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The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-10-03
Murder Trials Set.

Three murder cases appear on the docket for trial at the present term of the city court. Of the accused two are white. and one a negro Those who will face the court on the serious charge are Ira Perryman, Collie Reaves and John Jones. Perryman is charged with the murder of Phillip Crook in this city something over one year ago. He attempted to escape trial under the juvenile law, being under IA years old at the time he committed the offense. The matter was carried to the supreme court and there decided adversely to him. John Jones is the negro who, while engaged in a fight with his wife, threw a hammer at her, missing the ob- ject of his wrath and striking his g. year-old child, killing it instantly. Reaves killed a negro a few miles be. low Oxford some time ago.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-10-03
Choral Society.

A ch oral society will be formed by the vocalists of the city. The society will be composed of those who took part in the cantata at the Church of St. Michael and All Angels on last Tuesday evening. A meeting for the purpose of perfecting an organization will be held at the Alabama hotel next Tuesday evening at 8 o'clock.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-05-28

many years, but during the time he
has been here he has ever been identi-
fled with all the movements for the
uplift of the commercial affairs of the
city. He had but recently been eleva-
ted to the position of president of the
Commercial club and from the ener-
getic way in which he started out it
was apparent that this organization
under his direction would use its great
but latent power in an effective way
for the building UP of the business in
terests of the community. In way his
place will be hard to fill, but there are
many other capable business men in
the city who could step into his shoes
and carry out the work that he has
planned if they could be prevailed
upon to do SO. And it is up to the
directors of the Commercial club to
insist that some one of these men
make a few sacrifices and take up
the work where Mr.. Jensen has left it.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-05-28
WHY NOT MIR. FAIRCH1LD?

The suggestion that E. T. Fairchild,
state superintendent of public instruc-
ton be placed in charge of the State
Agricultural college to succeed Presi-
dent Nichols is worthy of consideration.
1t may be taken for granted that If
Kansas has a thoroughly competent
man for this important position he
should receive consideration. Who
suggested the name of Mr.. Fairchild
writer but it may have been some one
who was familiar with his work as the
directing force of the board of regents
of the agricultural college. Mr.. Fair
child was a member of the board of re-
gents for eight years and he was rec
ognized as a valuable member who al
ways was greatly interested in the in
stitution, and whose progressive ideas
did much to place 1t on a high plane.
He is thoroughly familiar with every
department of the college, has a wide
acquaintance, has greet executive abil-
ity, a good education and he may be
just the man to make this great school
greater and more important to the ed
ucational system Of Kansas. Mr.. Fair
child may not want to give up his po-
sition as state. superintendent of pub
lie instruction but II he should the
board of regents would do we'll to con-
slider him in connection with the presi
dency of the Kansas State Agricultural
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-05-28
.AYHAWKER .JOTS

-Four Smith county boys are with
the big battleship fleet in the Pacific.
A h1ppodrome show visited Salina
recently and had to borrow enough
money to get out of town.
w. Whipple, Of Lawrence. displayed
the leaf Of rhubarb plant the other
day which measured sixty inches from
tip to tip.
Five children have been born to
county in eleven months. triplets and
twins. They are evidently making a
bid for presidential favors
When a farmer milks a COW he is
something Of a squeezer for the Atchi-
son Globe tells Of one living south of
the town who kept count Of the num-
Der Of squeezes he made in getting a
gallon and half Of milk from a cow
They totalled $50.
There's a curious match in the vicin-
ity of Atchison. On William Chris
tian's farm to the southwest of the
city hen pheasant, one of the i'm
ported birds released by the state game
warden, has taken up with a Brown
Leghorn rooster.
Wichita points with pride to the fact
that Topeka woman went to Wichita
to buy the carbolic acid with which to
commit suicide. ''It can't be denied, %
says the Beacon, that the purity OF
Wichita's goods is making the city
famous as shopping center"
Vice President Fairbanks can visit
Atchison without fear now = for the
Globe reports that buttermilk is getting
to be the favorite drink at the Atchison
soda fountains and temperance stands.
One soda fountain sold twelve gallons
Of buttermilk on Saturday last.
An lola man perpetrated a mean
trick on pickpocket that was do
ing the crowd around medicine
show. He put an old Ingersoll watch
that he had been unable to lose in
his pocket and got into the middle of
the crowd. In few minutes his watch
was gone
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-05-28
THE wRIGHTs AEROPLANE.

