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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-12-30
Krahatoa's New Dress.

unique opportunity to study ma
lures processes in restoring the vege-
tation of a land swept clean by a great
disaster was afforded after the ire
mendous eruption of the volcano on
the little island of Krakatoa in 1888.
All living organisms were destroyed.
In 1886 a number of plants had al
ready established themselves on the
devastated island, those in the interior
being remarkably different from those
on the coast, ferns especially prepon-
derating. In 1887 further progress had
been made, and in 1906 the forest
trees had advanced so far as to make
it evident that within a short time the
island will again be densely forested.
It is believed that the first plants to
establish themselves on the blasted
soil-such as ferns algae, MOSES
compositae, and grasses-were borne
thither by winds and that ocean cur
rents were probably the agents con-
cerned in the importation of seeds and
fruits.-Youth's Companion.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-12-30
ANTI-NAVY CANADA.

The tide is not running smoothly
for Canadian officials at Ottawa. who
wish to commit the Dominion to an
nual taxation for construction and
maintenance in Canadian waters. The
provincial legislature at Saskatchewan
has just voted against the scheme.
after a bitter fight, in which action it
represents a large body of opinion of
a section that must be reckoned with.
And now the future attitude of Quebec
has been made somewhat uncertain by
the open opposition to the scheme of
Mr.. Henri Bourassa, the brilliant, in
dependent and influential leader of the
French Canadians who asserts that it
is the duty of French Canadians to in
sist that the problem be studied from
a point of view distinctly Canadian.
He argues that Canada, before it is
asked to furnish blood and money for
the flag, should have its word in the
diplomacy that often leads up to war.
and in all alliances with foreign ma
tons that may have far-reaching eff
feet on Canada's future trade relations
and immigration policy. Hence. he
would make contributions to an i'm
perial navy conditional upon greater
concessions by Great Britain to Can
ada as a factor in imperial legislation
and diplOmacy.-BOStOn Herald.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-12-30
UNOR or THE Day

franc the dozen. and / sous Worth of
sruyere. what does that maker" "A
cheese omelette. Bon Vivant.
II wish had known what a poor cook
you were before engaged you, Bridget"
voutly.-Life.
Elsies.They,re twins, aren't they? Bob
ACCOMMODATIONS, you dufferi Can't you
see one boy and one is a girl?-Lon-
oon opinion.
What do you do for living?, I'm a
farmer farmer. on! A scientific up-to-date
1ariner! Am 1? Say, 1 pasteurize my
She .(sternly)-I heard a noise very late.
he (facetIousiy)-Was it the night fall
ing? She-No, it wasn't. 1t was the day
breaking American.
Mr.. Sillicus-Every time 1 read news
paper 1 get some new thoughts" Miss
Caustique-Indeed 1 don't suppose you
find time to read very much.-Philadelphi
Record
Our new girl objects, to being referred
Let US respect her pathological scruples,''
replied her husband Hereafter we will
call her the hindrance w as hington
Star.
Myer-According to reports there are no
a fortunate thing for the natives, isn't it?
Myer-How so? Gyer-Well just imagine
cats in country where the nights are six
months long.-Chicago Daily News.
| Hiram Hutchins--Hope your boy Eph
amt on one NV them college football
teams? Abijah PerKins-Not much, Eph
got ketched under steam roller once an
he knows how it feels.-Boston Herald.
DO you and your husband ever dis
agree? He never does."-Cleveland
Leader.
MY footman left me without any warn
ing. Mine left me without any spoons
baltimore American.
Blobbs-Harduppe says he owes every
thing to his wife. Slobbs-Harduppe is
to me.|PhiIa delphia Record ne owes s'
Mrs. Stub (poetically)-Ah. John. the
forests. Everything is dun these autumn
days. Mr.. Stubb-Blamed if they aren't.
noW.@chic sue e 8aiIy News Oil c0'e''0r
For twenty years I've been fighting for
a principle in this town. and I'm discour-
aged THE people won't have 1t, eh?''
They've decided to adopt, it, and 1 shall
fighting. '-Chicago Record-Herald.
Before married" said Mr. Henpeck,
Eyes, indeed. I looked up d the word sup
that one of its meanings is endure -
Birmingham Age-Herald.
"Maude won't listen to any foolish
ness" "Um! see now why she can't
get a husband. cleveland Leader.
Church-Ever make any money on
Wall Street tip? Gotham-Yes; fellow
told me to keep away from there.-Yon-
kers Statesman.
who is the blindfolded party with the
pair of scales?' asked the stranger in
the art gallery. THAT represents Justice"
ooh 1 thought it was a sugar weigher."-
Washington Star.
Young Lady-This novel is heavenly.
never read one with so many romantict
unfortunates and miserable failures in it.
-Fliegende Blaetter.
Mrs A. (maliciously)-You were such
charming debutante, my dear, fifteen
years ago Mrs. B.-Was L? 1 only re-
member you made such a lovely chaperon
for me when 1 came out.-Boston Trans
script.
He-And when do we get married? She
Oh JOHN, how can you take an engage
ment so seriously ?-Fliegende Blaetter.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-12-30

