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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-07-01

Jones-Smith says that 1t Is the hills
that make the echo.
BroWn-So they do.
Jones-And here I've lived all these
years thinking 1t was the holler.-Colum-
bus Press-Post.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-07-01
Cruelty to Hens

THE meanest trick ever heard of. -
said a poulterer, lis now being pIayed
on certain family of New Jersey hens.
This trick comes under two heads. 1t
comes under cruelty to animals and I'M
der the head of giving intoxicating
drinks to minors. 1t should be tak{n up
and put a stop to by our female socie-
ties. Let the sex stand by one another
all the way down the line"
But thought you were talking about
eggs
II am talking about eggs. That is
the point of my story. You know how
hens only want to set at certain times,
after they've laid couple of doze/ eggs
running? Well, on this New Jersey hen
farm speak of. they feed the hens al
coholized grain, and while the poor, IN
protected creatures are under the in
fiuence they place them on top of nests
Of eggs, and when they come to them
selves the past is a blank, they think
they laid the eggs beneath them, and
for many days squat there dutifully till
the chicks are Matched out.
It's a money-making trick, but 1t
amt right. To make poor hen drunk
to deceive her, besides, in SO important
matter as that of offspring-no, sir, it
amt right, and it ought to be put a
stop o.'-Exchange.
How Lincoln Managed Stanton.
To expressions of a natural impatience
Mr.. Lincoln opposed a placid front
More than that, he was placid. He knew
Secretary Stanton's intense, irritable
nature. He knew how the excitement
of the time tried mems tempers and shat
tered their nerves. He himself, APPARENT
ly, was the only one who was not to be
allowed the indulgence of giving way.
So Mr.. Stantons indignations passed I'M
noticed. The two men were often at
variance when it came to matters of dis
cipline in the army On one occasion,
have heard, Secretary Stanton was par
ticularly angry with one of the generals.
He was eloquent about him. IT would
like to tell him what I think of him."
he stormed.
why don't your" Mr. Lincoln agreed.
Write it all down-do''
Mr.. Stanton wrote his letter. When
it was finished he took it to the presi-
dent. The president listened to it all.
''All right. Capital!" he nodded. "And
now. Stanton, what are you going to do
with it -
do with it? Why. send it, of courseI''
II wouldn't said the president.
Throw it in the waste-paper basket
Col. W. H. Crook, in Harper's for June.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-07-01

THAT boy of Smiths who is just home
from college is a wonder.
In what way?"
Somebody asked him the other day
about the earliest and quickest way OF
settling the pressing problems OF the
time, and he said he didn't know. "-Balti-
more American.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-07-01

Young Doctor (watching his only pa
tent, his tailor's son, go by the window
How that youngster does growi
Servant (sarcastically)-Yes, our prac-
tee is certainly getting bigger.-Tit-Bits.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-07-01


The truth should be known pre-
cisely about the Oklahoma constitu-
ton. It does not contain 100000
words Far from it. It contains
somewhat more than $4,000 words,
however. making it the longest of state
constitutions. Still. it should be ex-
planned that much OF this amplitude is
due to the necessity of quoting the pro-
hibition clauses OF the enabling act
and to the unavoidable details OF a
technical description of the rs coun-
ties into which the new state is to be
divided If the constitution works
we'll. all criticism as to its length will
be Observation-Disclosures Republican
WHAT A DIFFERENCE.
week ago weather-wise, self-ap-
pointed prognosticators were proving
so they thought-that the summer
of 1907 would be practically a very
cool one-''no warm weather in
sight" Now from east and west came
reports of prostration from heat. sun
strokes. and 'insufferable heat"
what a difference a few hours
makesi'-Bunalo Commercial.
NOT THE SAME.
The newspaper headline, Daniels
Comet Seen Again" has no reference
to Senator John B. Daniels presi-
Dental boom.-Atlanta Georgian
CAN TALK ONLY SHOP.
The man who knows nothing out
side of his own business NAV have
good income. but he is mighty unin-
eresting.-Chicago Record-HeraId.
HAPPY THOUGHT FOR THE DAY.
Steam heat is losing its popularity as
a summer attraction.-Toledo Blade
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-07-01
Same Thing.

