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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-05-16

It is the way of the sultan when he
gets an u1timatum to look at his watch
and then hold out till the last minute
Chicago News.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-05-16
a lannon's Retreat-

The late Gen. Schofield was once de-
scribing in Washington a certain re-
treat of cavalry.
Il call it a retreat" he said, but I
should really call it a rout.''
He smiled.
IN this retreat" he went on. "the
commanding general, as his charger
aide who galloped beside him. and
said:
Who are our rear guard2'
THE aide, without ceasing for an in
slant to belabor his painting steed, re-
Piled
q Tho who have the worst horses,
sir Detroit Free Press.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-05-16
HELPING OUT THE RAILROADS

dELFING OUI TIE Fl1aIIF.OAJo-
The railroads viii hardly fail to well
come the amendment of the Hepburn
bill to abolish free passes Some of the
most important of them have already
anticipated the measure. It was left
for the wisdom of Senator Morgan to
prevent a stupid blunder which would
have forbidden the railroads to extend
free transportation to the victims Of
such a calamity as that Of San Fran
Philadelphia Record
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-05-16
ROCKY HuMOR.

When the apoIogist of the oil monop-
oily asks if the people are going tamely
to submit to the czarism" of the presi-
dent it is borne in upon the public mind
that the admission of the trust mag
mates into the circle of American
humorists was far from a nominal
honor. Their power OF cracking popular
jokes is quite as keen as the best of
the professionals in the business.-Bos-
ton Globe.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-05-16
ChIef steward ID tIe coal Comhine.

Chief Steward of the Coal Combine.
Today Mr.. Baer stands as a militant
apostle Of vested interests, of private
ownership, and of private control He
IS the head of one of our greatest IN
dustriess and perhaps, at the present
tlmes the most conspicuous of that
group of men who have directed the
amazing economic developments of the
past two decades of this country. He
Is also the target against which are
hurled the most turgid criticisms by
the opposition in the contest which for
the second time within a few years has
brought the forces of capitalism and
labor-unionism to a state of critical
tension.
Neither rhetorical nor other attacks
ever cause the slightest Wavering from
his set purpose on the part Of this
captain of industry He has the
strength Of sincerity. He believes in
the correctness of his position, and for
the enhancement of the interests which
he represents Mr.. Baer may be ex-
pected to continue a stubborn fight
with all the craft and all the strength
Of a reincarnate Ulysses
The magnitude of the interests which
center in this mans personality, the
strategic position he occupies, and the
portentousnesss of the results depend
ant upon his action,-alI combine to
make of general interest an analysis of
the characteristics and steps by which
he has attained his present place Mr..
Baer is essentially elf-developed
man, holding unique position in the
world of affairs because of the implicit
confidence with which he, although
comparatively not a wealthy man, has
been invested with the leadership and
control of immense properties by far
Weather individuals, as we'll as by
thousands of smaller investors. Long
end frequently pitted against labor
unionism. Mr.. Baer is today foremost
among the commanding generals, on
active service, fighting the battle of
vested interests aginst the advancing
forces of adicalism.-From George
F. Baer: Master-Spirit of the Anthra-
cite Industry, by Frederic William IN
ger. In the American Monthly Review
Of Reviews for May.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-05-16
The Genius of George Westinghouse


George Westinghouse has a creative
mind. There is no country in the world
where a train runs, or an engine works,
OF a dynamo turns, in which his name
is not honored and familiar. He has
brought new mechanisms and new in
dustries into being; he has contributed
largely to the progress in modern
methods of transportation and COM
munication which have shaped to such
an extent the relations between individ-
uals and communities, between nation
and nation. The postoh1ce, the tele-
unite the most distant regions. Upon
them modern life Is wholly dependent
in its social industrial, and commercial
phases Stephenson gave US the rail-
way; Westinghouse made the modern
complex railway system a possibility
movements of trains. Had he done no
more than this his name would still
stand among the great achievers.
George Westinghouse will be sixty
years of age next October; he is built
on a massive scale. tall. and as strong
as q blacksmith. He is alert, farsight-
ed, quiet. Sanguine, and untlr1ng, with
d constitution strong as nickel-steels
He is a most agreeable man to meet,
and has a rare faculty for inspiring
others with his own enthusiasm.
A remarkable fact in his career is
the early age at which he became
prominent. At the age of twenty-five
George Westinghouse made his first
great invention, the air brake. This
was the source of his fame and for
tune, and since that time his life has
been so intimately associated with the
history of engineering and of manu-
facture that it is impossible to think
of many of the great advances of the
past forty years without thinking Of
him.-Success Magazine.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-05-16