For several years the Wright broth
ers, Of Ohio, have been at work per-
fecting an airship and the recent ex-
periments in North Carolina serve to
show that remarkable progress has
been made by these American inven-
tors. Their reported successful flights
with the aeroplane have been the
favorable comment. 1t is, OF course,
difficult to learn much about this
heavier-than-a air flying machine, be-
cause the inventors have insisted on
going to an out-of-the-way place to
conduct their experiments and in do
ing so have kept their affairs from
the public.
Z For this no criticism should be Of
fered, because no inventor of any
piece of mechanism is willing that 1t
should be the subject of inquisitive in
vestigation by curious eyes. Some
fault has been found with the Wrights
on this account. but when one looks
at the matter in a proper light it is
easily understood why they should
wins to maintain secrecy until their
machine has been completed and is in
running order. The accident which
occurred the other day will retard
their progress somewhat, but the in
ventors of France and other foreign
countries will henceforth take more
notice of the American airship than
they have in the past.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-05-28
GLOBE SIGHTS

GFrom the Atchison G1obe.]
Everyone expects to strike it" some
day.
If you want to be satisfied to work,
loaf awhile.
The man who does not brag on him
self usually has reason to.
There never were men like the men
we expect our neighbors to be.
You can't tell what a mans man
ners are until you have eaten with
him.
When a man has no luck, it is usual
ly because he has neither ability nor
industry.
There is little that is true, and a
great deal that is not true, in both
sides to story.
There are very few people who are
polite enough to wait until a man is
at leisure before bothering him.
When people get funny look IN
their eyes. and say they don't care, it
is pretty good sign they do care.
When you see a boy with curls and
sash, it is very good sign that the
father doesn't have his way in the
house.
Every man you deal with is looking
for the best of it, and that means the
worst of it for you, unless you are very
careful.
Nearly everyone can remember
| SOiHSluluS he SAID when a DdDy ana
which has become a family tradition
because it was so cute.
A woman at this time Of year makes
great promises to every caller that she
will save them seed from a plant they
admire, but she never does It.
So many people go out to the ceme-
be put up to this effect: mo admis-
sion except on business"
Every woman past 40 has an ambi-
ton to have a little house of her own
that will be easy to keep clean. and
will be cosy and comfortable
When a woman invites another to
be her guest, and finds that sne has
a previous engagement, she feels that
so far as she is concerned the slate has
been washed Off
The women can dress cooler in sum-
mer than the men, but they can't
pump UP a bucket Of cold water from
the cistern, douse their heads in 1t, ana
look better for it.
So many old people are treated with
neglect and unkindness by their chip
dren 1T is a wonder that old people do
not occasionally turn their property
into money and elope. &c
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fession you have nothing else to 40
and don't promise to let you go"
But must" cried Ben miseraoy;
II must. old man. I'm In love;
with your wife. must get away De-
fore greater harm ID DONE" :.
Lola seems pretty fond OF you. IL
was only this morning that she was
saying that she hoped to be able 20 IN
duce you to stay here while you write
working on the book and then sit out
on the piazza in the evening and gather
inspiration for the next days work :
Ben regarded his friend with horror.
1t must be that he had gone mad, Tor
now his face was contorted with laugh
ter and he rocked in his chair. Ben
had heard Of great shocks turning
mems minds, but he had not believed
that Tom would take his declaration -
much to heart.
His engagement seemed to increase
Toms merrimenk, and Ben half rose to
his feet to go into the house. Tom
sprang up and forced him back into
his chair.
1T seems a funny sort OF thing to
laugh at" he said cholringly. but. you
see. Lola is not my wife. knew that
If told you the truth and admitted
that there was an unmarried woman In
the house that you never could De IN
duced to come out. posted Lola from
the station when you were worrying TOT
fear 1t was inconvenient.
my wife il visiting her younger sis
ter, who is very i'll. That IL my sister.
Lola. who is keeping house tor me until
Nell gets back; so sail in. old man,
ana may luck be with you. Whore are
wou going?'' he added az Ben shook
him or and made for the door.
I'm going to sail In" explained Ben,
righted, 1908, by the Associated Liter
as he vanished into the house.-(Copy-
| airy Press.l es.ss
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-05-28
QUAKER REFLECTIONS.
rrrom the Philadelphia Recor

