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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-09-12

Some men of more or less prominence
are now announcing that the business
depression which the country has re-
Gently gone through was good thing
for it. Maybe 1t was. But it y the
sort of a good thing Of which a little
goes a great ways.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-09-12

When the last of the state wide fair
premiums are awarded those charged
with the management of the exposition
should not forget the weather man. He
deserves a whole string of medals for
the weather that has been provided for
the great occasion, > It could not have
heen hetfe.-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-09-12

Mr., Bryan has taken occasion to de-
clare that he is honest. None but a
few political scallawags have ever
charged otherwise and not much at
tention has been given by the general
public to such accusations.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-09-12

Governor 8 Cummings. of Iowa. has
found out. that its much easier to call
a special session Of the legislature for
the purpose of eIecting a United States
senator than 1t is, to get elected to the
office
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-09-12

Mr.. Bryan is telling his audiences
that the election is already own
Statements to the same effect are COM
ing from the national headquarters Of
the Republicans. Then why continue
the active campaign with all it's fuss,
talk and expense?
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-09-12

would get there first. AS Mr.. Hartman
has so well said. the panic of last fall
and the business depression incident TO
1t, has left the country with scarcely
a scratch
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-09-12

News that may be classed among the
best OF the day is that which is tell
ing OF the railroads restoring their
shop forces to normal numbers and full
time. This is going on all over the
country and is pretty good evidence
that some railroad managers of the
pessimistic stripe were wrong in their
conclusions of few months ago that
the country was going to the dogs in
a business way and that the railroads
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-09-12

Some scientists are. now advancing
the theory that plants have eyes. May
be they have but just plain, ordinary
folks will have a hard time in finding
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-09-12
TO RE1ISED WISELY.

Prudently and properly used, the
human family has few more valuable
mechanical devices than the automo-
bile. Imprudently and improperly
properly used, the machine becomes
an engine of destruction. and leaves in
its trail long list of MANNED or killed
men, women and children.
There can be no better means of
increasing the popularity of the ma
chine. and of broadening the sphere of
its usefulness than by using it in such
fashion as to lessen the number of ae-
cfdents due to imprudence and reck-
lessness, and men who are interested
in the manufacture and sale of autos,
as we'll as owners and operators, and
the general public. should work to-
gether in an effort to minimize the
abuses which must finally make these
useful machines unpopular.
The wise and prudent use of the
automobile is a matter of the first
Importance, and, surely. 1T Is not i'm
possible to attain such a result in this
enlightened age.-Seattle Post-Intelli-
gencer. 100
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-09-12
eULL LEASED WIRE REPORT
OF THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

The State Journal 10 q member CT the
Aeeocisted Press snd receives chs fun day
ganization for the excluSiVO afternoon
publication in Topeka
The news 10 received fr The state Jour.
reae
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-09-12
Der coroners chury

Der coroners chury hat ad iasd
decited dot DR.. Rustin was shooted.
Els der dokter had a bullet-hole in
him. und no oder marks, und was
good und dead, you can see ad a
glance dot der coroner's chury vas a
remarkably bright half-deutzen uf
skitizens.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-09-12

Der Longworth atfertising achendt
ISIS a enterprising cuss, but I should
tink he would be a egspensif luxury.
Dot barn costed $4,000.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-09-12
eHsogRR; HORSE ANp-
FpoA OTHER PENS
DIVIDENDS VS.. LIVES


The burden.o responsibility for a
great war Is terrible to be borne even
when rnotives@are purest. To charge
a monarch with, provoking war for the
sake of his investments. and to prove
it, is a terrible Indictment. Yet this,
in substance is the charge made
against the. car Of Russia by George
KEENAN,, in McGfure's Magazine, in his
comment on General Kuropatkin,s
memoirs of the Russian-Japaneses war.
1t has been known that State Council
lor Bezrobrazoff and the grand dukes
were interested in a Yalu river timber
concession from Korea, and that Beg
robrazom had sinister influence with
the car just prior to the opening of
the war. But that the czar was an in
weston in the scheme to the extent of
2,O00,006 rubles; that the empress
dowager also was interested, and that
the car proceeded with orders. sure
to provoke Japan, against the ex-
pressed opinions of his leading official
advisors in st. Petersburg. and his
ministers at Picking, Toxic and Seoul,
has not been backed with document
airy proof hitherto. Suppressed in Rus
STA. limited at in European capitals. it
finds formal publication in this coun-
try.-BoSton Herald.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-09-12