The members of the Topeka Adver-
Using club propose to put their shoul-
ders to the wheel of the new move
ment for the holding of an adequate
state fair at this city. That's good but
something Better is to be found in the
fact that everybody in these parts,
and in other sections of the state as
well. are planning to do the same
fhino
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-12-30

With Kansas hogs selling at $3.50
per hundred pounds. the broom corn,
alfalfa and other high priced products
of the state will have to hustle to
keep their Iaurels.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-12-30

A new praise-word has been coined.
When anybody is extremely good ma
tured it is now perfectly proper to
refer to him as being "tafty."
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-12-30

It might not be inappropriate to
suggest that men owning horses and
driving or working them these days
should see to it that the animals are
we'll shod, and also blanketed when it
is necessary fo4 them to stand in the
open.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-12-30

An explosion aboard was all that
was needed to make an airship of the
steamer Phyllis which arrived at Pan
anna recently with cargo of 1882, geo
pounds of dynamite aboard.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-12-30

Unless King Albert of Belgium is
a frugal chap he's going to have a
difficult job in living as a king should.
His annual allowance from the Bel
GUM government is going to be only
S660 O00
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-12-30
FULL LEASED WIRE REPORT.
OF THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

The State Journal is a member of the
Associated Press and receives the full day
telegraph report Of that great news or
ganfzation for the exclusive afternoon
puhIica ton in Topeka.
The news is received in The state Jour-
nal building over wires for th's sole pu-
n0ce
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-12-30
Ihose Doctors of DIVINITY.

Washington Star.
Those Doctors of Divinity.
The most humorous incident of the
recent Rock River conference at
Rockford occurred when DR.. Clayton
Youker arose and introduced reso-
luton respecting the academic de-
grees held by the preachers.
II move, Mr.. President said DR..
Youker, that the secretary be IN
structed to enter upon the minutes of
the conference the name of every
preacher having D. D. after his name.
There seems to be a great number of
them here. In fact, nearly every one
seems to have them. The secretary
will also enter after each name the in
stitution from which the degree was
received, the date and place of its re-
ceipt, and the reasons therefor.
This will simplify matters very
materially for the brethren. If a
preacher having the charmed symbols
shall have received them from a Ger
man university, we should know it,
and be in position to show him the
obeisance due him. We could then
proper infection on the syuabies.
Whereas, If a man has his degree
from an unknown or inferior institu-
ton, we can pass him on the street
with a call of Hello, Doc!' and cut it
short.
Thus may we say to our posterity:
Lives of great men all remind us.
We can make our lives sublime.
And departing leave behind us
D. DIS on the sands of time
1t was ordered referred to the COM
mittee on conference relations.-Chi-
cago Inter Ocean.
Ink the Romans Used.
The ancient Romans commonly
wrote with metal point (stylus) on
~tnn6ar7 x1yif
ttabulea), but permanent records were
written on parchment with a reed pen
and LIQUID pigment. or ink.
At Haltem, in Westphalia, near the
ste of the Aluso fortress erected by
Drusus in the year II B. c., was re-
GENTLY found bronze vessel contain
ing dried black mass, which Prof.
kassner has decided to be Roman
ink. The mass was found to consist
chiefly of SCOT and tannate of iron.
ferric oxide, copper oxide, clay, mag
nesia, gypsum, phosphoric acid, car
bonic acid, alkalies, and sand. These
probably represent chiefly accidental
into the old inkstand. but some of
them may be due to the chemical ac-
tions of the ink on the bronze vessel.
Scientific American.
Moving Pictures and Art Criticism.
worthy of serious criticism; it's hold
upon its public is tremendous; and its
public includes all the children and
young people of the community and
probably a fair half of the adults.
At sometime in the near future we
hope to give it the consideration its
real importance deserves; for the pres
ent we can only point out the fact that
it has already developed a literature
of it's own, and that in that literature
may be discerned the germ of a school
of criticism distinctly American.
American criticism of literature and
art has lacked several things. First,
it has wanted a baseline;. central
principle rom which all triangula-
lions should be made and in the light
of which all specific judgments should
be tested. The lack of this has led
to haziness of expression. to over
ornateness; to the emphasis of the
manner of speech; to the neglect of
the value of the thing said.-St. Louis
Republic.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-12-30
DahIia and Potatoes.

