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The Detroit times., 1908-04-20

Priest and Pagan. by Herbert Nj.
Hopkins. This novel is sure to at
tract further attention TO the author.
I he scenes are laid In a lonely por-
ton OF the Bronx. in the suburbs OF
New York city, and many surprising
things happen here in the shadow
OF the great metropolis. Mr.. Hop
kins Is the rector of a church in that
region. and he has utilized his sxper-
fence az a setting for the tale. II Is
an interesting piece OF fiction.
(Houghton, Miffiin & Co.. Boston y
Macauley Bros, Sheehan's and Hud-
sons, Detroit)
Prisoners OF Chance" by Randall
Parrish. This Is a historical novel and
tegins In the province OF Louisiana In
1869. at the ruthless inauguration OF
the Spanish regime. Louisiana was
French and it's citizens, resenting be-
ing transferred TO Spain like a herd
OF cattle, sent back Uulloa, tho Span
ish governor, 10 the land from which
he originally came. The honor OF be-
ing the first American colony TO resist
European tyranny and throw of the
yoke was dearly bought. The Spanish
came over the second time and came
IN force. Don Alexandra. O'Reiily.
Bloody O'Reilly, as they call him In
Louisiana history, executed the lead
ers OF the revolution, the Louisiana
martyrs of liberty, and ruled the prov
ince with an iron hand.
The hero, Geoffrey Benteen. a gen.
tieman adventurer, isN summoned by
a slave sent by Nine de Noyan. an old
sweetheart whom he has promised to
serve n at any time she needed him.
Her husband. the Chevaiier Charles
de Noyan. one OF the captive revolu-
tionists. Is on the Spanish vessel OF
war, the Santa Maria, that r. anchor
ed in the river. He 70 TO be execut-
ed at daybreak. With full confidence
The Detroit times., 1908-04-20

Il think that some of the colored
leaders are making a great mistake
by opposing Taft" says Walter Stow
ers, colored attorney and director of
the new Michigan club. They are
short-sighted in doing SO. His record
shows him to be a strong man, and
the race will gain no benefit by oppo-
sition."
The Detroit times., 1908-04-20

Pullman miles and then climbing
saddle
To title right mansions and
hadozen athletic fellows
boy abandon
The Topeka state journal., 1908-12-05
he pulled his chair > bit cIo.er

he pulled his chair bit closer.
You're not going to bite, are you?''
asked Lucy, turning her head to most
tantalizing angle.
| This bandage of mine is getting very
loose" began Carlisle. Would you
mind tying it up tighter for me?"
Lucy drew the knot in the large hand
kerchief a bit tighter, and as she touch
ed the hand her face flushed. She glanc-
ed up into Carlisle's face and blushed
again.
Funny about that hand of yours. {"
Lucy announced. Father told me it
was nothing but a scratch, and here
you are nursing it for a week Men are
such babies. They think they are sick
when really"
81 am sick-in my heart.' said Car
Isle in a low voice.
Mr.. Carlisle!"
whats that these new-thought peo-
pie keep saying-'As a man thinketh,
so in his heart is he And Miss Stand
ing-Lucy-I can think of nothing but
you. It's new thought all right-and
it's the best thought I ever had in my
life. This hand with its hydrophobia
symptoms" there be ripped off the i'm
provised bandage was used to stir up
your sympathy. I kept thinking about
that, and decided it was not your sym
pathy, but your love that 1 wanted
You want me-" echoed Lucy slowly
as if in great wonderment.
"As 1 never wanted anything in my
life" he affirmed. Let me prove it to
you, little girl, won't your"
Footsteps were heard coming up the
hall There was no mistaking Carlisle's S
earnestness as he continued.
"At least don't say mo- to me-let me
come and see you and maybe in
time
The curtains parted and Mrs. Scott
Burden entered to hear Lucy reply in a
somewhat shaky voice:
"Wel, you had better come around
and see father-VOu know. he's the doc
or."-(Copyrighted, 1908, by Associated
Literary Press.)
The Topeka state journal., 1908-12-05
KANSAS COMMENT