Der Roosingfelt boosterss will nod
allow Topeka to gedt ahead uf dem
of any Taft advertisement. Fer IN
stincts our chief uf bolice cooks cop
Won aboudt a plot to kill Taft, und
der Sycamore Killers come ok init
a warn aboudt somebody shooting ad
Roosingfelt Id isS a dirty shame
dot We are nod permissioned to. hold
first blaze on anything.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-09-12

Berhaps dere iss a moral to der
Nelson-Gans disturbance, but I dondt
"A niggero can be Wiped mffondt
kicking him on der shins.''
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-09-12

id vas partly filled nit clean collars
und shirtses. NOT ANY, Looie. Id
vas filled NIT assorted alabinos. You
neffer know ven you will need i'd,
Uf you are on der square you are
more liaDle to need i'd. Fer in
stincts Vonce aldt colleen chump
uf mine came to wissit me on sun
day. My frau drilled oudt to wtSsit
a neighbor vot had der Measles in
der old collech chump vas lefd alone
togedder by each. So he Says, les 1
lif, I forgot to call oop my gail on
der tellyfunny. May I yoos your
macheen p"
well should, hope so, uf id aindt
busted" sayss I. eager to acomo-
dation So he calls hiss gail, vich ISIS
in Kansas SIXTY, und der long ways
central sayss to him, ''call Misder
Zupp to KO dis" und he did. Den
he ge-chews der rag NIT hiss gail fer
sefen minutes, but hearss my frau
Gaming und cuts ouf. Den 1 fergets
all aboudt i'd undil der end vi der
month, ven 1 meets my frau ad der
door. firmly graspins in her sout-
vest mitt a bill from der tellyfunny
combany vich Says: "Misder Hans
Zupp to Miss Mazuma MulHgan,
Kansas SIXTY, sigs bits"
''vot ISIS der anser 20 unkwires der
Frau, poking der fatal documendt
under my broboscis.
"You can skearch me NIT fine
teeth-comb," saySs I, turning green,
und looking chused like vas catched
nit der goodses. You see. / had
forgetted all aboudt my oldt colleen
chump, und der Evidences vas
againsd me- Skince dot, Looie, hat
prepared special alabinos efery dime
der offs boy vendt oud on der
strasse, fer fear he would svipe
nigglesvorth uf peanutses, und l
would ged der blame.
We ISIS all veil egsept myselluf, yicn
hat got der pip. Hoping dis viii hnd
you der same, I remain es efer,
Ms
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-09-12

Stubs beat Uncle Cy by der pri-
mary. roofs, but chudging from later
defeiopmendts, I bet me skix-bits CO
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1908-09-02
IN LINGERIE HATS
CHARLOTTE cORDAY ONE OF TIL
BEST OF THE MODELS.
Can Be Made of Embroidered Net y.
Point 5sprt-IIlustratio Shows
Charming Cesien in
the Latter.

One OF the most fascinating lingerie
hats of the season is the Charlotte
Corday. which is made of embroidered
net or II economy is to be practiced it
may be made with almost equally good
eject of point d'esprit.
IN the illustration one sees a very
c-arnlinS design for the use of this
material The crown, which is quite
high, has full top, and the sides are
covered by two plated rufles of the
point desprit or embroidered net,
which is put on doGble These ruff
hes stand up about the crown and com
pleteIy hide the top. The brim is also
made OF ruffles of the diaphanous ma
terlal. The under rufIle, which begins
at the crown Of the hat. is very wide
and extends for some distance beyond
the other rufiles. These are two shall
lower ruftles, laid one above the other.
The hat, which is made OF ivory tinted
net, is trimmed with corn colored rib
bon and a spray of large yellow roses.
Most delicious color schemes are
carried out in these new Charlotte
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1908-09-02
rELLa OF sIeERlAM HORRORS.
Sufferer Describes Agonies Endured In
Russian Penal Settlement.

