The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-11-12


And to him the sweetest music is the
banging of gun.
He will roam up through Wisconsin and
among the pines of Maine,
Killing for the sake of seeing the death
struggles of the slain;
Here and there a guide will tumble, to lie
stiff and white and still,
Just to satisfy the longing which the
hunter has to kill
Chicago Record-Herald.
Two Monster Fish Fight Big Whale.
Campers along the beach between
Browns Point and Dash point, report a
sea fight that took place near the shore
between two blackfish, each about 30
feet long, and a whale, 60 feet long. The
blackfish apparently believed the le-
viathan was intruding on their pre-
serve, and were the aggressors, while
the whale bent every energy to get
away. The three monsters diVed and
Wallowed, creating a great commot1on
and churning the water to foam.
The whale finally appeared to grow
fatigued, and tried to throw off his pur-
suers by running close in shore. When
1t appeared that he would run aground
If he came any nearer, ne suddenly
turned and thrashed out into deep wa
ter, with his enemies in hot pusuit. A
moment later he dived, the blackfisn
sinking out of sight after him.-Ta-
coma dispatch to Seattle Post-Intelh--
gencer. -i
Caught Trying to Steal Skull.
While engaged in digging a trench
for a steam-heating plant boiler, at
the old Dutch Reformed church, in
this place, this morning workmen dis
covered several skulls and a num-
Der of mimic balls. The grewsome signs
caused the laborerS, four in all, to
drop their shovels and picks and dis
appear. The skulls, according to mem
bers of the church, are those of ReVo-
lutionary soldiers who were killed by
the British troops, who, 1t is SAID,
used the belfry of the old church as
a hiding place, and from there killed
any number Of American troops.
A liquor dealer offered SO to one
of the workmen for one of the skulls.
The fellow, after digging up one OF
the skulls, climbed out of the trench,
and started to walk away. The Rev.
Mr. Corners saw that he had something
under his shirt, and made him put the
skull back again.-BeIleville, On. Y.)
dispatch to New York Tribune.
The True Artist.
A good natured Washingtonian,
while waiting on corner for his street
car recently, was attracted by the
bright face of young Italian who
was grinding his piano near by.
at must be rather difficult to turn
that crank as steadily as you do and
keep such good time" observed the
Washingtonian as he dropped nlcKel
in the hat.
mot soa deeficult" said the Ital-
ian, showing his white teeth in
smile. "You see, I no gatta da monk.
To turna da cfal1l deesz way stead
keepa da tim, but turna da -cranISa
an Watcha da monk sam tim, ah!
that TAXA da arteest, da true arteest.
Eet ees da monk, signor,. that de-.
da us!''-Harper's Weekly.
Stork Refused to Wait.
A novel suit was begun yesterday by
the filing in the county clerks office
Of the complaint in an action brought
by Mrs. Ogla Eisenberg against the
Postal Telegraph Company to recover
$4,000 damages for alleged neg
ligence of the company in not deliver
ing a telegram sent by her husband,
Aaron Eisenberg, to the family doc
tor telling him to come at once, as
the stork was expected
Mrs Eisenberg says that at lis on
the afternoon of May 10, 1905, her
husband acting for her, sent tele- |
gram from the defendants office at
I57 East 125th street, to her doctor at
3S1 East Sixth street, telling him to
come at once.
1.-THE defendant failed to deliver it
in reasonable time says the COM
plainant, land about 9 p. m. said day,
she gave birth to a child without med |
cal attendance" New York Times.