CUBAN PLANT OF RARE POWERS.
The genius of man is never ending
source CT amazemert. The human
Inlno IS the most wonderful thing in
tne realm beneath the heavens. One
never tires of following its progress
and its discoveries.
Just think of a Cuban plant-prob-
apiy mere weed in it's native country
having inherent in it a power that
the human mind has never before now
possessed. 1t is sensitive 10 magnetic
ana meteorological changes. When
the stress upon Mother Earth is too
the plant are sensitive TO the fact that
an eruption must take place, and they
manifest it Enthusiastically.
FRANK A. Perritt, widely known
SEISMIC authority, is the discoverer of
this plant and its peculiarities under
certain barometric pressure.
When the sun and the moon are in
certain positions, according to Mr..
Perret, the astronomical influences
have a tendency to change the earth's
spherical shape into that of an ellipse.
Ot course the earth does not really
pecome an ellipse, but if it were
form.
As it is, the tendency to change
from a sphere to an ellipse manifests
itself in a condition of stress.
This condition of stress in the
earth's surface brings about a widen
ing and contracting of the assures of
the crust of the earth. This contract
ing of the assures results in volcanic
activity. In other words, when the
sun and moon are relatively so placed
to each other that astronomical con-
ditions are favorable. then the earth
tends to become an elliptical body, the
assures contract and the eruption of
some great volcano takes place.
II do not say that the astronomical
conditions caused the disturbance, but,
provided the conditions below the
earth's surface point to an eruption,
the astronomical influence will surely
bring about this eruption We can
tell to day the date when such an
eruption is to happen, provided the
local conditions are in concordance
with the astronomical influences."-
Wichita Eagle.
The Topeka state journal., 1908-12-05
JOURNAL ENTRIES

One of the mysteries of life is how
a woman can get a gown from her
dressmaker before the styles change.
. y n
About the only reason a boy thinks
we'll of soap is because of the boxes it
comes in which are fine for making
bonfires.
X X
When two men get into an argu-
ment and Immediately begin to call
each other liars the chances are that
both are right.
Many persons who do not believe in
future punishment rather wish there
was such a thing for the benefit of
certain other people.
= y
The worst ICON ndition" that ever
confronts a fellow at college is one
which leaves him so physically weak
that he is unable to participate in ath-
letic sports.
The Topeka state journal., 1908-12-05

If there be among YOU a poor man of
gates in thy land which the Lord thy God
siveth thee, thou shalt not harden thine
brother Deuteronomy XVI
One of New York's prominent mill
lionaires told recently of a man who
came to him with an exceedingly sad
tale of misfortune which was listened
to most sympathetically.
"Ah, joe" said this man as he gave
his unfortunate friend some help,
'when a man is down few hands are
extended to him.
Few hands-yes-that's right" was
the reply from the needy one as he
smiled bitterly and added, but think
of the feet"
And these few words tell most ex-
pressively of how persons, who get
down and out temporarily or per-
manently. are treated generally. In
stead of being accorded helping hands
they are dealt effective kicks to speed
them on their way to ultimate mis-
fortune. 1t is rather strange that this
should be so, but, nevertheless, it is.
and it has been the way of the world
from time immemorial.
1t is a way that might we'll be
CUdESSQ- ne TINE IUdI d IIdn IuOSl
needs the aid of friends is when ad
versity in any of it's many forms, has
overtaken him. That is the time that
assistance should be Forthcoming. Many
a worthy man meets with reverses
through untoward circumstances who
would recover his equaninity and re-
coup his losses if he were extended
little succor. But that seems to be the
very time when his friends, or rather
his acquaintances whom he has wrong
ly placed in the category of friends,
turn their backs on him and extend
their feet or a shove with their hands
in the wrong direction.
OF course, this is not always the case.
There are many who are true friends,
indeed, and who are ever ready to give
their favor and encouragement to their
friends who are in sore distress. But
the number of this kind of persons is
far too small. 1t should be a common
practice. And every man fails in his
duty to his neighbor and his God If he
turns a deaf ear to worthy appeals for
help. His hand and not his foot is
what he should put forward when a
less fortunate brother appeals to him
for assistance of one sort or another.
The Topeka state journal., 1908-12-05
WHEN EGGS ARE EGGS

