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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-10-24

s.Prestol Presto." the impatient Of
"Adaeio." laughs a stout. comfort
able Italian In the crowd. The crowd
men, women, and children-gaiiy
dressed, is pouring from barge. hur-
wing BY me, into the great red build
Ing beyond-the' gateway into Amert-
ca.
Ellis Island on a sparkling April af-
ternoon. A fresh salt breeze Is
sweeping from the ocean. In the har-
bor. life is throbbingi Busting tugs
and huge steamers, scows laden with
freight-cars, ferry-boats crowded with
people, tall, clumsy two-decked
barges packed with immigrants from
ocean liners. Shrill whistles and toot-
ings, deep distant bellows from IN
coming steamers, and from the sky
scrapers and canons over on Manhat-
tan a low, incessant roar. Behind me-
the Statue of Liberty is holding the
torch over al. And behind that
black scurrying clouds of smoke from
factory chimneys- The land OF
HPresto !"--Ernest Poole in THE Men
who Are to Vote" in Everybody's
Magazine for october.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-10-24

"Consciences are out of date now,
and never was any good except to
foozle a Teller up and make him back
water lust when he ought to shut his
ewes and go ahead ike golmighty
ss9fgh finance is a game where you
make a million dollars out OF sixteen
cents and a piece of lead pipe. In low
finance they crack you on the head
with the lead pipe and take your
watch. In high finance they melt up
the lead pipe into a brick and put six
teen cents worth of gold plate on Il
and trade it to,you for your watch and
chain and nine thousand dollars and
YOUR clothes and good will. It's q
straight and legitimate game and set
down in Hoyle.
.sThere's a kind Of love that you
reckon in talk and kind Of love that
you reckon in cold cash
People don't save a hundred thou
sand dollars; people make It. You
ain't got time to save that much " hat
you want amt wages; it's finance
Ellis Parker Butler in Young's Maya
zine.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-10-24

Pete.Don' 20 know dat eigah bands am
Sam-Yais; but dey's mighty handy
yder.-Puck
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-10-24

What do you think of this theory Of
living out Of doors7''
1t all depends on whether you leave
the house voluntarily, or are put OUT
Detroit Free Press.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-10-24

Roundsnan Coogan-Stop that speedin'
or II have yez pulled
Inc amateur Shaufeur-Wait till we
1 ~ sSA GOWN, cap, ana you can have US
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-10-24

); i.ydia-.A1arried life has been a terrible
Sraee-dew horribly stupid Of her to
lazy the man she was IN love with
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-10-24

Nv weren't yogq1. fred by the college spirit
NO. BY the president. '-cleveIand
Press.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-10-24

sentimental 0ne-Do you ever have as
plratlons-langings that can not be con
veyed into words?
Fractlcal One-Uh-huh. Wanted to wire
for money once. and didn't have The mon
ey to pay for the telegram. Cleveland
Leader.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-10-24

viii they hang the prisoner2'
Net yet His lawyer managed to hang
the jury fillmore American.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-10-24

~ senator are all your friends standing
Standing by Ine2 I should. think thew
We're, repHed senator Badger Every.
one meets HoldS out his hand to me and
keeps 1t out long after I have passed
him Milwaukee Sentinel
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-10-24

We do all our own cooking. sir. on
electric ranges
DO you? Then get the cook to strike
this ehop with a bolt of lightning Tn
sure that nothing else will shatter it,
Cleveland Plain Dealer
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-10-24

'Howdyt' said the busy man. "Wn
you marry ne?'
- sWhy,-er-this. is so sudden" she gasped.
Il must have time
Say! don't keep me waiting too long
or I won't have enough money left to buy
the ring. came in an auto-cab and they
charge by the minute. n-Philadelphia
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-10-24

But didn't you say you wouldn't ac-
cept the best man that walked the earth2s
asked the girl in the new fall hat
iy.
And yet you have accepted Percy Gil
well. he doesn't have to walk the
earth. He owns an automobile. Chicago
News.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-12-03
Woman Betrayed Her Lover.

