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addition 70 his house on Market street.
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Col. A. n. simms has come back
from Sweet Sulphur. where he was
called on business connected with his
hotel there.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-06-07

Steps are being taken looking to.
ward the enlargement Of Belrut's PRO.
sec'ed harbor. the only one OF It's kind
on the coast OF Asia Minor and Syria.
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+ Mrs, Agnes Freeman and little son
9Isosesoe. ~ Parkersburg, who have
been visiting relatives here are at Mrs.
Corr RACERS today. n \. y.
y A! H5ttstead Is building an
addition TO his house on Market street.
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] Mr. James Hagserty, Of Clarlssburg.
came down tor the opening Of the Ma.
\ sonic Temple and is the guest Of his
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4 Austin stealey, who is employed at
5lssitogtn1yogngah, Is At home spending his va.
Cation A; '5
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4 4 Mrs y B. stealey, of Gassaway.
who be; has been very IL is improving.
Her lmany;fri will be glad to hear
that she is conyalescent. s.-s
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u Mr. and Mrs H. B. smouse expect
the latter's sisterSand their little son
sHalmil to!arrlvehere this evening from
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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-03-02
UNCLE REUBEN's SAYINGS.
(By NJ. Quad.)


It's dead easy to take a bull by the
horns, but the trouble comes in when
you let go.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-03-02

The man who kicks at a dog and
breaks his toes against fence feels
just as much injured as if some one
had kicked at him and made a success
of it.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-03-02
BRINGS BIG PRICE.
H. II. Holden Ranch Is Sold
for $4,000.
Purchaser Is II. j. La Fontaine
of Namego.
COMING THIS WAY.
Real Estate Men Say That Con-
ditigns Are Excellent.
Much Farm Property Is Chang.
ing Hands.

The tide of immigration is setting
back strongly from western Kansas t.
eastern Kansas and especially around
about Topeka.
One real estate dealer after another
said today that his inquiries for farm
and city property about Topeka were
coming from residents of western
Kansas
Here and there are exceptions, Ioca
investors are not going to let an out
slider pick up all the good bargains
but the general trend is for inquiries
from the west.
Just now the most active market in
1t is all selling for good prices. an in
crease over last year, with a spirit OF
frmness peryading it all.
The biggest transaction of farm
property was consummated by George
NJ. Noble when the Howard NJ. Holden
ranch near KingvilIe in RossvilIe
township sold for $29.706 to Henry j
La Fontaine of Wamego. Though the
land has not been all held recently by
Holden it was formerly SO held and
Is therefore commonly called the
Holden ranch. The property consisted
of four different parcels of land. the
aggregate amounting to $40 acres. II
is almost all of it first bottom land
and well improved.
Probably the high water mark for
farm property sold within the last
several months is a small tract of IL
acres just west of the Catholic GEM
etery, about two and one-half miles
west of the city on the Tenth avenue
road. The IL acres which were sold
today brought in $4,000, better than
$3.50 an acre. A resident of Doniphan
county made the purchase for a home.
Here are some other sample sales
put through since the first of the year
by George NJ. Noble and giving an idea
of how farm property is selling around
Topeka: An 80 acre tract four miles
south brought 500 an acre; a % acre
tract miles northeast sold for
$1,000. Dawson & Pierson have put
through a large number of similar
sales but not at such fancy prices.
Eighty acres four miles southeast was
sold for $500; another eighty acre
tract four miles south and unimproved
brought S4.S00s a quarter section five
miles southeast of Topeka, known as
the J. NJ. Shaffer7 farm, was sold for
$4,000. The cheapest sale from the
viewpoint of per acre price was "a
acres eight miles north of Elmont
which brought $500.
prices are better for farm property
in Shawnee county than last year ami
there seems to be more of a demand
for It, Most of the farms are being
bought by local parties though we are
receiving many inquiries from western
Kansas where the people say the land
is too high. They want to settle down
near Topeka and buy FARMS" said
Dawson & Pierson.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-03-02