from the Philadelphia Record.l
Too many cooks are in the soup.
It would make any fellow growl to
have to lead a dogs life.
Liquor improves with age, which is
more than can be said of the men who
drink 1t.
lust because a man can't set the
world on fire is no reason why he
should be a wet blanket.
1T Is sometimes less embarrassing for
a woman to tell her age than to have
it guessed 1t.
About the hardest job a man has is
~ convince others that he is as good
as he thinks he is
Hoax-~Miss Antique used to be
such a sweet young girl" Joax-"Y Yes,
hut lots Of sweet things ferment."
wiee-"wigwag is actually afraid to
think for himself" Wagg-"That be-
ing the case, he ought to get married"
"a woman may be the light of a
mans life." says the Cynical Bachelor,
.sa;+her as a beacon or a danger sig
nal.''
NelE''Did she marry happily:
Belle-.No, but her divorce was Deauti.
fuL She gets $4,000 year anmony-
R1obbs-"Love is simply case OF
two hearts beating as one." Slobbs-
.Yes. but they don't always continue
to keep time.
"rhe happiest marriages are the re-
snlt Of mating with our opposites, SAID
the wise Guy. Eyes" assented the
simple Mug. at doesn't do to be too
evenly matched
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peace Of all good citizens. The result,
If the Manitoba precedent should be
followed. would be that. the reporters
story would be pronounced moonshine
and this paper be convicted 81 nDef-and
made to pay damages. Verify, there's
danger in ghosts.
That judge, too, was wise in his day
and generation. We do not have a
very high opinion of the plea made by
the newspapers lawyers who wanted
Macy to prove that the house was not
haunted. Proving negative is not
considered an easy job. and this was
a case where there seems to have been
no ground for the defense to offer evil
dence.i The Judge in the case was
plainly with Macy in his contention.
and the poor newspaper got a lemon.
But-are there ghosts?
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-05-28
POINTED PARAGRAPHS
[From the Chicago News. !

rFrom the Chicago News.1
Most men OF few words are married
Even an empty-headed man In cana
BILE of getting full.
Some people who make fhemselv..
too free should be locked up.
A miser wastes a, lot of money nv
saving 1t for his heirs to sQuander.
Girls wouldn't get much fun ont ~
flirting If 1t was strictly proper.
The wedding presents you give ar.
usually worth more than those Won
receive. ~
It's useless to cry over split min.
in few hours 1t would have soured
anyway. -
After man has failed at almo.t
everything else he sets up as . pi1i1osos
pher.
Nothing makes a girl so mad :. q.
have young man attempt to kiss hsr
and bungle the job.
People who think they are IN ~.
earthly saint class will be awfuily lone
some II they ever get to heaven.
A man seldom realizes what r. q -
be disappointed in love until, afser ~
10 led to the a1tar by the. vornsr -
hts choice. : I = = = :. -
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Trouble is one thing you can bor-
row that you are not expected to pay
back.
X X
Most lads would like to be
Esquimos because bathtubs are I'M
known in the Arctic circle.
x x 49,
Just to keep in practice a wife will
often berate her husband for for
getting to post letter which she
forgot to give him.
X X X
If a boy is too good for the sake
Of assuring himself of a birthday
present he is apt to be the recipient
of Bible.
1t does not necessarily follow that
one must play nothing but religious
pieces on a piano because it Is of the
upright variety.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-05-28
A NEW PERIL.