Did you mean" tfsundered the flow
cry orator. by your recent statement
that my veracity was not impregnable
to the assaults OF categorical vertical
tion?"
zen ct Just mean Mai YOU was a
liar."-Baltimore A gan.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-07-01

Farmer (engaging new hand)-All right,
you can go ana attend to the animals.
hope you'n suit me.
New Hand-Thats all right sir: I've
had lot to do with pigs.-Philadelphia
Inquirer.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-07-01
Human F1end.


said a member OF the Century club
was a fellow who used to belong to
this club. He used to bore US for hours
telling of the smart sayings of his chill
dren. 1t was something fierce. Finally
he left town, and we discovered that
he had no children-he was an old
bachelor. He'd been springing that
line of stuff for years. just to watch US
h. - fylar-aIar,d I.eodar
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-07-01
WHAT a DIFFERENCE.
NOT THE SAME.

The man who knows nothing out
side Of his own business may have a
good income. but he is mighty uniu-
eresting.-Chicago Record-Herald.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-07-01

HAPPY THOUGHT FOR THEDAY.
steam heat is losing its popularity as
a summer attraction.-ToIedo Blade.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-07-01
HUNOR OF THE Day

Suburban Host (to unexpected supper
guesD-Now then. Miss Hobson, will you
nave a little or this rabbit pie or-er-or
looking round and discovering there is no
other dish)-or not?-The Taller
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ppA ~
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MONASTERY SELLa

sometimes. when weary. the sad soul re-
Against the strife and discord all around
One seems to catch the faint and far of
pf melody that softly sinks and swells.
Il Is the sound Of Monastery Bells
u solitudas by sanctuary crowned:
Calling grave Friars to prayer from si-
lent cells.
lease
From the worlds revelries and worthless
prize.
To nnd some spot where Glory's selfish
signs
And struggles endless tribulations cease,
To join In vesper chant as sunset dies,
And pass life's evening in monastic peace.
But when resound. as day dawns dim and
drear,
Meanings OF anguish, sobbings of distress.
From hearthless homes OF famished lone
illness,
with none to rescue, nothing to revere.
Again one feels one still is wanted here,
To aid. admOnish, comfort. and caress.
Smooth the hard pillow pallid sufferers
press,
Stanch the fresh wound, and wipe away
the tear.
So. though one longs as ever to depart.
~nd to gross sounds and signs i've dear
sorrowing one stays with sorrow. still
To work. unhired. amid life's hireling
mart.
To cherish in the crowd monastic mind.
And in world profane a cloistered heart
BY Alfred Austin, Poet Laureate Of
England. from The Independent
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The Word Jamaica,

The word Jamaica is a variant Of
the aboriginal name of the island
"Xaymaca," which is a combination
of two words signifying water and
wood. AS Jamaica is known as the
Island of Springs" and produces an
abundance of trees and vegetation, the
name is highly appropriate. Old Eng
lish localities are reproduced in Ja-
maica. Thus the island is divided in
to three counties-Middlesex, Surrey
and Cornwall. The parishes hardly
correspond with the counties. Why
there should be parish of Manches-
ter in Middlesex and a parish of Port
land in Surrey is not apparent at first
sight, but the parish of Trelawny in
Cornwall is in perfect accord with the
fitness of things. The parish derives
its name from Sir William Trelawny,
a former governor of Jamaica.-Lon.
don Chronicle.
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Fame and Riches.

but il fame means fortune. is it
not strange that among the forty
names now recorded in the aforesaid
Hall of Fame not one can be found
representative of wealth? The jury
that selected those names were COM
posed of well-informed men, drawn
from all parts of the country. and yet
in the list upon which they agreed
only two rich men will be found
Cooper and Peabody, whose names
are associated not with wealth, but
with great philanthropic enterprises.
The rest of the honor list is made up
of men of little or no property. Truly
a remarkable showing for a nation
supposedly given over to the worship
of wealth. .'-Everybody's Magazine.
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A Morris Chair of Stone.

