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Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-11-27
THE MODERN COUNTRY HOUSE.
Luxury and Elaborate Appointments
Have Taken Away Much Of the
CountrIs InformaIity.

To-day visiting in a big country
house is like stopping in a hotel. Your
name is written on the outside OF
your door. and this seems to furnish
the household with about the only
clue to your identity. Over the eiec-
tric-leHs are printed lists showing.
This Is another Of the innovations
ir the modem Co;rrtry house: it Is
no longer considered enough to pro
vide guests with food lodging. AMI
good companion is IT e., want of the
Iast-namnf that some hcsis feel II
;rc. snhent rpon them =. furnish
sr-ciaI :mIscinents? In ere house
! know CT here is y hn,: gallery.
which leads into the riding ring" a
tan-bark covered enclosure. two ham
bred feet square. rooted with glass.
which they use for indoor riding and
jumping in bad weather. They some
times use it also for polo practice.
though II is too small for a game.
A corridor crosses one end Of the
ring. and beyond that 1t the entrance
10 long building OF two stories
in which there is nothing but guest
rooms. The house Is run in every
way like a hotel; each bedroom, fur-
.nished in mahogany and chintz. has
its Adjoining bath and a room Tor
the visiting maid or valet. and one o:
two have sitting-Tooms. At right
angles TO the guest quarters and oc-
cupying a .:econd side OF the riding
ring, like an ell. zones big bill
lizard and Longing loom. then the
swimming rooi. whict is fcr'y feet
long and sunk in b-oad HIHe
marble fcor. AMI fnrn's I.i like
conservai ~. wt1 par - and o,har
birds smJng the pam res rth
fountains. and long. SOW divans uh-
,o,si;.:": in white rubber. rh"' are
also Turkish and Russian baths. and
a Swedish masseur and masseusc
arc in attendance. Adjoining the pool
Is the gymnasium-as peTfcc.. ex'
cept in size. as any at our colleges
Then tee arc racquet and 81 Ia'.'
courts. an indoor tennis court. an
an artificial ice skating pond-Emily
: Post. in the Decepber Evcrybodys.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-11-27
Yonkers along the Hudson river.

Yonkers along the Hudson river.
were frightened into a state border
ing on terror yesterday when 100
tIamps took possession or the main
entrance of the principal building and
demanded that they be given break
fast. The news that the sisters OF
charity never refused food to 4
stranger had, been circulated IN the
hobo world.
While several nuns fastened to
quie, the invaders by giving them what
food could be quickly prepared, the
mother superior te!ephoned to police
headquarters. and Capt. Carey, OF the
Bronx detective bureau. with seven
men and with four patrol wagons, was
fastened TO the convent.
The men became uproarious when
food was handed to only few.
those forced to wait crying that they
were hungry and uttering insulting
remarks.
When the patrol wagons were seen
tearing I'D to the door the men fled.
but the detectives rounded up 80 OF
them and took them TO Morrisania
police court.
As no one was present 10 make a
complaint, the NUNS refusing to ap-
pear through fear OF publicity. Magi-
strate House thereupon discharged
them. Some Of the men said they
were on their way here to get work
and had stopped in at the convent
where They had learned food was al
WAYS furnished to the poor.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-11-27
HANGING THE STOCKINGS

Christi mas eve. It's Christmas eve:
Suppcr's cleared away
Seems as II can't believe
That todays to-day!
I don't sec a thing. do yon.
We can hang s:ockin to?
For a month or Just about,
DAYS would hardly sir.
Though crossed their places Out
On the calendar.
Pins or nails II never stick
In this hard old chimney brick.
P'raps as soon as nights begun
He'll como stealing in!
Nv. II makes the shivcrs run
Up and down my skin.
gaynt ! youad nail M here
In the woodwork. Mother dear!
Dsddy's sock II never do
M, a toy would ri.
S'posc VIC let him stand his shoe
Just in urdcr "
There, They're done. I'm sleepy
some.
Rot tomorrowH never conc!
Burgess johnson, In the Dcccmbci
Evcrybody's.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-11-27

