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Los Angeles herald., 1908-06-07
SET HEARING ON PETITION
FOR IMPROVING STREET

Petition No. 226, from f. w. Kepke
and others, asking for the improvement
of C street, between Allesandro street
and Alvarado street, has been set for
hearing by the board Of public works at
Los Angeles herald., 1908-06-07
COLLEGE BASEBALL SCORES

At West Point-Amherst s, West
Point 8.
At ambridge-Harvard Q. Dart
mouth l.
Al Providence-Brown 1, Pennsyl-
vania A.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-06-07

"The answers" to good many
questions affecting your daily
life and comfort and prosperity
are to be found in classified ads.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-06-07
ten HITS GIVE
OAKS Nine RUNS
SEALS STOP RUNNING IN FIRST
INNING
Visitors Bunch EN- Some In Eigntn'
and Skedaddle of Legs Looks
Like a Merry-Go-
Round
nv Associated Press.

BY Assoclateu fress'
SAN FRANCISCO. June 6.-out OF
ten hits Oakland scored nine runs In
today's game with San Francisco. The
hest the home team could do was to
get one run In the first inning. score:
SAN FRANCISCO
Los Angeles herald., 1908-06-07
"RED ROBERT"
AIDS UMPIRE
FORMER CHAMPION ASSISTS
AT PORTLAND
ANGELS LOSE IN GAME WITH
NORTHERN TEAM
Good Fielding and Sensational Plays
Mark Session Between Los
Angeles Nine and the
Oregonians
By Associated Press.

By Associated Press.
PORTLAND, June 6.-Robert Fitz-
simmons, once heavyweight champion,
assisted Umpire OConnell In deciding
the game between Los Angeles and
Portland today. The game was an in
teresting one, the fielding being espe-
cially good and abounding in sensa-
tional plays. Score:
Los Angeles herald., 1908-06-07

II YOU want to go east. G. Haydock.
Agent Illinois Central n. RI i1s w. eth
Los Angeles herald., 1908-06-07

'"The answers" to a good many
the people who can tell you all
about the dangers of wasting
money in advertising" are those
who have never advertised at all.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-01-06

nave boarded their money by with
drawing it from the banks. Instead of
hampering the bankers by INDUCING in
such foolish practice the Kansas de-
positors have helped them in every way
even to the extent of paying off their
obligations to the banks with unusual
promptness. The payment of loans il,
also responsible in a measure for the
decrease in the deposits for loans are
thus credited on the books of banks.
1t Is a record for any people to be
proud of, this one which has been made
by the bank depositors of Kansas. 1t
Is doubtful. also, If there is any state
In the whole union in which the banks
are In a generally better condition to-
day than they are right here in Kan
sas. And the credit for this excellent
condition belongs properly with the de-
positors who have shown a temper
during the unusual conditions that is
as true as steel.
From the past actions of the deposit
tors in the particularly trying times
there is every reason to believe that
they will continue to show the same
good confidence in the banks. This will
be needed in the near future when the
occasion comes for the banks to remove
the lid" and take off the limits which
have been fixed as to the sums Of mon
ey that may be withdrawn by any de-
positor at any one time. This time is
almost at hand for the banks have
cash On hand running near to forty per
cent OF their deposits which is way and
beyond the amount they are required to
have in the vaults under the banking
laws. When the limit is removed there
will be an abundance of money on hand
for the continued conduct of business
In all lines provided the depositors do
not rush on the banks and withdraw
their deposits in toto. There is no reason
to believe that they will do so in view
of the fine way in which they conducted
themselves during the past few months.
Congratulations are certainly due to
the Kansas bank depositors and the
banks as we'll
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-01-06
QUAKER REFLECTIONS,
IFrom the Philadelphia Record

