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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-07-12
Cannon BaIIs of Stone

On either side OF the entrance to
the Naval Asylum, on Gray's Ferry
Road, is an immense stone sphere,
measuring about twenty-five inches in
diameter. There is a legend that
these were used or intended for use
in a Turkish mortar, 1.-THE largest
piece of ordnance in the world
These balls were given to the insti-
tuition soon after its founding by
Commodore J. D. Elliott, who OBJ
tanned them during cruise on the
frigate Constitution in European wa
tiers. An inscription on one of the
balls relates that they were obtained
on the Asiatic side of the Dardene1les,
and it Is within the realms of posi-
bility that the Turks may have in
tended them to serve as shot in a
mortar. It is also more than prob
able that with sufficient powder to
project them the stones would have
been badly shattered.
Commodore Elliott presented them
in 1898, and ever since they have
ornamented the entrance and mysti-
fed curious visitors.-Philadelp
Public Ledger.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-07-12

Tourist-What do the people round
here live on, Pat? Jarvey-Pigs sorr,
mainly, and tourists IN the summer
Punch.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-07-12
HUAOR OF THE Day

do you think Dauber's picture worth
catalogue prfceT' IT'S still a quarter.
isn't it?"-Harper's Weekly.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-07-12

He-Are you a vegetarian? She-Oh
no! love good beef. He-Ah! wisl
were beef. She-Well, like yea
also.-Pick-Me
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-07-12

"You really should be more economi-
cal" said Wiseman. "O!" replied Cal
ley, at will be some day." Yes; some
day you'll have to be- "All right; II
have to I won't mind it so much. -
Philadelphia Press.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-07-12

Benevolent Old Party-Well, well, bu
you are a little fellow to be playtnt
in the street Can you talk yet? TIT
Little Fellow-Naw, but kin swear
Puck.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-07-12

The Big Fish (boastfully)-Yes, sir,
he was at least ten feet long and must
have weighed 500 pounds if he weighed
an ounce, but the line broke and 1 got
away from him.-Puck.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-07-12

She-There is at least one woman In
the world who can thank you for rem
dering her happy for life. He-Why
I'm not married. She-That's what
mean!-Illustrated Bits.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-07-12

Silas Hardacre-Yes, every Tuesday
and Thursday night is ripping VI
night" with the ladies' sewing social u
this town. City Drummer-Indeedl
And what do they rip up? Silas Hard.
acre-Carpet rags, pedigrees and the
absent Misunderstanding News.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-07-12

George Washington had decided 70
retire. "Of course" he said, that Wlll
bring up the old conundrum, What
shall We do with our ex-presidents?' 1
wish could give the newspapers some
thing else to talk about" Then hap
by inspiration struck him, and he sat
down and wrote his Justly celebrated
farewell address to his countrymen.--
Chicago Tribune.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-07-12

Don't you think" said the candid
member of the city board, that we
ought to open the door and take the
public in on this business?" But, my
dear colleague returned another, "if
we open the door, we can't take them
in''-Baltimore American.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-07-12

How is the colonel this morning7 p
He's getting bettuhs subj" II heard
yesterday that he was too weak to lift
an ARM mo, sub, there's nevuh been
a day when he's been unable to take
drink, suh.''-Houston Post.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1907-04-25
GROW MORE TOBACCO.
sHINDLER SAYS ACREAGE is IN
cREAslNG.
THE AVERAGE GRADE is HIGH
Cigars Made From Some of It Sell at
Maximum Price of 20 Cents
Retail.