"A man who is as big fool as you are
should never have married"
But, of course, II hadn't been as bic
a fool as I was I wouldn't have married.
It works both mays, my dear. Cleveland
Plain Dealer.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-05-16

do you think that the railways Will
yield anything?''
yes - answered Senator Sorghum. I'm
confident that whatever happens they will
continue to yield a profit w ashin gton
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-05-16

Alice told me she was beginning to
study painting"
'.She needs to. Her complexion was per
fectly startling today. Judge.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-05-16

80 you won't abide by the decision Of
the caucus2'
II wouldn't say that. replied the sena-
tor. thoughtfuliy. If the caucus wiz per
all right. -Philadelphia Ledger.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-05-16

PA asked the small boy at the classic
recital. els that man playin the palmer
while that woman sings her 'accompa-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-05-16

She was ready to sink through the floor.
She did not speak. but he had only TO look
into her great shy eyes. to divine her
mind Going DOWN. he yelled. accord
ingly, to the OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-05-16

mo, my son." replied the father. IN
whose unresponsive plebeian soul the so
prano had found no sympathetic answer
ing chord That man is her accomplish. =
Macon Telegraph.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-05-16

Hell didn't get a very good look at her
hair, but it's a decided blond, isn't it2
She-Well-er-yes, but 1t is a little un-
decided about the roots.-Philadelph
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-05-16

Russia should not set too much
store by their prospective constitution
if the car is to remain the supreme
court.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-05-16

well" said NEorrelf. ''Nature has it's
compensation for all Lightning, you know,
never strikes twice IN the same place.
..Iuhi" snorted WoTrell, that's small
comfort for the man who is struck IN the
first place Philadelphia Press
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-05-16

wrote the college sprinter to the old folks
at home, but I am doing well on the
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-05-16

Benevolent GentIeman-NIy 1ittle boy,
have you no better way to spend this
beautiful afternoon than by standing in
front of the gate. idling away your time
Boy-I amt idling away my time. There
IS a chump inside with my sister who is
paying me sizpence an hour to watch for
-Pick-A1e-Up.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-05-16

And the next day he received tete-
gram as follows:
''Come home al once. When they put
one of my boys to sitting ashes, it's time
for him to leave. Chicago Daily News.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-05-16

How did you and your nrst wife
1--WE didn't meet replied the meek lit
tie mani sshe overlook me.''-Judge.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-05-16

First Doctor-Yes, sir. I've had 40 cases
of appendicitis
Second Doctor-Lose any1
First Doctor-Not one-they ali paid up.
Life.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1906-08-23