[From the Philadelphia Recordl
The honest coal man keeps to the
right of weigh.
Some men run for Office and others
win in a walk.
The abattoir is where they make both
ends meat.
People who take the thought for the
deed never get rich
Too many high balls won't improve
the tenor liquid tones.
No, Maude dear; the tailor seldom
finds that his goose is cooked.
It is quite possible for a man to be
at bay and still be all at sea.
Many a married man chafes under
restraint who never owned a chatting
dish.
This is, indeed, a lovely spot" re-
marked the poker player as he drew
the ace that filled his straight flush.
When a man boasts that he doesn't
owe dollar in the world 1t may be be-
cause his friends are all on to him.
Nell-'1 shouldn't care to have a
twin brother" Bel1e-"Why not?" Nell
Just thing of the impossibdlity of
conceaEng ones age
eat Welsh rarebit?'. Wagg-"When
you are very sick and feel that you are
going to die anyhow"
.'An women are alike unused the
Wise Guy, being in a cynical mood
Then why should any man commit
biga1ny?" demanded the Simple Mug.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-01-06
BANKS IN FINE SHAPE.

Kansans can generally be depended
upon to do the proper thing at the right
time. That they have stood back of
the horde of banks in the state with a
wonderful show Of confidence and real
courage during the furry in financial
fields and the temporary reign of asset
currency is evidenced by the statemen,
of the bank commissioner showing the
as compared with their condition on
August %.
Figures in this statement show that
during the three months covered there
was a nominal decrease in the deposits
in the banks of IL per cent and that
there was an actual increase In the
cash on hand in the bank vaults of
nearly 81, 500, 900. During the season of
the year covered by the statement the
normal decrease in the bank deposits
average about IA per cent. This is due
to the use of money by Kansans in the
movement of crops and stock And
those who are qualified to speak on the
subject declare that the remaining per
cent of decrease can be explained away
by the decline in the prices of cattle
has been no material decrease in the
bulk of the bank deposits during the
period of the financial panic.
This is conclusive proof that the bank
depositors of Kansas met an exceed
ingly trying situation like the level
headed men that they are. None of
them. or If there were any, the number
is SO few as need not be reckoned with
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-01-06
GERMANY BUSY AGAIN.

There is ever an abundance of talk
concerning the wonderful friendship OF
Germany Tor the United States but like
lots Of other talk it can be set down as
cheap. AS a matter of fact Germany
would welcome nothing better than to
see the United States get into trouble.
This is as true of the present time cs
it has been of times in the past.
The Marine Rundschau, the principal
naval paper of Germany, in which there
is printed much stuff that is inspired,
now declares that the next two months
will be most critical ones for Japan and
the United States and intimates that
war between the two countries would
be inevitable were it not Cor the
strength of the United States fleet
Such talk is rot. The relations be-
tween Japan and the United States
will be no more critical during the next
two months than they have been for
the past 20 years or than they probably
will be for the next 20 years. There
is not the least reason in the world
for Japan and the United States to
fight. Such differences as exist between
them are petty and are surely no cause
for war. 1t is likely that neither Japan
nor the United States has any more
desire to fight each other than either
of them has for powder and shell
quarrel with Germany.
Cesides showing the yelled enmity of
Germany for the United States the ar
ticfe in the Marine Rundschau will ac-
eomplish but one thing. 1t will stimu-
late the bowls Of the jingoes and their
yellow organs in this country who hate
peace for the mere love Of hating 1t
until a war is brought about and then
they are the last to go to the front.
But the jingoes in this country are
numerically weak, if they are 1usty of
lung, and they will not be able to dis
turb the friendly conditions which pre-
vail now and always have between
Japan and the United States, regard
less of the encouragement that is given
them by Germany or any other busy
body abroad.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-01-06
JOURNAL ENTRIES

A good way to resist the grip germ
is to give 1t plenty Of fresh air.
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The difference between firmness
and obstinacy is will power and won't
power.
Lonesome fellows often debate as to
whether it would be better to get
married or buy a photograph.
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Girls who have passed through a
couple of leap years since attaining
the marriageab BILE age are not getting
excited over the possibilities of 1908.
+
An evidence of single blessedness is
certain when you find a man who
thinks he understands women.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-01-06
HYHAWKER JOTS

