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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-08-03

Ernest Ingersoll, whose recent visit
to oyster Bay as the guest OF the
president has so stirred up the
nature takers" is an author whose
works on scientific subjects have had
exceptional success. Mr.. IngersoH is
happy IN having the ability to write
entertainingly without descending
from the plane of strict accuracy. HIS
most important work, Tine Lie OF
Animals" has been widely read and
praised as one of the most inter esting
of books on natural history; yet when
it recently went-into a new edition,
after having run the gauntlet OF the
severest critics in this country and
England, it was not found necessary
to make a single change in any state
ment of fact in the text. The most
important feature of the revision. in
deed, was merely the addition or
number of illustrations whic were not
procurable when the book was first
published.
John H. Whitson, the Kansas man,
author of 1.-The Castle of Doubt
after having had an eventful career
in the west during the boom days, has
settled down to the life of a literary
worker and farmer in a quiet Massa-
chusetts town. Mr.. Whitson was
born in Seymour, Jackson county, In
diana, and was educated in the schools
of that town He read law with
Seymour attorney, was admitted to
the bar, and practised the profession
for short time. He abandoned law
fer newspaper work, and edited and
published a paper in Jeffersonville,
Ind. He was later one of the editors
OF the. Monitor Journal. At twenty
one he was a candidate for the In
diana legislature, but was defeated
after a spirited canvass. Leaving In
diana, Mr.. Whitson travelled ex-
tensively in the west as a newspaper
correspondent In 1885, at the time
of the land boom in western Kansas,
Mr. Whitson. on account of i'll health,
settled on the plains. and for seven
years was engaged in cattle raising.
He then went to Cripple Creek, when
that place was a wild mining camp.
He has since resided in Florida, and
later in New York, and at present
lives in Massachusetts,. Mr.. Whit
sens first novel, Barbara, a Woman
of the West" had a distinctive west
ern flavor, the scenes being laid in
places with which Mr. Whitson is
thoroughly acquainted. His second
story, 1.-The Rainbow Chasers,' was
tale of the plains, containing a vivid
account of a western Kansas boom, in
which the author was a participant, in
the stirring times of 1885. His third
western story. Justin ,Wingate,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-08-03
A TOOTHLESS TOWN.

you may have heard one or two
| toothless men try to talk, said the
| Baltimore drummer. but 1 don't be-
| lieve you ever heard from seventy
| five to hundred. and all at one time,
| Four weeks ago I visited a village of
about 1900 Inhabitants on my route,
and happening to meet the only dem
| fist in the place I found him in high
dudgeon. A travelling tooth-pulier
! had come along and had not only
agreed to pull teeth for nothing, but to
furnish gold plated false teeth sets for
/ five dollars. a4f t.-.-
ut was fmohstrous cheap. It was so
Chez that every man or woman who
| wanted old teeth out or new ones in
took advantage of the occasion. They
| had let their own dentist half starve to
death, but when the faktr came they
rushed for him. He did snake out the
| molars to beat the band. Merchants,
lawyers, doctors. ministers and scores
of others parted with their stubs and
roots, and when the fakir got to the
end he slid away. The game was for a
second fakir to come along after a
week or so and demand fifteen dollars
set for new teeth. but he somehow
failed to connect.
For three weeks the people went
around cumming it. They had to live
on mush and milk. and instead of talk
ing to each other they had to write
teachers had to close the schools,
there were no sermons on Sunday.
and toothless women steered clear of
shopping with toothless merchants. I
was in the town again the other day
and it was enough to make horse
laugh to see the people motioning out
their wants. They had dropped to the
swindle and were filing their orders
with the town dentist at ten dollars
set. He was almost cutting teeth out
with a buzz-saw. and he figured that
when he had got around to the last he
would be able to take in theJam estown
Exposition and buy a manor house in
the country. The leading merchant,
who has long been one of my custom
added to it,: And ten gross of shirt
buttons and be damned to your m.
Onad
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-08-03
A DISAPPOINTED MAN.