4 Houston, Texas, April 17.-Mr. r. T.
Shindler, mayor of yNacogdoches, was
in Houston Wednesday en- route from
Dallas to his home. He had been in
Dallas having the bonds approved,
and is now on his way back to take
up the active work of building the wa
ter plant which that city is to have
The bonds were voted on some time
ago and carried, and an issue of $780,
600 was voted for the new plant. The
O'Niell Engineering Company of Dali
las will have charge of the work, and
It is to be started at once.
Mr.. Shindler talked in very inter-
esting manner about the outlook for
Nacogdoches, and laid especial stress
upon the tobacco future of that por-
ton of the State
I'VE are raising more tobacco there
this year than ever before" said the
mayor in speaking of the matter "and
the tobacco raising industry has gone
beyond the experimental stage and is
now an assured thing. This year
there are about 1876 acres of land un-
der cultivation for tobacco, as against
Is acres last year. This is quite an
increase, you see. We have a goven-
ment expert, Otto Olsen, on the
ground. and he looks after the tobac-
co, going from one farm to another,
giving advice and help wherever
needed. 1t is his opinion and the
tests made of the samples of tobacco
raised around our city last year show
that the grade of tobacco produced
is as good as the best Havana leaf.
OF course some of it is bad,
seem of middling grade, just as
the Havana tobacco is, but the best
Of it is just as good as any imported
leaf on the American market today.
THAT there is much more money
in the tobacco farming than other
crops at about the same expense of
producing as corn or cotton, is shown
by the fact that the open grown or
hller tobacco is worth in ordinary crop
at least $115 per acre, While the shad-
ed leaf, which is used for wrappers,
is worth about 5000 per acre Last
year the shaded leaf ran in the neigh
borhood Of 400 pounds to the acre,
and it will go hundred over that
this year.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1907-04-25
Youna Man and gmpIoyer.

When the inexperienced young man
enters the business field, the first
thing he runs up against is the other
mans point of view. He starts out
full of himself and of what he can do
and of how he can do it.. After a
time he begins to wonder why he
doesn't get on; if he y stupid, blum
dering fellow he never finds out, for
the stupid man goes through life fight
ing his employer all the time. If you
are eager to rise in the world. CON
slider yourself in relation TO your en-
ployer's business from his standpoint.
Try to get at his aims and difficulties,
and consider your work in relation
to those aims and difficulties. Ask
yourself whether your work is fur
thering his aims, if you want to know
whether you are making progress to-
ward ultimate success. Try to think
out your employers method of deal
ing with his problem and with his
employees, Not till you have gained
some insight into these things are you
in position to take the first step to-
ward the realization of your ambition.
Consider the fact that the head of
every business concern has definite
aims and definite methods by which
he is accomplishing or hopes to ac'
complish those aims. He requires en-
ployes who will consent to become
the comparatively insignificant wheels
in a more or less complicated ma
chine, of which he furnishes the mo.
tive power. AS the employee is OBJ
liged in any case to come up to his
employers requirements if he is to
please and succeed with him, he will
profit by meeting those requirements
as fully and with as good grace as
possible.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1907-04-25
----------- -'--------
Growth of Kindness.

The American people, in their need
ed work of reconstruction, are not
losing their characteristic virtues of
kindness and good-humor. A leader
in reform, in private letter, writes
thus: after all, human sympathy is
the foundation-stone of democracy.
have imagined that our criticisms Of
life were becoming kinder; l mean
the ordinary run of newspaper criti-
cism; and kinder means broader.
Some of us. perhaps, went rather far
in the heat of attack; and think
the increased kindness, which leads
more surely to sympathy. is an excel.
lent tendency. Lately 1t has seemed
to me that we needed more than any
thing else in. this country kindly ex-
plantations. If we could only under
stand one another, intolerance would
expire" All of which is true, declares
Golfers Weekly, and truly said. and
charity is friend and not az enemy
to reform
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1907-04-25
KNEW NOT WHAT They DID.
ADDED MILLIONS TO BURDENS OF
TEXAS RAILROADS..
Extentlon to Be Stopped and Retrench,
ment in Every Direction to
Be the Future Policy.

Austin, Tex: Judge II. M. Garwood
general attorney for the railroad
composing the Sunset-Central group,
today made this statement as to thu
acts of the regular session affecting
railroads:
Neither the public nor the Legisl
lature fully recognizes and apprech
ates the extent of the burden laid up
on the railroads of this state by the
acts passed by the regular session q
the Thirtieth Legislature. 1t will cost
the Galveston, Harrisburg & San Am
tonic Railway Company and the Teu
as 6 New Orleans Railway Company
approximately $4,000 to equip theiI
Locomotives with electric headlights.
THE operation of the full crew bill
which was passed will increase the ex
pense on these two lines alone approx
imately $4,000 per annum.
THE eight-hour bill which was passed
will increase the expense at-least $50,
600 per annum 1t is difficult at this
time to estimate with accuracy the in
creased expenses occasioned by the
fourteen hour bill The ultimate re
suits, however, of the operation of this
law will be the establishment of ter
minals approximately every 100 miles
and the absolute abandonment of
many of the present terminals of tho
railroads, and particularly the lines
mentioned can not afford to have
trains tied up on the road between ter
minals. it means the loss of the use
of power and crews, and the payment
of overtime to the crews while they
are resting away from their terminals;
land for new Terminals, construction
of tanks and the providing Of ade
quate water supplies, which is diff
cult in West Texas, would cost ap
proximately one and half million
dollars. While other companies may
not be affected so seriously, it is safe
to say that the effect of this legisla
ton will increase the burdens Of tho
railroad companies several million
dollars This is matter Of direct
and Immediate expense, and those
measures which will indirectly IN,
crease the expense of operation are
not included in this element.
.The tax bills now pending before
the called session of-Sfe Legislature
Will increase the TAX burdens Of the
Texas railroads to an amount not less
than SLIGO, 900 in, excess of the taxes
now paid It is apparent therefore
that the limit Of extension and I'M
the policy of the railroad companies
provement has been reached, and that
retrenchment in every direction will
be the policy of the railroad compan
les from this time forward"
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1907-04-25