At this time eggs are eggs, orwell,
one might say they are more or less
~ So
For sometimes when they're in the shell
1t seems to be case of guess So
However, eggs are eggs, we'u say
Just for the sake of illustration
And take no heed of what they may
Become from too long preservation.
Well eggs are eggs. pleasant form
OF most nutritious human forage
Unless. perchance. they get too warm
While they are waiting in sold storage.
So eggs are eggs, and we delight
To have them served to US some morn
When they are Just exactly right
4And not passed out with well meant
u warnings.
But eggs as eggs at thirty-five
- Per@doz.. all guaranteed not SHADY
Do not apneal unto our thriv-
Ing first-class boarding lady.
indianapolis News
The Topeka state journal., 1908-12-05

that Nebraska, the government of
which will soon be in the hands of the
Democrats who are Mr.. Bryan's
friends, is to be made 'the dog" on
which will be tried the theories of
government that are so dear to Mr..
Bryan's heart. Mr.. Rosewater insists
that for the next couple of years Ne
braska should be properly referred to
as "Bryan's political experimental
station Well, if Nebraska is to play
this part she will be rendering a great
service to the people of the nation,
many of whom are decidedly anxious
to ascertain just in what way many
of Mr.. Bryan's theories of government
will work out in practice.
The Topeka state journal., 1908-12-05
JAYHAWKER JOTS

| Garnett thinks it is in a real cotton
belt because one of it's residents has a
cotton plant in the house that has two
large blossoms on 1t.
Dickinson is now making claim
| for being something of an automobile
| center There are now over one hun
dred automobiles in use in that
| locality.
The population of the Kansas state
prison now number 1928. OF this
number fifty=four are women the
highest number Of women ever i'm
prisoned at one time in the state pen
| itentiary.
Someone asks who'll write the
| "Sandhills Road editorials for the
Garden City Telegram when Ralph
Faxon returns to Washington as Sena-
tor Longs private secretary. 1t IS
learned that Mr.. Faxon has written
SandhiIls editorials ahead as far as
No. CXXXVII, which is enough to last
until after March 4.-Kansas City
Star.
Something out of the ordinary is
always happening at Lawrence where
erudition of one sort and another
holds sway. The town has been
ouiyering for a few days with a mad
dog scare a ferocious brute having
run amuck and bitten several other
dogs that are also running amuck
This may be taken as evidence that
"dog days. prevail in Lawrence all
An honest man has turned up in
Coffeyville. He checked some excess
baggage at Winfield for Coffeyville
and paid the charge of $1.20. By the
time he arrived at Coffeyville he had
figured it up that the charge on his
excess baggage was really $1.40 so he
turned over the 20 cents due the rail-
road company to its COffeyville agent.
If the railroads could distribute passes
these days this man would certainly
be entitled to- one for life.
The Globe declares that 1t does not
1t SAYS that an American man the
other day had fried chicken and
cream gravy, mashed potatoes, white
bread and hot corn bread with cream
cry butter for his lunch and it only
cost him twenty cents. A man could
have a meal like that any place for
the same sum and less if his neigh
bors were as careless in allowing their
poultry to run around the streets as
are the Atchison folks.
Benjamin H Kline. twenty-one
years old, of Hopkins is styled by the
naval recruiting officers at Kansas
City, Mo-, as being a perfect man. He
is sixty-nine inches tall, weighs 176
pounds, has a mean chest measure
ment of thirty-seven inches and a
chest expansion of five inches. The
naval surgeon, who examined him
says that his eyes, hearing, the shape
of his head and the proportions of
his limbs are practically perfect. This
is only another indication that Kansas
produces nothing but the best in all
things.
The Topeka state journal., 1908-12-05
GLOBE SIGHTS.
[From the Atchison Globe.l