Did the prehistoric dwellers upon
Long Island manufacture and use
stone chairs, and especially stone
Morris chairs? Such is the problem
E. Reeve of Echo, near Port Jefferson.
N. Y, has set himself to solve, says
the New York Times. Mr.. Reeve.
while digging in the earth near his
home recently, uncovered a large
stone chair, fashioned in the form of
a Morris chair. He had it placed
upon stone sled and dragged to the
top of a high bluff just west of his
house, where he planted it upon the
ground. 1t commands a splendid view
of Port Jefferson harbor far below.
Mr.. Reeve says that some cushions
are all that is needed to make the
chair as comfortable as any he ever
occupied. OF course, the chair is not
adjustable. The primitive manufac.
turers had probably not discovered
that wrinkle when the Reeve chair
was made.
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SUBSTITUTES FOR COPPER.
A Hint That May Prove Useful to
Electricians.

One of the chief uses to which cop.
per is put is to conduct electricity. The
high price of the metal, notwithstand.
Ing the abundant production, has led
the manufacturers of electrical equip
| ment to look around for substitutes
One was found several years ago in
aluminium. Being much lighter than
copper, and nearly as good a conduc-
tor, it will pay to use it when the price
Is not more than twice that of the red
metal. And now comes an announce
ment OF another thing which perhaps
can be used. Sodium, it is asserted,
weighs only one-ninth as much as cop
well. A pound of sodium, therefore.
ought to conduct three times as we'll
as pound of copper WIRE Just now
sodium Is much more expensive than
copper because only small quantities
are produced, but an electrochemist
named Belts is the authority for the
statement that it could be manufac.
tured on a large scale for 1-2 cents
a pound. That is less than half the
present price of copper Hence, il
sodium was perfectly satisfactory in
every other way, it would do the
work at one-sixth the expense of cop
per.
However, sodium is not we'll adapted
to the proposed service because it is
too soft, and it burns too easily. 1t
can be set on fire by throwing it into
water. Hence it would be necessary
to do one of two things 1t might be
lnclosed in thin tube of hard metal
iron, for inStance-or some sort of an
alloy made in which the conductivity
OF the sodium would be combined with
the strength of some other metal. The
plan recommended by Mr.. Belts is to
I'LL iron pipes with sodium. These
would be too heavy, of course, to
serve as trolley wires or telegraph
wires, but would make admirable
underground conductors where it was
necessary to transmit large amounts
OF electricity. Burial would have the |
additional advantage that it would
lessen the risk of fire because, if |
sodium is likely to ignite easily, a |
bare wire of that material might be |
more dangerous than copper one.
1t is evident that the matter needs |
more study before anything practical |
can come from Mr.. Belts suggestions. |
but it is not impossible that the hint |
may eventually prove of great value to
7lectrfcians.-New York Tribune.
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snow-rlow was more like trap than
q place of ascending.
| From afar down the dark trench One
long blast of the whistle sgnaled down
blakes. For moments that seemed like
hours I stood thinking. The go-ahead
signal sounded, the sharp coughing of
| sixteen engines merged into an angry,
deafening purr; and still stood
| thinking, yet without a thought.
OF sudden it became clear that I
| must burrOw or die But with what
was to burrow? With quick thrill
OF hope l reached for my climbers, but
did not find them. Supposing that they
had become detached from my belt
by the fall, l fumbled along the edge
OF the cut, but found nothing.
Pr-r-r-r-r-pr-r-r-r roared the
sixteen engines The rails were snap
ping and singing
l snatched heavy pair of pincers