If was luck-and bad luck for him.
that caused n west side woman to write
a message to her criminal lover with q
hard pencil on a soft pad of paper.
The police had been watching her for
n week in a vain effort 10 discover his
hiding place They knew she vas writ
ing 10 him. but they never could inter
cent the missives. Then one day d de-
tectiye found the pad on which she
had lust written. TIE sharp pointed
hard pencil had left the address indent-
ed on the sheet below.
A police officer on the northwest side
discovered the body of murdered girl
some wears ago, because he was lucky
enough to have dog that insisted up
on following him. The girl disappeared
and the whole country had been
searched for her. and not the slightest
trace had been discovered. The Sriev-
ing mother Insisted that the young wo-
man had been murdered. The police
thought she had run away. The officer
who found the body was walking across
the prairie, followed by his fox terrier,
that refused to be left at home The
dog, finding the body of the unfortun-
ate girl half buried beneath weeds ana
rubbish, barked so loudly that his mas
ter followed him to the spot.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-12-03

If the president undertakes to regu-
late the schools of San Francisco. he is
apt 10 conclude before he is through
that the Philippines. Cuba, Porto Rico
and Panama, with the trusts thrown in.
were comparatively simple tasks.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-12-03
Finding a Gang of countrfeiters.

That night the plant of the counter
letters was discovered iii a basement
near the north branch of the river, and
the entire gang is serving time.
\ notorious French murderer was
discovered by a lucky accident in cafe
at HaVre A detective who was dining
there happened to overhear young
man making inquiry of the cafe keeper
as to the formalities necessary TO Sc
cure passage for America. On being
told that first of all his papers must
be in order, he admitted thai he had
none. The detective took him in GUS
tody on the chance that. he might be
a criminal When he was searched doc
uments were found connecting rim
with the Pantin murder-a bloody mys-
terry which at that time was creating
an immense sensation all over France.
1t eventually transpired that this youth
he was but 10 years old-had in the
most cold blooded manner murdered a
family of eight people in order to Sc
cure their little hoard of money. The
notice had rot a single clue until the
accidental discovery of the fact that
This young man had no passports led to
his arrest.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-12-03
STUDENT OF FEMININE LOGIC

cleveland Plain Dealer.)
Is your sister going to marry Mr..
Twiekenham. johnny
Sister amt told me she was goin' to
marry him, but I'll bet she will
Cause she said she wouldn't"
s'Whr2si
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-12-03
Should Go to Philadelphia.
Baltimore Sum-

In Nevada Tom Bigfoot. an indian. ran
away with the election returns of his pre-
cinct. At last the indians are becoming
civilized.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-12-03
A TRIELE ANXIOUS.

louisville Courier-Journal)
You are going to marry a wife MUIR
derer"
Dear me how romantic. But tell me
one thing"
+'WeIi?''
Il am TO be his second wife, trust ?''
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-12-03
INFoRMATioN WANTED.

Chicago News)
lady
Well" queried the old boarder as he
sawed away at his steak what's that
got TO do with this piece of leather?''
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-12-03
THOROUGH MAN OF BUSINESS
Crown and Country

crown and Country
Punter-I tell you. doctor, old Casburn
is business clear through.
Rev. Rowland Yale-On the contrary 7
know him to be a most charitable man.
Pupter-AaY be; but he would examine
the balance sheet If all the directors
were bishops and providence in the chair.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-12-03

Those Pittsburg counciimen who have
a note from Cache county and plead
they had no wrong intent" when they
took the money.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-12-03
CLEVER PARAGRAPHS.
Certainly Not-see Wilson Miner

milwaukee SentiDel.)
a New York Judge has jailed man fo-
Glowing his wife TO support him. But per-
haps the legal principle would not apply
to the man with q rich wife.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-12-03

Curiously enough, TIE American
party has not as yet claimed credit for
Mr.. Newhouse's real estate purchases.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-12-03

Now if some Of these perennial kick
ers would emigrate, Salt Lake could be
entirely happy.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-12-03

AS yet we have heard no vigorous
protest against the investment of
money in Salt Lake by outsiders
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-12-03

Honest, now, didn't that plan of Mr..
Newhouse to really improve his prop
erty jar you? And wouldn't you like
to be Jared the same way again?
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-12-03

Congress convenes again this week.
but most of us will try to be cheerful
just the same.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-12-03

Mr. Hearst says he will run for office
just once more. Not if the people see
him first. He'll just think he's running
next time.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-12-03

Coal exploration in darkest Carbon
county seems to have been almost as
exciting as a Stanley trip through
Africa.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-12-03
Ran Into Officers Arms.

