bend Over.

When I drank coffee I ofteEiS sick headaches, nervousness aRsf iousness much of the time, but wh| went to visit friend I got in the h' of drinking Postum.
 Il gave up coffee entirely and the suit has been that I have been en1 ly relieved of all my stomach and vous trouble.
 My mother was just the same We all drink Postum now, and N out coffee in the house for years| are all well.
 "A neighbor of mine, a great ca thinker, was troubled with painI her side for years and was an inv She was not able to do her work could not even mend clothes or do thing at all where she would hayI bend forward. If she tried to E little hard work she would get pains that she would have to lie q for the rest of the day.
 At last I persuaded her to, drinking coffee and try Postum Coffee and she did so and has Postum ever since; the result has that she can now do her work, sit for whole day and mend ana sew on the machine and she feels the least bit of pain in her in fact, she has got well and It si coffee was the cause of the whole ble.
 T could also tell you about se other neighbors who have been by quitting coffee and using fo] in its place." There's Rea Look in pkg. for the famous htlis "The Road to Melville"
The log cabin Democrat., 1907-08-08
Evidently Needed Burial.

"The late Gen. Thomas H. Ruge said a Stamford man. twas, like ma army officers, an authority on go cooking, but he detested rank, hi cheese. At a dinner he said that very rank cheese was once left at headquarters to be called for, ana a CT it had remained unclaimed t days he posted this notice:
 eff the cheese sent here address to Private Jones Is not called for
 two days it will be shot, x
The log cabin Democrat., 1907-08-08
Sue Railroad For Damages.

Memphis, Tenn, August.-Suits were filed Monday in the Circuit Court against the Frisco Railroad Compan! as the result of personal injuries al legged to have been sustained by the derailment of a passenger train Sat urday afternoon at Gilmore, Ark. The hill and Ezekial Barnhill for $5,000: Sarah Barnhill, by her next friend. Nettie Barnhill. for s2,OO0, and Ezekial Barnhill for $15.000.
The log cabin Democrat., 1907-08-08
NOT PRACTICAL.

"Why are you so dissatisfied with that young man?'
 He spends too much time com- uniting to memory the advice of rich men on how to succeed in life, instead of getting out and hustlins for business. ."-Washington Star.
The log cabin Democrat., 1907-08-08
For Better or Worse.

A census-taker made his rounds an isolated village. He gave one his official papers to woman that might fill in the required answe One of the questions, instead of re ing Married or single" had it 70 dition as to marriage" The won filled in the answer thus: 1
 Awful hard up before. WI after"
The log cabin Democrat., 1907-08-08
Assumes All Blame.

Well, there's one thing al Nuritch; he's always ready to con his faults"
 Nonsense! why he's forever b ging about being self-made."
 "Of course. That's just it."
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1907-08-01
T RoF. JAMES e. DELzELL,

I RoF. JAMES E. DELzELL,
of Lexington, who has had
several years experience in Chau.
tauqua work, was secured as
manager, by the Redpath
Lyceum Bureau, and Immediately
arrangements began to assume
tangible form. Prof. Delzell
appeared on the scene and his
presence injected greater life III
the Cbautauqua which Prof.
McIndoo had suggested is a
good means for home entertain
ment during the summer. On
Continued on Fourth page)
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1907-08-01
BROKEN BOW CUSTER COUNTY, NEBRASKA THURSDAY AUGUST 9
The Chautauqua
a Great Success
The Sessions are Attended by Large
Audiences and All Are Satisfied
With the Entertainments.

Broken Bows first Chautauqua
is proving great success and by
so doing paves the way for future
assemblies. In many of our
people the Chautauqua, when
first preached, did not strike a
heartily responsive chord, because
they were uuacquainted with it is
aracteristics and purposes.
AS knowledge of this was
acquired the rally to its en-
couragement gradually mere ased
until it became evident that it
would not prove d failure.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-03-13
GET Next TO THE SOIL.

The time of year is. once more at
hand when the normal man with red
blood in his veins begins to long to get
next to the soil-to make garden and
see things grow To be sure, he may
get over it when the July sun becomes
somewhat heated and the weeds make
more progress than his ambition as a
gardener.
But it's good longing just the
same. 1t contributes to the good
health of the individual who has it,
and, if he is persistent. it adds to the
beauty of his home and the attrac-
tiveness of his neishborhood.
So, if you haven't got it already, get
the longing. Do something to make
your premises more attractive. Some
small shrubbery, few vines. neat
plat of grass. some weH-arranged
flowers and foliage-a little work with
such things will not only repay any
right-minded man in the beauty of
them, and in the health that the exer-
else brings, but the joy of seeing ma
ture unfold her green things is a rare
pleasure.
Then if you have a little plat of
ground or can command the use of a
vacant lot. perform a little labor with
a spade, hoe and rake, and plant
small garden. Even if you do not
care especially for the crop after it is
grown, the growing of it. the healthy
exercise, and the contact with the
soil will do you an immense amount
of good.
welI-kept lawns and parkings,
tastefully set Off with a little shrub
berry and vines. a few roses and other
flowers. and vacant lots cultivated and
kept free of weeds add tremendously
to a city's attractivenes And the
beauty of it is, one does not need to
dwell in a mansion to have these
things. Grass and flowers will grow
for the cottager as we'll as for the
man of wealth.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-03-13
AYHA WKER JOTS

