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Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1907-05-31

again after business hours until bed
time Also he spent the whole of
every Saturday and Sunday with me-
He developed astonishing dexterity
as a teacher, and as soon as he real
lied that | had no false pride and was
thoroughly in earnest, he handled me
without gloves-like a boxing teacher
who finds that his pupil has the grit
of professional It was easy enough
for me to grasp the theory OF my new
business--it was nothing more than
BE natural But the rub came in
making myself naturally of the right
sort. had-as / suppose every man
of intelligence and decent instincts
has-a disposition to be friendly and
simple. But my manner was by ma
ture what you might call abrupt My
not very easy task was to learn the
subtle difference between the abrupt
that injects tonic into social inter-
course, and the abrupt that makes the
other person shut up with feeling of
having been insulted.
Then, there was the matter of good
ldolC III COANCl odtAOI llOBoOn AOhAAAs
as | soon saw, that my everlasting
self-assertiveness was beyond cure AS
| said to him: I'm afraid you might
easier succeed in reducing my chest
measure" But we worked away at
it, and perhaps my readers may dis
cover even in this narrative. though
it is necessarily egotistic, evidence of
at least an honest effort not to be
BADLY boastful. Monson would have
liked to make of me a self-deprecating
sort of person-such as he himself.
with the result that the other fellow
always got the prize and he got left.
But | would have none of it.
All this time 1 was giving myself
or thought | was giving myself
chiefly to my business, as usual. |
know now that the new interest had
in fact crowded the things down town
far into the background. had impaired
my judgment, had suspended my COM
mon sense; but | had no inkling OF
this then. The most important mat
ter that was occupying me down town /
was pushing textile up toward par.
Langdon's doubts, little though they |
Influenced me, still made enough of an I
impression to cause me to test the |
market. | sold for him at ninety, as |
he had directed; | sold in quantity /
every day. But no matter how much (
unloaded, the price showed no ten
dency to break.
This" said l to myself, lis testi- /
monial to the skill with which l pre-
pared for my bull campaign" And
that seemed to me-all unsuspicious
as l then was-a sufficient explanation
Of the steadiness of the stock which
had worked to establish in the public
felt that, if my matrimonial plans
should turn out as | confidently ex-
pected, should need a much larger
fortune than | had-for | was deter
mined that my wife should have an
second to none. Ac-
| enlarged my original
plan | had intended to keep close to
Langdon in that plunge; I believed |
controlled the market, but l hadn't
been in Wall street twenty years with
tut learning that the worst thunder
,olts fall from cloudless skies. With
,ut being in the least suspicious OF
1angdon, and simply acting on the
general principle that surprise and
are part of the code of high
nance, I had prepared to guard, first,
Lgainst being taken in the rear by a
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1907-05-31

The Kaffirs think less of their wives
than they do of their cattle. They do
not allow the women to go near the
kraal where they keep their animals,
and If COW dies they grieve more
than they do when a woman dies.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1907-05-31
VIII.
ON THE TRAIL OF LANGDON.

| had Monsoon with me twice each
k-day-earIv in the morning and
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-10-28
A KANSAS HERO.

A case of heroism concerning which
the newspapers have said entirely too
little was that performed some time
ago by Andrew ]. Hedger, out in the
Short grass country. south of Garden
City. Two men were working in we'll
in a region where it was necessary to
go very deep for water, penetrating a
bed of sand. It is stated that several
men have been killed in that locality
in times past by the caving in of such
wells. A cave-in caught these two men,
completely covering one and burying
the other UP to his neck. 1t was evil
dent that it was only a question Of a
short time before another large body
of sand would fall. So dangerous was
the situation that those above hesitated
about going into the well to rescue the
imprisoned men.
In the meantime Mr.. Hedger, who was
county superintendent of schools. drove
up. The men in the well were strang-
ers to him, and he had an invalid wife
and several small children dependent
upon him, but he did not hesitate when
no one else would go down to dig out
the imperiled workmen. Giving his
name and address to bystander for
information in case of accident, he
went down beneath that treacherous
sand and dug out one man alive. He
also reached the other and brought up
his body. but life was extinct. Shortly
afterwards another mass of sand fell.
The matter was brought to the atten-
ton of the trustees of the Carnegie
hero fund. and Mr.. HedRer has been
given a geld medal for his bravery and
also $500 to educate his family.
Such deeds of heroism call for more
than a financial reward. That is, Of
course, frequently needed and appreci-
ated, but the sincere homage of ali men
is merited by the man who will offer
his life if need be. not for friend, but
for those who have no claim upon him
other than that of humanity.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-10-28
A sFNu-CENTESNIAL,