He wandered around the village
streets and ran almost into the arms
of the fugitive, who, by a cute trick
was waiting there for a train to take
him westward. 1t is such things as
this that cause detectives to believe in
luck.
Some time ago an odd piece of luck
enabled the city police to tip off a den
of counterfeiters to the government de-
tectives. In a raid on a poker joint i
young man who was known by the po-
lice was captured with the other play
ers. and at the station it was decided
t. search him, just for luck. Several
new half dollars -vere discovered I'm his
pockets. and these were found to be
counterfeits of the cleverest kind be-
ing of good weight and ringing almost
true.
The man was detained and his room
on Illinois street was searched, A quart
or more of the coins We're found in the
bottom of his trunk, but no dies or
melting pots were discovered 1t was
clear that the poker player was "shoy-
ing the queer" for den of cOiners.
Nothing was said about his arrest, but
a government detective rented the room
across the hall and Swallowed every one
who called TO see the man while ne was
lying in the station.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-12-03

But the coal shortage seems to keef
right on shorting.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-12-03

If you're going to get into the i'm
provement band-wagon you'll have to
hurry.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-12-03

Mitchell Van and Storage Co. moved
10 IS West 2nd South.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-12-03
How Fleeing Cashier Was Found,

1t is astOnishingiy easy 20 make a
mistake in tracing down a criminal,
and it is no dispara cement to the po-
lice that a blunder. sometimes on the
part of the offender and sometimes on
the part of the officer, often carries the
hunter straight to his quarry. A re-
cent instance of this kind seems al
most prOVidential. The cashier of q
grain company on La Sale street had
been plunging on his own account and
was behind i'm his cash to the tune of
several thousand dollars. His employ
ers complained to the bonding company
which stood responsible and az the
same time the cashier got wind of the
exposure and bought a ticket for his
home town in Wisconsin and left on
the afternoon train. A dete ctive was
after him within two hours.
But the detective, to while away the
time on the train, engaged in q game
of whist with a party Of drummers,
and before he realized it was carried
two towns past the station where he
was supposed to change cars. Ours
ing his luck the sleuth left the train
and found by inquiries that he could
not get back TO the junction point for
two hours.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-12-03
CROOKS CAUGHT BY LUCK.
Freak Cases in Police Department
Records.
lChicago Trihune.l


All professional criminals and most
police officers and detectives are super
stitious. They believe in luck. It is
luck if the criminal gets away, and il
| is luck if he gets caught. Fortunately
for society, the luck usually is against
the criminal and on the side of the
law.
One detective on the central staff was
looking for a pickpocket recently, and
was in a fever Of impotence 10 get hold
OF the man that afternoon, because ii
was feared he would leave town, The
pickpocket could not be found az any
OF his usual haunts. He was known TO
be baseball fan. and the detective.
who was the only man on the force that
knew the offender by sight, decided at
once that he was attending the game.
1t happened, however, that there was a
game that afternoon at both the ball
parks. 1t was q question of south side
or west side, and the detective dipped
coin to see where he should go. The
coin sent the officer west. and his luck
was with him. The pickpocket was To-
Gated in the grand stand and followed
and taken in custody as soon as the
game was over.
The Havre herald. [volume] (Havre, Mont.) 1904-1908, 1906-05-25

affair here. They think nothing of an
earthquake and put up their buildings
so as to withstand that sort Of thing
and slept three hours, as it was only a
little past when the shock came
Then | got up and calmly washed,
dressed and even shaved. Going to the
hotel lobby, found everything in COM
motion and confusion
"'Whats the matter| asked one Of
our company. Didn't you know there
was an earthquakeT was the aston
ished reply. OF course said l, but
they don't notice such things here
well, the whole city is shaken down.
said my friend, and now they're
afraid it's going to burn up True
enough, could see the flames at dis
lance already. / left the hotel, with all
my stage property in it, and when I
wanted to get back the street was
roped off, and I lost everything. |
tramped the streets for two days ~
night / slept on the doorsteps until a
file of soldiers would come along and
tell me to move on, as the building was
going to be dynamited After few
such experiences / got so sleepy said,
All right go ahead and blow me up
too. After two days got to Oakland,
and a lady who had seen me play
called to me: Come over and have a
sandwich. 1 guess you're not having as
good Il time rs when you were kissing
all those pretty girls"
Mr.. Perkins learned telegraphy as 4
boy. Governor Pardee, who needed an
operator to handle dispatches to COM
Aittees, engaged him. In this con-
nection he received badge as a spe-
cial officer, and 1t so happened the
number of it was %. Whenever he
flashed that No. % badge on soldier
he was passed within the lines at once.
The Havre herald. [volume] (Havre, Mont.) 1904-1908, 1906-05-25
Quicksilver.