shawl collar. continued for two inches
down the edges Of the front. was APP
parently Persian lamb. So were the
cuffs.
II was marked $50. reduced from
SIS" must be that imitation Persian
cloth. Astrakhan. or whatever it is.
can't be real"
He remembered an advertisement
in a Sunday paper al which he had
laughed. because OF the abs,rdty OF
it's offering 10 sell fur-lined coats for
$50. The picture Of an oldtime actor.
of the Booth Barry-Mc school.
wearing a shaggy collared garment.
followed the recollection. Goats. yes
but no, for a man who followed me
mode.
Still this coat-he squeezed closer.
and gazed harder.
1T looks classy, it really does!" he
murmured.
"Und i'd iss classy. mine good
friend" said a voice belonging to
little man who stepped from the en-
trance "Bedder dry it On.
Bell laughed.
What's it made OF, on the level?
ne jeered. Looks Ike n $500 coat.
at least. Or is the $50 for enc cum,
rest comes eXtra?'
The little man said seriously. that
thc price was $50.
Bad for this week only" he added:
I'D woud fit you, Led me try it,
The coat fascinated Bell. II would
be idiocy to waste anv par: Of the
money meant for a good coat-and yet
and which he wavered the iittle man
pulled him into the shop.
The coat fitted. Rel hunted for
blsTishes There were none that no
could find The hair of the furs IN
the coat resisted when he crafty tug,
ged. 10 see IL they were moth Gates,
or what.
Finally he ran around TO the savings
hank and go. SEQ Then he bought
the coat, and wore it 10 lunch. Every
| acquaintance ne mot, exclaimed en-
viously at its beauty. When man
who knew fBrs pronounced II hand
| some. xelimade coat Bell began N
believe That miracles do happen
despite general belief that they don't
That nigh, IN his coat. he resurrected
one Of the young ladies'. and treated
her 20 such a party as his success
sors could never have afforded
"Izzy. bring me my coat. I'm go
ing out" called the owner 81 the -
tabIishmeut which Bell had patron
lied In the afternoon.
Here II is." said the salesman.
II was 6 O'Clock. and all the Iisht'
but one were ont, preparatory 10 clos
Ing
This aiat mine you too5y'" izzl
beard. This is one those $50 bon
mics. lined with cat! Gimme my own.
You could guess the rest wirhout nc
ing told. Izzy. being very near
sighted, had put the wrong coat n
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-11-27

build and delicate appearances they
said he could never stand the strain
of long race. But opposition mere
" increased Hayes determination 10
become IA runner. He started DONG
two miles and increased the distance
to FIVE.
After months at this distance ne
started l0-milc runs. After he was SO
conditioned that he could do the las'
TWO miles faster than the first elgh'
he made the distance Is miles. Inc
lump to % miles, he says. was not
hard. He did it gradually and care
fully, taking care Of his feel and
never straining himself. When ne
had satisfied himself of his strength
and endurance at the Marathon dis
lance he entered distance races ana
attracted attention from the frst.
His performance in the vicinity OF
New York won recognition from the
y. Y A. c., and under their colorS
he was sent to England TO enter the
Marathon.
Dorando Runs for Pleasure.
Dorando has been about as long as
Hayes in the running business.
Working as delivery boy for con-
fectioner in his home town the hi'le
Italian sought the longest routes L"
his destinations, and he was always
running. For the sheer pleasure OF II
he would rise early in the morning
and 90 for long runs across country
before he reported for work. Ruh-
ming was passion with him and II
brought its rewards. In Italy he de-
monstratcd his superiority over all
other distance runners and 50 won
the right to carry the Italian colorS
at the Olympiad.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-11-27
NUNS ATTACKED.
Tramps Descended on Convent and
Demanded Food.

NEW YORK. Nov. 2s.-Tho nuns
in charge Of the Mount St Vincent
Academy. fashionable boarding
school for young women the GROUNDS
Of which extend from Rivcrdslc TO
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-11-27

the window.-Helen Green, in the;
New York Telegraph
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-11-27
Hsyes 10 20 vesrs Old.