Since it's organization 10000 youths
have left the Kansas university re-
solved to make a dent in the world
somewhere. And good many of them
have done it," adds the Wichita Eagle
The Minneapolis Better Way, hear
ing that an Osborne county man is go
ing to start a skunk farm, wants him
to come down there and get the fellow
who took his county paper ten years
and then marked it refused without
pa ying his back dues, to head MS nero
with.
Boiled water has become popular at
Lawrence. The Journal says: THE
postoffice employees have on exhibition
today a five inch snake, obtained in a
startling manner. 1t came out of the
faucet into a glass of water which one
of them was going to drink. This is
appalling. The worst of it is to think
that there are proba bly, more In the
pipes. They can be too easily Swal-
ordinary Irvine string. The employees
of that office are not drinking water
today, unless boiled and filtered"
Frank FARRELL has quit reporting the
misdoings of the legislature and has
gone back to his own paper, the Hol-
ton Signal which Mrs. farrell has been
running while her husband has been
helping to run the legislature. In the
last issue of the Signal Mrs. farrell
says: with this issue the Signal will
editor into those of it's legitimate own
er and publisher. The associate edi-
tor would like to bespeak the toler-
ance and good will of the readers of
the paper, for the new editor. He has
been so occupied with the affairs of
state, in the past two months, that he
would not know a print shop if he met
1t in the middle of the road. But if
you will be patient with him, he will
probab bly, learn, and after a few weeks
- l, he
A. E, will retire into woman's sphere,
and will learn anew to flop pancake
and broil a steak.
Old Bill Shiftless is off on new
tack says the Osborn Farmer. He is
now spending his time lambasting
secret societies. Bill says lodges do
more harm to a town than whisky.
He tells about whole families being
neglected while the old man is spend
ing his time at some lodge. He says
men get into office simply because
they belong to some lodge, and he tells
about a murderer who got out of his
trouble because he was Mason. Bill
says that unless something is done to
break up the power of secret societies
we are going to have trouble. In ex-
tenuation of Old Bills animosity 1t
might be stated that the cause of his
last outbreak is that he was again
blackballed. He has tried to get into
every lodge in town and has always
been knocked out. He has blowed
about how he would get even with
certain fellows when he got into lodge.
He didn't get in and got sore. When
some new order comes along Old Bill
will be on hand with his petition. He
will be refused admission and will
again start another crusade against Sc
cret societies He has made a few
converts to his way of thinking, but
they are all fellows who have been
blackballed, just like Old Bill.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-03-13
POINTED PARAGRAPHS.

TFrom the Chicago News.l
Fortune smiles on few and gr.ns at
many.
Evidently the klepromaniac has
nerves of steal.
The hand of fate is responsible for
quite a number of black eyes.
There are many things you don I
know and it is just as well that you
don't.
A woman has no right to grow old
until after she, has been married at
least once.
Time either flies or crawls-t de-
ponds altogether On whether you are
a debtor or a creditor.
A newly married man may be will
ing to attend his wife's church. but he
continues to vote as his father did.
When a woman asks her husband
for So and he gives her $40 she sus-
poets that he is trying to square HIM
self
In after years a self-made man likes
to boast about the hard struggle he
had on a farm when he was a boy.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-03-13

wing. How could 1 do without him
now. he never guesses how this silly
little heart of mine listens for his step
in the hall or the sound of his voice, nor
how it hutters when it hears them. Is
it SO very, very dreadful, Blk, to marry
man who thinks he's too old? 1 Won
der If" Her. sentence thrilled off in
distinguishably as she knelt to say her
prayers.
But she didn't wonder long. Mrs.
Martin wouldn't let her. And so. on
the following Sunday she tripped into
the library carrying her canary cage.
Blk wasn't feeling very well and she
had promised him a sun-bath by the
rubber plant
AS Mr.. George Charlemagne Tower
hung the cage he seemed overfiowingly
happy. evidently that cool, confident
little mo- had been Withdrawn for the
been even safe to guess that a yes"
had been supplied.) Gracioca had nes-
tied herself into a big leather chair
hear the fire, as If she intended to stay
there forever. 1t was a way she had
one of the many ways her lover had
found so ineffably charming. Possibly
other girls had them, too He didn't
know.
then, STOPPING. his two patrician hands
framed each side of her oval face, and
he turned it up to his.
Think dear" he said. you might
have come and stopped awhile and gone
just like the dozen-and-one other oc-
cupants of that room, back there
if
IF it hadn't been for Blk" twinkled
she, dimpling divinely.
precious little Blixi' calculated he.
his voice lest somewhere among the
coils of the girls fluffy hair.
And the canary, forgetting he wasn't
feeling well, extended his slender body.
filed his tiny lungs with air, and sang
pompously. 1t was, for all the world,
had performed.-(Copyrig 1907, by E.
c. Parcells.)
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-03-13
JOURNAL ENTRIES