Ottawas fence works is starting off
the new year with a rush. 1t has or
ders for the delivery Of $1,000 rods of
fence.
A 2-year-old Leavenworth baby
named Francis Martin met with a pain
full and rather serious mishap the 9TH
er day. He bit off the end Of his tongue.
The boys at the Santa Fee round
house at Pratt insist that on the day
before New Years, while cleaning
out the pit, they found a nest contain
ing twenty-five snakes of the blue
racer variety. That's quite a snake
story.
Burns Is rejoicing over the fact that
it now has some sort of fire protection.
The city council has just purchased a
chemical and water engine. A fire
which threatened to destroy a store
there some time ago probably FASTENED
the action Of the city fathers.
It has been suggested that Sabetha,
noted as a place for gossip, erect
town hall and have the following motto
carved over the door: There is so
much good in the worst of US and so
hardly behooves any of us to talk about
the rest of u.s."
Fred Gerbitz, farmer living near
Ellsworth, declares that one of his
fine cows died the other day from ap-
pendicitis. He says there Is no doubt
about THIS as the boys cut open the
COW and found the appendix full or
dirt and mud. Fred must be looking
for laurels among the nature takers
An appendix is a useless organ pecu-
liar to man.
Hutchinson is next in line with a
story about a real big lemon. 1t is in
the possession of A. Cochran He pick
ed 1t from a tree in an orchard belong
ing to his brother-in-law near Hous-
ton. Texas 1t measures 1212 inches in
circumference one way and 10 inches
the other. 1t weighs one pound and
quarter A fellow could not be blamed
for getting sour If he had a few lemons
of this size handed to him.
Salina has reason to boast of being
the home of the candy kid" John
Knutson, who lives with his parents on
Mulberry street. is the individual. It is
stated that he eats on an average of
four pals Of candy, weighing from Is
to 80 pounds apiece, each month. On
some days he eats nothing but candy.
The news item telling about sweet
toothed John does not state how old he
is but he certainly is not old enough
to have much wisdom.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-01-06
POINTS OF VIEW.

I would not have trusted the bee with a
sting,
NOT the gnat with a taste for meat:
would not have hidden in brake and
ling
Inc adder that haunts my feet:
would not have bristled the hedge with
thorns,
Nor poisoned the berries red:
would not have fashioned the bullock s
horns a
Nor. riddled the night with dread.
would not have burdened the sun with
spots,
NOT put out the moon so quickly,
L would not set snails in the garden plots,
nor scatter the weeds so thickly;
But, knowing the world is Gods, not
mine,
i fancy the gnat and the bee,
The adder, the bush and the horned kline
Must wonder why God made me.
London Daily Chronicle.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-01-06

Few people know how to cough prop
erly. It never occurs to the ordinary
individual that there is a right way and
a wrong way of doing it. Yet it is a
matter of no small Importance.
If every sigh means drop of blood
out of the heart as people say, every
cough means some greater or less pro-
portion of time knocked off ones life.
Most people cough as loudly and
forcibly as they can. But it is rather
costly noise, for the single reason that
1t tears and inflames the lungs. The
lungs consist of an extraordinarily del
icate sponge-like tissue, which some
times gets inflamed and choked with
phIeg1n. When we try to get rid of this
substance we cough. But obviously, If
We remove it violently, we must neces-
sarily injure the delicate lung tissue.
Therefore, train yourself to cough as
gently as possible.-Health.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-01-06
POINTED PARAGRAPHS.
lFrom the Chicago News.

L.
The more justice some men get the
more they don't want.
If the wife is a bad cook the hus-
hand is apt to be a good rooster.
Wise is the woman who wears a
muzzle on her gossip department.
some men are worth1ess-and some
others are not worth that much.
Before people acquired the fiat
dwelling habit race suicide was un-
known.
When it comes to getting his dues
his Satanic majesty never gets left.
Any kind of hat looks good on a
woman IL she has the right sort of
face.
Even a wise man ana his money
are apt to be separated just after
Christmas
a "gum-shoe" campaign isn't cal
cuIated to inspire confidence in the
rubber business.
Here's a bit of advice for those who
are always giving advice: Don't talk
go much.
After all there are but two ways of
making a Iiving--working for 1t and
working somebody for it.
Owing to the oversupply of optical
illusions it is difficult to make some
men believe what they see.
The busy little bee is better off than
the busy man; he is provided with a
sting to protect himself against loafers
who come around to interfere with
his work.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-01-06
HUNOR or THE DAY