from the other side of my belt. At the
same moment l discovered that | still
carried my open knife; and with a
weapon in each hand, l began a tun.
mel. A few seconds later common
sense told me to make instead a niche
the length and breadth of my body. A
half-dozen strokes showed me that
work with the pincers was wasted ef-
fort. and l threw them aside. Then l
settled down to slashing the packed
snow with my heavy knife-blade.
l was over my furry now. Without
the loss of quarter-second by a tardy
stroke or one too hurried I worked at
my niche. From top to bottom and
return, from top to bottom and re-
turn. Pr-r-r-r-r-pr-r-r roar
ed the engines; louder and louder sung
the rails.
Every sweep of my arm peeled of a
six-foot strip of snow two inches wide
and knife-blade deep. Slash, slash,
slash went, determined, If die must,
to die digging.
The binding headlight swung round
the curve, the cut filled and Quivered
with fresh burst of clamor. Then
the head engine whistled down brakes,
and footed the danger signal. There
was the thud and the jar of sixteen
engines reversed. and l felt cheered
somewhat and less lonely.
spared one glance from my task,
made ten more slashes, flattened my
self against the face of my niche, dug
my fingers and toes into the corners,
braced my elbows and knees, and
waited for the plow ffange to scrape
of my backbone second. Then the
great blade shot by and shut out the
light. set Of resisting drive-wheels
screeched past, the locomotives Jared
rom bunt against the snow, another
set OF drive-wheels ground by, the
next approached more slowly, and
halted with terrific jar as the loco
motives stopped and stood painting.
When they backed up l stepped out
lnharmed, less scared at the time
han the brakeman who had sighted
ne from the snow-plow outlook
Youths COMPANION.
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Possibly the conQuering American
woman owes much of her triumph
in circles where self-possession counts
for SO much to this touch OF inner
chill. That she owes anything to
intellectual superiority over the male
Of her kind cannot be conceded, for
no such superiority exists.
''She reads more, and talks more
because that belongs to her decora-
tive function. The thought of Amer
lea owes little to her, though she
has long enjoyed more ample oppor-
tInities for education than the other
sex. Her contribution toward seri-
Gus literature, art and science is
small, almost negligible. Almost all
the best brain work in America, even
in fields where women are most occu-
pied. is done by men.
Nor are women the best takers.
Though the business mans wife
CLEANS from her books and womens
clubs a large assortment of ideas,
which she handles with more skill
and freedom than is common in the
English drawing room, this sprightly
talk seldom rises above the patter of
the social stage and custom which
always gives the word to the woman,
and usually acts as a preventive of
real conversation.
Most inquiring English visitors are
sadly familiar with experience in
companies where some man Of intel
lect and judgment worth listening to
Is kept in silence by the chatter Of
his commonplace wife and daughter,
who deem it their role to entertain
the guests. Woman, In a word. is
the show in successful America,
overdone and too exacting
to the eyes Of a European audience,
but clever and very creditable to the
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Great Tenor SinQer.

Henry SGuires. who has just died in
Burlington, Iowa, was at one time rec
ognized as the greatest tenor singer
career in Burlingt on, Vt, in 1925, and
sang in numerous grand opera
troupes and travelled all over the
world. He sang in concert with Jen-
ny Lind and in opera with Carlotta
Patti, a sister of the diva He had
been living in retirement for some
years.
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THE HUMANE BURMESE.
Will Not Kill Animals for Food
Snakes, Scorpions and Insects
Spared