sure 1t was my brooch that invc luntar-
lily l put my hand up to my throat
Sure enough, my jewels were gene.
demand that this officer do his duty"
She concluded dramatically, glaring a
stony defiance at Mr.. OSgood. Despite
the fact that all the persons concerned
were some distance from the route to
the exits, an interested crowd had
gathered and the affair was becoming
more embarrassing every moment. Mr..
Osgood was reused to action.
1T is perfect idiocy to accuse my
wife of theft" he said with dignity.
Your brooch probably came unfast-
ened and fell to the floor. Doubtless,
il has already been found and turned
in at the box Office
The dowager shifted, looking, in the
process, uncommonly like a Japanese
rug dog.
That being true" continued Mr..
OsgoOd, and this scene being most
trmiliating, you will oblige me, Off
Ger, by permitting us to pass
The policeman wavered. There's
been lot of complaints this evening"
he objected. Il don't know just what
to do"
This was SO obvious that Immediate
~ everybody began making sugges-
tions. Mrs. Osgood, however, had come
to herself in the interval. Her pres
ence of mind returned.
With gesture of superb disdain, she
pulled the garment from her shoulders
and held it up for inspection. There
was chorus of gasps. Mrs. Osgood
glanced at the cloak and then fell back
against her husband The chiffon in
teIlining OF the wrap was fairly ablaze
with gems. Not only was the missing
brooch visible, fastened securely near
the collar, but there were sunbursts
and crescents and Mercury wings and
st;Ckpins galore. Diamonds shone
along the hem, opals chung lovingly to
the lace ruffles, and emeralds peeped
out from the folds.
Mr.. Osgood was the first of the as
tonished group to recover his senses
and to realize that this latest develop
ment carried the incident beyond him.
1T seems" he observed, that Mrs. o.
good has been made the scapegoat Of a
thief. think we had all better accom-
pany this officer to the station house
until some conclusion can be reached"
On the sidewalk, Mrs. Osgood felt
some one jostle her and turned to look
into the face of the thin, nervous wo-
man whose behavior had been so in
tolerable during the performance.
Having secured her attention, that in
dividual leaned forward until her lips
almost touched Mrs. Osgood's ear.
You squealer!" she whispered III
you didn't intend to get away with
them, why did you wear the ring?"
An instant later, when Mrs. Osgood,
comprehending at last, reached out for
her, she had disappeared into the
night.
Copyright. 1906. by Joseph 3. Bowles)
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1906-08-23
The Pickpocket' $ Scarab
BY CLAIMING POLLOCK.

l'zing that something was wrong, took
her arm and drew her to one side.
Now" he said. when they got out
CT the crowd, what is the matter?"
The tone of authority awed the po-
liceman into an apologize attitude.
Some kind of a mistake, / guess" he
answered, but this lady's lost her
brooch and she says she seen it on
that lady"
This lady" was a stout dowagei
standing near by with her son. II
seems unnecessary to explain that
that lady was Mrs. Osgood.
NONSENSE" exclaimed the spouse OF
the accused. Why, my wife is Mrs.
Duncan Osgood!"
The dowager was persistent in urg
Ing her Casa distinct advantage,
since Mrs. Osgood, pendulating violent
ly between amazement and indignation
for once in her life was quite deprived
OF speech
When this woman put on ner cloak
| saw my brooch pinned to the lining"
explained the complainant. Il was SC
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1906-08-23
MORE THAN MONEY.
A Minister Talks About Grape-Nuts.

my first stomach trouble began
back in 1885, writes minister in
Nebr., resulting from hasty eating
and eating too much. / found no re-
lief from medicine and grew so bad
that all food gave me great distress.
1T was that sore, gnawing, hungry
feeling in my stomach that was so
distressing and became a sick man.
Grape-Nuts was recommended as a
food that could be easily digested.
Leaving the old diet that had given
me so much trouble, began to eat
Grape-Nuts with little cream and
sugar. The change effected in "a hours
was truly remarkable, and in a few
weeks / was back to health again.
MY work as minister calls me
away from home a great deal, and re-
Gently I drifted back to fat meat and
indigestible foods, which put me again
on the sick list
$50 l went back to Grape-Nuts and
cream and in four days I was put
right again. The old dull headaches
are gone, stomach comfortable, head
clear, and it is a delight to pursue
my studies and work.
"Grape-Nuts food is worth more
than money to me, and l hope this
may induce some sufferer to follow
the same course have"
Name given by Postum Co., Battle
Creek, Mich.
There's a reason"
Read the little book. "The Road to
MELVILLE" In pkgs.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1906-08-23

uberant than the crown prince or Grip
pie Creek, who sang as he stepped the
sensuous measure, his pleasure wcs
not less. He enjoyed to observe that
these men of incredible millions had
no hauteur.
81 do not" wrote the baron to his
noble father, the marquis, that night.
yet understand their joke; why should
it be droll to wish that the man whose
coat is of the best should also wear
boots of the best? but as for what
they call une promenade de gateau,
find it very enjoyable. | have met a
Mile. Bines, to whom | shall at once
pay my addresses. Unlike Mile. Hig-
bee, she has not the father from Chi
cago nor elsewhere. Quel diable
d'hOmme!"
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1906-08-23