Soon after King Edward Of England
decorated Prince Henry of the Meth
erlands for his gallantry in rescuing
passengers from the wrecked steam
ship Off the HOOK of Hollanl, ia Feb
ruary, Queen WilhelmiDa presented
gold medals of the Order of Orange
Nassau to the three sea-captalns who
assisted in the rescue, and silver
medals to the members of the boat
crews who risked their own lives in
the work.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1907-04-25
SIX and Five Point stars.

The stars on the great seal and
the seal of the president of the Unit
ed States are fve-pointed, while on
the seal of the house of representa-
tives they are six-pointed. The 10
stars on the diverse of the present
half and quarter dollar are five-point-
ed. The reverse of the present half
and quarter dollar is copy of the
great seal except that the clouds are
omitted. 1t is evident that heraldry
has not taken very strong hold in
these matters in the United States;
therefore it is not in the power Of
any one to say without a doubt why
the difference in the stars on the flag
and the coins. So far as Is known,
with the exception of the reverse Of
the present half and quarter dollar
the stars on our coins are copied from
the colonial coins, which were, no
doubt, made after the manner of Eng
lish heraldry, while the flag was made
UP after the design of Washington's
coat-of-arms, containing three FIVE
pointed stars.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1907-04-25
TO PASTURES NEW.

Believed That Dudenhefer Has
Reached Central America.
5 New Orleans, La; Auditor of State
Capdieville Thursday submitted to
District Attorney Parker the figures
of the shortage of Tax Collector Ferd
inand Dudenhefer as $G6,S71.7S. The
total shortage of the fugitive tax col
lector is 500, 721.7S, but there is cred
it of $3.50, making the net shortage
S66,S71.7S.
The bond of Dudenhefer amounts to
$4,000, SO that the State loses $46,-
371,7S.
1t is believed that Dedenhefer
reached Central America.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1907-04-25
Mill MachInist scaIded.

Orange, Tex. Wednesday evening
late five-inch valve on one of the
boilers of the Orange Sawmill Com.
pany burst painfully scalding Percy
Johnson, who is the mill machinist.
The injuries are not considered seri.
Gus, but, Of course, are very painful.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1907-04-25

Lord Curzon, when he was stu
dent at Oxford, burned the midnight
OIL won scholastic honors galore, took
a brilliant degree and won the grand
prize of fellowship. Lord Rosebery,
on the other hand. took no honors,
was rusucated. and didn't even get
an ordinary doeree.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1907-04-25
The Child and the Gun

Jacksonville, Fla: Mrs. Mary Gard
ner was shot and killed Thursday
morning by her little 5-year-old son,
who was playing with his fathers
shotgun, which was accidentally dis
charged.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1907-04-25

! Creedmore, Tex One-half inch OF
rain fell here the past twenty-four
hours, which was very much needed
as there was not sufficient moisture
to insure stand of cotton.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1907-04-25

6 Mexia, Tex; S. King Of this city
shipped two cars of beeYes to New
orleans Friday.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1907-04-25

5 Seguin, Tex: The rain here We'd
nesday night started at 1880 p. m.
and four-fifths of one inch fell-heav-
ier toward the west. 1t was very well
come.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1907-04-25

5 Wrightsboro, Tex: We had CON
siderable blow here Wednesday night,
but not sufficient rain to wet the
ground to the depth of an inch.
The Washington bee., 1907-07-27
PIGS AS DAIRY ROBBERS.
Cow Secretly Adopts Invaders as Her
Own Family.