Just fifty years ago the old Atlantic
Monthly, the most literary of all
American publications, issued it's first
number, and it has Eeen going forward
in the even tenor of its way ever since.
The current issue is a semi-centennfal
number.
1t was in November, 1857. that James
Russell Lowell brought out" the first
number of the Atlantic, and it was an
illustrious list of names that contribut-
ed it's first table of contents-some of
them comparatively unknown at the
time, perhaps, but illustrious since. The
articles were, however, unsigned. Long
fellows Santa Filomena," and the be-
ginning of THE Autocrat of the Break
fast Table, by Oliver Wendell Holmes,
first appeared in that initial number
Emerson and Lowell each contributed
both poems and essays. There was an
article by Charles Eliot Norton, and
stories by Rose Terry, Harriet Beecher
Stowe and J. T. Trowbridge. John
Greenleaf Whittier contributed THE
Gift of Tritemius,' and there were a
number of lesser articles.
Lowell remained as editor until 1851,
and was then succeeded by Fields, who
held the editorial chair for ten years.
William Dean Eowells next guided the
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-10-28
QUAKER REFLECTIONS.

from the Philadelphia Rocord.1
1t doesn't REQUIRE much strength to
break a promise.
Money is the root of all evil. and
most of us are rooters.
1t takes a certain amount of backing
to put up a good front.
Some fellows never make enemies be-
cause it's too much trouble.
Some women are perfectly insane on
the subject of crazy quilts.
Don't put off the sure thing Of to-
day for the uncertainty of tomorrow.
A man can't be expected t o hit the
mark If he leads an ainless existence.
When 1t comes to beer. thirst is one
of the circumstances that alter cases.
Don't trust the fellow who goes out
of his way to put you on to a sure
thing.
There are people so constituted that
they never speak well of man until
he is dead.
Sillicus-''So you think mans best
friend is his dog. eh?" Cynicus-''Yes;
a dog can't talk
Truth is stranger than fiction quo
ted the Wise Guy. That's because we
don't get sufficiently we'll acquainted
with it, added the Simple Mug.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-10-28
POINTED PARAGRAPHS.

IFrom the Chicago News.1
Even a dentist can't quiet his wife's
JAZZ.
He has no force with men who has
no faith in himself.
A lazy man and a comfortable bed
are not easily divorced.
Make up your own mind before try
ing to make up your neishbor's.
A girl isn't necessarily stunning be-
cause she throws young man down.
Instead OF hoping for the best. the
wise man spends his time hustlilg for
it.
Bargain sales enable woman to
save a lot of money-if she is unable
to attend.
With the exception of decayed vege-
tables and sickly hen fruit. actors like
to see things come their way.
1t takes a man with an unusually
good disposition not to care rap about
the kind Of weather that comes along.
And a woman is always glad when
her husband has holiday 50 that he
can put in about Is hours doing odd
jobs at home.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-10-28
HUMOR or THE DAY