Iiorfid is the picture of existence in
the penal colonies of northern Siberia
giycn in a book just published in Ger
many by l.. Tame, who returned to life
after burial of eight and half years
in the living gravS of Kolymsk. In
that time, he says he saw one after
another OF his fellows succumb TO sui
eide. hunger and insanity. They were
all young men and all were sent away
Tor terms ranging from five to ten
yeal for political offenses.
The trip to Kolymsk takes 16
months. Il was 20 years old" he says,
when | was convicted for harboring
liberal convictions. In our party were
q 16-yeareld boy and another year
younger. All told we were so politi-
Gals" The writer describes the ag-
onies of hunger which the deported
"politicals" had to endure Mail was
received three times a year.
Il shall never forget one mail day."
he says In IS months a certain one
of our number had not heard from
home. This mail bfought him a letter.
1t was a last greeting written in an
hand by his mother on her
deathbed In desperation he did what
so many of our party had done before
him, and which others did after we
had laid him away"
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1908-09-02
DOMESTIC INCIDENT IN 1850.
5y One Who Has Taken a Long Look
Into the Future.

My love" mentioned Mr.. Sufferer
Gette, Il wonder-I wonder whether
you would let me have the use of
my latch key one day this week."
Latch key?" beloved his wife.
'Wha; The blazes do you want with
latch key, my good man."
We'll, my love-" coughed MIR. Suf-
fererGette, I'VE are holding a series
Of fathers foregatherings in the mis-
sion hall this week when we hope to
do little needlework on behalf of the
parish poor, Miss Nancy has kindly
consented to come and talk to us
about her recent farthest north trip,
and"
Great heavens!" roared the irate
vile, bau ging her pipe upon the table
to emphasize her words. Don't you
know your duty is a; home? Besides,
on Monday I've got to attend the Won
ems Emancipation league; Tuesday
the Sisters Of Charity meeting;
Wednesday the local polcewomen's con
cert; Thursday the Daughters Of Toll
lecture; Friday, the Womens Science
Research class, and on Saturday our
football clubs smoker. Now, don't you
forget--you duty is at home!'
And so it came to pass.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1908-09-02
Methods of the s.Ikworm.

On attaining full growth, the silk
worm stops feeding and throws out
silken threads. The silk is formed in
a fluid condition and issues from the
body of the worm in glutinous state
apparently in single thread. From
this silk the worm constructs its co,
coon, an interval Of from three to five
days being required TO complete its
Imprisonment in the envelope. In or
der that the silken strands may not be
subjected to the danger of breakage
by the moth emerging from the cocoon,
the cocoons are steamed till the In
closed insects are dead. After this
the silk may be wound off.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1908-09-02
Away with Clothes.

If one takes a somewhat broader
and less technical view of the menac-
ing conditions disclosed by the London
Lancet's series Of exposes, and is
largeminded enough to appreciate
the essential artificialty of the
whole modern scheme of clothes, there
seems but one logical conclusion from
the premises, viz, clothes must go or
the human race will be devoured and
eXterminated by microbes The con
yeniences of the household, from
scrubbing brush to the grand piano.
are nothing more nor less than germ
traps. From kitchen to drawing room
and garnet the house is alive with
microscopic brigands. Hence, houses
must be given up also. And it thus
appears that science as well as social
ism urges a return to the misnamed
days of barbarism toward which the
back to nature" folk look so long
ingly
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1908-09-02
n 3 card published in the CONNER

In a card published in the CONNER
oial Appeal Mr.. Hill last week with
drew from the congressional race in
this district and on the 31st the district
committee declared Hon. T. U. Sisson
the nominee The latter gentleman
made his usual brilliant, whirlwind
campaign and the recognition shown
him by the voters Of the Fourth dis
trict should spur him to do his bes!
when he enters the halls Of congress.
We opposed Mr.. Sisson in this race,
not because we thought him
untitled in anyv ay but because
Nr. Hill was our friend, and because
we though his constituents should rec
sgnize his past efforts by re-
slecting him, we gave him our support
However we can freely extend to Mr..
Sisson every wish for his success and
honor in his new Office and feel sure
the people Of the district will have no
cause to regret their decision.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1908-09-02

q & NN@N &C N@0AAe ". aNMnnnMMAMAn

| take this method Of extending to
each and every voter Of the Fourth
Congressional District who gave me
their support in the Democratic prima-
ry on the 24th Of August, my profound
and grateful thanks. | appreciate very
keenly the honor which every citizen
has conferred upon me BY giving me
his support in this race for congress,
and my handsome plurality Of some
thing like 400 votes is most gratifying
indeed to me have no unkind word
or thought for any citizen who saw fit
and proper to give his support to an
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1908-09-02
A Feat for BIondin.

