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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-12-19

It IS not at all impossible that the
''E<aty' viii apply for admission to To-
peka- Well. II the katy wants to
come to mighty good town it ought to
know Topeka's address.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-12-19

santa Claus may be only a myth,
but he makes millions OF dollars worth
OF business for the manufacturers and
xuarchants every winter and brings
untold happiness to myriad hearts.
He's pretty good old myth
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-12-19

These are the shortest days of the
year. but they don't seem so to the
tired clerks who have to wait on the
Christmas crowds. Don't complain
any more than you have to.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-12-19
THE BOY QUESTION.

And, lastly. the Boy Question is up
for consideration again. What is to
be done with the boy who will not go
to school and will not work? The boy
who DULLES his parents, loafs on the
streets, smokes, chews. drinks, shoots
craps and does all the other things
that self-respecting boys will not do?
Cities are buying farms and are send
ing ACKNOWLEDGEMENT boys to
these farms where they have to work
and be decent; where they have to
earn their bread by daily toll, keep
proper hours, acquire manly habits
and gets started on the road to be
honorable men. And % *l,a
opinion that the farm idea will prove
to be good one.-Eldorado RepubIi-
can.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-12-19
sOMrTHING WRONG.

There is something wrong with our
modern ideas of romance Too many
women are harboring the impression
that the highest expression Of which
their affection for man is capable is
to put a bullet into him--Wa shington
Star
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-12-19

The coal famine in Kansas is mild
70 what it has been in some places. Up
at Seattle the University Of Washing
ton was compelled to close because of
lack OF coal
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-12-19

The Leavenworth Times points out
that there is really no car shortage.
The railroads have plenty Of cars. The
trouble Is they are all busy.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-12-19

Boston saloons are now allowed to
stay open ill.12 oelock instead of IL
Hereafter the saloons viii probably in
sist on violating the law by staying
open all night. That's the saloon way.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-12-19

There are some towns out in central
Kansas that Will be grateful to Santa
Claus II he Will just leave in their
stockings a chance to buy few car
leads of coal.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-12-19

We do not know what it is Spain
and Morocco are fixing to fight about
but We rather suspect that it is the
featherweight Observation-Disclosures
Commercial.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-12-19

ture was published during the cam
paisn BY the Los Angeles Express and
other papers. and the sIump resulted.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-12-19

BY the way. are you preparing TO play
Santa Claus to some poor or unfortun-
sic family? If you don't know such a
family, hunt one up.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-12-19

There is this trouble about greatly
Increasing the power Of the president:
We won't always have Roosevelt for
president
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-12-19

We Judge the backbone Of winter is
fairly firm just now and all reports OF
rs being broken are erroneous.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-12-19
SHORTAGE OF BILLS

A dispatch from Washington says
there is a shortage of So bills Evil
IDENTIFY a good many people have heed
ed the warning to do their Christmas
shopping early.-Chicago Record
Herald.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-12-19


How much Professor BOlley of the
North Dakota Agricultural college, is
accomplishing for the farmers of the
world through his patient and thor
oNgh investiga tons and unique expert
ments in plant life it is not easy to
estimate. A single one of his discov-
eries-that Of the formaldehyde treat
worth many millions of dollars to the
agriculturists of the United States and
the entire world. Thirteen years ago
he found that this hitherto unconquer-
able enemy of the grain grower could
be effectually prevented by bathing
seed in a simple and inexpensive chem
zeal solution made by dissolving one
pound of formaldehyde, 40 per cent
strength, in fOrty-five gallons of water
and using three-fourths of a gallon OF
this solution to a bushel of wheat, oats
or barley and one-half gallon to a
bushel of flax
For many years he could not per-
suade a single farmer to adopt his
plan. They looked upon him as
scientific dreamer. an impractical ex-
perimenter, and laughed at his
ers first began to regard Professor Boil.
Icy and his ideas seriously. Then few
Of the more progressive and wealthy
ones, who owned large tracts of land
and felt that they could afford to ex-
pertinent decided to test his prescrip-
ton for wheat smut This was the
first time the treatment had been tried
on an extensive scale by practical agri-
culturists, and the experiments proved
to be remarkably successful. The
farmers suddenly awoke to the fact
that there was much to be gained by
the scientific treatment of plant dis
eases-The World Today.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-12-19

cheer up. Christmas ~ones but once
3 year.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-12-19

William G.. Rockefeller is discarding
horses for automobiles at his Green
wfch, Conn, stables, This doesn't
necessarily mean that. he has tired Of
horses. He makes lots of gasoline and
doesn't raise much oats--New York
Commercial.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-12-19
COMMON SORROW.