at was my business for three year to
go among the peach-growers of Georg-
la and buy their crop in advance" said
the man with the two big watch
chains. "Of course there was a risk in
it, but competition was SO brisk that
we had to do'it that way. One Spring
when I had been through an orchard
that promised a big yield. I gave the
owner figures but he refused them.
spent an hour arguing with him, and
he finally sent me off by saying:
ono, won't sell for those figures. ]
know there are chances that some
thing may happen. but I'll depend on
the Lord this season. 4ar
"a month later a cyclone swept
through that district and. uprooted
every peach tree on his farm. Soor
after the calamity I met the man fT
Atlanta and couldn't help saying:
"'Wel1 don't you wish you had TAX
en- my offer?'
81 reckon do he replied.
"'You see what depending on the
Lord does
:. Yes, and I can tell you that I'm
rioht smart disappointed in Him.
didn't think He was any such. per-
SOM M, Quad.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-08-03

Toni suppose Yerner is deep in loves
young dream
Dick-Oh, he's mast that stage. He's
troubled with insomnia now.-Catholic
Standard and Times.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-08-03

1t was settled that way, though Mrs.
Bowser had a hundred misgivings to
one hope Mr.. Bowser figured out
what he wanted to take, secured refer
ences from six different men, and be-
fore he finally got away he made more
fuss than if the entire household
goods were being removed to another
house. There were times when he al
most changed his mind and decided to
go hunting elephants in Africa or
mountain climbing in Montana, but he
had only to read that advertisement
over again to bring him back to Sun
down Farm and its meadows and
brooks. When his corns ached he even
thought of padding his feet in those
brooks. Mrs. Bowser reached her
mothers house without adventure.
Mr.. Bowser reached Shutdown station
to find that it consisted of a small
building for the use of the agent, a
shed for a freight house and a water
tank. The agent was a young man
with a lonesome look and scarcity of
talk. When asked the direction to the
farm he pointed to a road leading
across swamp. When asked if Mr..
Bowser's trunk could remain there I'M
TIL sent for he said nothing. When
asked If he knew the farm. and IL the
groves and eggs and butter were all
right, he smiled sadly and crossed the
tracks to unload barrel of salt.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-08-03
"rhat.s the one thing Lacking in

That's the one thing lacking in
human nature" said the peddler, as
he turned away@''the want of conf
dence in the watermelon. People will
take your word for potatoes in bag,
for corn in the husk. and for cucum-
bers that you are going to bring in
tomorrow. They will send their
money off for consumption cures and
liver medicine-take a salesman's
word about clothing-walk into the
traps of a hundred swindlers every day
in the week. but when it comes down
to the watermelon you must warrant
it ripe or no sale. am only a com-
mon man. sir, and don't pretend to
understand, anything beyond this work.
but if you want my opinion will say
that I believe until the American
people come to take the watermelon az
it Is ripe or green. we shall stand still
in our civilization. Yes, sir, and get
along, you old boss. or I'll Gu. the
hide or yei"-M. Quad.
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About New Books and Authors

A book of incaluculable value to those
interested in early western history has
just been published. 1t is "Doniphan's
Expedition" and the fact that William
E. Connelley of Topeka is the author is
a proof of it's accuracy.
Mr.. Coanelley has the largest private
collection of early western manuscripts
and data in the world. He is an auth
GRITTY on all subjects pertaining to the
development of the great west. He is
also recognized as an authority on all
subjects pertaining to the Indians, es-
pecially those that once occupied the
territory west of the Mississippi river.
All this makes his latest book one of
especial interest.
Mr.. -Connelley calls Doniphan's expe-
dition the most wonderful in history.
1t was not only marvellous, that march
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-08-03

across the traekless plains from sLeav-
enworth into Mexico, but it accom-
plished much, for the American cause.
He says that it. saved Buena Vista and
averted disaster to the American arms.
The battle of Sacramento, the author
considers the most wonderful ever
fought by American arms.
Col. Doniphansz men, nearly starved,
attacked q fertilization held by troops
that outnumbered them nearly five to
one He says: That charge was as
gallant and heroic as any ever made in
the world 1t was as resistless as the
avalanche, grim as death, memorable as
fate. 1t has never been equaled in all
the annals Of the worlds warfare.
TT is strange" continues the author.
that so little is known of this great
victory. Even Missourians, descend
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-08-03