"Why don't you Republicans walk
on the straight and narrow path in
this tariff lewiston business?" asked
Representative Champ Clark of
Speaker Cannon
Champ" the speaker replied, that
question reminds me of story about
a man knew in Chicago who stayed
very late at dinner at the club.
When he came out he started to walk
in the middle of the street.
"Hey, John, said friend who met
him as he was making the best of his
way along the car tracks, why don't
you walk on the Sidewalks
"'Walk on the sidewalks? snorted
John Do you think I'm Blondin?'"
Saturday Evening Post
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1908-09-02
What's an Inch of Rain?

The rain fell in buckets, the thun-
der racketed terribly, and the light
ming drew zigzag lines of bright gold
upon the violet sky
, so you, too, don't know what an
inch of rain is exactly" said the
weather clerk, as he looked at his rain
measuring instrument. Very few
people do, it seems. I'll explain it to
you.
IAN acre is 6,272,64O square inches,
An inch of water on an acre is there.
fore 6,272,64O cubic inches. That
amount, at 227 cubic inches to the
gallon, equals $4,000 gallons, or 22O-
900 pounds, or 100 tons.
"An inch of rain is, in other words
rain falling at the rate of 100 tons
to the acre"
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1908-09-02

Cordays Many girls follow the plan
which was found practical with the
lingerie hats in former seasons of hav-
ing different adjustable trimming 10
match the different gowns with which
such hat would he suitable Very
soft Louisine ribbon is most attrac.
tive for trimming these hats, and an
arrangement of loops can be made
which will be easily adjustable by the
use OF a very few stitches or even
pins. When hat is to be worn with
a number of gowns of different colors
and to have different trimming it will
be found that one of net or lace which
is slightly off the white will be more
satisfactory. A pure white hat de-
liciously pretty, with a costume of the
same shade or with light costumes in
which there is great deal of white, is
often at fault if even the Shade Of
white in the costume varies from its
own, and with other colors than White,
unless white be mingled freely with
them, an all white hat is apt to look
either too startling or too insipid.
Light ecru, delicate coffee tints and
cream add usually much richer note
to the costume, as well as being more
harmonious with a variety of colors.
The fine net hats of this sort when
trimmed with handsome ribbon and
flowers are considered dressy enough
for any summer function Large hats
are usually more becoming than small
ones, especially to young girls, but
large and small hats are equally
fashionable.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1908-09-02
FOUNTAIN PEN FREE.

As a special complaining offer TO
anyone who wiltsecufe 20 new ten
weeks trial subscripdoss to the Week
ID Commercial Appeal, (remittins
200 for same will be Sent a Dia-
mond Point Fountain Pen evaranteed
gnest grade. 14-kt solid gold pen. Act
auick, as this specialsolFer willbeNVith-
arnwn in a short time. Address
WEEKLY COMMERCIAL APP
ZEAL. Memphis, Tenn.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1908-09-02
Hawali,s Rubber Industry

The rubber industry in Hawaii Is
still in the experimental stage, but ex-
perts believe the opportunities for
profit are going to be large. Pre-
liminary experiments by the govern
ment indicate high yield from even
young trees. Over 100000 rubber
trees have been planted in the islands,
and still other plantations are being
established.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1908-09-02

other, but this does not cause me to
be less grateful to those who did sup
port me, and since my leading oppo-
net has Withdrawn from the race and |
have been officially declared the nomi-
nee OF my party pledge my people
that | will ever be true and faithful
to them, and tc the principles which |
have advocated.
A9aiain thanking my people for
all that they have done for me, am,
Very respectfully,
T. u. SlSSON.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1908-09-02

Henry Watterson not long ago pre-
dicted that Bryan could not be nom
mated. Now he predicts Bryan can
not fail to be elected Great prophet
is Henry.
If Nine. de Sagen is a specimen Of
American society then French society
aeed not be much to be better than
American society
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1908-09-02
rhe Eacts.