Mamma Mrs olds L, Just aren't w T,.a
"Burst my dear burst. Mercy sakss.
| how can you use Auch slang! Ana you We
| been to Eufvpe twice, too."-ChicaSo rec
/ ord-Heraid.
I Senator. I understand 70: are going In
yes. REPLIED Senator Badger as ,n II have wss
| to do. Heretofore have always main.
tanned sliding scale Tor my EFFORTS s., but put
Milwaukee Sentinel.
Feminine Customer-what beautiful
things you make of celluloidi Do you
think you could make pipe out OF Il
shopman (aghast)-why, madam. don't
Feminine customer-oh. don't care
what it costs. want to give It to my
husband for birthday prssent-ChicaSo
Teacher-.what is the future of II
Chicago Maid-.I divorce."-The Bohe-
milan.
Can you look me in the face and deny
that you married me for my money!?
Nope; might deny It; but ! can't look
Post.
much do you charge for a dimes worth of
tooth powder?
New Clerk-Twenty-five cents.-Chlcsgo
Daily News.
who were with you on the picnic?'
THE usual contingent. Our sisters and
our cousins and the ants."-Baltimore
American.
Patience-Fm going to congratulate
Peggy on her last marriage.
Patrice-You'd better wait.
Patience-Why 50?
Patrice-I don't think this one is her
last.-Yonkers Statesman.
Nell-She married very old man. didn't
she? 1 understand he had one foot in the
grave.
Belle-That's what she thought. too. but
pair.-Philadelphia Record.
,Abner Appledry-well, Jay, how'd ye
Jay Green-Aw. it was all right enough,
most ways, but what bothered me most
was tryin' to look at everybody 1 met on
the street.-Puck.:
A little girl who had listened to n dis
cussion Of the nature takers in literature,
when ASKED to define the human and ami
imperfect beast; man is a perfect beast"
Judge.
ming to be noticeable at lawst.
Pepprey-Yes, 1t reminds me OF de-
feated pugilist 1 saw at the Athletic
clubs show the other night.
Gussie kallow-Aw. how
Pepprey--Down and out,-PhiladelphIa
Press,
Scribbleton-I think I'll write a sonnet
to Miss pechis.
Wise-Now, don't you do 1t. 1t may
turn her against you.
Scribbington-Why, 1 thought she liked
poetry.
wise-so she does.-Philadelphia Press.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-10-28
AYh<WKER .JoTs


This is about the time of year that
most supposedly educated people in
sist on spelling Halloween with an
apostrophe.
.
The news that diamonds have gone
up will be sad information for the i'm
pecunious young man who is thinking
or propoundfng a certain rnomentou5
question to a girl he knows.
z y n
Somebody must have thought of this
before, but we have overlooked 1t:
Those New Workers who caused runs on
their banks the other day had a run
Tor their money, all right, all right.
=
It's going to be a hard job to make
this department believe there were four
million collar buttons made last year
we cannot find single one when we
want it.
" %
SO far as we are personally concerned
we VIII make use of the two-cent fare
awhile longer rather than Patronize the
balloons
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-10-28
INCORPORATING UNIONS

The recent address of MI D. c.
| Seftz, of the New York World, before
| the conference on trusts at Chicago,
in which the speaker recommended
the Incorporation OF all labor unions,
is attracting considerable merited at
tention because of the strength of the
arguments advanced by Mr.. Seitz "a
Capital is organized and incorpor-
| ated, and Mr.. Seitz believes that labor
should be also. Labor is already or
ganized, of course, but if it were in
corporated it would have a certain
power and influence that it has not
otherwise. 1t would then be legally
responsible for it's acts and contracts
and employers would be more inclined
to recognize its organizations.
In this connection it might be men,
toned that the Topeka Typographical
union has been incorporated for many
years, and the plan has worked bene-
ficially. The union can make legal
contracts the same as any other cor
poration, and it can also be held re-
sponsible for those contracts. 1t can
easily be seen why capital should
have much more confidence in an or
ganization of this kind than in one
that is not incorporated and that can
DreaK It's contracts without redress to
employers who may be injured.
In the past few months there have
been number of instances of ire
sponsible unions, under the leadership
of unwise agitators, breaking contracts
with employers. If labor organiza-
lions can do such things with i'm
punity employers are apt to ask what
is the use of contracts. But an incor-
porated labor union can both benefit
its members and also protect employ
ers from incompetent labor.
One reason why John Mitchell COM
mands the influence he does in the la
Dor world today is because he insists
on the inviolability of contracts. EN-
ployers know that no unions under his
leadership will be called on to break a
contract once made, and for that rea-
son he is respected both by capital and
labor.
Incorporation ought to be beneficial
to ever union. Certainly no organ
ization ought to seek to dodge re-
Observation-Disclosures it is not
worthy of recognition. And a char
tered organization would inspire more
confidence in employers. in that they
would know that their employees would
be far less likely to be called out on a
strike on some f1imsy pretext or be-
cause of the whim of some irresponsi-
BILE agitator.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-10-28
GLOBE SIGHTS.
TFrom the Atchison Glo