Doe Run, Pa.-Walter T. Wood, of
this place, runs a dairy farm, where
he has a herd of 81 COWS. Among
these are Is which he raised himself,
each of which gives a daily supply Of
from 40 to go pounds of milk. One
evening recently, when the COWS were
brought into the stable, Mr.. Wood
noticed that one of them had little
milk and he made some observations
the next day.
In the barnyard he had eight shoats,
weighing about $50 pounds each. 1t
did not take long to solve the mys-
tery as to the thieves of his milk. The
largest shoat hunted out this particu-
lar COW. stood under her finally, and
sucked the udder completely empty.
Mr.. Wood put the COW back into the
stable, and the next day, when re-
leased into the yard, the shoat per-
formed the same stunt Other shoats
learned the trick. and finally there
were three of them. Mr.. Wood then
ran into the house for his camera.
Mr.. Wood got his pencil, after the
picture had been made, and, figuring
at four cents a quart for milk and
$3.50 per 100 pounds for pork, he con-
cluded that it was not a profitable
transaction; so that the COW is now
tied in her stable and the shOats have
10 go on skim milk.
The Washington bee., 1907-07-27
TROUBLESOME SQUIRRELS.
In Colorado Town They Destroy Birds
Nests and Gnaw Through Roofs.

Denver Col.-Greeley is contemplate
ing organizing squirrel hunt to rid
the city Of hundreds of squirrels which
make their home in Lincoln park and
which destroy the eggs of the song
birds. Ten years ago Greeley was the
home Of many linnets, wild canaries.
mocking birds and robins. but only q
few are seen now, and there are none
left in the trees in the parks because
of the depredatiOns of the squirrels.
Eight years ago some one brought
two pairs of squirrels from the east
and made houses for them in the park.
where they and the progeny became
great attractions. They have multi
piled so fast, however, as to overrun
the park and extend their nesting
places to private grounds. In several
cases they have gnawed through the
| roofs of houses in order to make
nests in the garrets. At first it was
believed that the English sparrow had
driven away the other birds, but inyes-
, tigation proves that not even a spar
rows nest can be found.
The placing of the tin collars from
eight to ten inches wide around every
tree not in the park was suggested
for the protection of the birds. but
, this will prove no remedy because of
the ability OF the squirrels to spring
from one tree top to another. The
talk of eXteTminating the SQUIRRELS
has been going on for two years and
people say they must go.
The Washington bee., 1907-07-27
OIL KING is STAGED.
John D. Rockefeller Shown as Hero
in "The Almighty Dollar"

New York.-JOhn d. Rockefeller has
been staged" not in any uncertain
manner and with an alias as in The
Vanderbilt Cup" or The Lion and the
Mouse, but quite positively even down
TO his own name. James Haviland
has done it in his vaudeville sketch
called THE Almighty Dollar" and
Haviland himself plays the part of
the oil king.
John d. is shown bewailing the fact
that he has to sneak into his house
like thief in the night, lodging pro-
cess servers. The door bell rings and
he asks sharply, What's that?" and
then soliloquizes, another of those
idiotic reporters l suppose, seeking
my opinion on the next presidential
compaign. Fools, fools, fools, it mat
ters not who the man is or may be,
he is ours, ours body and soul"
Then he gets a note from a poor
doctor who has been stung by the
tainted money miorobe and wants a
few days more time on his 10000
note.
'Bosh!" SCOTS John D, the same
old story More time, more time, bus
mess is business, and a business man
should not presume on a friendship. -
so it goes, but, though he is a hard
headed business man, this Rockefeller
OF the stage is made so kind hearted
that he gives $4,000 for the rag doll
of Little Liz, the angel waif, who once
upon a time pulled his grandchild
out of the ocean at ROckaway, and at
the end Liz says, earnest like:
John d, dem nOospaper guys who s
allus knockin you is a bunch of stiffs.
U amt got hair on de top of yer
nut, but l love yeT-I love yer like
h-ll"
The Washington bee., 1907-07-27
GIVES UP HIS TITLE TO WORK.
Son of Lord Leitrim Said to Have
Served as Stoker on Steamer.

