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The Democratic advocate., 1908-12-18
May Eat Meat at Christmas.

By special dispensation granted
nany years ago by the Pope, Catholics
are allowed to eat meat on Friday only
when Christmas falls on that day. This
year for the first time since 1903, the
great. feast day will be celebrated on
Friday, and as result of the dispen-
sation Catholics may eat turkey with
impunity.
y This privilege applies to members of
the church all over the world.
While abstinence from meat on
Fridays is religiously kent by Cath
olics as well as by some members of
other religious denominations, the dis
pensation granted applies to Fridays
only when Christmas falls on that
day.
The Democratic advocate., 1908-12-18
Found Dead i'm a Stable.

Henry Sweadner, well-known resi-
dent of Iibertytown, was found dead
on Saturday afternoon. lying across
the sill of door of his stable. While
at work at the stable he is supposed
to have been seized with an attack OF
heart trouble He was 81 years OF
sge and is survived by two sisters,
Mrs. William Etzlcr and Mrs. Maurice
F. Starr, of Libertytown.
The Democratic advocate., 1908-12-18
THE OLD MONTOUR HOUSE

Lynch and the late Francis H. Oren-
dorff. After their death it became
the property of the late Grove A. Ship
ley, and after his death was purchased
by Mr.. Albaugh. Mr.. Shipley install
ed heating plant at a cost of $1,100,
and Mr.. Albaugh made other improve
mentS.
The late Arnold Kleff, one of the
best known hotel men in Maryland in
his day, was its first proprietor and
gave it it's name. AS will be seen from
the accompanying picture, it was mod
eled after the old Howard House, Bal
timore.
The Democratic advocate., 1908-12-18

There are two Esperanto clubs in
Moscow, and over a thousand persons
are busy studying the language. A
book store will shortly be opened, in
which only books printed in Esperanto
will be sold.
The Democratic advocate., 1908-12-18

gether with Chief Engineer Crosby,
readily produced figures to show feast
blilty of routing the federal boulevard
via Baltimore, instead of taking the
slightly shorter path from Washing
ton to Westminster, over the Union
turnpike
The Democratic advocate., 1908-12-18

Iron ore production in the United
States in 1907, according to the United
States Geological Survey, probably
reached total of from $4,000 to 54,-
600 long tons.
The Democratic advocate., 1908-12-18

II,,oe,f Paper in Carroll County.
o,s.thiyd more reading matter
than any other paper.
orIv Democratic paper in county.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-01-22

twenty-seven.h birthday will arrive.
Count s. That this secluded and
highly moral and refined prison for
girls"
Just enc monent, MISS Hartnett, "in-
terrupted Miss Taylor In her sweetest
tones. II think we are at cross-pur-
poses.'
"Yes'm"
When come to look again at the
record 7 read you it appears to apply to
Miss Harker instead of Hartnett. Sim
Aarity of names. you see.'
Yes, ma'am.'
at your record"
1T seems to be couple of verses Of
poetry that ] scrubbed off last night. I
hope 1t is not against the rules to write
poetry, nla'am?'
Well. no-not if you submit it to the
teacher. You may leave this, If you
will, and will look 1t over and see *
your metre Is correct. You may go. my
dear. Please tell Miss Vaughn to step
in here. I must tell her that she doesn't
seem to have the interest In her studies
to be expected of her. "-(Copyrighted.
1908, by p. c. Eastment.)
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-01-22
GLOBE SIGHTS.

