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Norwich bulletin., 1909-08-27
suffield Tohacco cron.

Some of the farmers of Suffield, Copn., have begun cutting tobacco, and in another week the work will be in full swing Those of the growers who primed their crops last year are repeating the process this year, so that it looks as if the experiment. of picking the tobacco in the fields was something of success. The expense of harvesting the crop in this way is rather more than when the crop is cut in the old-fashioned way, but it is claimed by those who have tried the experiment that the extra weight of tobacco obtained in this way will more than make up for the increased cost. The rain of last week has been absorbed by the crops, and another good rain is already much needed. The tobacco crop is uneven about the town some pieces being ripe while others are just beginning to show the bud. This difference will make the hired help problem for the harvesting some what easier than in the years when everybody wants to get in their crops at once. Tobacco as a whole looks as well as it did last year, and the grow CTS ought to realize fully as much for their summers labor.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-08-27
When William Quit Smoking.

An Excerpt rom DOr1S Letter: And oh, Will, if you weren't the dearest boy! You told me often that you would do anything in the world for me. and now you write, for my sake you've quit smoking. I'll have to wait until I see you to tell you what a dear l think you are....."
 From Janis.
 "....You write that out of considera- tion for me you have stopped smoking for good. That was just lovely of you, William. and you may depend that I greatly appreciate it,"
 From Phyllis.
 Billy Boy, its's just ripping. You're the dandy kid! Just to think that you would swear off using the weed, just for me. It was mighty dear of you, Billy, and it makes me all the more keen for you....."
 From Marjorie. "...To think that you've quit smok- ing, William! I was so surprised! Of course, I always knew that you care for me, but to think that, as you say, you've made this sacrifice on my ac- count-why, it's positively noble of you!....."
 From His Mother.
 ".....Will, my son. this proves your love for me. Father is inclosing a check to show that he appreciates the fact that you think enough of your parents to give up smoking for them....."
 From His Doctor.
 -Four letter advising me that you havee obeyed my orders and stopped the use of tobacco is at hand. AS l said, your compliance...."-Pu
Norwich bulletin., 1909-08-27

An unusual record for long railroad service ended at Elgin. H.. in the death of James V. Wilson, who was regarded as the dean of railway en- gineers in the Central West. He serv- ed the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul 5 years as locomotive driver and IA years as master mechanic.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-08-27
schsms of Life channinn.

Talk about the seasons shiftingI Why. the whole scheme of life is changing. Latest Enoch Arden just returned to Jersey) is filled with the most poignant regret that his wife hadn't married!-N. '. Herald.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-08-27

King Manuel of Portugal is said to be going on a journey in which he will include the countries of Europe where there are eligible young ladies. He will visit England first, and it has been hinted upon more than one oc- casion that he wishes to wed an Eng fish princess.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-08-27

Before the draining and diking of England and Holland. mosquitoes, ma Iaria, chills and fever were as bad as in our southern states today Undiked and undrained, neither of these coun tries had risen to it's high place in history, but had been baked by ma larial degeneration-N. Y. Press.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-08-27

pr. Sarah Doiley of Rochester was elected honorary chairman at the meeting which the women members of the American Medical association held few days ago in New York for the purpose of devising means for ed ueating the public in the prevention of disease. pr. Dolley was the second woman in this country to take a medi- cal degree.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-08-27

Prof. Richard Burton of the uni versity of Michigan, in commenting at Chautauqua, N. Y.. on the cheap lit erature of the country, is optimistic about the future i'll this respect. When women take a larger part in our public affairs and enjoy fran chise then there will be a change in regard to literature that comes into our homes," he said.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-08-27

An agricultural exhibition was held for the first time in the Canary Islands of Santa Cruz de Teneriffe in May permanent building, and the agricul- tural society will hold exhibitions an- nually in May
Norwich bulletin., 1909-08-27

The principal features worthy of. note in connection with financial matters is the ,eagerness to issue bonds and deb- entures abroad. Japanese municipal authorities and tranrway and steam ship companies look abroad for capital. It is said the amount of foreign cap ital recently introduced in this way into this country is about $30, 100000.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-08-27

Besides the four or five Chinese government schools now teaching rail- way engineering, another is recom- mended to be established at Tientsin. Also a, rail making plant is to be erected at Tia Yua flu, and every de- partment and district touching the railway is directed to plant 30,000 elm trees in order to provide ties for the future.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-08-27
CLIPPINGS FROM EXCHANGES.