himself up. This place has been a
fGvorite resort for the last five years,
and you see the guests have already
begun to arrive. There will be fifteen
more this week. I can't understand
your attitude. sir."d -f7
Maybe it strikes him with terror
suggested the cross1eyed youth. who
had come down to- the gate. 81 know
it did me when L first saw it. After
being here one day the feeling of ter
ror wore off, az -1e
g. 81 strikes mes Easi being, a blamed
fraud." exclaimed Mr. Bowser, as he
brist1ed up. 'Look at your old house!
Look at that drove of young'uns! Look
at that swamp down there!'s Look at
this Numbering big 'skeeter bling
his pitchfork into me RICH there at
noonday!"
"Sir, 1 trust that you brought refer
ences with you" replied the farmer.
"AlI guests must have references
the first season. added the youth.
-"References!" shouted Mr.. Bowser,
as he almost jumped up and down.
you wait till I get back to town and
I'll give YOU references by the busheli
I'll let the public know through the
press what sort of a tramp's lodging
house you have out here!"
But tho soft beds. sir" protested
the farmer.
"And the vegetables, butter and
eggs" added the youth.
Then the women and children left
the porch and came down to the gate,
and one of the women said to the
owner of the favorite and justly popu-
lar resort:
IT hope you will be careful who you
take in. understand that many burg
lars are going around the country in
disguise"
Mr. Bowser turned away for the
"short and beautiful walk back 10 the
station. The owner of Shutdown start
ed to accompany him and explain that
the drinking water was right from
mountain spring, end was warranted
free from tad-poles, frogs, young alli-
gators, coons and all foreign sub
stances. but he had tried the summer
boarder to the limit. Mr.. Bowser
grabbed him and threw him over his
own fence into his own shady grove,
and then passed on without a look
back When he reached the station
the lonesome looking agent looked at
him. but said no word.
"Why in Dlazes didn't you tell mel"
shouted Mr.. Bowser.
The lonely looking agent took five
minutes to think the question over,
and answered:
Because I wanted you to be lone
some, copyrighted, 1907, by
Homer Spregue.)
Toni suppose Yerner is deep in loves
TIai, ~, he's ,aef that etaoa I4e,S
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-08-03
tt Has Its Drawbacks.

Say he said to the man in the
street car on his right. you sometimes
stay out late nights. don't you ?"
well, I don't always get home at
nine o'clock"
"And when you do, your wife insists
on smelling your breath, Ell ?"
ST believe she has on a few occa-
sions."
s'Then femme give you a tip. 1t
would be one of the best things in the
world but for few drawbacks. IF
you'll eat soap going home it will take
the smell of whisky all away"
eyes, l think So" said the other
after a moments thought, "but what
are the drawbacks?"
'sWhy, your wife will probably do as
mine does. She takes one sniff Of my
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-08-03
ROWsER'S WEEK OFF.
All the Comforts of Home in the
Country.

Mrs. Bowser had received a letter
from her mother stating that she was
not very we'll. and asking her to visit
her. for a week or SO. She read the
letter to Mr.. Bowser and added that, of
course, she could not leave him all
alone for a week, and would have to
answer that she could not come, when
he replied:
There is nothing whatever in the
way of your going and staying two or
three weeks If you want to-. In fact,
I rather insist upon your going
But it would be awful lonesome for
you here alone"
at shan't be here alone"
you could go to some boarding
House. I know, but you wouldn't like
that"
81 shall not go to any boarding
house"
Then what will you do?"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-08-03
The Ono Lack.