New York.-According to Engineer
DObson Of the steamer St Louis, the
titled Englishman who recently left
his home and a life of ease to make
his own way in the world and who
started his career of labor by securing
employment on the steamer st. Louis
as a stoker, is Lord Francis Patrick
Clements, the 22-year-old son of the
late earl OF Leitrim. The young man
in carrying out his purpose, it is said,
renOunced his position as heir pre-
sumptive to the earldom ard has also
sacrificed the 100000 a year income
that goes with the title The family
has made every effort since the young
nobleman left the family estate at
MulToy, County Donegal, Ireland, a
month ago. to induce him to abandon
his purpose, but in vain. He is now
somewhere in this country earning his
bread
Engineer DObsoQ describes the
young nobleman as being of good
stature and strong build. When he
was hired as a stOker under the name
of Sloane his real identity was un-
known. On the first day out he was
almost overcome by the hard shovel
ing, but after the first day he was as
able as any of the other men to per-
form his work.
He landed in New York with eight
dollars in his pocket-his wages for
the trip-the clothes on his back and
hardened hands. What his plans were
he told no one on board, except to
say that he intended to get work in
New York.
Clements preserved his incognito
all the way across. It was not until
the ship returned to Southampton
that the stOkers through inquiries
made by his relatives learned that
they had been working side by side
with prospective earl.
The Washington bee., 1907-07-27
DIAMONDS
Put Your Money in Diamonds. No
Better Investment To-Day.

Put Your Money in Diamonds. No
Better Investment To-Day.
Prices in the Diamond market
are advancing, but eur Prices hGUe
not been advanced in some time.
We still have a large collection of
superb Diamonds which we bought
a considerable time ago at lower
prices than prevail today.
We shall net advance prices on
these stsnes. We are merchants
and not spectators and cur fair
percentage of profit is all we ask.
So, as long as these Diamonds last,
it will be possible to buy them here
under the regular market fer fine
stones.
Ladies Diamond Rings, $5.oe to
$4,000.
Ladies Diamond Breaches, $3.50
ts $1,000.
Diamond Earrings, $500 to
$4,000.
Diamond Scarf Pins, $500 up.
Diamond Cuff Buttons, $500 up.
Diamond Studs, $1,000 up.
We have Ladies Handsome Dia-
mond Rings set in Tiffany Mount
ing which we are selling at $4,000.
This will make an appropriate pres
ent fer Christmas. Evevy stone a
ball of fire.
CLOCKS AND BRONZES
Clocks of all makes-American,
French and German. We have a
Clock as cheap as $5.Oo-must be
seen to be appreciated. All Clocks
kept in order for two years.
The Washington bee., 1907-07-27
PRISON FOR THEFT OF sHRoUD.
Undertaken Sent to Jail for Buryina
Man in an Undershirt.

Little Rock, Ark.-For the alleged
theft of shroud from a dead man and
burying him in the scanty white un-
dershirt furnished by the county hos
pital, despite the fact that the rela-
tiyes had paid for the shroud. w. B.
Jackson, an undertaken on West
Ninth street, was fined $3.50 and SEN
fenced to six months in Jail.
John Parnell died and his two sons
arranged for the funeral They asked
Jackson how much he would charge
to furnish their father with a coffin, a
shroud and a grave The price agreed
upon was $25. When the day for the
funeral came both brothers say they
went to the Jackson undertaking.
rooms and there saw their dead par
ent, properly laid out in his coffin and
dressed in long black shroud They
dinner for the trip to the cemetery,
and on leaving the parlor were warned
by a woman, who said:
I hope Jackson won't treat your
father like he did my son"
The two men became suspicious and
when the grave was reached they or
dered the coffin opened To this the
driver objected, saying it was against
Mr. Jackson's orders, but this only
strengthened their suspicious. The
brothers insisted, and finally the lid
was removed The black shroud had
disappeared The arrest of the un-
dertaker followed
The Washington bee., 1907-07-27
Sells Whiskers for S..

st. Louis.-"Old Man Fritz" the
German keeper of the golf links at the
St Louis Country club, has sold his
crop of golden, silken whiskers for $S.
1t takes Fritz three years to grow
such crop of whiskers. To Circuit
Judge Daniel c. Taylor Fritz confided
that for many years he has been sell
ing his whlskers to hairdressers, to
whom they are valuable because Of
their color and fine texture. When
they grow to his waist the old Ger
man cuts them OF.