United States land areas still unap- propriated and unreserved in 1908 were 54,S95, ,000 acres, of. which 36S,0220OO acres were in Alaska, 61, 1,477,0o0 in Ne- vada, 46, 532, ,000 in Montana, 44,77S,00O in New Mexico and 42.769,0G0 in Ar izona.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-08-27
Lucky for tha Public.

Friday. the 18th, passed off quietly. It will be noticed that Thomas W. Lawson kept particularly still.-Pitts- burg Gazette Times.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-08-27

Within the near future definite plans will be formulated for the elec- trification of the more important state railways of Sweden. The first line to be taken in hand will in all probability be that between kruna, the center of the great iron ore fields of Lapland and the Norwegian frontier. a distance of about S1 miles.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-08-27

During the last fiscal year ASS. .564 money orders were sent to Italy from this country, amounting to s2,292- 93S.57. an increase of $2.306,41S.96 over the previous year. It is apparent however, that this forms but small part of the total amount sent out of the country annually by Italian resi- dents of the United States, other agencies being used;
Norwich bulletin., 1909-08-27

After working for Heathcoat & Co., lace manufacturers, of Tiverton, Eng land. for seventy-one years, William Huxtable has just retired.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-08-27
A World Record.

The strike fever has gone so far in Sweden as to attack the farmers. That is making a new world record. -=Manchester Union
Norwich bulletin., 1909-08-27
One Good Feature.

Well, there is one good thing about changing the design of our money ev- cry day--the counterfeiters will never catch Washington Times.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-08-27

Miss Alice M Robertson of Musko- gee, Okla, is the only woman in the country at the head of a postoffice of the first class.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-08-27

The Marchioness of Ripon is one of the handsomest of the popular Eng fish women. Her husband has only recently succeeded to the title, and was when she married him the--Earl de Grey. She was Constance Gladys, wife of the fourth Earl of Lonsdale and sister of the Earl of Pembroke so she cannot be said to be new to honors that have come to her through her husbands succession.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-08-27
Not Afraid of George Conan.

pAnnunzio has announced that he will try for the Nobel prize for litera- tuxe in 1910.-Denver Republican.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-08-27

Chief Spencer, aged 11O years, "a Klickftat, died recently on the reser- vation at Fort Simcoe In 1S43 he saw whites come to the coast across coun- try as settlers. In 1856 he was a guide and scout for Colonel Wright and Major Raines He had always been faithful to the whites, in spite of the fact that volunteers, in 1S50 killed every member of his family.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-08-27
Gettino Used to It,

Wu would feel sighted if he wasn't recalled once in a while.-Milwaukee Sentinel
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-11-06

Wroten ad Looie Linkenfusser,
Nolseville. Noise county. Illynoise.
r Wnaryuh. Looie: vonce again.
dake my typewriter DIV der ksnect
ound ge-ckoke oud NV weekly Iedder
to you Uf all der tankless. vortIess
cnops L haf peen oopagensd fer der
pasd eight years.. my weekly. ledder to
you ISIS der vorsest. Fer years.
Looie. 1 hat dit my besd to pound
someding besite sawdust into vo,,r
canoodle, but you ISIS nod efen a bone
head. Bone ISIS porous. Id ISIS NIT =
Wild squeak uf anguish dot I make
dis adempt to pass you a Thought. Id
may touch you, und i'd may nod. Id
ISIS discourse. under der cheneral
head uf Conversation
Looie, I opserf dot you talk too
much. Ad efery obbortunity you push
some reporter into dark corner und
make him interview you. verepy you
make awful mistake. "Dey always
talk who neffer think" says der late
Misder Young, poet ct cetera. Und
he also sayss. We're Natures end Of
language ISIS declined. and men talk
only to conceal der mind" Uf course
Misder Young ditnd't hat you in mind
ven he wrote dot lasd Won. fer you
will opserf dot he used der word
| mind" Dot lets you oud, but by
quotation fit your case. Remember
vot conversation dit fer Misder
Crane, almosd- minister to Chiny. Wait
anoder year und you may opserf q
noder horribil egzample in der person
uf Misder Stubs. vot ISIS conversing
ad pressendt, on effery supchect NIT
vich he ISIS unfamiliar, from deep
waterways to tariff und taxes. Dake
a tumble, Looie-dere ISIS yedt time.
Came here und study der sysdem uf
my oldt brunette katzen, und learn
DERBY. / hat katzen vot ISIS not SO
VERY larche und suffering NIT O1dt
age, but he can trim any katzen in
der block in sigs SECONDS by a clock
vot ISIS sefen minds fasd. Wv? Pc
caus he ISIS nod giffen to conversation.
In der misdt uf der night, ven I
heard der voice uf Won katzen yelling
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-11-06
Canada's Indians.