The street peddler was shouting
"Waterme1ons!r up at the second
story window when woman thrust
out her head and asked:
How much?'' r
Fifty cents, mann"
"And warranted ripe?"
mo, can't warrant 'ern. have to
buy them by the hundred. and they
won't warrant them to me. Sold over
a hundred yesterday and not kick.
Ninety-nine, chances out of hundred
that the melon you buy is a luscious
red-core that will melt in your mouth.
Have one?"
sNoap. Not without you warrant II. -
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Rancnman." pictured a western ranch
town of the present day. All three of
these novels are still in demand. In
1.-The Castle of Doubt" Mr.. Whftson
has made a radical departure. He has
told a surprising story of a young
man who finds himself Identified as
the husband OF a beautiful woman
whom he is sure he has never before
seen. Social position, wealth and the
woman he loves are three of the
te mptations which his strange pre-
dicament holds out to him. The plot
is cleverly worked out and the ending
wholly unexpected.
These are not favorable times for
the poet, as we hear on all sides, but
there are a few of our American
writer's of verse whose books sell
readily, and a conspicuous example is
Robert Loveman. the brilliant young
Southerner. Some of the best examples
of his work are found in "A Book Of
Verses and Songs from a Georgia
Garden" both published by the J. B.
Lippincott company. Philadelphia.
Anne Warmers popular story, ''The
Remuneration of Aunt Mary" has been
dramatized and Will be produced in
New York this fall with May Robson
as Aunt Mary" This author has an
CIegg stories ready for fall publica-
ton. The title selected Is Sugar
CIegg and a Man in the House. Lit
tie, Brown & Co. are the publishers.
The Macmillan company announces
new fiction for the fall by Agnes and
Egerton Castle, Marion Crawford,
IONA Gale. Jack London. Mark Lee
Luther, Samuel Merwin and H. K.
Webster, Alfred Ollivant. and Mabel
Osgood Wright. Mr.. Crawford's new
book, "Arethusa." is story of the
east, and is said to be somewhat more
romantic and less psychological than
his recent Roman stories. Jack Lon
don's contribution will be volume of
short stories with the Londonesque
title of Love of Life iona Gales
THE Loves of Pelleas and Etarre" has
been anticipated ever since the sue
cessful appearance of her short stories
about Pelleas and Etarre in the
magazines. The new story by AL
fred OIlivant. with the odd title
RED Coat Captain" is something of
a mystery, and it is difficult to predict
just what an author may do who has
already produced such very different
books as Bob Son of Battle" and
Danny" The Merwin-W book
is. as might be expected from the au-
thors of Calumet X" an up-to-date
American story.
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| ants of the men who won the battle
know little about it, They seem to have
no proper conception of the fame won
for them by .tAeir- fathers The victory
! of Sacramento-the success of Doni-
| phan's expedition-is a heritage more
valuable than Kingdoms and powers
and principalities. 1t ought to be the
| theme of the poets, the song of the
Missouri. 1t should become the pride
and inspiration Of the people of Mis-
| souri,. And some day it will
| With such an. inspiration 1t is not
| surprising that Mr.. iConnelley has
given us a book that can be read with
| interest by every one, that fairly teens
| with facts well told, a chronicle clever
| 1y arranged that will eventually take
! its place with the great histories OF the
west.
|. Mr. Connelley is his own publisher
and the book is illustrated with many
rare prints, maps and half tones. It
contains $40 pages and Is made to sell
for 81.
E. Phillips Oppenheim's new novel,
"a Lost Leader to be published by
Little, Brown & Co.. August "a, has
for its hero a striking character who
has elected to stand aloof from the
conflict of the political world. Mr..
Oppenheim has written a realistic ro-
nance of modern life besides creating
a distinct personality. A large first
0QItlOQ OIL "A AOSL AedQeT Is al press.
Little, Brown & Co. announce new
pr1ntings of Through the Gates of the
Netherlands" by Mary E. Waller; In
dams of the Painted Desert Region" by
George Wharton James; "Glimpses Of
California and the Missions" by Helen
Hunt jackson; Anna the Adventures, %
by E. Phillips Oppenheim, and Aunt
Jane of Kentucky by Eliza Calvert
Hall.
Anna Chaplin Ray. whose spring
novel, "Ackroyd of the Faculty''-pro-
nounced by many critics her best novel
is now in its second edition, has writ
ten another Look for girls for fall pub
lication. 1t will be the third volume in
her popular Sidney series, and the
title selected is Day; Her Year in New
York.
Little Brown & Co. have postponed
the publication of the pocket editions Of
the masterpieces of Alexandra Dumas
and Victor Hugo until the autumn, when
pocket editions of Jane Austen's novels
will also be issued. These editions will
meet the growing demand for small,
light volumes of the standard writer's.
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breath and turns away with:
eff you have called here to do the
washing you are mistaken in the
house. Get right out with you! M.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1907-08-01
QUIET IN IRON RANGE COUNTRY.
Gov. johnson Sees No Necessity for
State interference.

st. Paul. Mimi, July 27.-Gov. John-
son returned Friday from the iron
range country and Duluth where he
went to look into the strike situation.
When asked what he thought of the.
affair he said:
Everything is quiet up there and
80 far as could learn there is no
Immediate prospect that the state will
have to interfere to keep things quiet.
did not see any necessity of state
interference and hope there will not
be any. What the future may bring
forth / am unable to predict"
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Three Women Inherit Vast fortune.