There are no degrees of personal
grief when death enters home. The
tears in the hovel are just as bitter as
those in the palace. A legend comes
to US from the early literature of
Asia, which tells of a woman, who
presented herself to Buddha and i'm
plored him to bring back the life of
her dead child. Go, my daughter .
the great man said, land bring me
a mustard seed from the house into
which Death has never entered and
1 will do as thou hast hidden me-"
1mpelled by a glinmering hope, she
ran from house to house in town and
country in her search for a home that
was stranger to Death. Finally, in
her despair and isolation, she came to
know the meaning of Buddha's words
She was impressed with the truth that
her personal grief was but her part of
the common sorrow of the human
race. Buddha's philosophy dispelled
the Illusion of the woman's mind that
hers was distinct type of bereave-
ment. No chemist can analyze tears of
tribulation and tell whether they come
from rich or poor, high or low.-Troy
Chief.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-12-19

Teacher-''A rich man dies and leaves
LOO. COO to eight nephews and nieeess
tomobiles. ancestors, and appendicitis
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-06-30
Poets and the Birds.
from scribner's Magazine.

Next to our native birds, there are prob
ably none of more general interest to the
average American nature lover than the
birds of England. Personally, / confess to
more intense desire to see and hear tho
nightingale, skylark blackbird, rsdbreast
and other characteristic English species IN
their haunts than that which has led me to
the distant homes of tropical birds say
IN their haunts" with emphasis, for L have
at times with difficulty avoided hearing
these birds in cages; an unfortunate enough
experience in itself, and which, having long
In mind pilgrimage to their home, would
have deprived a first Impression of half It's
force
This longing to meet English birds at
home is in part due to the fact that they
live in England. In part to the place they
occupy In English literature, and In part to
desire to compare them with our own
birds.
A meeting with the same birds In France
or Germany would not possess half the
charm OF an initial acquaintance in Eng
land. Nearly, II not all. that we know and
have read OF English birds, leads us to as
ISOLATE them with PASTORAL England. with
copse and hedgerow, down and moor with
matched roof and gray spire. For these
Wordsworth. Shelley. Coleridge, Cowper
and other makers OF English literature. to
whose influence we must largely attribute
the widespread interest in English birds
which, until recently, at least have been
better known by name to most Americans
than were our eommonest native species.
So far as birds are concerned mo viewer
without gratifying them, and comparison OF
English birds with ours Is obviously out OF
the question until one has seen and heard
both.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-06-30
How to Reduce Your Flesh.
From the Outing Magazine.


To increase the lung capacity is the first
step in the reduction OF flesh. For this pur-
pose running is, / think, superior to any
other exercise. Boxing and hand ball are
also excellent for the wind" And these
exercises Will do more than increase the
respiratory organs; they win greatly
stimulate the circulation as well is all the
secretory and excretory processes What
leg exercise will not do, however, to any
great extent, Ia oxidizs the soft tissues of
the trunk and arms. True, by stimulating
the organs OF elimination and by increasing
lung capacity. leg exercises will oxidize up
per tissues somewhat; but when fat is not
replaced by muscle, 1t has strong ten
dency to reform. bad effect of leg exer-
cises exclusively is that they draw major
part of the blood, rich In oxygen, TO the
lower limbs: whereas. Il vigorous arm and
trunk exercises were executed. besides the
leg exercises. much blood would DO attract
ed also to the upper parts which would
then be oxidized to the best advantage.
their lost fat being. at the same time re-
placed by solid tissue. and hence having lit
tie tendency to reform. Running, therefore,
splendid exercise though 1t is, should be
supplemented by upper exercises. BY
vigorous upper exercises do not mean cal
isthenics nor any kind of so-called light
exercises; mean reasonably hard work.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-06-30
Bound to Build Their Nest.
From the indianapolis News.