New York, but he'll be the best-booted
man in New York, too l says, If he
comes around trying to spark Caroline
any more-or would be if l had my
way. His chin's pushed too far back
under his face I says, and besides,
! says, Caroline is being waited on by
q young hardware drummer, good
steady young fellow travelling out of
little old X. c. | says, and while he
amt much for family l says, he'll
have one of his own before he gets
through says; we start families
where l come from l says"
Good boy! Good for you" cheered
the self-made Barbarians, and drank
success to the absent dissemination of
hardware.
With much loud talk of this unedi-
flying character the dinner progressed
10 an end; through selle dagneau,
fioated in "a champagne, terrapin con-
yoyed by a special Madeira of 1850,
and canvasback duck with Romance
Cont, 1865, to a triumphant finale OF
Turkish coffee and 1911 brandy.
After dinner the ladies gossiped of
New York society, while the barbaric
males smoked their big oily cigars and
banded "reminiscences. Higbee showed
them through every one of the apart
ment's % rooms, from reception hal
10 laundry, manipulating the electric
lights with the skill of stage man
ager.
The evening ended with cake walk
for the musical artists had by rare
wines been mellowed from their classic
reserve into mood of rag-time aban
don. And II Monsieur the Baron with
his Q ;emonious grace was less ex.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1906-08-23
THE |
| SPENDERS |
A Tale of the Third Generation
By HARRY LEON WILSON
- 2 9
by Lothrop Publishing Company.
CHAPTER IX.-CoNrINUED.

Oldaker, wincing and turning to Miss
Bnes for sympathy. heard her say:
Yes. do, Mr. Higbee! l do love
those ragtime songs-and then have
them play Tell Me, Pretty Maiden,
and the Tntermezzo.
He grOaned in anguish.
The talk ran mostly on practical af-
fairs: the current values Of the great
staple commodities; why the corn crop
had been light; what wheat promised
TO bring; how young Burman, Of the
Chicago board Of trade, had been
pinched in his own wheat corner for
four millions put up" by his admir-
ing father: what beef on the hoOf
commanded how the Federal Oil com
pany would presently own the state of
Texas.
Almost every Barbarian at the table
bad made his own fortune. H %dly
ore but could recall early days when
he toiled on farm or in shop or forest,
herded cattle, prospected, sought ad,
venture in remote and hazardous wiIds.
faint much like them old days,
Ell, Kigbee?" queried the crown p-inee
of Crfnnle Creek-"whpn Won and me
had 10 walk from Chicago to Green
Raw wisconsin because we didn't
have enouch sr1llings for stage fare?"
He oazpd about him suggestiyeIv.
..C,rn r,oof and cabhapo va, Drattv
e,ood tban oh -, and with sura v.por-
~. sirol,os he fell to demoIisbing his
Set DO dindo Ia peripuoux while 2
[r,Ia. rof1Ied bis GLASS with Chateau
N,,os,ot 1873
avian !, doos boo+ tho two roons
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Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1906-08-23
Some Unpleasant Habits,

What old-fashioned folk called
tricks" of speech or manner are de-
plorably easy to assume and extreme
ly difficult to break off. Several to
which girls are more or less prone are
these: Repetition of sentence or
the point of story, telling 1t over
again almost in the same breath, the
usage of you know" or don't you
know" for emphasis and beginning a
laugh with such haste that it en-
tangles itself in the speech, and the
final words are delivered in giggle.
All these and similar mahnerisms
may be more readily dropped in youth
than later in life, and every girl would
be wise to watch herself lest she fall
into them or their like.-Exchange.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1906-08-23
Pushing Cape to Cairo Line.

In report in the London Times 1t
IS stated that the Cape to Cairo rail-
gay in South Africa has been opened
bridge which stands on 13 spans,
ach 100 feet, with pillars resting on
A bed 16 feet under the water. Ka-
fue river is 266 miles north of Victoria
falls, and the distance from Cape
Town is 1908 miles. The railroad,
however, is now at Broken hill, BAT
miles beyond the falls, the line having
been pushed on while the bridge was
building over the Kafue river.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1906-08-23