Canada has an Indian population of
,O43 which requires government SUI
pervision. During the fiscal year ended
September 80 there were 1886 births and
2,216 deaths among the Indians, a net
increase of only 179. AS the houses in
which the Indians live are improved
and approach the standard of the sur
rounding white people. there appears to
be an Improvement in the record OF
their vital statistics. The influence OF
the white man is good in places also in
encouraging habits of persistent indus
try, especially in the matter of farming
and stock raising. In agriculture lasr
year the Indians produced crops valued
at $1,477,000 and raised beef valued at
s256,000 In both cases the record was
better than that of the preceding year.
AS there were 86,379 people engaged
more or less in the work, the produc-
ton per head was, however, rather
smalI.-Utica Press.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-11-06
Hookworm Discoxerer.

Commingled with their commentator
Tor the project of John D. Rockefeller,
who Friday gave $1,00o.000 to halt the
ravages of the hookworm disease, army
officers generally and other officials here
entertained ana expressed a deep re-
greet that Major Baily K. Ashford, U.
s. A, medical corps, who they term
the real discoverer of the disease, was
not named on the commission appointed
to fight the disease and apparently is
given no recognition for the work he
has done
Brig. Ger. Clarence R. Edwards, chief
OF the bureau Of insular affairs; Brig.
Gen. George W. Torney. surgeon gen
eral of The war department.; Maj. Frank
Mcintyre, and others. all said that ii
any man was qualified to serve on a
commission selected to fight this dis
case, it would be Maj. Ashford who dis
covered it. had treated it with remark
ebout its ravaEes and it's cure than any
enc else in the world. Maj. Ashford
is now in Porto Rico. continuing this
line of work. which he began in 1899
The discovery of anemia, or "hcok-
worm disease" was made. it was said
by DR.. Ashford in Porto Rico shortly
after the island mad been devastated by
Ashford, then post surgeon at Ponce
csta blished a field hospital of 1876 beds
for the treatment of persons who could
not be accommodated in the hospitals
OF the city. Fully three-fourths of those
were suffering from what was believed
to be faulty diet. Better nutrition was
provided, but this. with other remedies
failed. 1t was then that DR.. Ashford
made the discovery of the hookwor1n
or anemta. and also found a remedy
which has steadfastly proved success
ful.-New York Herald.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-11-06
QUAKER NEGOTIATIONS.
Iron the PHILADELPHIA Record. ]

[From the Philadelphia Record.1
When a man wants the earth 1t is
usually only with the idea of giving it
to some woman.
The man who thinks he knows it all
evidently isn't the father Of a boy old
enough to ask questions.
When we speak of man of means we
sometimes merely mean a man who has
the means of borrowing money.
The Cynical Bachelor rises to remark
that woman seldom appreciates her first
husband until she gets her second.
You can't tell much about mans am
billions. Even the fellow who trund1es
a wheelbarrow may carry all before him.
In spite Of a popular tradition to the
contrary the only skeleton in the average
mans closet is a trousers stretcher.
Hoax-'T like to see Miss Dashaway
dance. She keeps such good time" Joax
Maybe she has clocks on her stock
ings.''
Blobbs-'I hate to be alone.'' Slobbs-
IT should think you would. A man is
known. by the company he keeps, you
know
Drink to me only with thine eyes,
quoted the romantic girl. "AH right.
Here's looking at you," said the practical
young man.
at am in the hands of my friends re-
hands of your friends, suppose, are in
your pockets added the professional
Wigwag-.'When are you going to pay
me that SO you owe me?'' Borrowell-
My dear fellow. you can't get blood out
of a turnip-" Wigwag-"I know. but If
punch your head I can get blood out OF
a beat"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-11-06
MIR. PEARY'S PAY.