From the indianapolis News
when some folks wish to tell of extreme
tenacty of purpose. they speak OF it as be-
ing of the bulldog variety said man
who lives In Meridian street. near Maple
ton 81 don't" he continued. for l be-
Heve that for general tenacity of purpose
the English sparrow has the bulldog rubbed
off the landscape.
"A pair of sparrows began TO build In
one of the cutters on my house, and re-
moved their building while 1t was in proc
ess of construction. Again they started TO
build and again. I removed their home. /
thought l would stop their construction
work and so nailed some shingles over the
place where they had been so busy.
Meanwhile those spaTrows pefehed on
tree and watched me and cursed. Next
day / discovered that they had pried their
way past one of the shingles and had again
built In the gutter, and again l evicted
them, while they stood by watching and
swea ring For two days l heard nothing
from them, and then when 1 began 10 use
tho pump in the back yard / pumped out
a nest they had built somewhere In the
pumps Intervals, while they stood by and
watched and swore
about an hour later I saw them going IN
and out OF the pump through the opening
Just above the handle, carrying In bits OF
grass and feathers.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-06-30
FATHER OF THE NAVY.
Representative Drtscou Says It Was
Commodore Barry.

If any one had to answer the question
right off the bat" who was father of
the American navy no doubt the reply
would be John Paul Jones. No other man
who ever commanded a ship In the navy
has been accorded such honors as has been
paid to this daring scotchmSn who cast
his lot with the American colonies and
fought the English with so much gallantry
These honors are such as should be paid to
the greatest American sailor, and no doubt
many of our people believe that John Paul
Jones Is the greatest of our sailors. Rep
resentative DriscoH OF New York rises to
dispute thfs assumption. He says that the
honor of being the father of the American
navy is due Commodore John Barry"
After many years the United States has
determined to honor this officer and has
provided that monument shall be erected
to him. Driscolf in a congressional address
has eulogized Barry and placed him a
pinnacle above that of Jones. Driscol has
this to say to prove that Barry Is entitled
to the first place in our naval annals
'At the breaking out Of the war of the
revolution he was master OF the Black
Prince the finest merchant ship in Amer
lea. She was purchased by the First Con-
gress. armored for war; and made the
first battleship of the first fleet, under the
first commodore. and named the Alfred,
after the father Of the English navy. He
won the first naval victory of the war In
the continental service, and returned the
first prize captured from the enemy In
command of the Lexington. which was
named after the first battle of the revolu-
ton. and was the first ship that bore the
continental flag to victory on the ocean.
During the last three years of the revolu-
ton he was the first officer of the navy.
He fought the last battle of the war In
command OF the Alliarce, the last and best
ship OF the continental navy. He was the
first captain OF our present navy. He was
appointed In 1794, and continued first In
command until he died. in 1902
He points out that John Paul Jones after
his victory over the Scraps never return
ed to this country, but remained In Eu-
rope and received high honors from France
and Russia, while Barry remained In the
service from the beginning to the end OF
course the record OF Barry is splendid and
he is entitled to all the honors that can be
paid him. but there is something in the
record OF John Paul Jones that appeals to
every person with blood IN his veins He
was a man that did things" and no mat
ter what Others may have done the brill
lianey OF his exploits were such as to ex-
cite the admiration of the American people
for all time.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-06-30
The. Secret of Boiling Water.
From Farming.

From Farming.
To boil thing well 1t is not necessary to
boil It hard. The average kitchen Mary
thinks that the more comnotion In the
water the hotter it is, and in order to pro-
duce this she burns great deal OF fuel
and ruins the stove by keeping It red hot
Water placed In a stewpan directly over
a red hot lid will, of course, boil more
vehemently yet Il win not cook meat or
potatoes any quicker. and not 50 well as
water that Just keeps at the boiling point
and quietly SINNERS.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-06-30
why, Indeedp