IF'rom the Atchison Globe1
There are mighty few people who
don't occasionally tell stories
The funniest thing in the world is
when woman's club discusses Big
Question.
times they are blsJly engaged in look
| ing for something TO eat.
| Widows are often said to be "fas-
| cinating." They know how to handle
the men; that's the real truth about
| it.
An Atchison young man owns only
one suit of undertaking. Il never
worry about the future" he says in
explanation.
woman who had offended her. and
said: she began life at a hotel, but not
as a guest"
Nothing makes q woman who does
house work quite SO furi Dus as to have
anyone even Intimate that she does not
have to work much harder than the
women who work down town.
Literary note: For six days after a
woman has read the current number OF
her favorite publication for women, shS
looks at her husband as IL she realized
that she had thrown herself away.
There are a number OF reasons why
we are glad we are not a woman, but
the principal one is that, being a man.
we are not compelled to select a hat
We have poor judgment.
A woman was in a millinery store to-
day, looking for new hat. Her hair
looked like a load OF hay, but she kept
saying: "AIl 1 want is something be-
coming; don't care what 1t costs"
Do you remember that you once be-
lieved that If you could accomplish a
certain thing, you could be happy; and
do you recall that within a few weeks
after accomplishing it. you were as I'M
happy as ever?
When you have been in the habit OF
meeting a man every day for thirty
years, YOU notice it when he does any
thing unusual. Yesterday we saw Jim
Callahan riding in buggy, and as we
had never before seen him in a buggy,
the incident attracted our attention
Today we saw him leaning against a
telegraph post. and he attracted our
never before seen him leaning against a
telegraph post, or anything else.
1t is frequently remarked that every
young lady who marries in Atchison is
beautiful and accomplished" or a
society belle" This is delicate way
the people have of limiting that the
newspapers are not reliable. But viii
some Of the DIRECTORS tell what else the
could say? They could nor
very we'll refer to the brides as ugly fr-
Vands, or masses Of face powder and
cosmetics. No reporter with regard for
his personal safety would care to say
that the bride spoilt a valuable collec-
ton of dress goods with her miserable
ngure or that her teeth looked as
though they were in need of a scrub.
We know that little conceit ana abil-
ity to drum "Silvery Waves" is fire.
quently referred to as musical culture.
ana familiarity of the light fiction of
the DAY is an accomplishment, but, so
lar as weddings are concerned, we are
not prepared to change the old rule in
reporting them. We value our life too
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-10-28
Worse and Worse.

1.-THE late Admiral walker" said a
naval officer in Washington. believed
heartily in marriage for sailors. He
always urged sailors to wed. Nautical
bacheIors were held uo to scorn by
him.
"Strolling with him in New York
one day, we met a young ship broker.
Admiral Walker hailed the young
man delightedly. He clapped him on
the back. wrung his hand, and cried:
Congratulations on your mar
rage nv Young friend. No more sew
ing on of buttons now. en-?
No indeed said the ship broker
sharply. I wear belt now 1t keeps
me- so busy raising the money to pay
my wife's bills that I have no time to
sew on buttons
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-10-28
THE FAMILY INDEX.