|
Spared.
| Modern society boasts of it's organ
izations for preventing cruelty to ami
mails as the outcome of civilization
Across the water is an undeveloped
country Of kindness. Protection OF
all life is as natural to the Burman
as Is his breath. To be merciful to
the beast is no half way precept with
him. and the little child responds to
1t as readily as the average English
speaking boy gives action to his i'm.
pulse to stone squirrel or Kill a
snake. Yet there may be drawbacks
to living in country where all liv.
ing creatures are respected after the
manner Mr.. Fielding describes in
The Soul of People"
Never were any people SO kind
hearted as the Burmese, SO hospitable.
SO charitable in act and thought, and
so gentle with all animals.
All butchers in Burma are Indian
born; no Burman will kill a cow or a
bullock, or sell meat. There is no
law now against such practice, but
no respectable native will kill for
food. sport or revenge. Fowl and
fish are, indeed, sacrificed for eating
purposes. but every one despises the
fisherman; he is sort of outcast:
and the Staying Of fowl is done re.
luctantly.
A Burmese lady married an Eng.
lshman who kept ducks for his own
table. One day she went on a visit
to friend, and took every duck with
her, bestowing them on various house
holds where she knew they would be
allowed to live and be treated with
kindness. Then she returned and
confessed to her husband that she
could not bear the thought of their
being killed.
Mr. Fielding was much troubled by
the house sparrows which infested
the roof. Finally, in desperation, he
shot at them with rife. His neigh.
bors demonstrated.
You should build a sparrow cote"
they said. when he tried to excuse
himself. Then they would leave you
In peace. They only want to make !
nests for their little ones"
II Burmese woman walking in
the fields should see a scorpion, she
would not think Of killing it.
Poor beast" she would say, step
ping aside SO as to not injure it
1T has never hurt me, why should
hurt it?"
II an insect is troublesome In the
house, the Burman will carefully
catch it in his handkerchief and put
t out doors. 1t is hard to get the
servants to rid the house of ants
Ehey will kill the most deadly of vip-
srs, but even many Of the poisonous
snakes they will not slaughter.
Mr.. Fielding met once two little
'oys carrying jar and seemingly
much interested in its contents. He
lsked what was in the jar, and they
moved him a lot of baby vipers.
They had CHANGED to find the nest
When the mother was absent-she
VoIld have killed the lads had she
een there-and they had secured all
he little snakes.
What are you going to do with
hem?" asked Mr.. Fielding.
Show them in the village"
And then?"
why, let them 60, Of course"
II an animal is ill or nurt the Bur.
ian gives it the best of care, but ,
ever kills it to put it out of mis-. I
~.
Poor beast,1 he says. Let him
We his little Me-" and he gives it /
rass and water until II dies.
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Peary got further north than any
other man since the prehistoric ages.
Agates are initiated by allowing
fragments of variously colored pastes
to flow together and stirring during the
deliquation.
| Prof w. 3. Bottomley in a lecture
on biology said that woman who had
allowed her skirt to trail for half an
hour in West End streets sent it to a
laboratory, where it was found to con-
tain 16,50o,0O0 microbes, including
many phthisis bacilli.
NJ. Gaut;er finds minute particles of
iodine in the air of Paris. and still
more in that of the seashore and salt
marshes. 1t is we'll known that sea-
weed is especially rich in iodine. It
has also been discovered in ordinary
foods. especially in certain fish
According to the plans of the Ideo-
graphic Uniformity Society, it's labors
w 80 ACouAI AL lAC UuAIuAA6 up VI 1A
Oriental Esperanto. which will bring
Chinese, Japanese and Koreans into
better mutual understanding. But there
exists a mighty gulf between the theory
and the practice of the new society's
ideal.
About all that is known of sun
spots is that they are subject to GER
tain law Of periodicity and are con-
nected with meteorological disturb
ances on the earth, especially with
storms and auroras. The
generally accepted theory is that they
are depressions in the incandescent
matter surrounding the sun. caused by
the downfall of cool material from the
upper regions of the solar atmosphere
to be soon absorbed and converted into
light and heat.
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Exports from the United States to
England last year reached $685., ,025 .O00.
. gain over 1865 OF $77,66O,0OO.