From the bohemian.
The rain-drops battered dismaliy
On the dripping window pane;
ooh, why" they cried.
Dissatisfied,
Must we stay out In the rainy.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-06-30

klnSeS nave you Seen! WIS CnS question
that came from Kiphng the instant Dilling-
ham had finished. and sharp as the crack
OF whip.
"Dillingham turned courteously to Kipling
Atk,nses-as he had-for Dillingham; had
travelled extensively through England
many times.
land 1t was always source of wonder
to me- said Dillingham; to Kipling, with
the most beautiful innocence, how such
slum-drawn chaps as most of the Tommy
Atkinses are can be converted into the rat
Ting soldiers that they certainly seem to
be-
IT suppose maybe that didn't start some
thingl Kipling turned his chair smack
around to face US and began to talk about
soldiers. He was on the topic that he
then knew more about than anything else
In the world. He didn't mention who he
was, and he didn't know that we knew
who he was Nor did he know, as I say
again. to whom he was talking. But he
was off on the subject nearest to his heart
and the way he did talk about It'll He
was full of praise for Tommy Atkins, but
how he did enthuse about the American
army! He had stopped at a good many of
the western army posts, and he was abso-
lutely enraptured over what he had seen
of the American cavalry. I'd been through
an Indian campaign or two on our frontier
as a correspondent, and was able to talk
army to him, and Dillingham; was there
with the comparisons between our troops
and the British.
.'Kipling without the least urging talked
unreservedly to us for about an hour We
succeeded In switching him from army talk
to talk about a whole lot of other sub
jects.
Then we rushed to writing tables in the
Richeiieu and wore out pencil after pencil
In committing the Kipiing stuff to paper.
We each had about three loaded columns
in our papers on the following morning. all
Of 1t through mere lucky break. of course
but how we were reyiled and slanged by
the rest of those hotel reporters for weeks
afterwardf'
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-10-10
THEATRES



q Edna Earle Lindon. in "Thorns and
a att last night, deepened the good
night when the drama had it's pre-,
mier production in Montgomery.
The drama is Of the old school. 1t
was carpentered when our hearts were
younger and heroic phrases met a
Quicker response nowadays. The sto-
ry Is human but 1t is trite. All hui
man stories are trfte and SO "Thorns
ing. Maybe it would draw us to the
theatre with keener appetites II the
adapter of Bertha NJ Clay's rather old
fashioned story had given 1t another
But Miss Lindon. who is an excep-
tionally handsome woman. makes the
most Of "Thorns and Orange Bios.
SONS" In this she is aided by several
several who have not such sure foun
dation. AS the daughter of the peO-
pie. Injured by her marriage to- an
ed by the husband who wronged her,
Miss Lindon made a decidedly good
Impression. In the more serious shades
of the drama and in the emotional
passages. she showed surprising abil-
Mr.. Howard. the juvenile. as bree-
~ American boy running at large in
ae da an6 MiHs the
smoothness and skill. These two. by
their well expressed comedy 1t up the
sombre aspect of the drama.
Mr.. Caldwell showed a proper con-
ception in his characterization Of the
English gentleman. and Mr.. LaMotte
did. the bits that fell to him in good
style,
The company carries it's own seem
cry and the women wear some cx
quisite gowns.
'Thorns and Orange Blossoms will
be repeated at matinee this afternoon
and again tonight.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-10-10
Negroes Discuss JelIxs' Letter.