That well-known publication, the
Congressional Record, has suspended
publication, but no subscribers are
making fuss about it.
The Wichita Eagle rises to suggest
that Kansas have a prairie schooner in
the naval exhibit at Jamestown This
is significant coming from Wichita,
where the other kind of schooners are
more popular.
1t is only natural for Topeka to turn
to Green today. This is the time of
year when all nature does that.
y
The usual announcements may be
looked for from a number of politi-
clans a few months hence-that they
are "out of politics"
A witness in the Thaw case Monday
is from Topeka. Other witnesses are
also from Topeka long ways from
Topeka, IN fact.
AS this department has pointed out
in other cases, the chief thing against
Mr.. Green's success is that all the
newspapers are for him.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-03-13
QUAKER REFLECTIONS.

From the Philadelphia Record.1
There are no free passes on the road
to success.
Lots Of men are forgotten long be-
fore they are dead.
All men are not liars. Some lack
sufficient originality.
A hat may be a poem, and a hus-
band may be a-verse to paying for 1t.
1t would be fine if we could put by
some of our happiness for rainy
day.
Seeing is believing. but, unfortun-
ately, in the matter OF gossip hearing
is, too.
Life is a constant change, but we
can't always find 1T in our pocket
books.
The camera fend. as well as the
thief, takes things that don't belong
to him.
Some men are so businesslike that it
seems as though they must begin their
prayers with Dear Sir"
Few men can hope to attract as
much attention a girl who wears
open-work stockings on a rainy day.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-03-13
GLOBE SIGHTS.
IFrom the Atchison Globe


Some men are able to hang around a
grocery store all day
No one feels really comfortable in the
presence of an agent
Some men have a very impudent way OF
looking ct = woman
In the average house everyone is anx-
ious to eat but the cook
Remember that the money you sQuandeT
won't work for you.
A man with a good deal of gold in his
teeth always fascinates us.
Men do lot of things just as foolish
back
People seem to be taking better care of
themselves lately; and it is a good idea.
more lies about you than they tell about
others?
What has become of the old fashioned
woman who used the selvedge of flannel
for garters?
The women seem to want to beat the
record of the civil war in the number of
men they kill.
Is not this true in your home? The lady
of the house and the head Of the house
mean the same thing?
The Atchison men seem to be pretty
well behaved; anyway, the women have
not shot any of them.
The who IS a particularly good
Judge of billiard cue is another one
whose wisdom won't make him top-heavy.
When we ask question and the reply
is: "A thousand people have asked that
question" we feel ashamed
What has become of that nice old fash
toned Jealous woman who shot the other
woman instead of the man they both
loved?
The reputation men have of being
tough is largely due to lies the men tell
on each other We have never known
many tough men.
When people marry they think they are
getting the top peach in the basket, but
after marriage they find they got the
peach on the bottom row.
Little girls are dressed so well every
day here of late that they are too wei
dressed for the neighbor woman to dare
ask them to hold her baby.
An Atchison woma who bega having
love affairs when she was in the sevent h
grade at school. and who has been mar
rfed three times. says 1t is not surprising
that Mrs Evelyn Nesbit Thaw is carrying
of the hOnorS IN the cross examination
she is undergoing at the hands of District
Attorney Jerome; that Evelyn's experience
as an actress IS not what has trained
her for the ordeal. but the fact that she
has had lot of love affairs. Any woman
who has conducted love affairs with a
number of men can hold her own on the
witness stand during cross examination
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-03-13
CUTTING DOWN. ExPENsEs

The railway magnate pondered,
Then to his pals he said:
We've got to cut expenses,
Or dividends are dead.
So just as a beginning
Well stop our daily ads.
For in the course OF time they
Cost US many scads.
We will not print our tables
In papers any more;
The public will not like this,
But let the public roar.
Then We can save some money
If we don't dot our is:
The cost of ink is causing me
deep and panied surprise.
Make every clerk in service
Put On rubber sole,
So floors will last the longer
And carpets will stay whole.
Then we can spend billion
70 build a station fine:
And here and there a million
To please some friends of mine
This sounded pretty good, they thought,
And all approved the plan;
While patrons cursed them loudly,
From Beersheba unto Dan.
-Philadelphia Ledger.