IFrom the Atchison Globe.1
You hardly ever find a fool who
doesn't think he knows it all.
A man who is ashamed when he
does wrong, will finally do better.
1t is not pulling wool over a mans
eyes that hurts; it's pulling it of.
You can cut out fully half your
words and say what you intended.
Somehow we can't believe in the
sincerity Of any woman who dyes her
hair.
When your affairs are running along
very smoothly, look for a change.
If you are blessed with a good mem
DRY, don't weaken 1t by cher1Shfng
things against people.
Our idea of a man with plenty Of
time is one who devotes any to the
solution of q "chess" problem.
We never knew a man who didn't
think he had lots of backing and we
never knew a man who really had.
The minute a man gets out of one
trouble, he gets busy and works over
time in trying to look for another.
Someone should explain why shoes
hurt so much worse when one is going
to church than when one Is running
to a fire.
An Atchison woman who was re-
Gently quite i'll said everything was
sent in by the neighbors, from original
poetry to soup.
The family skeleton is like summer
clothes in the winter time, or winter
clothes in the summer time; its place
is in the closet.
The average man is forgotten In
two days after his funeral. II he has
been a good man and a successful
man, he is remembered two weeks.
Give a woman a powder pun and a
tooth brush. and she is equipped for
extending her call of an hour into a
visit of week. if sufficiently urged.
Did you ever know of a woman who
could not tell of time when she was
horribly embarrass ed by having some
of her clothes drop off before a lot of
people.
Most people can tell of some terri
bic or thrilling experience a friend of
theirs has had, but how few of US can
relate anything out of the ordinary
that has happened to US personally.
When daughter is sixteen she has
the right OF way all over the road.
Poor mother never gets the track, and
father sidetracks every time he sees
her coming. The only one who risks
collision is brother, and he long
shows the effects Of Il.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-01-22

were many women seated on the floor
OF the mouse who were presumably the
guests of the members. Many of the
members sat tilted back in their chairs
with their feet sprawled out on the
top of their desks. The members
hollered and yelled in indiscriminate
fashion when motions were made that
did not please them. Hoots and cat
calls were INDUCED in. Uncalled for
applause was showered on some mem
Ders as soon as they took the floor to
speak. Taken all in all the conduct
Of the members generally might prop
erly be called disgraceful. They acted
like lot of irresponsible school boys
cutting up in the absence of teacher.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-01-22
QUAKER REFLECTIONS.

lFrom the Philadelphia Record.l
Flattery Is a masked foe to friend
shin
Even live town may boast of its
cemetery.
It's all right to be jolly. but don't
be 1ollied.
The chronic borrower we generally
know not wisely but too we'll.
The easiest way to get rid of Soma
fellows is to lend them a quarter
No. Maude, dear; undertakers down
south are not the only southern plant
e-s.
You can get surer results by hust-
ling than by being born under a lucky
star.
If man were intended to be a kicker
he would be born with four legs. like
a mule.
The wolf never comes to the door az
long as you can afford to have snr,no
lamb on the table.
The man who never hopes Ia ,avar
disappointed" remarked the Wise CIV
Also he is yet to be born" added tbe
Simple Mug. 'iio
"Saphedde is a fool bor,.-
less fool" Slobbs-"Oh, no. not onit.
hopeless. have known him to Easr,
his mouth shut for at least thres MR.
utaa at q TINA AA1s-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-01-22
POINTED PARAGRAPHS.
[From the Chicago News.

[From the Chicago News.1
White lies are apt to give a story
another color.
No woman is one-half as dangerous
as her threats.
Adam got the original rib-roast
when Eve sco1ded him.
Kleptomania cannot be cured by
taking things for 1t.
1t is best not to try to get the best
of your best friend.
Most people pay too much for the
things they get for nothing.
Experience is an art school in which
men learn how to draw salaries
It's hard on the hard drinker when
there is nothing but soft drinks.
Wise is the man who doesn't allow
his running expenses to get away with
him.
Fortunate is the man who acquires
his knowledge from the experience of
the other fellow.
1t is easier for a girl to believe a
man who tells her she is pretty than 1t
Is for him to tell it.
The surer a girl Is about a mans
being in love with her the less sure
she is about being in love with him.
Anyway a woman has as much right
to advocate her rights as a man has
to pose as a society leader.
There are a lot OF things that a man
can't afford to do and he can't afford
not to-so they keep him guessing.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-01-22
HUMOR or THE DAY