Quicksilver is found in veins of
rocks, like gold, silver and other met
ais. Sometimes the tiny globules of
the mercury appear in the interstices
Of the rock, but usually it is found in
the form of cinnabar, chemical COM
pound containing 1873 per cent of sui
phur and S6.2 per cent mercury When
pure and reduced to a powder it is Il
bright red color.
The principal uses of quicksilver are
for removing free gold and silver in
placer and quartz mining, for manu-
featuring vermillion paints and dyes,
for backing mirrors, for making Their
mometers and many other scientific in
struments.
The Havre herald. [volume] (Havre, Mont.) 1904-1908, 1906-05-25
THE FIRST sPECTACLES.
They Were Made In Italy In the
Thirteenth Century,

They Were Made In Italy In the
Thirteenth Century.
Spectacles were invented late in the
thirteenth century The use of glass
to aid the sight of defective eyes is,
however, much older Nero looked
through a concave glass in watching
the gladiatorial games, and many other
historical men of his day were depend
ent on similar devices for lengthening
their sight.
Till the latter part of the thirteenth
century only the single glass was in
use. In 1900 the double glass was in
vented, and in the fourteenth century
spectacles were used quite frequently
by the very wealthy and high born, al
though they were still so scarce that
they were bequeathed in will with all
the elaborate care that marked the dis
position Of a feudal estate. The first
spectacles We're made in Italy.
Somewhat later the manufacture of
cheaper glasses sprang up in Holland,
and it spread late in the fourteenth
century to Germany, Nuremberg and
ualACioN dtIuIou lalie lOr Ilelr
glasses between 1890 and 1900. =
For many years glasses were used
only as means of aiding bad eyes, UNI
til the fashion of wearing merely for
the sake of wearing them sprang up in
Spain. 1t spread rapidly to the rest of
the continent and brought about the
transformation of the old thirteenth
century spectacles into eyeglasses and
eventually into the monocle.
The Havre herald. [volume] (Havre, Mont.) 1904-1908, 1906-05-25
QUAINT PRESENTS.
Odd wedding Gifts That Have Reen
Received by Celebrities


Celebrities are often the REGIMENTS of
quaint presents For instance. ON the
marriage of Queen Victoria the farm
ers of East and West Pennard, somer-
setshire, wishing to show their loyalty,
manufactured from the milk Of 75O
cows an immense cheese nine feet in
circumference. The gift was gracious
" accepted and was stored at Buck
/ ingham palace, where it would I'M
doubtedly have found its way to the
royal table had not its donors wished
/ to exhibit it as an advertisement
/ Their request was granted, but after
| 1t had been exhibited and the makers
would have returned it her majesty
| signiied that owing to the altered con-
ditions she could not accept it as a
| gift
An equally homely gift was made to
the late King Charles of Wurttemburg
on the morning of his marriage to
Princess Olga of Russia. A peasant
woman sent him a pair of trousers of
her own design, with note expressing
the hope that they might be found
better cut and fit than those which she
had last had the honor of seeing his
majesty wear.
The Italian singer, Signor Mario, in
spired a hopeless passion in the hearts
of SO many women that at the time of
his wedding some of this affection
found expression in various strange
gifts. One was in the shape of
cushion stuffed with tresses from the
heads of many Of his hopeless admir-
ers. Another was from lady in Mu-
mich who had had one of her teeth set
in scarfpin surrounded with pearls
and emeralds. In an accompanying
note she expressed the hope that by
sometimes wearing the gift he might
be reminded Of his unknown worship
er.-New York Herald.
The Havre herald. [volume] (Havre, Mont.) 1904-1908, 1906-05-25
What WATER Did

A certain liquor dealer, hard head
ed old Scot, grew rich in the trade.
After he had grown rich the old man
mansion on the hill, with a park
around it, with Conservatives, stables
and outbuildings-in word, a palace.
One day the old Scot rode in the omni-
bus past his fine house. A temperance
man pointed up at the grand edifice
and said, with a sheer. ''It was the
whisky built that, wasn't it," INA, ma,
man; the water" the Scot answered.
London Mail.
The Havre herald. [volume] (Havre, Mont.) 1904-1908, 1906-05-25
Bargainizi1R for Memorial Week at
Ole Busy Store
A MAGNIFICENT SALE OF WOMEN'S
-- SUITS --
Is Per Cent Discount

"A long looked for event, where true bargains are
shown. The famous Cohn Goodman, man tailored gar.
mens whose ideas of suit cleveess have set New York
City wild with delight and genuine enthusiasm in praise
OF their dainty production. We now offer any suit in
the house at the big reduction of twenty-five per cent
The Havre herald. [volume] (Havre, Mont.) 1904-1908, 1906-05-25
The First Sapphire.