from the ACcnlSOn GIODe. j
Popular men are as jealous of each
other as popular girls.
Every man believes his friends
make a wailing place of him.
No use talking; on a dull. rainy
Sunday, when a hack drives up to a
neighbor's, it is a diversion.
A number of Atchison children met
Saturday and organized a Society for
the Training of Step-Parents.
A man can be married or divorced,
and within three days people will for
get, and quit talking about him.
There is one thing about a hypo-
crite: his manners are apt to be bet
ter than those of the candid man.
During every dry spell, the thought
occurs to us that If we could rain,
and everybody wanted US to, we'd do
it. .--
When there are ten girls at the
depot, it means that one is going away
and nine have come down to see her
off.
1t is a rare married woman who
does not get an anonymous letter
once or twice a year suggesting that
she watch her husband.
When an old fashioned woman
wants to say that anyone, who wishes
to can get married, she uses this ex-
preston: mo matter how crooked
the pot you can find lid"
WhaC mas become OF the tender
hearted woman who furnished
roosting place for the flies by slicing
her apples and hanging them up on
strings from the ceiling to dry?
1t is said that if you swallow a
single seed in eating a watermelon,
you will have fits. There is nothing
in it. We will bet that a boy can eat
all the seeds in watermelon, in ad-
dition to the rfnd and vine, and never
mind it.
When you go into a house between
now and Christmas and find a cross
tired looking woman viciously putting
her needle in and out of a daint-
piece of work you may know that the
joyous Christmas tide is at hand and
the stormy faced woman is working
on her Christmas presents.
The Topeka state journal., 1908-12-05
AN EXCELLENT SUGGESTION.

A move in the right direction has
been made by the members of the To-
peka committee which is being form
ed to work for the creation OF state
fair and it's location in Topeka. Itz5is
that the two other cities which are
candidates for the honor of being the
home of this big undertaking. Hutch
inson and Wichita, join forces with
Topeka in urging upon the members
of the legislature the necessity for
making an adequate appropriation
with which to start the fair along. AZ
ter this is made certain there can then
be a friendly contest between them
over the proper place in which to es-
tablish the exposition.
This is assuredly the correct course
to pursue. There need be no bick-
erings over the location of the fair
until after the legislature has decided
to extend the aid that the state should
to found the institution. AS a matter
of fact, it is probabl that the legis-
Iatures of the past half dozen years
would have made a state fair apprO-
priation if there had not been such
known opposition in different locaH-
ties to the establishment of the fair
in any of them. So the thing to do
is for the cities that think they have
the best facilities for the location of
the state fair to put aside their in
dividual claims for the time being
and work in harmony win each other
for legislation that will make a state
fair certain, no matter where it is To-
Gated. 1t would be of more benefit
to the state as a whole and even to
any particular locality to have state
exposition Of proper proportions no
matter what its location in the state
may be. Topeka has shown her will
ingness to work first for state fair
and then for it's location and her ri
val sisters for the honor will un-
doubtedly get into line. If they do
not they win be making a mistake and
one that might actually prevent the
appropriating of a sufficient sum of
money for state fair by the coming
legislature.
While discussing this matter, it may
be well to call attention to the fact
that no matter where the state fair is
located it need not of necessity inter
fere with holding of county fairs in the
various localities of the state where
they have been held in the past AS
matter of fact a state fair ought to
encourage the giving of more of these
smaller expositions. In other states
where there have been state fairs for
years many successful county fairs are
held before it and attract the best
of exhibits in stock, produce and ev-
erything that is developed in the
counties. Because OF the state fair
in prospect, exhibitors from outside
the state do not participate to any
great extent in the county fairs. So
the prize winners in these expositions
represent the best that is produced in
the localities. They are then sent to
the state fair and come in competi-
ton with the best of their kind from
all over the state and the best of a
bunch Of cattle, say, under these cir
cumstances is quite able of holding
its own with the exhibits from other
states. And 50, as remarked, the
creation of a state fair need not mean
the elimination of the good fairs
The Topeka state journal., 1908-12-05
oUAKER REFLECTIONS.
From the Philadelphia RecOrd.I

TFrom the Philadelphia Record.1
No man can bore his way to popularity.
Lots of energy is wasted in making FOOLS
of ourselves.
To have his memory kept green man
must be true blue.
At any rate the black sheep lives longer
than the fatted calf
The fellow who is always forming new
resolutions needs reforming.
You can bribe a man by throwing dust
in his eyes. if it's gold dust
When a man has nothing else to worry
him he thinks about getting married
The right will triumph. At least, a man
always feels that way when he wins
Mrs Muggins-.fNo. / don't keep a
servant Mrs. Buggins-'1sn't that fine?
Won can have every afternoon out IL you
want it. can't you?
'AIl men are born equal" quoted the
Wise Guy Say, don't try to convince
the mother of first baby of that fact,
said the Sinnle Mug.
The Topeka state journal., 1908-12-05

At a recent hearing in the Missouri
suit to oust the International Harves-
ter company from doing business in
that state there was testimony to the
effect that this trust obtained possess
sion of its subsidiary companies by
forcing them to sell out through COM
petition that was ruinous to them.
And probably if the truth were known
this is the method that has been en-
ployed by every trust and gigantic
corporation in developing its great size
and power.
The Topeka state journal., 1908-12-05
REFLECTIONS OF A BACHELOR.

