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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-09-20
B0WSER is SAD.
Somehow Things Don't Seem Bit
Homelilxc.

Instead of reading the evening pa
per and smoking his cigar when he
came up from dinner Mr.. Bowser be-
gan wa liking around like a Gagged wolf,
and the longer he walked the sadder
grew his expression. Mrs. Bowser
knew that there was a kick coming,
but she waited for it instead of hur-
rying it up. When Mr.. Bowser real
lied that she wasn't going to sympa-
thetically ask him if she should tele-
phone for the family doctor he sat
down with a great bang and ex-
claimed:
We'll, by thunder"
rs it worse?' asked Mrs. Bowser.
Worse? Is what worse?"
Your rheumatism.
Rheumatism be hanged. 7 haven't
had a touch of it in 10 years."
Come to look at you I think I see
a lonesome expression around your
mouth
You bet you do, I'm a lonesome
man from head to heels"
"Then why don't you go off to a
club this EVENING""
Club be hanged
"Or We will go to a theater.'
"Theater be hanged"
There must be a cause for your
lonesome feeling"
There is, and I'm going: to state
it. Mrs. Bowser, do you claim that
this is a home?''
Most certainly" she replied.
well, I don't. It's a sort of stop
ping place.
You talk very funny for the man
who has made the home what it is
I'm not blaming you in the least.
1t has been my fault
But what is the fault? ?" asked Mrs.
Bowser.
Il have neglected to surround us
with the homeMke things of home
You mean-Ine2n-?
at a
her hide, she's the only homelil1e thing
around here, and L want to kill her
every few days"
''oh. 1 see. You think we ought
cricket on the hearth, a COW and
those things?''
Not all of en-
do you want a rooster that will
crow alb night to assure you that
you've got a home?"
of course not"
"Or a COW that will give you a kick
every day or two?'
No
.Or goat that will eat up the
Monday wash o.
Mr.. Bowser didn't answer for long
time. Then he said:
Just what l want you'll object to-
Il don't think SO. What is it?'
"A pig in the pen. / want to FEED
him. l want to see him grow 1
want to scratch his back. l want to
hear him grunt. With a pig in a
pen in the back yard this house will
be a home to me.
Then for heavens sake bring on
your pig
Bowser built the pen next day.
On the day after the pig appeared.
The pig seemed to have lived on old
fruit cans all winter and topped off
with whatever he could pick up
around a country meeting house in
the spring. He was long. lank and
thin He was sharp cared and wild
eyed He was squealIy when driven
into the yard. and continued to do SO
after Mr.. Bowser had fed him enough
to satisfy a hungry elephant
"What breed do you call him r.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-09-20

iginal methods are used for them. Ev-
cry animal known and unknown is
represented; great men are portrayed
with smoke coming out of their lips
among the expensive pipes sold; even
some pipes go so far as to have the
bowl consisting of the head of a pretty
woman. The new styles in women's
clothes are tame compared with the
array of artistic pipes that are now on
display at the leading tobacco stores in
America.
Plenty of Chewing Tobacco.
There is marked difference in chew
ing tobacco now compared with several
years ago. Formerly when a person
wanted something to chew, he walked
into tobacco store with the following
request: .Give me a nickel chunk OF
chaWing 'bacca." The Storekeeper
would cut off a fair hunk of a large
slab of tobacco and the man would
walk off biting a large piece. Now
the chewing tobacco comes in neat
tins and can be placed in the chewers'
mouth in small quantities without hav-
ing to go to the trouble of biting off
large piece. Chewing tobacco has
grown in favor and has a much larger
sale than ever before.
Pipe tobacco is more convenient this
year than it was ten years ago be-
cause of the tins that can be slipped
into a back pocket. Before this all
pipe smokers had to use the little sacks.
Now cigarette smokers have an added
comfort in tins that are just the length
of the cigarette so as to make it pos
sible to roll one without spilling mucn
tobacco.
This fall it is expected that the to-
bacco sales will exceed all other years,
partly because of the increased use of
pipes. With the coming of cool wealth
er the cigar stores in Topeka have
sent in orders for a large quantity of
smoking tobacco and there is no doubt
but that this fall will prove historic to
pipe smokers in the number of pipe
fulls that will be smoked.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-09-20