Another danger to the much reviled
and prosecuted newspaper comes to
light in connection with a recent dam
age suit in a Manitoba court. 1t seems
that newspaper of Winnipeg printed
q story about haunted house, as
newspapers have a somewhat confirm
ed habit Of doing. In fact, a news
paper reporter who would not make a
good story about house reputed to
have "hants" prowling about it's dark
recesses would not be looked upon as
competent ncil-pusher. In this
case the house belonged to a man
named Macy, and the account of the
incident and the suit goes on to say:
He sued the newspaper for giving
his house a bad name and thus i'm
pairing it's selling or renting value.
The lawyers for the defense insisted
that in order to recover damages he
must prove that the house wasn't
haunted. 1t is impossible to prove
such a matter by evidence in the or
binary way said the learned judge.
The very nature of a ghost, as under
stood by superstitious people, is that
of a phantom appearing at rare inter-
walls. Unless therefore we hold that
| courts should take judicial cognizance
of the fact that ghosts do not exist,
the falsity of the statement could never
be absolutely proved. I think that the
members of a court may, and as edu-
Gated men should, assume that there
| are not such things as ghosts and that
therefore the statement is necessarily
false Macy, got his judgment against
the newspaper, and it was affirmed on
the appeal"
Now, as all must admit, here is a
| real danger for the newspaper men who
are up to snuff. Let us suppose that
one Of the reporters OF this newspaper
| should receive a tip that certain
house in Topeka, otherwise uninhabit-
! ed. is populated by a ghost or a fam
lily of them. Naturally the reporter
would write it up in fine style-a style
| that would raise goose bumps on the
| readers Of the story, perhaps even de-
scribing the dress and appearance of
the ghostly inhabitants of the Inflated
house. Then we will suppose that the
| owner of the house should follow the
Macy example and bring suit against
the paper for damages, what could be
done? 1t would hardly be possible
we imagine to catch a genuine ghost
and have him or her or it, brought
into the court room as evidence that
such things were in the house. and
perhaps it would not be possible te
find witness who would swear thai
he or she had actually seen the un-
canny disturbers OF the quiet and
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-05-28
REFLECTIONS OF A BACHELOR.
[From the New York Press.1

[From the New York Pressl
One of the disadvantages of having
a bank account is how often there's
nothing in it.
People give more or less careful con-
sideration to all their plans except get
ting married.
What woman likes about owning a
little house in the suburbs is she can
call it her country estate.
An enjoyable thing to woman when
all the children are well is worrying
about in case they shouldn't be.
After 80 woman would much rath-
er have you tell her how young she
looks than how pretty she is.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-05-28

One thing is certain. AT least two
men who have been connected with
the house of representatives have done
some work this session. They are the
reading clerks. Because of the Demo-
cratic filibuster they have been COM
PEELED to call the roll nearly $50 times.
They have been worked so hard at
this trying job during the past few
days that they have broken down and
substitutes are now wearing out their
voices. The least the Democrats
should do would be to pay these fell
lows doctors bills.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-05-28

The recent strike in the coal fields
of Kansas, Missouri, Oklahoma. and
Arkansas has been a model of it's
kind. During the several weeks it
has been in progress it is not recalled
that there has been a single untoward
act of disorder or violence upon the
part of the strikers. 1t came at time
when the people did not need coal for
heating purposes, and when the rail-
roads and manufactures were plenti-
fully supplied with fuel. About the
only Inconvenience it worked was on
the miners themselves who were out of
work for quite a continued space of
time. And 1t has been settled in an
amicable fashion and to the satisfac-
ton of the miners and the operators.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-05-28

AS a result of the heavy rainfalls
and the high water in the streams,
romances a-plenty are in the budding
along the valley of the Kaw. When
the current in this river is swift dur
ing the spring of the year-the time
when young folks fancies lightly turn
to thoughts of love-any number of
affinity searchers are started through
the medium of corked bottles with the
names and addresses inside of those
who cast them on the stream. These
invite correspondence with the finders
and thus are the romances started.
From the number of bottles that have
already been picked up all the way
from Manhattan to Lawrence and
Kansas City it is evident that this
years crop of these peculiar romances
will be a large one.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-05-28

J. r. Koontz. general freight agent
of the Santa Fe, joins the others who
are in a position to know, in the pre-
diction of a bumper wheat crop for
Kansas this year. He estimates the
crop at ninety million bushels. If 1t
should fall a few short Of that it
would still be a dandy and take its
place among the record breaking
crops of Kansas. It's to. be hoped
that conditions continue favorable for
the wheat
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-05-28