Charley-Your father seems to have
gotten over his dislike for me. Carrie
Yes; when We first met he was afraid
II might lead to sometfhng.-St Louis
Globe-Democrat.
Knocker-What is the meaning Of
that quotation, 1.-THE mind of man rum
meth not to the contrary?" Bicker-It
the mind Of man and the mind of wo-
man.-Cleveland Leader.
There's a Wall street man out in
front" announced the shop boy.
.1, You wait on him." said the 5eweler
thing more than a collar button, judge"
Philadelphia Bulletin.
He Didn't Deserve It-F1unkers-But
I don't think I deserve an absolute
Zero Professor-o, sir: neither do
But 1t is the lowest mark ] am allow
ed to give. Good day.-Yale Record.
AS a Change you are
right. Miss Tartun, but sometimes
cawn't help thinking Miss Tartun-
Don't try to help it, Mr.. Slimpayte. The
exercise will do you good.-Chicago Tri-
bune.
The Pity of Inflow are you, Mr..
Myers, this Indictment weather." Just
managing to keep out of the undertake
L
that" -Southwestern Presbyterian.
Nature Fake-"What's this?" yelled
the star. Green snow? I won't stand
for it, You'll have to-" retorted the
manager. white paper is so high that
told the property man to tear up
few stock certificates. "-Pittsburg Post.
You are letting your political rival
Yes" answered Senator Sorghum LET
him talk My. party will adopt all his
sponsible for ali his bad nes."-Washing-
| ton Star.
doctah says I'm suffering fwom bwain
| fag.
Jack-Feel sort of cloudy in your mind?
Jack-Cheer up, old chap. That's not
| brain fag-it's only brain fog.-Baltimore
American.
| your Honor" said the lewyer in the
| Billville justice. court, 'this man is a most
1T ain't. yer. Honor!" shouted the wit
ness. I'm Jest plain man; I never WIZ
! lanta Constitution.
Needed Both.-"Oh. my!" exclaimed
the excited woman who had mislaid her
man with one eye" well, ma'am."
replied the polite floorwalker, eff he's
very small man. maybe you'd better
use both eyes."-The Watchman.
| An amateur artist contributed a paint
| ing to the academy for the first time.
| With natural curiosity he said to the car
| rier: Did you see my picture safely de-
| livered?''
| Indeed I did, replied the man, land
| mighty pleased they seemed to be with 1t
l-leastways, If I may jedge, sir. They
didn't say nothin', but, Lori how they
did laugh when they got light on IT,
| Ladies' Home Journal.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-01-22
The Door of Wisdom.

1t was commonly believed among
the ancients that mans thinking ap-
paratus lay in the front third of his
head. and that the temples, the thin
nest parts of the skull. We're the doors
of wisdom which responded instantly
to the knock of outside impressions.
The middle and back of the head
carried a reserve brain force. There
were located the safe deposit vaults of
memory, to be opened at will by the
active 200.000,0oO nerve cells situated
In the region above and before the
ear. When a physician looks for a
fever-one of the old style family doc
tors-his first act is to place his hand
on your forehead. He wastes no time
feeling of the rest of your caput.-
New York Press.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-01-22

The decision of the courts of Penn
sylvania that a. two cent passenger law
in that state is unconstitutional be-
cause such a rate is confiscatory, is not
encouraging to the travelling public in
other parts of the country. particular
1y in the west. The railroads of Penn
sylvania run through territory that Is
four and more times as thickly popu-
lated as is the territory through which
many of the railroads of the west
operate. And if two cent rate is con-
hscatory in Pennsylvania the railroads
ought to have no trouble in proving
it so in other states.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-01-22
SLEEPING CAR VAUDEVILLE.