Johnic Hayes Is ~ yea's o'u "''"
porando two yeats older. Hayes be.
can distance running when he was Ia
ears old. HI. ambition vas to be .
marathon runner and to some Of MS
tricnd. nc conaded this. They told
him to forge, II. because Of his small
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-04-01


year, Bob. You came home and told
me the bank had failed, and that you
had lost your money. You wanted to see
II I could love you IL you were poor.
and then you told me 1t was an April
fool"
Merriman looked crestfalIen. II for
got that he said, "but--
And what is sauce for the goose IL
sauce for the gander." said his wife.
seriously.
Yes. it Is" Merriman admitted man.
fully as he drew his wife into his arms.
but think we'd better let such jokes
alone In future, sweetheart-it hurts
too much, you know"
Polly put up her lips to be kissed.
Yes. it does" she whispered. II came
near giving in when you looked SO mis-.
CRADLE"
"Oh. Polly. how could your He was
holding her close. And Polly. repentant
and beautiful. confessed In his ear:
Tt was because was a little April
fool, Bob; we are both a pair OF April
fools. % Copyrighted. 1908, by Associat-
ed Literary Press.)
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-04-01
GLOBE SIGHTS.
tFrom the Atchison Globe. j

tFrom the Atchison Globe.1
The more worthless a woman, the
more correspondence she has.
So many people expect so much more
than they are entitled to.
Some men never ride in a hack ex-
cept at a funeral or an election.
If you have an ambition to get rich
don't let 1t kill every other ambition
you have.
People are always neglecting some
thing they can do in trying to do some
thing they can't do.
There is a good deal of the lovers
grasp in the way candidates shake
hands with farmers.
The best wives are the ones who are
as good to their husbands as they are
to their children.
Whenever a woman goes into politics
she makes the men think that much
less of women.
If you get along with people, you,
friends say you have tact and your
enemies say you have policy.
You can reasonably expect just sc
much from men; when you expect
more. you will be disappointed.
If women do not exaggerate, then
hair out Of her head to stuff mat
tress.
The efforts a young girl makes to
find out who her husband will be, a
married woman makes to find out
where he is.
The man who does little else but talk
of his wonderful accomplishments OF
the past, will not do anything startling
in the future.
When a young man gets married, he
spends a dollar with barber, in
sprucing up, but when he gets mar
ried the second time, he gets a shave,
and let's it go at that.
When people see manstanding on
a street corner after dark, the women
begin to talk of burglars, and the men
begin to watch to see what woman he
is waiting for.
Occasionally you hear Of young peo-
pie who do not know how to spend
their idle time. After they are a little
older, they will regret that they had
any Idle time. There are SO many i'm
portant things to do.
Fortune tellers say that more mar
ried women than single ones come to
have their fortunes told, and more old
men than young ones. 1t seems to be
that when people grow more hope
less. they grow more superstitious.
We often wonder that the young peo-
pie do not cultivate the old more than
they do The old grandmothers and
grandfathers who sit in the corners,
are perfect storehouses of information,
and have the art of graceful story tell
ing that comes with experience and
age
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-04-01

An executive committee of four sub
stantial business men and hustlers has
been named by NJ. A. Low, the presi-
dent Of the Kansas State Exposition
company, to work with that organiza-
ton in the establishment of big
fair here this fall. This executive
committee will assume the direction
of the whole fair proposition. Its
appointment removes all doubt of the
success of the undertaking. And those
who have not subscribed to the needed
$4,000 fund-it is still $4,000 short
should do SO at once in order that
this committee may get down to actual
work as soon as possible And every
one should lend a hand to make the
concert of Marshall's band at the
Auditorium on Thursday night, which
will be given for the benefit OF the fair
fund. grand success.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-04-01
QUAKER REFLECTIONS.
[From the Philadelphia Record.l


Even the nurseryman is a CRATER.
The man of dollars can afford to do
without the sense Of humor.
Love makes the world go round, but
it takes marriage to square things.
The man who borrows trouble must
expect some difficulty in getting rid of
it.
The aristocrat clings to his family
tree, but the political orator takes the
stump.
It takes kitten nine days to have
its eyes opened, but many married
man has had his opened in less time
Riches have wings" quoted the
Wise Guy. YES" assented the Simple
Mug. "and they generally fly in the
wrong dir sction.
THE iandlady Is heartbroken," re-
marked the star boarder. '.She hasn't
seen her tortoise-shell cat since Tues
day" 'Ah," unused the new arrival,
with shade of suspicion in his tone,
what day was It we had that mock
turtle soup?"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-04-01
HYHAWKER .JOTy