into the alley, and Giveadam Jones
got a hint to suppress his cough or
get out, and all was then ready for
the stranger.
The Hon. Blossom appeared to be a
man of forty. His left shoulder lop-
ped and he limped in his right leg.
His was not smiling. cheerful coun-
tenance, but 1t wore a look of deter
mination. as If he would sit down be-
fore a good dinner and stay there I'M
til the last crumb was devoured. He
exhibited no embarrassment. and was
cheered as he took the platform and
began:
my fren's, I has arrove yere, same
as 1 has arrove at hundreds of other
places, to find men and women striv-
in fer place and power, fer riches and
happiness, fer de head OBJ de perces-
sion and de big end OBJ de cake.
Oats only human natur', encour-
aged by cherry book we read and cherry
dar am a miIlyun pussons in dis world
encouragin' de rest OBJ US to climb up.
Dey GIBBS US notices to adopt and pre-
cepts and examples to foller, and dey
tell how easy 1T am fer any one to go
from de tail OBJ de class to de haid.
"Ober dar sots Pickles Smith. He
am jist achin' to climb to de top and
own and run a possoffice and reserve
ten boxes fer his own mail.
"Ober dis way sots Elder Penstock.
He has been told dat dar am no reason
on airth why he shouldn't be Gober-
nor og dis state. and he am tastin' de
fried oysters he will have when dat
event happens.
''In front OBJ de store. wild his years
workin' back and fo'th and his eyes
shinin' wild ambishun. am Drawback
White. He has read dat honesty and
industry will boost man to de top OBJ
de pole. and he am lookin' forward to
owning a steamboat and bootin' de
deck-hands about
$50 it goes from one to de odder, all
wantin' sunthin' better, all achin' to
climb up. No one OBJ you am content
wild his station in life. Sich OBJ you as
kin afford CLAIMS don't want to stop at
dat You want lobster. Sich OBJ you
as have patent leather shoes am sigh
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it, He has got a name dat compels
respect. When he starts for home at
night chen de police git out OF his
road. His wife GIBBS high tea one
week and a low coffee de next, ard she
kin hab two pairs OBJ two-doIlar shoes
a year. Kin you draw me a picture OBJ
contentment and prosperity to beat
dat?
And yet what does Giveadam Jones
want? He wants to change his front
name to Claude; he wants to find sun
thin to take de kink out OBJ his ha'r
and pass for Cuban; he wants dia-
mond pin and plug hat; he wants to
be de mayor OBJ dis city, and gradually
climb up to be presidency; he wants to
be known as de 1t OBJ de United States.
He would leabe all contentment be-
hind him fur a few years OBJ greatness.
Think OBJ it, Think OBJ swappin' such
name as Giveadam fur dat of Claude,
Why, such a thing would make de very
planets halt in DER coursel
my fren's, ask you again. what's
de use? It's a question 1 hab asked
ten thousand times, and shall keep on
askin'. Nobody is brung into dis world
wild any particular objec' in view. If
he draps into a good place, what's de
use OBJ kickin' and wishin' it was a bet
ter one? We am bon and lib our
tine, and den pass away What's de
use OBJ wastin' half a lifetime in a
struggle dat don't amount to shucks
If you win? Hain't it better to be con-
tent wild what you've got and sot down
and enjoy it to de utmost? When
you've got a cuckoo clock you've got
to have a red sofa to match. When
you've got de red sofa you've got to
begin to look out fer moths. and so 1t
goes right along up to de top. Think
ob desc things. Turn 'em ODER in
your minds. Don't let a day 60 past
widout askin' yourself What's de
use7'
your valuable time. 1 jfst wanted to
1T didn't arrive yere to take up
git off what was on my mind, and hav-
m accomplished dat purpose I now
return my heartfelt thanks and bid
you all goodnight copyrighted by
Mcclure Newspaper Syndicate.)
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-03-02