calities. And still Mrs. McCarter insists
that she has only started to make use of
the pages of Jayhawzer history.
Returning to "A Masters Degree,'-it is
ern college at Winfield in the pretty Wal
nut valley. 1t wouldn't be fair to the
reader to tell the entire story but you are
warned not to start reading the book in
the evening. Unless sleep overtakes you,
the book will not be laid aside until you
have followed the college career of big Vic
Burleigh from the time he walks through h
the Sunrise gates until he obtains his De-
gree under the fascinating character OF
The book is alive with gripping chap
ters-the football game, the Storm, the
with human interest and mystery The
strength of the characters of the dean of
daughter of the drunkard-the develop
ment and the portrayal of manhood and
the gift of practical idealism.
The vivid descriptions the attractive
characteristics of the characters, the be-
witching Notwithstanding is left I'M
done by the Topeka author who never
misses a detail or drops thread of her
tales.
Just to show what the author has in
IN rd i+ ta ti III of
monster bull snake! What other writer
can kill snake in the opening I'M ,, CHAPTER hs
Now that Mrs. McCarter has treated her
Oluef TedueFS 10 I've IIlCt VI tIlt
and "A Wall of Men, her younger read
erS with "Cuddy. and Other Folks ana
the "Cottonwoods Story and her col
lege-age followers with "A Masters De
gree 1t will be interesting to know the
next step that the author will take. She
has made her name among modern age
novelists she has been backed by big
publishing firm of note, A G McClufg d
Co, she has created a place on every
library table in America for her novels
what will be her next story: ,
Kansans hope that Margaret Hill Nc
Carter will continue to exploit the Jay
havker state for themes and stage set
tings. While Kansas is selfishly edsing
herself into the fiction of one of her er
the English reading world will look for
forthcoming novels with expectation and
pleasure. A j. -
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-09-20

Mr.. Bowser as he cooled off little,
''he can live on for a few days. but I'll
have my eye on him. If he wants to
settle down and behave himself like
respectable, law-abiding pig, it will
be all right, but he mustn't try no gun
games on me, I'm not the man to be
thrown down and walked on by no
such looking critter as he ISL
You said he was lonesome?"
-''And say it yet; but he can't pitch
into me in no such style as that, lone
some or no. He'll come to it, however
He's getting over his lonesomeness al
ready"
The pig had ceased squealing for a
time, but no sooner had they moved
away than he recommended his doleful
noise, and except at rare intervals he
kept it up all day long. Mr.. Bowser
pulled weeds and grass, but the lonely
Seek No-Further seemed to be seeking
a good deal further. He would eat and
squeal, and when the family went to
bed he was still at it. At midnight,
when the noise had prevented any
began to dress.
What are you going to do, dear?"
queried Mrs. Bowser, who had expected
such move for the last hour.
xiii that internal pig or make him
shut up" he replied.
so he is, but he won't be after
have interviewed him for about three
minutes"
TN go out with you
mo you WON'T You just stay right
where you are, and I'll attend to this
little business. Have you seen a sledge-
hammer or a crowbar around?"
please don't. How would you feel
to be taken away from your family and
carried off to strange penn
How would 1 feel?" he shouted. "Am
I a blamed old squealing pig that you
should make such comparisons? You
stay right here"'
What happened at that pigpen Mrs.
Bowser may never know. She heard
the breaking of boards. dull thuds as of
blows, squeals and grunts and cuss-
words, and half an hour later Mr.
Bowser came limping in. He had evil
IDENTIFY been rolled in the grass and
doubled up. and as he stood over her
he hoarsely exclaimed:
Woman, your pig is miles away and
still going, and if you even look at the
empty pen after this you and I will
separate forever, This is the limit.
Don't drive me beyond itr'-(Copyright.
1913, by the Mcclure Newspaper Syn
dicate.)
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-09-20
Big Gain Is Shown i'm Church
Attendance.
Did the Cool Weather Cause
Renewed Zeal?
SEVERAL SUGGESTIONS GIVEN
1t Is Intimated That Preachers
Set Bad Example.
Men Were Quickest to Succumb
to the Heat.