Bv a curious horticultural irony, the
dahlia, which is the popular idol of all
our early autumn flower shows, has a
dreadfully prosaic parentage. 1t has
been developed from the Mexican tu-
bers. introduced about 100 years ago
by the Swedish naturalist, DR.. Dahl.
for the purely commercial purpose OF
lsupplanting or supplementing the pota-
to. They lid not "catch on and the
dahlia dish soon disappeared from
British dinner tables; but our garden
ers at once perceived the great poten-
tialities of the flower, and proceeded to
produce the double dahlia and other
delightful floral fantasies. The tub
ers of the dahlia, too acrid for our
insular taste, are still eaten in some
parts of France Dundee Advertiser.
WHY He Could Beat McGregor.
Alexander IRE, the lord advocate of
Scotland, is keen golfer, and he has
good store of golfing tales. These
he is always ready to relate. even II
they tell against himself.
Playing on a certain course in Scot
land he remarked incidentally to his
caddie: by the way, 1 played
round with Todd McGregor the last
time 1 was here. Grand player, Nc
| Gregor!"
could bate McGregor the moo" do
YOU thing so?" exclaimed the graft
| fed lord advocate, being well aware
| of McGregor's proves.
"Ay." drawled the caddie. NC
Gregor's deid."-Goling.
English Family With Six Pensions.
Mrs. Annie Gallagher. two of heI
sons, and one daughter, who live al
Fannaghan, County Derry, are in re-
ceipt of old age pensions. and within
| a year her third son and second daugh-
ter will also have qualified for pen
sions. All The sons and daughters
| live with their mother.-London Even
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-12-30

She (sternly)-I heard a noise very late
he facetIously)-Was it the night fall
ing! She-No, it wasn't. 1t was the day
Dfeaklng.- American.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-12-30

Mr.. Sillicus-Every time 1 read a news
paper l get some new thoughts Miss
find time to read very much.-Philadelphia
Record.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-12-30

MY footman left me without any warn
ing" Mine left me without any spoons. -
Baltimore American.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-12-30

Blobbs-Harduppe says he owes every
thing to his wife. Slobbs-Harduppe is
double-distilled prevaricator. He owes SO
to Philadelphia Record. $3.50.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-12-30

=. Hiram Hutchins-Hope your boy Eph
amt on one Nv them college football
teams? Abijah Perkins-Not much; Eph
got ketched under a steam roller once an
he knows how it feels.-Boston Herald.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-12-30

Myer-According to reports there are no
cats in the Arctic regions. Gyer-That's
fortunate thing for the natives, isn't ii?
Myer-How SO? Gyer-Well just imagine
cats in a country where the nights are six
months long.-Chicago Daily News.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-12-30

do you and your husband ever dis
agree?" He never does. cleveland
Leader.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-12-30

Our new girl objects to being referred
10 as the help. said Mrs. CrosSlots
Let US respect her pathological scruples,'
replied her husband. Hereafter we will
call her the hindrance. w shington
Star.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-12-30

What do you do for a iving?'' I'm a
farmer. on. A scientific up-to-date
Iariner?" Am 4? Say. l pasteurize my
milk weed!'-Cleveland Leader.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-12-30

Elsie-They're twins aren't they? Bob
(scornfullyJ-Twins, you duffer! Can't YOU
see one boy and one is a girl ?-Lon-
uon Opinion.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-12-30

Mrs. Stubb (poetically)-Ah. John. the
forests. Everything is dun these autumn nr
days. Mr.. Stubb-Blamed if they aren't,
Maria. Here comes another bill collector
now.-Chicago Daily News.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-12-30

The Result.-"If 1 buy six eggs at
franc the dozen, and sous worth of
sruyere. what does that maker "A
cheese omelette. Bon Vivant.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1909-04-22
Orphan Ridge.