This being king is not all it's
cracked up to be at times. Young
Manuel of Portugal has been working
at the job for four months and has
not yet received a cent of pay or any
money to maintain his residence.
Neither has his mother, the dowager
queen, received anything and the re-
suit is that the butchers and bakers,
the grocers and others who have had
the honor Of furnishing the royal
house with supplies, have become
tired of feeding the royal household
for love and are clamorous for their
money. Some of them have gone to
court and secured judgments against
the king and his mother. 1t seems
that the government can make no al
lowances to the royal family until the
accounts of the dead king are fixed
up and that's the reason why Manuel
Is broke.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-05-28

Hello. old man, how do you find BUSH
nessY'' s.,,...,.,n~ ,..-ro,,.t,, po.+
Customer-Ffave you an oil painting of
John d. Rockefeller?
Clerk-No. ma'am: no one has; He has
s'Uncle Henry, what is a sociologist?''
eoy Is enough
NEEDS mstss q society. s tribune.
water swslls wood"
ut must. I've often noticed that nov
elist will wreck a skin and then float
build a town."0 L courier-Jour-
nal.
mo" answered the frivolous person.
clothes taa are 70 this
may look few years from now.
ington Star.
IT shall be glad when I am old enough
to do as please" said the boy.
And about that time you will go of
get aes sc repeG the do
delphit Record.
Stella-I have enjoyed thirty-seven pro-
posals SO far since made my debut in
society.
Mabel-And suppose you will enjoy
as many more this year.
Stella-Why do you say that?
Mabel--Because it is leap year. you
know.-Chicago News.
The prodigal son wrote: the old man as
follows: 7 got relision at CAMP meeting
man replied: Religion is free. You got
the wrong kind. Atlantic Constitution.
ed for gambling at the racesT
- lot Of them are, are by having their Ell, mon non
Star.
Mani don't see why Miss Mugley
should want to marry him, with all her
Dick-I guess she had to- I don't be-
lieve he'd have taken her without It,
Philadelphia Press.
"a prophet is without honor in his own
country. remarked the moralizer.
he is never without competition. "-Chica-
go Daily News.
marriage why shouldn't it7 A man who
owns an . automobile has trouble enough
Philadelphia Record.
she--He tells me all his secrets.
He-well. you don't object to that, do
She-oh. I don't know. think I'd rather
find them out!-London Opinion.
Judge--was your chauffeur guilty in this
accident? =
was run over in entire compliance with
the ordinance.-Green Bag.
IT cannot live but week longer with
REALLY. Duke? Now how can you fix on
a specific length of timer"
''Ze landlord fix on 1t, miss; not L.
Louisville Courier-Journal.
You Americans don't appreciate art"
said the man from abroad.
I'VE don't eh?" rejoined the earnest pa
triot. why. we pay some opera sfngersss
more than we DO baseball piayeFs."E
Washington Star. =
q judicious mixture of work and play.
Man With the Bullying Brow-T know
you do. You work your friends and play
the races.-Chfcago Tribune.
''well. SIR" said the old gentleman IN
here again7 I thought that delicate hinf
gave you with my boot just az you left
the front door last night, would give you
to understand that don't like yoI-wousf
have you-coming here"
ut did," said the young man who was
after" the daughter. as a look Of mingled
pain and admirAt ton came over his Face
''but I thought would come and al
you--"
ASK me what?"
IF you wouldn't like to join our footbaI,
club ?s-Stray Stories.
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Chicago has a burglar who certain
" has a humorous turn of mind. He
broke into the room occupied by a
police sergeant who has the reputa-
ton for being the best thief catcher
on the force and robbed the sleeping
OFFICER of jewelry worth SEQ.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-05-28

Under heading of what Con-
gress Has Done McCutcheon, the
Chicago Tribunes cartoonist, has a
picture in recent issue of that paper
showing Mr.. Bryan and the Demo-
cratic campaign managers doubled up
with laughter that bespeaks of untold
10y,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-05-28

Lightning killed golfer in the vi
entity of st. Louis the other day. Will
this be one of the deaths charged up
to sports when the statistics of them
are compiled for 1908?
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-05-28

A court decision Of interest to wo-
men and of Importance to dressmak-
ers has been handed down in New
York. It Is in effect that a woman
need not pay for a gown If it is a
Ynisf1t