Renewed religious zeal and cool
weather come at the same time. That
is always the case in Topeka. But this
year the fact was more than ever no.
ticeable. The extreme heat of the
summer months caused the people of
Topeka to seek the cool spots, and the
ministers of the churches were COM
PEELED to preach to almost empty pews.
1t is estimated that the attendance
at the churches last Sunday was more
than 1000 more than on any previous
Sunday since the middle of June
There was a gain of approximately one
thousand in the Sunday schools of the
city. The big gain was made in the
mems classes, the men having sue
cumbed to the heat in a larger per
cent that the women or children.
1t has been suggested that the ex-
ample set by the majority of the
preachers of Topeka is partially re-
sponsible for the falling off attendance
in the summer months. The ministers
have been enjoying vacations in the
Rockies. the Great Lakes country and
elsewhere. Hundreds of Topeakns
have been taking vacations too-from
church.
Too Busy to Take Vacation.
One Topeka minister, who said he
was too busy to take a vacation and
who conducted services on the church
lawn, was able to draw large audiences.
And this is one argument advanced to
prove that the example set by minis
tiers was the thing that Influenced
scores of persons to neglect Sunday
worship.
Another reason given for the lack OF
religious enthusiasm is that second or
third rate preachers We're all that were
available as substitutes at a number
of the churches, and persons who had
become used to brilliant oratory re-
fused to listen to anything not embel-
fish o6 in AfN3r Iar,
But things are different now. Sunday
the churches will be well filed. The
regular ministers will occupy their re-
spactive pulpits. And what is more
the increase in attendance will ex-
tend to the midweek prayer meetings.
The choirs at several of the Topeka
churches have been reorganized.
Music VIII BE Feature.
Music will be one of the strong fea-
lures at the Central Congregational
church this season. Dean Horace
Whitehouse of Washburn college has or
ganized a large chorus that will fur
nish vocal music at the morning SER
vices. In the evening special male
chorus under Dean Whitehouse will
take the leading part in the song ser
vice. The chorus consists of nearly so
members and the male choir will be
composed of about 80 men, a number
of whom have been connected with the
Washburn Glee club. Dean White
house is also planning to give a num-
her of pipe organ recitals at the
church.
The Rev. E. Irwin Gilmore, PHI. Il.
NJ. A, B. D., the new pastor of the
Third Presbyterian church. will oc-
.cupy the pulpit of the church on Sun
day for the first time since his ap-
pointment to the pastorate He is a
young man who comes highly recon-
mended. He is a native of Indiana.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-09-20
PRAYERS GOT HIM WIFE.
Pastor VIII Also Obtain a New Church
by the Same Means.

The Rev. Gustav Aft, pastor of the
First Polish Baptist church, is a firm
believer in the efficiency of prayer.
Whenever Mr.. Alf wants anything he
prays for it and his prayers are an
sWered.
Several years ago Mr.. ALT wanted
a wife. One young woman had Tilted
him, SO he asked the Lord to give
him another. The wife was forth
coming, and today Mr.. ALI is the
proud father of two children.
Mr.. ALI has been praying for a
church to house his congregation.
This prayer also will he answered.
More than ore-half of She necessary
amount to purchase Il church build
ing for the Polish congregation has
been collected.
short time ago Mr.. Alf met in
Cleveland one of his converts, named
Lapinsl<i who wanted wife. Two
days after they preyed together for
this particular blessing Lapinski met
the attractive Young woman whom in
two months he married.
Another of Alf's converts, named
Morsey, won his father to the Chris
tian faith through his preceptor' s
prayers and his own-Philadelph
Dispatch to the New York Times.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-09-20

Il don't believe you'll ever make
anything of that pig said Mrs Bow
ser, as she held her hands over her
ears.
Don't you? Well, I've seen 10000
pigs worse looking than he turn right
around and become positively beauti-
ful. / think Ill start in right now and
cure him of his loneliness. If he's
come 20 this pen under the idea that
he can run things to suit himself, tho
sooner he finds out his mistake the
better. Hear that squat, will you?
What are you going to do" asked
Mrs. Bowser, as Mr.. BoWser pulled q
picket off the fence and broke it in
two under his feet
tGet up q new feeling in his soul
if he has one. No pig can come here
and whoop it up in that fashion. No
matter what he's left behind him
I'll make him stop that noise or break
his back"
And Mr.. Bowser climbed into the
pen and gave the pig a whack which
would have knocked a COW off her feet.
but which merely started the Squealing
afresh in the case of the victim Con-
trary to the protests of Mrs. Bowser,
he used the broken picket again and
again, and he was doing nobly, when
the pig suddenly rushed at him with
open mouth and Knocked him down
and jumped on him. He might have
done far worse if Mr.. Bowser hadn t
let go of his weapon and scra mble6
out, so surprised and upset that he
couldn't say word for minute.
When. he could get his breath he
danced around and yelled:
''Durn his hide. but I'll have his
hoggish old life for that, No pig can
throw down and live for-ten min
utes safter.'
He ran for more pickets. but Mrs.
Bowser protested and argued and final
~ prevailed upon him to desist.
We'll, blast his eyes,'' eXclaim ed
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-09-20
A COLLEGE STORY
Margaret Hill McCarter'S Lat
est Book Is Out.
ga Masters Degree" Meets
With Much Favor.
hMnTHFR TAFT 0F KANSAS
ANOTHER TALE OF KANSAS
Scene Is Laid Down in the Wal.
nut Valley.
Gripping Details a Big Feature
of Story.