One of the latest French PROPOSE
tons Is to have continental trains of
alleged sleeping cars augmented by
vaudeville car" in which an all
night performance will be given. The
promoters of the idea are a group of
young capitalists who make frequent
trips between Paris and the Riviera,
and it is said that a half dozen of
sembling the ordinary chair car,
with small stage at one end and a
piano to furnish the music
The promoters of this plan jubilant-
ly claim that they have solved the
problem of rendering night travel
agreeable. Opinions might vary on
this point In the minds of many one
of the few exceedingly agreeable
features of night travel on railroads
has been that it afforded a welcome
relief from vaudeville, midnight cats,
neighborhood monographs and other
doubtful pastimes. The bounce and
bump and clackety-clack of a night
train prove disturbing to the rest of
some, but on the whole the various
disturbing sounds are soothing COM
pared with most night disturbances
With vaudeville introduced on the
sleeping cars, much of the old time
comfort of night travelling will have
fed. Perhaps, however. the new
French scheme will provide for the
running of real sleeping cars in the
daytime as well as for the introduce
ton of night vaudeville. This would
be consist ent and fairly satisfactory.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-01-22

Theoretically speaking a good many
Kansas legislators may be in favor of
legislation closing the theaters on Sun
day. Perhaps it would be better to say
that they favor such legislation for the
strength 1t may give them with their
constituents. But at heart, it is likely
that they are strongly in favor Of open
theaters on Sunday. This was evil
denced on the first day of this week
when it would not have been hard work
to have corralled a majority Of them at
the local playhouses.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-01-22

Probably the least dignifed legisla-
rive body in the United States is the
Kansas house of Representatives. TIL =
session on Monday night gave all the
evidence needed of the utter lack of
decorum on the part of the members
1eneralIy. While the session was in
progress smoking was INDUCED in by
all who cared until the chamber was
actually blue with tobacco fumes and
this In the face OF the fact that there
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-01-22
JOURNAL ENTRIES

Growing old happily and gracefully
is a rare attainment.
T. z
Goethe remarked that clever people
are the best encyclopedias.
y
There are plenty of theatrical women
who are not on the stage.
= 4 =
It's good deal easier to write poems
than it is to sell them.
D
When women gain the right Of suf-
frage two dollar votes will sell for 81. sS
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-01-22

Bernard Shaw and Max Nordau
are angry at each other and accord
ingly the literary atmosphere of the
old country has become lurid. They
are indulging in an epistolary duel
through the columns of the Frank
furter Zeitung, each shot of which is
more venomous than the last Their
sarcasm is of the whitening sort. 1t
seems that Nordau arrived at the con-
clusion that men of genius are crimi-
mel lunatics- This was handing some
thing to Mr.. Shaw which brought
forth the reply: Jesus Christ was
murdered by Jews; Nordau is one of
the Jews; therefore Nordau is a God
murderer Neither gentleman will
enhance his reputation much through
this war of words.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-01-22
Fox Froze to the Rails.

Here is a fox-hunting story from
Forest county: On November 16, Frank
De Wilder, while walking down the
track of Cloughs railroad, below the
Beaver Meadows, noticed a fox on the
track. His front feet were on the rails
as If in the act of crossing. Mr.. De
Wilder shot, but the fox remained as at
first noticed. Upon a closer inquiry 1t
was found that the shot hit the cross
tie underneath the animal, and Mr.. De
Wilder proceeded to slay him with the
butt of his gun, when he found to his
surprise the front feet of the fox frozen
fast to the rails. Mr.. De Wilder brought
the fox to Marionville Saturday and
Squire Brockway paid the bounty
Philadelphia Record.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-01-22

Close students of the primary situa-
ton as it now is in the legislature do
not think that the controlling clique
in the senate are sincere in their favor
of the provision of the Caldwell bill.
which prohibits candidates for state
offices from being candidates for
United States senatorial nominations.
They believe that this poison in the
bill, and which seems to be directly
aimed at Mr.. Stubs, was put in there
for the purpose of trading with the
square dealers in the house The
chances are that this conclusion is a
right one and that the senators will
yield on this point in return for some
concessions from the house, particu-
larly on the point of split primary
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-01-22

Winter weather seems to have flown
from that part of America covered by
the United States. Conditions were 50
balmy around New York on Sunday
last that thousands of people passed
the day at Coney Island. Generally,
folks keep away from this resort until
around the first of May
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-01-22
MarvelS In Miniature.