These yarns about cooks wear
ing their mistresses' clothes are all
fakes, are they not?'
"Of course. Why, my cock wouldn't
even condescend to patronize the
dressraker who makes my gowns. p
Louisville Courier-Journal.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1908-09-02
RYE Moo1sTY or ,VIcrcR ruco.
G-eat French F,es and Author Was
A 1gG Cf riS Own Merit.

NJ Capponi, the "doyen" of the ltal-
ian newspaper correspondents at Paris
is publishing his "reminiscences. One
AT his best stories relates to Victor
hugo, on whose eightieth birthday he
called to present the homage OF the
Gnreign press:
I'VE entered Che writes) and found
Victor Hugo seated in a great arm
shair, as on a throne, surro dAded by
his literary court. He welcomed us
with kindly smile lighting up his
robust face, framed in a thick white
Beard. | felt a little nervous, bu+, col
Acting my courage, recited the com
Piiment ] had so carefully rehearsed.
I told him that the correspondents OF
she foreign newspapers wished to as
sociate themselves in the homage
which the entire French nation was
paying to him as the greatest living
poet and the greatest liking author.
Victor Hugo, when had finished, took
hold of my arm and said, giving it
sriendly squeeze: I am quite of your
opinion.
And we withdrew" NJ. Capponi
concludes, only too pleased to think
ahat Victor Hugo shared our opinion
~ his merits"
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1908-09-02

take home box of candy or q
bunch Of flowers tonight"
what for? I'm sober"-LouiSviIlo
COurier-JoUrnal.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1908-09-02

That on, American Forests abound in
plants Which possess the most yauable
medicinal y'rtueS is abundantiJ 5tested
by scores OJ he most numeN medical
sriters and teachers, Even ta4 lntu-
Sored Indians had discovered the useful
neSs OF many native plants Ec-ave the
advent Of the white race. This a,0rma-
zion, Impaired frae'y to tho whies, led
abe la,tcr to coHtiaae iycstigati ms until
so-day we have rich assortment OF most
valuable American medicinal roots.
- . -
Dr.. Pierce believes that our American for
9sts GTnd in most valuable medicinal roots
Ton the cGfe~Qf most obstinate and fatal dis,
eases, y we.w0G4l properly investigate them;
and II. Ssfafrsaae9n of this conviction. he
9OiHs3' with Dride>fS the almost marYelnuS
CURES otleGte1- BY his HGnIden Medical-DiS-
toreEy.@ which has prQYen- Itself 70 be the
M y S cci114-- stomach ionic LIVER inYizQr-
4tQr. heart tonic and regulator, and blood
cleanser known 70 Inedlcal science. Dyspep-
STA, or indigestion. torpid liver. functional
and even valvular and other affections Of
the heart yield to its curative action. The
reason phy it cures these and many other
affections, is clearly shown in little book
OF extracts from the standard medical works
which is mailed free to any address by DR.. r.
w. Pierce. Of Buffalo. N. Y, to all sending
seQuest for the same
- - -
Not less marvellous. in the unparalleled
cures 1t is constantly making OF woman's
many peculiar affections. weaknesses and
DISTRESSING deranSements is Dr. Pierce's
Eavorite> Prescription as is amply sttested
BY thousands ofegLS o2icfed testimonials con-
h,A- Nyf.F,,l oT1r..A ~ bova Daar
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1908-09-02

Both the above mentioned medicines are
Rholly made up from the glyceric extracts OF
native, medicinal roots The processes en-
ployed in their manufacture were ORIGINAL
with Dir. Pierce, and they are carried on by
alxilled chemists and pharmacists witt the
aid OF apparatus and appliances specially
Assigned and built for this purpose both
W1edicines are entirely free from alcohol and
all other harmful, habit forming drugs. A
hall list OF their ingredients is printed on
each bottle-wrapper