Mr.. Squiggs-He made his money in au-
tomobiles and football.
Miss De Kellety-He doesn't look like a
Mr. SquiggsNo; he's a doctor-Chica-
go News.
Whitten-I thought the young woman
you admired so was tai and willowy:
saw her today She's quite short. isn't
she?
Mitten-Exceedingly short, she simply
said 'No."-Philadelphia Press.
IT don't think the Christmas. trade is
getting to be what it usually is
''Oh, 1 don't know; my wife is going to
give me a dozen handkerchiefs for silk
umbrella, as usual."-St. Louis Post Dis
patch.
Jennie-She's horrid. That Wilson girl
has been saying that 1 paint.
Clara-Dont you care. If she had your
complexion, maybe she'd paint too.-St.
Joseph News-Press.
goods"
mo and after what the various clerks
said to me, cant see why person IN
match it."-Kansas City Journal.
Say, old man. began Marley. that
tenspot I loaned you"
rupted Borroughs. Don't worry. 1 still
have 1t in mind"
Yes; but don't you think it's about
Press.
"I have" said the important looking
gentleman: as he entered the managing
ever since the first number was issued.
In fact, may say that l.
Pardon me, I'm very busy, What is it
RecOrd-Herald.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-01-06

"and that old womans knowledge 10
actually uncanny."
AS to what the fortune teller had
read, Hildegarde would say nothing.
and on the way home she was strange.
ly silent. It was sunset when the mo-
tor reached her door. The sea was
tinted with rosy light, and gulls were
hovering inland. As Percy Graham
tentatious care. Hildegarde turned to
Aldrich.
Bobby she breathed, forgive me!
There never was and never will be any
one but you
Aldrich's hand closed over hers hard.
Shall I bring round the car at 81"
said Percy Graham.
Thanks, no. have another engage
ment. said Hildegarde, sweetly.
And the self-satisfied owner of three
millions would have been amazed at
the glance that flashed between Hide
garde and Robert Aldrich IL he had
seen it. He would have been even more
amazed had he watched young Aldrich
next morning riding off toward the
gypsy camp at sunrise. s
When he reached 1t the old bag sof
the day before was the first to catch
sight Of him. She was busily stuffing
grizzled wig and long black cloak
into a bullying suitcase, but she left OF
packing and went to meet him, smooth
ing the folds of her blue serge suit.
We'll" she questioned, 'how did 1t
1.-THE best ever" beamed Aldrich. ,T
rode over to thank you and bid you
goodby."
The old character actress laughed.
II thought my palm reading would
DO the work! Finest part I ever play
ed. Meg Merriles herself couldn't have
surpassed the dark hints gave about
your rival"
sir" cried the tragedian. pausing in
his work of taking down the tents, "sir,
your munif1cence will always be re-
membered by band of strolhng-I
may even say Of stranded-players,
who, save for it., would be walking the
ties from Brantly."
And he lightly tapped his pocket
wherein reposed goodly number of
Aldrich's crisp greenbacks.
AS the latter bowed and smiled and
rode away the little Dresden china SOU
brette snapped the last of her gypsy
bangles into her trunk and closed the
lid
"All's fair in love and war she
commented trite1y. Originality beats
money every time."-(Copyrighte
1908, by p. c. Eastment.)
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-01-06

Information is in the possession of
the Wichita Beacon to the effect that
half of the rabbits in Kansas are af-
fiicted with tuberculosis and that it is
therefore dangerous to eat rabbit meat
at all This dread malady is said to
prevail more especially among the
prairie rabbits. Perhaps it is pertinent
TO call attention to the fact that the
people of western Kansas and eastern
Colorado have eaten rabbit meat and
thrived on it ever since the country has
been populated. And in no sections of
the entire land are the people so free
from consumption.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-01-06
A SAMPLE OF RECIPROCITY.