In the controversies over the dis
covery of the North Pole which
abound on every hand it is not I'M
usual to hear some one wonder why it
is that Mr.. Peary has not taken the
lecture platform for the purpose of
raking in little easy money. Mr..
Peary doubtless has reasons which
are good and sufficient to him and
perhaps one of them Is that he doesn't
need the money in view of the fact
that he is on the governmental pay
roll at a figure that many would con-
slider to be a lucrative income.
Just how generously Mr.. Peary has
been treated by the United States dur
ing the periods Of his polar explora-
tons was set forth the other day by
the Chicago News in few brief para
graphs as follows:
Commander Peary became a civil
engineer in the navy in October 1881,
Since that time eight extended leaves
OF absence have been given to Mr.
Peary to get to the pole.' Only one
of the eight orders directs him to go
show that on all the trips except one
the explorer has drawn the salary of
his relative rank as an officer in the
navy on leave.
Inc last or the orders gives him a
leave of absence from April 9, 1907,
for three years, to go abroad. But
this was modified on July 2, 1908. by
a revocation of the unexpired leave
and an assignment to duty of max
ing observations in Grantland and
Greenland under the coast and
geodetic survey.
Under the amended orders Mr..
Peary has been entitled to draw full
pay Of $4,000 a year during the last
fourteen months of his absence"
1t will be seen from this statement
Of fact that while Mr.. Peary has been
INDUCING his desires for arctic ex-
plorations and in quest Of an undying
personal fame. he has been more
than well cared for at the public ex-
pense. Nor 1t is unreasonable to
assert that exploration, regardless of
the dangers and privations. in
volved. would become exceedingly
popular with an extensive company of
individuals if they could only make
arrangements to undertake it on large
and steady salaries from the public
treasury.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-11-06
UNIQUE 2-CENT FARE FIGHT.

The many unusual aspects of the con-
test which is being waged by the state
Of Oklahoma and the railroads travers-
ing it over the two cent a mile passen-
ger fare proposition are set forth ad-
mirably in an editorial on the subjec.
which appeared recently in the Kansas
City Star, as follows:
1.-THE Oklahoma railroads are at
tempting to annul the 2-cent fare law
of that state in the United States court
at Guthrie today, and in their fight
against low fares they are confronted
by a unique situation. They must prove
that the constitution of Oklahoma is
unconstitutional.
In other states the roads have been
able to attack the 2-cent laws as an
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-11-06
.AYHAWKER JOTS

Isn't it about time that some gifted
bard sang a song of the Kansas hog.
He's bringing eight cents pound
these days.
A milkman at Russell fell over dead
while milking a COW. The Emporfa Ga
zette thinks that perhaps he found a
fish in the bucket.
The Leavenworth Times calls New
toms new slogan, NOW Notice New
ton" an 'euphonious ALTERATION"
It's worse than that.
Grief and lamentation from the En-
poria Gazette: "Since the consolidation
of the lola papers, it is almost impos-
sible to learn any fresh news concern
ing Sam Whitlow."
Of the recent suicide of Washing
ton county farmer the Frankfort Re.
view said: mo reason can be assigned
for the act more than the usual cause
for suicide-lack of brains"
The Junction City SentinePs daily
edition has been suspended. c. M.
Harger, it's editor and dean of the K.
U school of Journalism on the side,
explains its demise thusly: 1T was too
good a paper for its income. Glory
ever paid off the help or met the
paper bills"
Why is the dodger supplement? If
some of the managers of Kansas papers
which adopt the mechanical after
thought system Of putting in a little
stoop and pick up these inserted hand
bills as every one does who opens the
paper, it is doubtful IL they would con-
tinue the habit.-Leavenwor Times.
A lot of Junction City sports got up
an endurance run or a pathfinding tour,
or something equally silly and unprofit-
able. and the first thing they did with
their automobiles was to scare a valu-
able horse, which injured itself SO that
it had to be killed. The PAPER machs
loving cup for which the run was.made
won't be much consolation to the man
who has to pay for the lorse.-Emporia
Gazette.
Larned is talking of adopting slo-
gan, and thinks favorably of you'll
ike Larned." That reminds those who
were In the northwest during the past
summer of the situation there, writes
Ralph Faxon in the Garden City Tele-
gram. For instance, you heard: oval
Ia Walla Wants You;" you'll Like
Everett" "Tacoma'u Do for YOU"
and there was one for each town. You
couldn't move, you couldn't get away
from any place, without seeing these
Signs. This reminds the writer of two
weary men sitting on bench at the
Seattle exposition after a hard days
work at sightseeing. They were from
the East. what is this Tacoma 2"
asked one. Don't you know" re-
piled the other; "it's kind Of break
fast foodt"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-11-06