Fred Jones and family and Sam
Stephens spent Sunday at Geo. Stephens
near Blockley.
Mrs. Jacob Butts was visiting at
Davis City Friday.
Macy and Dode Stephens spent Sat-
urday at Fred Jones'.
Abe Hatfield came down and spent a
couple of days at the home of Hiram
Hatfield, who is quite poorly at this
writing.
Charley Dobson spent Sunday with
the Barlean boys.
w. Fl. Jones spent a couple OF days
with Andy and James Smith.
Fred Jones is laid up this week with
lame back.
The rain and wind storm Saturday
night did considerable damage in this
vicinity. The new barn on Mr.. Harris
farm was blown down and the old barn
was blown over on Fred Jones Wagon
and demolished it. Several hay stacks
and crib of corn on the A. j. Piper
farm were torn to pieces.
Charley Hatfield called on Pat Leahy
and L. A. Durell Sunday.
Clara Leahy and sister Anna, OF De!
Moines, are here visiting their parents
Mr.. and Mrs. D. P. Leahy.
Little river was out over the bottoms
Sunday, the first time this spring.
Charles Dingman and Geo. Stephen:
had business at Leon Saturday.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1909-04-22
White Hall.

Mrs. E. A. Wilson, Mark Owens,
Blanche Wilson, Mr.. Stevens and family,
Henry Blair and family and James
Owens and mother recently drove
eleven miles southeast Of Leon and
spent the day at the home of George
Owens. All had nice time visiting
and listening to music on the grapha-
phone, the favorite of all being "Nearer
MY God to Thee" They saw many nice
homes and prosperous farms along the
way and passed the scene where John
Saul murdered negro many years ago.
The old barn is still standing.
I P. c. Parker and Mr.. Fairchild had
better stay at home the next dark night.
The boys say the hardware men would
not have had any trouble selling them
couple of lanterns if they had been
around.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1909-04-22
possum Trot.

Butler Wilson and wife were calling
at Ross Judd's Monday.
Jess Decker returned to his home in
Illinois Monday after spending few
days working on his farm.
May Haskell began working for Mrs.
]. J. Smith Monday.
Charley Meacham and daughter were
business callers at Weldon Tuesday
afternoon.
Perry Worden and wife were calling
at Mr.. Fronk's Tuesday.
Mrs. Butler Wilson and little Lois
Smith spent Tuesday near Leslie at
Lloyd Nortons.
Mrs. Lew Smith and children were
calling on Mrs. Arthur Worden We'd
nesday afternoon.
Charley Quayle and wife were bust
ness callers at Weldon Wednesday
afternoon.
J.J. Smith and wife were business
callers at Weldon Wednesday.
Ina Fronk was calling in Weldon
Wednesday.
Hugh Smith and wife, of Weldon,
spent Wednesday afternoon at j. j.
Smiths.
Roland Ball and family spent We'd
nesday evening at Frank Worden's.
Will Davis and wife drove to Leon
Wednesday.
Ross Judd and wife were business
callers at Bruce Warrens Wednesday
afternoon.
Miss Logan trained nurse came
Thursday to take charge of case at
j. j. Smiths.
Lloyd Smith and family were calling
at ]. j. Smiths Thursday afternoon.
Ebert Worden visited the Center
school Thursday afternoon.
Amy Machlain spent Thursday night
with Mabel Meacham.
Mr.. and Mrs. Pete Huddleson were
calling at RolIie Bardin's in Weldon
Thursday afternoon.
Mr.. Frank Worden spent Thursday
and Friday at J. ]. Smiths helping care
for the sick.
DR.. Mccarthy and DR.. Franklin, Of
Des Moines, assisted by DR.. Jamison, Of
f Weldon, operated on Elsie Smith Fri
day. She is doing nicely under the
care of Miss Logan.
+ Ebert Worden was calling at J. ]
Smiths Saturday morning.
Most every one from this neighbor
hood had business at Weldon Saturday
r Arthur Worden was rushed witt
/, work at his mill Saturday.
o Butler Wilson and wife were Weldon
e. callers Saturday afternoon.
q Mrs. Everett Walker and children ant
/ Mrs. Roland Ball spent Saturday wit
II Mrs. Arthur Worden.
Mrs. Arthur Worden and daughte
Georgia, we're calling OF Mrs. Cler
Thompson g one day last week.
Butler Wilson and wife called a
Lloyd Smiths Sunday evening.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1909-04-22
CORRESPONDENCE.
Pleasant Valley No. 2.