Kansas is famous in history, politics
and agriculture. 1t is only question
of a short time until Kansas will take
her place in the fame of fiction. The
state will be indebted to no other than
Margaret Hill McCarter of Topeka for
the niche that is carved i'll the pillars
of the worlds best known stories OF
today. Mrs. McCarter already has as
cended to that coveted class known as
the Six Best Sellers" Her latest pro-
duction. "A Masters Degree just off
the press and on sale in Topeka. is
given a tremendous boost by the pub
fishing firm. 1t deserves it.
Margaret Hill McCarter should have
written a college story long ago. No
one is better qualified to touch on col
lege life than the author of "A Mas
ter's Degree For years Mrs. McCar-
ter has lived within block of the
Washburn campus. Every fall the
yens from the football field penetrate
her library. Furthermore she is a one
time college girl and now boasts of two
children in a university. Her admirers
and friends have wondered for years
why her pen did not assume the life of
the atmosphere in which she has lived
and give a real true-to-life rah-rah
narrative.
Probably the author has felt that
books of wider scope and more inter-
est would pave the way for a tale of
the campus. At any rate she has
gained a worldwide reputation with
her two famous books The Price of
the Prairie" and "A Wall of Men"
and now she touches the hearts of the
young men and women with a pretty,
most interesting and fascinating story,
"A Masters Degree
1t is a corking good college tale-full
of the spirit of youth. the character of
the ambitious. the surroundings of the
nd -ho L
ing the world today. And Mrs. McCar-
ter, true to her ideals and patriotism
keeps her readers right in the midst of
the state she most dearly loves-Kan-
Sas.
And this brings up a feature-why have
the thrilling episodes and occurrences of
Kansas been neglected by fiction writer's =?
Margaret Hill McCarter is practically the
first novelist to turn over the virgin sod
of narration in this state Her two most
widely known books were based entirely
on the history of vital interest-history
made and paid for in Kansas. Her short
er stories have dabbled gently with pretty
Kansas scenery and delightful Kansas To-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-09-20
HUSBAND ABSENT 12 YEARS.
When He Finally Did Return He
Found His Wife "a Widow.

A man who has been working at odd
jobs in Upton for a year under the
name of Martin Felix is figuring as
the hero in a real romance.
1t appears that about ~ years ago
he was living with his wife and two
children at Anderson His conduct was
not the best and he became so disgust
ed with himself that he disappeared
Recently he became confidential and
told a friend his story and was adyis-
ed to find his family and make all the
amends possible. He followed the adj
vice and visited Anderson, with the
result that he is now moving his wife
and son and daughter to this city,
where they will make their home and
where a position is assured him.
During his absence the mans wife
remarked, but her second husband died
a few years ago. The mans real name
is Martin McCannis, and he will be
known by that name hereafter. Nc
Cannis has visited nearly all parts of
the United States in his wanderings
of the last IL years.-Tipton Ind.) dis
patch to the New York Sun.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-09-20

ing into the pen.
Hes what they call a Seek-No-
Farther promptly replied Mr.. Bow
ser. 1.-THE trouble with that pig is
lonesomeness. He's probably had the
society of a dozen other pigs, and the
separation touches his heartstrings As
soon as he gets wonted to the place
he'll shed his coat, lose that look of
mental agony and will be pig to be
proud of. Doesn't that sound home
like, thought %
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-09-20

Legal Definition.-"What docs yuo I'M
derstan' by 'circumstantial evidence p"
asked Miss Miami Brown. LAS near as
kin splain it, fun de way it has been
splained to me" answered Mr.. Erasmus
Pinkley, ''circumstantial evidence IS de
feathers dat you leave lynn around after
YOU has done ct de chicken. Washing
ton Star
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-09-20
FLIES IN WHEEL CHAIR.