CFrom the New York Press.
A mans gratitude for a favor done
him is mostly a bid for more.
The trouble with a divorce is that
no insurance goes with it against do
ing it again.
A man on the water wagon is even
willing to have to go to the dentist
for an excuse to fall off.
The hardest thing for a girl to un-
derstand is how it is that the athletic
team which has the prettiest uniform
is not sure to win.
A girl is always sure a man is try
ing to make a declaration of love to
her when what it is, is an explanation
of the difference between football and
baseball.
The Topeka state journal., 1908-12-05
FOR SOLDIERS. MORALS.

The army chaplains have at last
succeeded in getting authority for
joint discussion among themselves of
means of increasing the efficiency of
the corps. The movement was start
ed some time ago by a chaplain, who
has since been retired for failure to
take the army riding test, and some
ten or twelve of the chaplains are to
meet at Fort Leavenworth next April.
They are to take up the question of
special regulations for the guidance
of members of their branch of the
army with a view to establishing unity
of work in order to produce the best
results. They will also give some at
tention to the qualifications to be
adopted by the government in deter
mining the fitness of candidates for
appointment. The board has been
authorized to deal only with general
matters bearing on the labors of the
chaplains, and nothing will be sug-
gested as to legislation. The chap
lains enter the service as captains,
and after ten years service may be-
come majors upon the recommended
ton of the officers with whom they
have served. 1t is realized, especially
by the worthiest of the chaplains, that
there is much to be done by mutual
endeavor. and it is to discuss this sit
uation and the avenues of usefulness
that they will gather at Fort Leaven-
worth.-Leavenworth Times.
The Topeka state journal., 1908-12-05
POINTED PARAGRAPHS
[From the Chicago News. J

Fast trains of thought frequently
jump the track.
You can't right your wrongs by
fussing with your neighbors.
It's an easy matter to get around any
one you can see through.
Motto for a lawyer, Il viii" Motto
for fruit preserver, Il can.
Wisdom and love have never been
able to form an effective alliance.
The deaf-and-dumb alphabet is an
example of the mute-ability Of human
affairs.
The straight and narrow path isn't a
favorite throroughfare with crooked
people.
If is difficult to understand women.
because they never try to make them
selves plain.
It's enough to make man get his
hack ND when he is asked to shoulder
the responsibilities of others.
The Topeka state journal., 1908-12-05
Wroten to Looie Linkenf,,s.er

Wroten to Looie Linkenfusser.
Wiegets, Looie. 1 am wrotening you
to led you know dat Dom Paul Love-
well iss venting hence. Berheps you
remember Dom Paul? He iss der prin-
cipal pussy-foter NIT der dark lantern
Vlch haf peen making life Won long,
sveed dream fer der phony politicians
und oders vich vas in der habid ul
taking mitoudt asking
Dom Paul iss going to connect NIT
Choe Bristow. Wherefore, he makes
poor choice uf a boss, und Pristow
makes a egselent choice uf a editer. Vot
iss our loss iss hiss gain, es dey say ven
a member uf der family croakss und
moofs on. Und I tink Paul iss vot
Bristow needs to lend a air uf respec-
tabullity to hiss moofmendts.
The Topeka state journal., 1908-12-05

The unknown citizens of Pine Bluffs,
Ark, who went contrary to the fed
eral governments orders and dyna-
mited government dixie in the Ar
kansas river for the purpose of making
a channel that would divert the water
from engulfng the city and wreaking
untold damage to it, ought to be dis
covered at once and not for the pur-
pose of censure or punishment. They
should be made to stand out in the
hmelight of publicity so that grateful
people can pin a few medals on them
The Topeka state journal., 1908-12-05

Members of the state board of health
have decided to ask the legislature to
enact several statutes of Importance for
the better protection of the health of
the people of the entire commonwealth.
They will also request an appropria-
tion of $4,000 for the purpose of carry
dng on an educational campaign against
tuberculosis. And it would seem that
the state could not spend like sum
of money to better advantage.