James Jones, wife and three daugh-
ters, of Sand Creek, spent Sunday with
their daughter, Mrs. Leonard Poland.
Misses Amy and Esther Braamer, of
Westerville, were visiting last Satur-
day night with their uncle and aunt,
Mr.. and Mrs. II. L. Brammer.
Those who took dinner at Sanford
Folands last Sunday were Isaac Poland
and wife, Charles Poland and wife.
Mrs. Louisa Wadsworth is visiting
with her daughter Mrs. Allen Pence
this week.
Fred Vanlaar was pleasant caller
at John McKees Sunday.
Misses Martha, Amy, Esther and
Clarissa Brammer called on Mrs. John
Acton last Sunday.
II. L. Brammer and Allen Pence called
on John Taylor and wife last Sunday.
Ben Williams, of Tennessee lost a
valuable horse one day last week. The
animal choked ITSELF to death in its
halter.
Tom Quincy and family spent last
Sunday with George Dobson and wife.
H. L. Brammer and family spent last
Wednesday at w. F. Wadsworth's.
Forest Roland made a business trip
to Leon last Wednesday.
j. A. Brammer and Grandma Brammel
we're visiting last Tuesday with John
Ramsey and family.
! W. NJ. Briner and wife went to Val
Vert Friday to visit with their daugh
ter Mrs. Earl Dec, who is quite sick.
Mrs. George Poland came last Friday
to visit her parents ". NJ. Briner ane
wife.
Miss Ella Wood was visiting with hel
friend Miss Nina Poland last Frida.
night.
Mrs. Samuel Briner returned las
Thursday from visit with friends il
Missouri.
Rev. and Mrs. ]. A. Armstrong. o
Leon, filled their regular appointment
at Pleasant Valley church last Sunday
George Poland went to Mt. Ayr las
Thursday on business.
Samuel Briner and family were visit
ing at w. M. Briner's last Saturday.
: One of the worst wind storms we eve
had in this part of the country struc
us about midnight Saturday night. III
storm came from the southwest and tn
wind was so strong it was almost Xix
a cyclone, tearing down many out buile
ings and doing considerable damage a
along it's path.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1909-04-22
Elk Items.

Jessie Akers, of Decatur has been
visiting her aunt, Mrs. Thomas Bryan.
Clifford Donaldson visited with his
sister, Mrs. Ern Jones and family, Sat
uaday evening.
The two months old daughter Of Mr..
and Mrs. Fred Rhoda was buried at the
Elk cemetery last Thursday.
Tho young boys of this vicinity have
the blues, they say if it don't stop rain
ing before long they will not be able to
SOW their wild oats this spring.
DR.. Fuller made business trip tc
Ezra Millsap's last week. ;.
Warren Toney, of near Decatur, il
helping James Bond with his farming
this summer.
Squire Fowler made business tril
to Lamont last Saturday.
On account Of bad weather the new
lis some scarce this week.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1909-04-22
EGGS.
Bring your eggs to
Bradley Jenkins Mer-
camille Co. and get the
highest market price.
Union RIDGE.

Sherm Simpson was Sunday visitor
at the A. S. Gardner home.
G. L. Sage, N. NJ. Cox and son Charlie,
G. S. Beasley and son Luther attended
the minstrel show in Leon Monday
night.
T. L. Cox and family and Ruby Parker
and family Sundayed at Arthur Cox's.
The high winds Saturday night turned
buggy shed over for Ed Martin.
Miss Wilma Beasley spent Saturday
and Sunday in Leon the guest of rela-
tives.
Charlie Cox and Howard Sage were
Leon callers Saturday.
Gid Sage and family spent Sunday al
Charlie Beasley's.
Fred Zika and wife were Leon callers
Friday.
Mrs. Alyce Cox called at the A. S
Gardner home one day last week.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1909-04-22

For Sale Complete saw mill outfit
with 20 h. p. engine and corn burrs fol
sale cheap on account of my health.
27tf D. A. BRIGHT.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1909-04-22

For SALE:- One 70 dozen egg incuba-
tor. MRS. 9. r. TURNER, Leon, la S2-tf