Larned held a home talent minstrel
show last week as a baseball benefit.
The burning question in ElDorado is
whether the new court house shall
occupy an entire block, or just half a
block.
A Saline county minister went hunt
ing and shot dog which he mistook
for coyote. Could he tell sheep
from a goat?
Some miscreant near Arkansas City
amused himself the other night by
cutting off a cows tail. He ought to
be strung up.
A high. school girl in Neosho county
was asked to define Classical music: "
She wrote: Classical music is music
played in the opera houses"
A Ness county prophet who forecasts
the weather "by the feel of his whis-
kers," says Kansas will be visited by a
snowstorm between now and the first
of May.
Twelve candidates for membership
in the Third Baptist church at Ottawa
being immersed in the Marias des
Cygnes.
A man at Abilene is contemplating
lecture tour of the ChautauQua cir
cult this summer because an old hen
Of his Matched out a four-legged
chicken one day last week.
Ewing Herbert, the erudite editor of
the Hiawatha World, will deliver the
memorial day address at McPh rson
and the paper of that town speaks of
Mr.. Herbert as "a bright young man.
He is all of that.
1t is reported in the Norton paper
that one of the chains used on the
water wagon broke on Saturday even
ing and several who had been riding
on that vehicle for some time fell on
and were badly hurt.
An Atchison brakeman was telling of
a fight he saw once in his life. why.
do you know" he said. ''he pumped
that man SO full Of lead it took an
extra team of horses to pull the
hearse.''
Seward county people can not un-
derstand the case. Of the man who
bought Q farm In eastern Kansas and
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-04-01
POINTED PARAGRAPHS.
[From the Chicago News. ]


Better a wise enemy than a fool
friend.
Speak your mind if you must, but
mind how you speak.
When you have trouble to lend bor-
rowers are scarce.
It's better to chew gum, Cordelia,
than to chew the rag.
Rather than wear out shoe leather
some people ride hobbies.
Only a fool wolf would hang around
the door of starving man.
There would be fewer dancers II tho
piper had to be paid In advance.
The successful man gets no sympathy
but he gets all he needs, at that.
And the sad part of it is that lots OF
people do live to green old age.
A woman's idea of economy is TO
take an old $9.9S hat and fix it over at
cost OF $12. so that it will look like
new.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-04-01
JOURNAL ENTRIES

There's only one kind of harmless
fool-a dead one.
X X
Among other things, man is the
only animal that laughs.
4 X X
Politicians are the folks who seem
to delight in mud baths.
X X
The vessel that is used by the pi-
rates Of today is the receivership.
X X
Whistling girls and Growing hens
were outcasts a generation ago. but
now they can make money in vaude-
vile.
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concern,

Coal miners in all fields except the
Pennsylvania and Indiana blocks have
gone on a strike, or rather just quit
work. They have done this because
the operators have shown no inclina-
ton of treating with them in the way
Of fixing up new contracts to take the
place of those which expired at the
beginning of April 1. There is no
question of wages, hours or other i'm
portant principles at stake so such
differences as exist ought to be set
tied in short order.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-04-01

Professor Hunt of Kansas university
has issued g. bulletin that will be con-
ducive to peace of mind among those
who have their acres planted to wheat.
In 1T he declares that the real green
bug, the most destructive of wheat
pests, is not known to exist in Kansas
except in two isolated places. He says
that most of the insects which people
Think to be green bugs are just COM
mon wheat lice that need cause no
concern
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-04-01
HUAOR or THE DAY