There is an Indian legend that Brah-
ma, the creator, once committed a sin
that he might know the torments Of
remorse and thus be able to sympa-
thize with mortals. But the moment
he had committed it he began repeat
ing the mantras, or prayers of purifi-
cation, and in his grief dropped on the
earth a tear, the hottest that ever fell
from an eye. and from it was formed
the first sapphire.
The Havre herald. [volume] (Havre, Mont.) 1904-1908, 1906-05-25
ACTOR IN EARTHQUAKE.
Novel Experiences of Walter IL. Per-
kins, who Was Policeman yxIII.

One member OF the theatrical frater-
nifty who got shaken by the San Fran
cisco earthquake was Walter Il. Per
kfns, who had been making western
tour in "Who Goes There?" by H. A.
Du Souchet. Mr. Perkins and his
company We're playing three weeks
engagement at the Majestic theater.
He was staying at the Manhattan hotel.
"The earthquake awoke me, and l
jumped out Of bed and looked out of
the window" said Mr.. Perkins in tell
ing his experiences. "At first l thought
the building was falling, as the walls
of my room seemed to be closing to-
gether, but they settled back, and moth
ing else happened. Out in the street !
saw man and woman talking just as
if nothing had occurred. l thought to
myself: oh, well, this is an everyday
The Havre herald. [volume] (Havre, Mont.) 1904-1908, 1906-05-25
HapDy Thought.

Doctor-Your throat affection is one
Of the rarest in the world and is of
the deepest interest to the medical pro-
fession. Patient-Then remember, doc
tor, when you make out your bill that
I haven't charged anything for letting
you look down my throat.
The Havre herald. [volume] (Havre, Mont.) 1904-1908, 1906-05-25

IlGE WILL SOON BE HAPPY BUSTER BROWN WILL
THEY WILL Be ON THIS PACE DELIGHT
YOU AND TALK TO YOU ABOUT OUR BUSINESS PERHAPS
BROWN AND THE WORLDS HIGHEST PAID ARTIST,
vs. AFRESH SIGNED DRAWING EACH WEEK But
US NO SMALL PRICE, ARE HERE BUSTER
BELIEVES IN TRUTH We DO We MAKE APRoFT EVERY MERCH
AM MUST We DON'T PRCES',- SIZES
Or WHEN oVERLoADEDWE MAKE PRICES THE BEGIN
MING We Wish TO MAKE MONEY WHO DOESN'T? BUT We CAN
MAKE MORE SELLING AT FAIR PROFIT
SNES5 HELP YOUR SELF BY VOLUME LARGER We
INVITE YOU TO LOOK EACH WEEK AT MR.
RESPECTFULLY HAVRE COMMERCIAL co.
LOOK FOR PRIZE OFFER.
The Havre herald. [volume] (Havre, Mont.) 1904-1908, 1906-05-25
EDITH WHARTON.
Society Novelist who Wrote "The
House of Mirth,"

ton is by many considered to have pro-
duced the book Of the year, or, rather,
of last year. But there Is one person
who does not acknowledge Mrs. Whar-
tons claim to be known as "a popular
author" This is Gertrude Atherton,
great-grandniece of Benjamin Frank
lin and author of 1.-The Californians'
and other stories. Mrs. Atherton says
that Mrs. Wharton is only "a second
rate novelist" that her literary sue
The Havre herald. [volume] (Havre, Mont.) 1904-1908, 1906-05-25

In so far as you approach temptation
to man, you do him an injury, and IL
he is overcome you share his guilt
Johnson
The Havre herald. [volume] (Havre, Mont.) 1904-1908, 1906-05-25
The Strong Point.

He-Really, l never loved anybody
before. She-That isn't the point Are
you sure you'll never love anybody by
and by?