When dinner at the Bowser resi-
del.- had been finished the other
evening Mr.. Bowser made a sneak up
stairs. and a few minutes later Mrs.
Bowser heard him softly opening the
front door.
IF you are going to the drug
store. wish to send for something"
she called from her chair in the sitting
room.
''W-what is it?" he stammered.
She rose uD and went out into the
hall to find him ready to go out with
pair of roller skates in his hand
What does this mean?" was asked
after a moment.
Il was going to the rink to take
Few turns for the exercise OF II, was
the shamefaced answer.
But why didn't you say something
to me about it ? Those skates are new,
and you must have just bought them
Who advised you to put on roller
skates for exercise?"
AN instructor for a club gymnas-
ium was in the Office today. and,
noticing how I dragged my legs when
I walked, he recommended roller
skating / said nothing about ii, and
SO L was going out quietly.
There Will be no fuss, Mr.. BoWSer
If you think it will do you good,
shall be glad to have you go. You
ought to remember some things, how
ever. East year you tried roller skat-
ing in the garnet, and after a crash
that nearly brought the house down 1
ran up to find you on the floor uncon-
scious. You had lame back for three
weeks"
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in fer gold headed canes to match
Il am fur from wantin' de world to
stand still or discouragin' ambishun,
but am at de same time compelled to
ask What's de use? p We has all read
OBJ Caesar. He made up his mind to
go to de top, and he got dar. Befo' he
begun tryin' he was contented man.
II de -four and potatoes and bacon
was out he knowed whar he could git
mo-. If a circus come along he was
dar- If dar was a boss race he had his
81 up on de right boss. He had de
money in his pocket to pay his taxes,
dozen men dar he didn't have to
drink alone and make sneak.
How was it when Caesar reached
de pinnacle2 Muffin blu trubble. Trub-
bic in de mawnin'. trouble at noon,
trubb1e when he laid his weary head
on de pilIer. He had heaps OBJ money.
but no enjoyment; he had heaps of
fren's, but mo- enemies; he had heaps
OBJ power. but not huff to sabe his own
life. Some few wept when dey buried
him, but dar was hundreds who re-
joiced. Kin any OBJ you tell me what
he gained? Kin any OBJ you tell me
what was de use?
Oar was Hannerable. AS a far
mer's son he hoed corn. MIXED cows.
fed de hawgs and had billed dinners
twice a week. He drove TO GOWN wild a
good-lookin' gal whenebber dar was
a circus, and he was allus on hand at
camp meetin's and county fairs. He
was content and CROWN fat till am
bishun hit him. He got it into his
head dat he wanted to climb up, and
nobody could hold him. He clumb
and clumb and clumb. He got to do
VERY top. He got to whar he could
look up and see no one on de limb
above him. He got fame, but he did
mt have time to eat his meals. He got
glory, but he made enemies cherry
hour He won victories, but he come
home to find dat de hawgs had broke
into his garden and rooted eberything
up. He reached de top only to die, and
MS breath had only passed away when
lie newspapers was sayin' mean things
about him.
Napoleon was de man of all de
world fur a quarter OBJ century.
From libbfn' in a garnet he come to
lib in a palace. From bein' a nobody
ne come to be ruler OBJ be world. Dat
nan could go out and lick a kentry
and annex it as easy as you or me
could go out and saw half a cord or
wood, but what did 1t all amount to
In de end? What was de use2 Oar
comes a day when he was pulled off de
perch and libed and died an exile.
ct was talkin' wild Giveadam Jones.
0b dis club, last night He works in q
woodward at 50 a day--He has got a
cuckoo clock and a red sofa in his
house. He owns a winter obercoat
wild a velvet collar to 1t. He kin put
Up dollar on a boss race any day in
lie week If kerosene goes up a cent
I gallon he don't cuss. If bacon draps
cent pound he don't chuckle ober
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-03-02

But I must have tripped over
something
You are not built for skating. I
don't want to hurt your feelings, put
for such work You are short and
fat and
stop right there. Mrs. BowserI" he
commanded as his face grew red and
white by turns. 'sYour object is as
plain as the nose ON your face. Be-
cause you were never on roller skates
and are afraid to try them you want
to keep me from the rink. It's jeal-
OuSy, envy and spite and nothing else.
Pudgyi Short and fat! BY John, if
things have come to this point, we
can't call in our lawyers too sooni'
But if you fall down and roll all
over the floor
who's going to fall down? Who's
going to roll all over the f1oor?"
But when 1 saw you on ice skates
last winter
shovel q spade? Because there was a
perfect jam on the lake and I had bit
of fall you look to see me make
holy show of myself at the roller rink
tonight. Mrs Bowser. you are driving
me very close to the dead line. Few
husbands would have stood what I
have. Be very careful about pushing
me further"
I hope you will have good time she
answered, regretting that she had ar
gued the matter at all.
He looked at her for a moment to
see if she was in earnest or INDUCING
in sarcasm and then left the house
with the observation that she needn't
sit up for him. A block away he met
one of the Old Boy club. The Old Boy
was glad to see him. He was also glad
TO learn that Mr.. Bowser was bound
for the roller rink to cut a few pigeon
wings. Presently they met another and
then third and fourth. 1t seemed as
If the Old Boys were putting them
selves out to meet the man who need
ed exercise. Smarting under what
Mrs. Bowser had said, he asked of
them If they thought he was too pudgy
for skating
'sGreat heavens mot" was the reply
of the spokesman You are simply
what Is called a solid man. Any kind
of skating ought to come easy to you
and. though you are a beginner, I
shall be surprised If you don't aston
ish the audience with your curlycues.
Pudgyi Lands alive, who could have
said that?"
At the rink Mr.. Bowser encountered
i've more Of the Old Boys. Any other
man might have suspected a put up
Job. but 1t didn't even strike him as a
curious coincidence. He had walked
braxely into the lions mouth but after
getting there he began to feel a few
QuaIms. There were a hundred young
people there. and, though he watched
for FIVE minutes he saw no one fall
down Those Qualms were added to
when a good looking young girl who
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-03-02
THE LISIE-KILN CLUB.
An Grafton by the Hon. Moses
Blossom.