A mass meeting of the representa-
night in the Rurwell hall for the pur-
pose of discussing the letter of Cover
nor Jelks to the negroes OF Mobile
and the race In the state o., ,rdo, nv
OBJECT fpa; Of the cali. DR.. l. l., Burweil
presided and Professor Hudson acted
tended by such men as Rev: r.. r..
ton Of selma University; Rev. ]. II.
Henderson. Payne I,niversity: Rev. s;
s. F. k irhy Wa Clark Ga'n Rich ard
Goodwin. john il. Williams, Ed Stone;
Robert billiard. C. w, Childs and
many others among whom were ply
sicians. preachers. teachers and busi-
ness men.
The letter of Governor Felix's was
read and discussion followed without
mincing of words. Members Of the
meeting declare l.
I'VE have met to xespond to the
plain and significant letter of His
EXcellency. the Governor of the State.
We are confronted with condition
must lace ourselves en- record as OPP
posed to lawlessness and especially
must we go on record as denouncing
the crime of rape. We mus let the
protect the sanctity of home.
The following waa named as com :
gmittee of resolutions. Rev. S. T.
Giant pa, j. II. Henderson, A. +. Ow
ems. II. X. Gaines i G William Clark.
who cpo: led the following:
"Whcreas. the letter of Governor
Jelks of Alabama. Gated October l..
1906. has been carefully considered by
us ana whp cas-, this letter sets forth
serious ctarhcs against members OF
our ra"s, and states certain condi
tions which are d"plOred bv the lead
ers Of the race. And whereas this let
ter presents to us an opportunity to
vor Of law and order. and. whereas.
we. the colored citizens of Selma are
DESTROYS of continuing the peaceful
and harmonious relations that exist
between the two races.
'Therefore, be IT resolved. first:
That we declare our purpose to stand
by the law abiding element of the
white race in their effort to suppress
vice. lawlessness and vagrancy and
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-10-10
WON'T TOUCH HERE
MACHINIsTS' STRIKE CONFINED TO
SOUTHERN RAILWAY.
yorkmen in Local Yards of Mobile and
Ohio and Central of Georgia
Roads Unanected-Other
Railroad Notes.

The strike of the machinists on the
Southern Railway system will not Ell,
feet the Mobile and Ohio or Central
Of Georgia Railway. the controileo
lines of the Southern entering Mont
Gomery. i. ~
No machinists are employed in the
local yards of the Mobile and ONO
in west Montgomery Urgent Urgent, repair cpa IT
Line shops. In Tuscaloosa the Mobile
and Ohio Railroad has ten machinists
employed at the shops in that place
while at the Whistler, shops of the
company near Mobile they work hfty
machinists.
man in the local yards yesterday morn
Ing is operated as tb an sontheIn sHs
tenn, and the present strike on that
system does not affect us as yet Be
sides We have contract with the
Southern which does not expire until
Last April the machinists of the
Mobile and Ohio Railroad and the
Southern Railway signed a contract
for $1.25 day for one year, That
contract will be lived up to by both
sides at least until next April. The
only way in which we would break
that contract would be by handling
any of the Mobile and Ohio shops"
The Central of Georgia Railway is
in about the same position, the urgent
repair work of that road being done
at the shops of the Western in North
Montgomery. In Selma the strike of
the Southern Railway machinists is on
in full force.
N. N. Boyden. master mechanic of
the Southern shops in Selma. was in
Montgomery yesterday morning. He
stated that all Of his machinists had
gone out.
1t was a coincidence that Joe Figg.
Pre- sident of District No. 35, of the
Grand Division of the National Ma
chinists' Union of America, spent yes
terday in Montgomery District No. So
includes the entire system of the At
lantic Coast Line. Mr.. Figg is ma
chnist in the Coast Line shops in Sa-
vannah, and has charge of the entire
Coast Line system. He said his visit
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-10-10
GRAND JURY REPORTS.

Was Unable to Secure Evidence
Against Gadsden Lynchers.
Gadsien. Oct. Especial. 1.-THE
city court grand jury after being in
session twenty days. reported late
this afternoon 142 cases were inves.
tigated. $40 witnesses were examined
and seventytwo true bills were turn
ed into the court.
The different county officials and in
stitutions ewere examined and all
found IN excallent condition, except
the county jail. which was found in
very unsanitary condition. No fraud
was foud in connection with the re-
cent elections.
1t was recommended that a bill be
introduced in the Legislature to pro-
hibit the sale of whiskey in the coun-
ty outside of the cities of Gadsden
and Alfalfa. and a bill also to be in
troduced in the Legislature to provide
an institution for youthful criminals.
The jury reported that they had in
vestigated the lynching of Bunk Rich
ardson and had been unable to obtain
sufficient evidence to connect any one
with that crime.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-10-10

apprehend criminals especially those
charged with the heinous crime Of
rape. and that we are in favor OF
their speedy apprehension and punish
ment by due process of law
"SecOnd-We declare our unaltera.
BILE purpose TO defend the sanctity OF
the home. which Is the foundation OF
our republic.
Third, we earnestly request the
press of our city and State to give the
widest possible publicity to this dec.
laration of our sentiments"
There was not a dissenting voice tc
the strong resolutions which were
unanimously adopted.