Helena. Mont. July 25.-Three
young women Of this city, the Misses
Bertha and Fredrika Volker and Miss
Kenton Kepner, have been appraised
that after three years litigation ii
German courts they have been recog-
nized as the heiresses to the estate
Of their grandfather, valued at $40.
oO0,0 The young women will go to
Germany shortly to. claim their for.
tune.
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1907-05-09
THE DIFFERENCE.

Eyes, | have heard of him Owes
everybody, gets drunk and goes
whooping around the streets. Keeps
a worthless cur and has a fondness
for telling stories beginning say.
have you heard this one? If you have,
call me of Once there was a young
married couple. d. worthless
loafer, a dead beat, and"
'Oh. no, You are thinking of John
Il. This is his cousin, John G. Drives
his creditors into bankruptcy, runs
over people with his imported 60
horse power automobile. owns a $4,000
fighting dog talks so loudly in his
box at the opera that he infurates
those who think music was made to
be listened to, reads novels in French,
and"
'Ah see!-strange ] should make
such a mistake-a well-known man
about.town. Puck.
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I'd GRAHAM PHILLIPS, Aul5or of "ZKEO
- NNRaEL O2M2IKtl

Power Trust is Roebucly and poohro,.
Is tue Power Trust. He is seated At
MS desk and, thinking do NOT 500
MN, Is looking at me with an evnres.
sion of benevolent and melanchoIv
plty-the look with which he atu,,v,
regarded any one whom the Roehrcl
tou mad commanded Roebuck to de.
stroy. He and his God were in con.
slant communication his God never
did anything except for his benefit
ne never did anything except on the
direct counsel or command of his God
Just now his God is commanding him
to destroy me- his confidential agent
IN shaping many a vast industrial en-.
terprise and in inducing the public to
buy by the million its bonds and
stocks
| invited the angry frown of the
Roebuck God by saying. and |
bought in the Manasquale mines on
my own account"
On your own account" said Roe.
buck. Then he hastily effaced his in
voluntary air Of the engineer startled
by sight of an unexpected red light.
Yes replied |, as calm as if were
not realizing the tremendous signif.
canoe of what / had announced. Il
look to you to let me participate on
equal terms"
That u.s. had decided that the time
had come for me to take my place
among the kings of finance. | had
decided to promote myself from agent
to principal, from prime minister &c
king--I must myself, promote myself
fer in this world all promotion that
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is solid comes from within Ana IN
f,rtherance of my object | had bought
this group of mines, control OF Which
was vital to the Roebuck-Languoh.
Melville combine for a monopoly OF
the coal of the country
did not Mr.. LaDgdon commission
Won to buy them for him ana ms
frlends?" inquired Roebuck in thal
slow. placid tone which yet Tor lle
attentive ear, had a note in II IKE the
scream of a jaguar that comes nome
and finds it's cubs gone.
"Bnt / couldn't get them for him,
explained. THE owners wouldn
sell until | engaged that the Na'lohal
coal and Railway company was not 10
have them
ooh I see" said Roebuck, sinking
hack relieved. we must get browne
10 draw up some sort OF perpetual"
irrevocable power of attorney 10 10
for you to sign
"Rut | won't sign it, sand l,
Roebuck took up a sheet OF paper
and began to fold it upon Itself win
gre,t care to get the edges straight
He had grasped my meaning; he was
celebrating.
FOR four years now" l went on
ovou people have been pro'ulslhs 10
AXE me in as a principal in some one one
Of your deals-to give me recoghilion
by making me president or chairman chairman
If an executive Or finance commute ,
! am an impatient man, Mr. RoeDuch'
! ife is short. and have much 10 40.
So have bought the Manasqua'e
mines-and shall hold them,
Roebuck continued to fold tne p :, 20
upon itself until he had reaIceu ,a :, "
short. thick strip. This ne slom Wy
twisted between his cruel nhseIS -"