When the regular routine of busi-
ness had been concluded the other
evening at the Lime Kiln club Brother
Gardner rose and said that a colored
stranger named the Hon. Moses Bios
som was in the anteroom and would
deliver an Grafton.
The stranger was from Alabama.
and nothing was known of him, but as
he evidenced a disposition to borrow
money and become very intimate it
would be well to have his grafton over
with and send him along to Buffalo.
The Grafton was entitled Whats de
Use?" and according to the Hon.
Blossom had been delivered 2S0O
times in different parts of the country
with great effect There would be no
charge, but after the meeting the
orator would be ready to sell a corn
salve and an invention to prevent in
growing toenails at special prices for
the occasion.
Samuel Shin was warned that if he
threw pepper on the hot stove he
would be dropped out of the window
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-03-02

Times have improved. A thousand
years ago kings were beheading their
subjects for grating. Today we sim
ply elevate them to higher office and
better opportunities and show that HUI
man nature has become merciful.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-03-02
Exclusions

Los Angeles. San Francisco, and
many other California points $25. 90.
Tickets on sale March, April, Septem-
Der and October.
Portland. Seattle, Tacoma and other
points in the Northwest, SIS. 90. Tick
cts on sale March, April, September
and October.
Homeseekers' Excursion tickets O.
sale first and third Tuesdays. Rate in
many cases less than one fare and limit
twenty-one and thirty days, according
to destination
Winter Tourist tickets on sale daily
Very low rate. Limit June 1ss-
For further particulars apply to
T. /. KING, c. p. & T. A
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-03-02

It's dead easy to take a bull by the
horns, but the trouble comes in when
you let go.
Once in awhile you may find pearl
in an oyster on your plate, and once
in awhile you may meet up with graft
tude from fellow man, but it's time
wasted looking for either.
If you are trading horses with a
man and own up to the spavins, you
simply put him in a dilemma He
doesn't know whether to class you as
fool or an honest man.
The man who kicks at dog and
breaks his toes against a fence feels
just as much injured as if some one
had kicked at him and made a success
of it.
Times have improved. A thousand
years ago kings were beheading their
ply elevate them to higher office and
better opportunities and show that hui
man nature has become merciful.
When the tin pedd1er has got away
from the house, it is found that his
pans and dishes leak, and there is
much inveighing against the dishon-
esty of mankind. We entirely forget
that we chucked five pounds of stones
into the bag of paper rags that we sold
him.
There are men whose word is as
good as another mans bond, but the
individual who tries to do business
without a good indorser will eventual
ly bring up in the poorhouse and have
nobody to blame but himself. Moth
ing so tempts an honest man as to give
him the chance to be dishonest
The man who has made tens of mil
lions of dollars out of the public M
have lots of sympathy and sentiment
toward the world at large, but while
one may be striving to find out where
he keeps it a thousand people may
starve to death. The old saying about
the camel and the eye of the needle
never scares any one after he has got
his first 1000.
When you have played checkers for
three nights at a country grocery and
spent another three in arguing as to
wheth IT the whale swallowed Jonah,
you naturally feel that you can go out
into the world and beat the con man at
his own game 1t is this self-confi-
dence in ones own abilities that Is
responsible for half the worlds wall
ing.
In the days of old. when Egypt was
cattle country, they stole calves
from each other. If they didn't steal
cows from each other today in the
sa me country, their boasts of progress
would find no believers The world Is
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-03-02

If you are trading horses with a
man and own up to the spavinS, you
simply put him in dilemma He
doesn't know whether to class you as a
fool or an honest man.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-03-02

In the days of old. when Egypt was
cattle country, they stole calves
from each other. If they didn't steal
cows from each other today in the
sa me country, their boasts of progress
would find no believers The world Is
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-03-02

Once in awhile you may find a pearl
in an oyster on your plate, and once
in awhile YOU may meet up with graft
tude from a fellow man, but it's time
wasted looking for either.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-03-02

For further particulars apply to
T. L. KING, c. p. & T. A.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-03-02

no more dishonest than it was then.
but a fellow has chance to steal more
and get away with 1t on a faster train.
I know that my grocer weighs me
out fifteen ounces for a pound, and he
knows that / count him out eleven
eggs for dozen, and wr never have
any talk about it. We realize that
others might do worse toward each
other and are therefore satisfied.