News comes from Washington that
after whole year of labor in the ex-
change of views on the subject the
governments of France and the Unit
ed States have reached an understand
ing over the terms of a reciprocal
tariff agreement. This may be some
sort of progress in the interests of
reciprocity on the part Of the United
States with foreign countries which
was SO strongly urged by the late
President Mckinley in almost the last
speech he made but along which
lines nothing much has been done
since his assassination despite the
promises which were made that his
policies would be prosecuted vigor-
ously.
But even though it Is a progressive
step it is not one which will be of
any great value to the rank and file
of the people of this country For
the only material concession made by
the United States on French products
is a reduction in the tariff on cham
payne of about twenty per cent. Prob
ably the only reason this concession
was made is that there is hardly any
competition in this country with the
French in the manufacture Of this
particular kind Of wine. But how a
reduction in the tariff on champagne
will be of any material benefit to the
people of this country it is hard to
fathom. The average retail price of
champagne is now about 81 a quart.
A twenty per cent reduction in the
tariff would possibly cut this price to
$3.25. 1t is not the remotest sort of
a necessity for the great army of peo-
pie in this country. It is in fact, a
luxurious beverage for the rich and
those who think they need it and can
afford it are quite as able to pay 81
a bottle for it as they are 1925.
In exchange for this reduction
France agrees to remit the duties on
American cottonseed oil, certain
classes of machinery and a few other
commodities. This may stimulate the
sale of these particular American
products in France and be of slight
according benefit to their producers in
this country, but the concession made
by the United States on the tariff on
champagne will hardly be of benefit
to anyone in the whole country. So
1t almost verges on the 1udicrous for
official Washington to pirate about
any progress being made in recipro-
city of a beneficial character and to
hold up this new agreement with
France as an example.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-01-06
GLOBE SIGHTS.
From the Atchison Globe. ]

| From the Atch1SOn Globe.
OF all bores. the goody good bore is
| the most tiresome. -
Partners in business are a good deal
| like kin: hate each other.
| We have often noticed that very poor
men sometimes advertise money to
loan.
THE more a thing looks queer" said
a man the other day, the less I in
Quire about it,
After a man has made a mistake,
and been found out, how he does long
for time to fly!
A whiny child is bad enough. a
whiny woman is worse, blu a whiny
man is the extreme limit.
A boys idea of the greatest hard
ship in this life is to be in the bath
tub when the fire bell rings.
There is a man In town whose wife
is SO charitable that he has to hide
his pants when he goes to bed.
Another piece of foolishness is the
mistletoe: No one man ever looks for
the mistletoe as consent to take a
bite.
You can't cash your neighbours sue
cess, and, If it has a legitimate founda-
ton, you can't damage it by knocking.
When a woman forgives her erring
husband, she is applauded, but when
a man forgives an erring wife, he is
laughed at.
Don't take cTeQ1I TO yOurSe1 II you
can dress quicker than the next man:
Perhaps it is your first season for your
winter f1annels, and his second.
There is a woman in Atchison who
is away from home SO much that her
husband makes engagements with her
iu.t as he did before marriage.
When a man tells a STORY" that he
regards as amusing, ever notice how
he strings it out? He will never con-
sent to give the bare details. and come
to the point quickly.
Half the men seem to have an am
bition to invent a new washing ma
chine. and become rich. We seldom
enter a hardware store that we do not
remark a new washing machine.
An Atchison girl recently ran across
a lot of love letters written many years
ago. by her mother to her father be-
fore they were married. The daughter
pretended that the letters were of q
recent date, and read them to her
mother who was Disguised beyond
measure, saying 1t was surprising that
such silly persons were permitted to
live II thank goodness" she said
"that when I was girl, I had some
sense"
Two Atchison men, who are eneag-
ed in business together, quarrel inces-
sanity Why don't they dissolve part
nership? Don't stay around anyone
who annoys you; who makes you feel
uuarrelsome. Get as far away from him
as possible. This is one Of the first
rules that everyone should adopt. II
your nearest relatives annoy you, and
cause you to engage in pickering and
snarling, get away from them, at what.
ever sacrifice.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-01-06

Expectations have been fulfilled in
the ending of the notorious Harden
Won Moltke case which has provided
rough sailing for the social ship of
Germany's court by the sentence of
Editor Harden to four months i'm
prisonment for his charges that EN-
peror Wilhelm was surrounded by a
set of irresponsibles. The honor and
dignity of mobiles must be maintained
at alI hazards