officials at the Soldiers Home hospital
at Noroton Heights.
They said this because Sanford Pal
mer, 70, veteran of the Civil war,
who is an invalid, wheeled himself
from the building for the half mile to
the railroad station, where he asked
q railroad employee to buy him a
ticket for New York and then got tha :
man and others to carry him aboard
an express train bound for New York.
When Palmer's absence was noted,
inquiry was made of the New York
police, but this didn't find the veteran.
1t is believed he went to Brooklyn.
where he has friends.-Stamford
Conn, dispatch to New York World
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-09-20

Students of cop-ology go up against
some of the wonderfully constructed
examinations.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-09-20
SUNDAY

Gene Cocreham wins his last game
time.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-09-20

In O is called off
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-09-20

Is sizing up day in the city
schools, when teachers and pupils be-
gin the struggle.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-09-20

Washburn youths hold their annual
class scrap in quiet, ladylike man
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-09-20

81 don't believe you'll ever make
anything of that pig said Mrs. Bow
ser, as she held her hands over her
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-01-19
RIDDLES, WINDS, AND ROMANCE

II riddles mighty abest
minds the souton they make believe
puzzles How make the Central
behave? Everybody little Republics
revolutions The people kept busy owng the newest Pre
dent that they haven't much time for anything else
dgnifed
people killed another Neither life
especially the life and the United States
seeking wealth in the rich little lands.
The solution the problem
ready abandon the Monroe Doctrine and European
that this doctrine shall be firmly upheld
THE CENTRAL AMERICAN Dip1o-
SUNDAY MAGAZINE discusses the difficulties the situation
opponents of his plan call it Dollar Diplomacy"
has been proved con that practically all the revolutions
schemes
charge
WHEN THE BIG WINDS BLOW nothing to
diplomats about cyclones And anything the world
In
for anything earth adult mountain Rene Bache tells
this article
cyclone the powerful thing knowledge
1t utterly impossible
feathers.
well take all That
1t isn't the ahead that damage
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-01-19

ppthat makes all the trouble These
forward
all about the SUNDAY MAGAzINE
do
Nobody world slightest objection they
would of business altogether
ELEPHANTS a India by
Michael White who know, intimate acquaintance
All elephant
the of also the interesting And the
played love affair doesn't all distract
OST AND FOUND unusual by the late Albert Hunt which
toshow how pery mistake It's lively exciting
strong kind detective
than generally supposed SO far its results
called the
properly dressed and with
he might good WHILE
the circles.
THE HOUSE USHERS pleasant little comedy
different Frank Van Aleu- show
crowding the worth while giving
New
SEVEN speeds along hardly
breath Things tangled
chapter have been unfortunate to
with the nstamen
issue You will be to read the next
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-11-24
INCREASES ITS CAPITAL
Stock of National Bank of Mic
aragua Raised to 100000.

The capital stock Of the National Bank
of Nicaragua has been raised from 100000
United States gold to $4,000 United States
gold, all of which has been paid in. or
this amount 81 per cent is owned by
Brown Brothers & CO. and J. & w
Selgman & Co. New York 40 per cent is
owned by the Republic of Nicaragua.
The bank was organized for the two
fold purpose Of acting as fiscal agents
OF the Nicaraguan government and of
doing a strictly commercial business. 1t
operates in two departments-the issue
department, which has charge Of the
issue Of the new currency on behalf Of
the government, and the banking depart
ment, which is charged with the ordinary
commercial business OF the bank.
The issue department has. by purchase
and exchange for It's Cordoba notes and
silver Cordobas, retired the bulk Of the
old national currency, consisting of paper
pesos (billetes) until the amount out
standing on November g. 1918. had been
reduced TO a sum estimated at about
$4,000 pesos. having total gold value
of about $4,000. On that date there were
also outstanding sl,570,63 in Cordoba
notes Of National Bank OF Nicaragua and
Cordoba silver coins. This issue of cur
rency blank notes. silver and billetes) Of
a gold value of s2SSO,OOO. is exchangeable
for drafts on New York on presentation
at the counter of the issue department
The issue department on November 10
held in its reserve fund the sum OF $780,
500 United States gold equal TO 40 per
cent OF the outstanding currency. OF
this the sum of $500, 100 was on deposit in
or in transit to New York az special de-
post to meet any drafts of the issue de-
partment that may be drawn for the
purpose Of redeeming Nicaraguan cur
rency.