tagonistic to the constitutional rights
OF the corporations. In Oklahoma the
constitution provides that the rail-
| roads may charge only two cents per
that. instead Of the usual plea that
the reduced fares are unwarranted by
the organic law of the state, the rail-
roads must show that the demand of
the organic law is unwarranted by
conditions.
1.-THE contest is certain to attract at
tention because the result Of the suit
filed by the railroads may have a po-
tent influence in the solution of the
rate problem. 1t presents. also, the
interesting feature of involving the
sovereign power of state to adopt its
own method Of regulating corpora
tons
1.-THE evident intent of the constitu-
ton makers of Oklahoma was to re-
verse the legal conditions surround
ing the question of rate regulation; to
remove the obstacle of constitutional
rights so frequently injected into
such lawsuits to delay and often to de-
feat the state in putting into effect
statutes enacted by the legislatures in
response to public demand for lower
rates. Therefore they made the 2
cent fare the standard of passenger
charges. and placed all the respons-
Utility for showing that this standard
was unfair upon the roads themselves.
1.-THE corporation commission is
made the court of arbitration. The
constitution gives it the power to sus-
pend the 2-cent fare when the show
ing convinces the commission that the
rate is unjust or conf1scatory. But
the railroads must produce all books
and accounts of the corporations, es-
tablish the physical value of the pro-
perty, and the actual investment In
volved in the operation of the road,
to make that showing.
1.-THE Oklahoma railroads have ap-
pealed to the United States courts to
declare this provision of the Okla
homa constitution antagonistic to the
Federal constitution. If the Okla
homa document is upheld 1t will point
the way for other states to the soiu-
ton of a yexatious problem by consti-
tutional amendments rather than stat
utory enactments."
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-11-06

fer hellup, I know dot my katzen ISIS
filling anoder bunk in der katzen
hospiddle. Id ISIS his sysdem 20 say
holdings und saw wood. Instead uf
gifing oudt a interview in Wien he
threatens der life uf der oder katzen,
he skvats behind a weed undil der
conversational katzen ISIS working oop
dialogue NIT hisselluf. und den butts
in. Nit left hook to der jaw, fol-
Tered init a double swat on der float
ing Stats. he blaces der CONVEX
sationalist on der mat.
Id vas effer thus. Looie. Der Teller
vot uses hiss teeth only to hiss
amongst, will neffer make much i'm
Silence ISIS nod only portentious-
vot effer dot iss-but id ISIS wort
experimenting init. Try i'd Vonce'
Looie.
We iss all veil. egsept der femily.
vich ISIS sick, und der pet rabbits. vot
hat got der pip. Hoping dis find
you der same. Looie. remainesefer'
yours truly, HANS.
Der French duel ISIS practically
harmless, egsept to der nerfs. Der
gazink vot butted into the Steinhalls
trial, hat gone any French duelists
Won besser. He hat hunted real trou-
BILE.
Der name uf dis column ISIS Fool
1SnmenI, Out L lllQ III A6C0SSdIy "
break away from der title. Uncle
Bent Murdoch ISIS dead, und id ISIS
nod funny. He ISIS der only man 1
efer crossed der street to greet. He
is der man who knew my voice, and
joked NIT me. after he was crippled
and blinded by the Copeland fire. He
vas Uncle Bent" der friend uf every
one who played square, and hiss pass
ing ISIS no joke. Salts verborum.
Der hardest test I know uf, iss to
compare der he school teacher NIT
der she school teacher. Nit
four tousand mixed school teachers
in our midst, he shows oop worse den
effer. Uf you hat any any loose skym-
pathy concealed aboudt your person,
pass id to der he school teacher.
Indiana feetball rooter died NIT
heart stoppency. MORAL: Ven you
zip fer a feetball team, leaf ad 1easd
Won zip in your sysdem. Dondt zip
all der yips you hat ad Won time.
I will belief dot Misder Teddyfelt ISIS
demised ven 1 see der corpse. Und
der corpse will hat to be ofer-ripe ven
I belief i'd den.
Der Anti-Tam gang in Moo York
sayss der election uf a mayor vas No
victory fer der Tams. Maybe nod, but
1 bat me der oder fellerss feels der
fangs uf der tiger in der bootsum uf
DER pantses.