An English paper has an account
of tiny boat made by an Italian and
formed of a single pearl. Its sail is
of beaten gold, studded with dia-
monds, and its headlight, carried at
the PROV, is a perfect ruby. An en-
erald serves as its rudder, and It's
stand is a slab of ivory. 1t weighs
less than half an ounce, and its price
is said to be $1,000. The Italians are
adopts at minute work, for there are
artists in Florence who will take par
ticles of stone and glass no larger
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-01-22

than a mustard seed and piece them
together on the head of a shirt stud
with such nice adjustment of delicate
shades of color that flowers and In
sects are represented in perfect detail.
with all the truthfulness of nature.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-01-22

Edmond Clarence Stedman, the fam
Gus New York poet, was an exceedingly
wealthy man when he died. 1t is almost
unnecessary to state that he did not
make his fortune through the verses he
wrote. He was successful banker on
the side
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-01-22

Lemoine, the Frenchman who claims
that he can manufacture diamonds,
refuses to give up the secret of his
formula No one can blame him for
this stand, but 1t would be safe to bet
a million or two that he hasn't any and
is merely another clever swindler.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-01-22

No wonder there is considerable op-
position to the bill before congress pro-
viding for the federal inspection of
grain 1t would only add about $4,000
men to the government pay roll. Prob
ably the measure will meet with great
favor from the politicians who would
have a hand in dealing out these ap-
pointmentS.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-01-22

Senator Caldwell's argument in
favor of divorcing the United States
senatorial primary from the regular
primary for state offices is much
stronger than any argument which
has yet been made against this plan.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-01-22
FULL LEASED WIRE REPORT
OF THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

The State Journal is member Ut the
Associated Press and receives the full day
SANITATION for the exclusive afternoon
publication in Topeka,
The news H. received IN The state Jour-
nal building over wires for this sole pur-
pose.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-01-22

The gavel does not seem to have been
the only thing at the caucus Of the Re-
publican legislators on Monday night
which lost its head.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-01-22
A SPECIAL RATE.
A SUGGESTION

Secretary Cortelyou is kept so busy
denying stories concerning his plans
and ambitions that he may yet find it
necessary to use a photograph with
large brass horn to grind out his de-
malls and udiations.-Emporia Ga
zette.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-01-22
The GreyhOund.

Representations of the greyhound ap-
pear upon sculptures over 5000 years
old. There Is no doubt that it is one
Of the very oldest fixed types of dog
and the most universal in its distribu-
ton. India, Arabia, Persia are among
the countries that for ages past had
the greyhound. Lately there was ex-
hibited in England a greyhound from
Afghanistan-a shaggy form, suited to
that mountain land. OF course, these
dogs are not all exactly greyhounds in
the western sense, but they are essen
TALLY the same type; they are gaze
hounds" long-legged, light-buiIt dogs,
bred to run their game by sight and not
by scent, and to overtake it. not by
wearing it down, but by sheer speed
and skill in running. How this type
was evolved affords much interesting
speculation.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-01-22
Thirty Meals From One rurnip.

Mrs. Robert Henderson, the wife
of the discoverer Of the Klondike, has
the largest nugget ever taken from the
ground in Klondike. 1t was taken out
this fall, and Mrs. Henderson has the
honor Of having dug it up herself. The
nugget weighs twenty-five pounds and
is nothing more or less than a giant
turnip. grown in the Henderson gar
den, at their home in South Dawson.
The turnip looks in size more like a
pumpkin. 1t is sound and has the
peculiar quality of being tender and
delicious to the extent that can be Sc
cured only in vegetables grown under
the midnight sum- Were navigation
still open Mrs. Henderson would send
the turntp to the coast to surprise the
natives OF Puyallup, Chilliwhack,
Seattle and Gotham. AS it is, she will
slice it and have turnip off the one
root for thirty successive meals
Seattle Post-Intelligencer.