A. deep-yellow, with a shot of fame
red in it's lights and shades, is the
latest fashionable color. 1t is known
as "Vesuvius."
The "sneezeland-tree' is one of tho
curiosities of South Africa. No one
can cut it with a saw without SneeZing,
as the fine dust is very irritating.
Even planning the wood will some
times cause sneeZing. No incest or
worm will touch it; it is very bitter
to the taste, and when placed in
water it sinks.
A preacher in Leavenworth, Kan
sas, is evidently a baseball enthusiast
as we'll as a believer in timely adver-
Using. On the scoreboard of last Sun
days baseball-game appeared this
notice: IF you are fan, go to the
Presbyterian Church tonight and hear
the Reverend Doctor Elwood line out
a few hot ones"
Heavy rainfalls come frequently in
Canton, China, and the people prayed
to Joss in their temple to let up little
in the torrents. AS the rain still con-
tinued Ciceroy Shin ordered that the
temple should be unroofed, so that
Joss would get his share of the rain.
This was done, and a little later the
rain ceased.
A bogus musical instrument manu-
factory flourishes in Boston. If it
are made outwardly exact reproduc-
tons Of comets and other wind in
struments, but which are sold much
cheaper, since their use is merely to
pad out big bands with men who can
not play. They are, therefore, not sup
piled with valves or reeds. One band
10 said to have onefourth Of its mem
bers dummy players.
Marshal Oyama is an extremely
modest soldier. In his parting ad-
dress to his officers, on the disband-
ment of the Manchurian army, he
| said: "That l, In spite of my de-
| fective ability, have been enabled to
avoid any signal failure must be pri-
marily ascribed to the loyalty and
| fidelity Of the officers and soldiers
under my command" Surely modesty
could 60 no further.
German is nowadays spoken by
about seventy-fve million people. 1t
| thus ranks third In number among
| the TOUR leaQlHS languages VI EulOpS,
the first being English, the second
Russian, and the fourth French.
Before the earthquake saloon licen-
ses in San Francisco were eighty-four
dollars a year, and there were about
four thousand drinking places in the
city, most of them annexes to gro
ceries. The license has now been
fixed at FIVE hundred dollars year,
and grocery annexes for the diffusion
of alcoholic stimulants will not be
permitted.
Nine-tenths of the full output OF
one large cotton-mill in Augusta,
Georgia, is now going regularly to
Turkey, just because the mill sent
over a live sales agent with the right
kind of samples. Payments are by
sight drafts on London, with bill OF
lading attached.
There is no building material so
durable as well-made bricks. In the
British Museum are bricks from the
buildings in Nineveh and Babylon
which show no sign of decay or dis
| indignation, although the ancients did
not burn or bake them, but dried them
In the sun.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1906-08-23
STRIKING Advice.

Mrs. Anxious (mother of two mar
riageable daughters)-Really, don't
know whether to send Grace and Eth
ell to the seashore or the mountains
this summer. What do you advise?
Mrs. Knowing-Well, Lrwould advise
Sulphur Springs for a change. Sui
phur, you know, is one of the princi-
pal requisites in matchmaking.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1906-08-23

A man in Dallas county tried 10
shuttle off this mortal coil by hanging
himself with blind bride. HIS VIE
sound him suspended from rafter
in the barn. He was wroth at her in
terposition, saying: If you had let
ne alone a few minutes more would
have been in heaven" His wife re-
Piled: Yes, and you would have look
ed nice running around over heaven
with blind bride on, wouldn't you!
-Thockmorton (Tex.) Times.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1906-08-23
AustraIia,s War on Rabbits.

on her rabbit pest scientifically, hav-
ing raised $4,000 for experiments on
Broughton island off Newcastle,
writes Consul Cooling. DR.. Danysz, Of
Paris, will be in charge, and it Is pro-
posed to infect rabbits with such con-
tagious diseases that will spread
among their kind, but do no harm to
other animals or humanity
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1906-08-23
Heavy Movement of Iron Ore.

The movement of Lake Superior
iron ore during the month of June was
the heaviest during the history of the
trade. Nearly 100000 tons were for
varded to the lower lakes-a gain of
Almost 100000 tons over the CORE
.ponding period last year. The total
aovement this season up to the 1st
Of July aggregated 11,241,596 tons,
compared with 1O,S14,O54 tons for the
same period last year.