We know there'll be no money
For quite little while;
The outlook isn't funny
When father reads Carlyle.
He never seeks those pages
when good luck comes along;
Carlyle his woe assuaRes
When everything goes wrong.
Then father looks the uueerest
And glares with knitted frown,
ana when the storm is nearest
He reads him upside down.
tbs then we cut down closer
And dine on cheese and bread,
And dare not meet the grocer
The poorhouse looms ahead.
But when those days are over,
Like sunshine after rain,
The family is in clover
When father reads Mark Twain.
New York Sun
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-10-28

Henry Allen is not exactly sure that
he is in favor of a primary election.
He thought he was once, but it did not
rome out just the way he figured. A
good many other people are liable to
be against the primary two years
hence If their men don't win.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-10-28

A few days ago all the daily papers
In this part of the state remarked
about the fine brand of weather that
Kansas always put up in October. and
before the ink got dry cold rain was
falling. 1t doesn't pay to make kind
remarks about the weather.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-10-28

Atlantic for another decade, and was
followed by Thomas Bailey Aldrich, who
edited 1t up to 1890. The magazine then
passed into the hands OF Horace E.
Scudder, who conducted 1t until 1897.
Then Walter H. Page took it for two
wears. but resigned to start The Worlds
Work Since 1899 Bliss Perry has been
it's editor
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-10-28

The Illinois legislature is meeting
in special session ard an editorial in
the Chicago News is headed, 1.-The Sem
ate and the Primary Bill Sounds
natural, doesn't it?
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-10-28
REFLECTIONS OF A BACHELOR
IFrom the New York Press.l

lFrom the New York Press.1
No man likes to be abused unless it,
because he Is rich.
1t may be wicked to tell lie, but
it's sight more wicked to tell child
rem the truth about their fairy stories
A woman goes to an auction to make
sure If any of her friends buy anything
there she will know what they really
paid for 1t.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-10-28

You cannot blame the balloonists
for quitting when they bumped up
against the Atlantic. AS we understand
1t, balloon isn't very fond of wading.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-10-28

Since noting that the big revival at
Jewell City resulted in a delinquent
subscriber paying $1,000 back sub
scription to the Republican, the Law
renee papers are extremely hopeful.
The same evangelist is at work down
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-10-28

When New York gets through with
its financial stringency, will it kindly
lock the strfngency up until it is
needed again? The rest of the coun-
try does not care for it. thank YOU.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-10-28

Mr.. Morgan says, eff people will
keep their money in the banks, every
thing will be all right But how are
the people going to keep it there if the
spectators borrow it all out?
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-10-28

1t may interest Senator Long to
know that Mr.. Stubs is not letting
any grass grow under his feet as he
Is making his race for the United
States senate. This isn't the season
for grass to grow anyway.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-10-28

King Edward is growing deaf. Just
remember that and 1t may save you
embarrassing nt the next time you talk
to him and he puts his hand behind his
ear and yells, "Hey!"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-10-28

A Mexican war veteran has just
died at the age of 1T. He must have
contracted the manana habit down
there: At least he was in no hurry
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-10-28

Secretary Cortelyou had to sit up
with Wall Street till o'clock in the
morning the other night, calming the
patient. Wonder if CorteIyou is charg-
ing the government for working over
time
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-10-28

A man named Corn is making a hot
race for congress down in Tennessee
just as though he is feeling his oats.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-10-28

Mr.. Rockefeller insisted that the
manager of his Ohio estate furnish
him data showing him how many eggs
aacl hen laid in a given time and on
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-10-28

Turn about is fair play. An Ameri-
can balloon went over to Europe last
year and won the balloon race, so we
should not fuss because a German
balloon won in America this time,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-10-28

President Roosevelt has travelled
nearly every other way in this coun-
try of ours: Will he be wanting to
take a balloon trip next?
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-10-28

Query: In a clash between Gov
ernor Hoch and Senator Long, where
would the sympathies of one W. r.
Stubs lie?
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-10-28

1t is to be hoped that the New York
stock gamblers have learned a lesson.
but we confess to fears on the subject.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-10-28

It's going to be pretty hard for Wall
street to find anything to be thankful
about four weeks hence-unless, it is
that it wasn't any worse.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-10-28

The Louisiana canebrakes are
little safer now for people who are
afraid Of bears" remarks the Wash
ington Post. Also for people who are
afraid Of being mistaken for bears,