~ V<zV1G Va I'LL UA4
Howell-Rowell is not a very observing
fellow.
dead long time and not know that there
was fire.-Harper's Weekly.
Nell-Do you think you could love him
If he were rich?
Belief could try harder-Philadelphia
Record.
Nodd-what does this money stringency
mean, anyway?
fro1 od me ~ TIN the Ting has simply spread
Brother-You can't think how nervous
was when I proposed.
Sister-You can't think how nervous she
was until you did.-Town and Country.
says there will be lot Of meteors this
month. How do these astronomer John
MES , know that. what?
They look in the almanac-Cleveland
Leader.
eyes, said the celebrated oculist "Ev-
cry time he would start to read he would
= Poor Poogo fellow" remarked the sympathet;
With itho his holding a good position"
ing gas meters."-Chicago Daily News.
Sir began the thin man. '.I have seen
better days"
$50 have l." interrupted the fat man.
comes. do we notT'-Pittsburg Post.
Mr.. Mkt don't believe word Of your
Weary-Well. that part about my bein'
out of work for nine years is true az
gospeL-Philadelphi Inquirer.
Fur hiven.s sake! Don't shoot. Casey;
We forgot to load yer gun"
"Regorry OF must, Pat; tn burd won't
only a million. I got the duke cheap"
isn't the first cost that counts.'-Louis-
Vile Courier-Journal
ed the scientific person.
really can't say that care much
Il as or rensw Hss Ssy
bors to talk about. ashington.
..Is your husband averse to taking the
mo, sir, he amt nothin' o. the kind
He's Jest plain down lazy."-Baltimore
American.
..Gone back to your old habits. I see." S
Case of necessity
Must have something to give up when
Lent comes. mustn't I?"-Louisville Cour-
ier-Journal
'.Now." said the physician. s.you will
have to eat plain food and not stay out
yes" replied the patient, that is
snt N navs .hD Gst syfr Nwy
at had to walk the floor all night with
baby. Can you think of anything worse
yes; you might have married in Green
land, where the nights are six months
| long.''-Comic Cuts.
''why does the farm boy beat the city
boy SO often?"
That's easy
Lets have the answer"
THE little red schoolhouse offers a bet
ter curriculum than does the little red
theater comique. Herald.
How does it seem to be divorced?" ssh-
ed the curious young thing.
well" replied her wise friend. "it
Ste ahe te before could at rs It vas ss
sitting down to supper and not having
anyone to kick about the food. Detroit
Free Press.
Knicker-Has Jones got quick assets?
Bocker-Very; they are SO quick they
always fall before he can sell them.-New
York Sun.
Get many ducks?"
shoot at a bird the report was SO loud
that it scared him away."-Cleveland
Leeader.
Ascum-I hear Deeply's got the political
job you were after. It's permanent job.
too, isn't it?
Gritten-No. thank heaven; it's only
life tob.-PhiladeIphia Press.
Teacher (after explaining the character
Of the Pharisee)-And now what do we
mean by a "'hypocrite"?
Pupil-Please, miss, a man wot says he
Is wot he isn't. put he ain't.-Punch
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ropekans should congratulate them

Topekans should congratulate them
selves on the generally high grade of
milk that they are getting. Or rather
they should congratulate the people
who are supplying this milk. OF the
forty-two samples of milk distributed
in the city thirty-seven of them were
found on examination to be above the
standards set by the state board of
health and in not a single one of them
was there found any trace of preserva-
tives or chemicals. This is certainly
an excellent showing.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-04-01

Anarchists in New York are in
genious If nothing else. They declare
that the recent anarchistic outrages in
this country have been committed by
persons sent over here by the Russian
government for the purpose of stirring
up trouble in this country by discred-
iting anarchy here and so attracting
attention from the car and Russia.
That is the limit of improbability.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-04-01
Professor Nathaniel Schmidt, of Cor

Professor Nathaniel Schmidt, of Cor
nell university, has expressed the opin-
ion that man may keep all of the
Ten Commandments most religiously
and yet be far from living a moral
life, while on the other hand he may
break a number of them and yet be
truly moral man. There are any
number of people who will find salts
faction in agreeing with him on, the
latter proposition.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-04-01

Topekans and Kansans are certainly
in favor of the plan to consolidate ali
the pension bureaus in the country
with the agency in this city. And If,
as it has been demonstrated by facts
and figures, the work of this govern
ment department can be done at a
much less expense in this city than it
can be at Washington, that should be
controlling reason for the establish
ment of the consolidated bureau here.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-04-01
REFLECTIONS OF A BACHELOR
[From the New York Pre-.

From the New York Press.l
A man doesn't enjoy smoking very
much IL he can afford 1t.
A man likes to be popular unless he
has chance to get rich.
A woman never expects to grow old.
even long after she is.
A pretty girl always knows when she
is pretty, whether she is or not.
The reason q woman is afraid q man
10 under the bed II she knows he isns&
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-04-01

Rewards aggregating $1,000 have
been offered for the detection of the
Tyro bank robbers. This is an indica-
ton that they have practically made
good their escape, for as a general
fhing rewards are not offered Until all
hopes of catching fugitives have dis
Appeared
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-04-01

Grand opera in New York cost ST.
$4,000 during the season just, closed.
Remembering Madame Butterfly"
there will be good many Topekans
who will say that New Workers are
the best exemplifications of the adage
that fools and their money are soon
parted
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-04-01

And the rain came-just when 1t
was needed. If folks only cared for
themselves in the same good way that
Nature looks after her own, how much
more comfortably off everyone in the
world would be-