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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-01-13
QUAKER NEGOTIATIONS.

IFrom the Philadelphia Record.I
No man ever got medal for being
a meddler. Z
Also people who live in brick houses
shouldn't throw mud.
To be on the right side IN politics
merely means to be on the inside.
It naturally takes wide awake au-
thor to write treatise on insomnia.
Many a fellow who has a vein of
sentiment discovers that it is all in
vain.
The iceman's idea of making hay
while the sun shines is to cut ice when
it freezes.
A successful business man is one
who makes more money than his wife
can spend.
A fellow doesn't necessarily have a
good time just because his watch 10 .
good timekeeper.
Many a girl who takes piano lessons
is a nuisance. Either she or the piano
should be locked up.
The father of family will tell you
that the hand that rocks the cradle is
the hand that rules the roost.
Nell-"You can't always judge peo-
pie by their clothes" Belle-''No, not
unless you see the family wash out on
the line"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-01-13
HUAOR or THE DAY

A girl gave her intended cheap fount-
ain pen for Christmas. Some weeks later
you remember that fountain pen you gave
me?" Yes" she said. WELL said the
suit of overalls to go with it?''-Exchange.
Mr.: sDendthrift-Your bin is to me a
great sadness. Creditor-I only wish it
We're a settled melancholy.-Harpers Ba-
Robbins--I didn't think you had any idea
of marrying the widow. NewlyWed-I
hadn't; it was an idea of hers-Saturday
Sunset.
He's sociologist. isn't he?'' 81 should
full of company. Detroit Free Press.
Must be a bogus prince" That doesn't
necessarily follow.'-Louisville Courier
Journal
"speakin' Of de law of compensation"
s SAD !, Uncle Eben; AN automobile goes fas-
Star. 'D1
learned another language? Husband-Yes
it would delight me infinitely. Wife-Weii
sign language.-Smart Set.
Mrs; GiIlet-so there is a tablet in your
Transient to her memory. Did she do any
tnlng to bring people into the church?
MIS-. ,Perry-Weu. guess! She wore a
new hat every Sunday for three years
HarDer's Bazaar.
Clerk-But you lust bought this novel
and paid for it. Customer-Yes. Clerk
Then WHY did YOU wish to return It? Gus
tomer-I read it while waiting for NV
change.-Cleveland Leader
Did Mr.. Taft say he would appoint your
friend Dubbs to the Cabinet?'' MOT ex-
actly. He said he would take him under
cc9nslderation; That's a sort of PROMISE"
Promise? Not by a long shot When
Dubbs gets an appointment 1t must be on
the spur of the mom ,nt. ''-Ph;ladelrhla
Public Ledger.
Celestine-And has Mr. PPryor's church
such small congreigdSf0nl Hilda-YCs
indeed. Everv time he saws Dearly be-
loved" YOU feel as f you had received a
proposaL-The Bohemian.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-01-13
REFLECTIONS OF A BACHELOR
[From the New York Press

Lh0 ANCW DIX ETcSS.I
The thing a woman suspects about
a strange man in car who won't look
at her is that he is trying to.
A girl can cry over how, If there
We're any sleigh riding, she couldn't
go because she hasn't the right stvIe of
furs.
Generally woman's reason for do
ing thing is she hasn't any, and It
turns out much better than with a
man, who has.
When a woman wants to be partfcu-
larly proud of her husband, she speaks
OF his whisky bottle in the pantry as
the wine cellar
The average man seems to be able
TO get more fun out of going to a fu-
neral with his friends than to the
theater with his family.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-01-13
JOURNAL ENTRIES

A woman may have a fine carriage
without necessarily keeping horses.
*
A man very seldom gets the idea of
marrying a widow. It's generally her
idea.
X
The chief problem concerning most
plays so styled is as to why they were
written.
1t would please many men if their
wives became expert linguists with the
sign language.
X X
Surely it's something of a left
handed compliment to tell a person
that glasses make him look more in
telligent.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-01-13

since Jamestown was built Well ride
with the Redfie1d crowd and we'll have
a staDle1ui OF tlmoer-toppers fnsL can
A light touch his arm interrupted
him She was looking at him with radiant
eyes.
Ted. WILL" she said firmly. when
can we go?'
said he
Tomorrow oh. thats ages in the fu-
ture. Today. Tedd. today. Wen be mar
ried this afternoon and start back to-
night. Call cab. We must drive up to
the house and tell mother. -(Copyrighted,
1909. by Associated Literary Press.)
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-01-13

ing favorably upon the bill which viii.
compel the registration Of lobbyists
and the names of their employers
Other states have similar statutes and
they have been found to work Well
There is such a thing as legitimate
lobbying and it is not likely that
legitimate lobbyists will object to this
most reasonable measure. The only
objections will come from the other
kind, and they are not worthy Of the
slightest consideration.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-01-13

And now some Topeka restaurant
men have been hauled over the Goals
for dispensing to their patrons milk
which was not up to the standard.
with active milk and food inspectors
and pure food laws to back them up
the time will soon arrive when people
will get, in the edible line at least, what
they pay for. Not so long ago the
general idea was that such a condition
of affairs would not prevail until that
chimerical thing, the millennium, ar
rived.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-01-13

A news dispatch from Washington,
Pa, presents a curious state of family
relationship. An aged farmer having
two sons engaged woman who had
two daughters as his housekeeper.
The farmer married the youngest
daughter, 16 years old. One of his
SONS married the other daughter, and
the other son married the mother of
the girls. Now what was the relation
by marriage of the father and his
wnuS1
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-01-13
A TUBERCULOSIS END.

If a discovery which has been made
by DR.. Randle c. Rosenberger, biologist
and holder of the chair of bacteriology
at the Jefferson Medical college of
Philadelphia. proves to be all that is
claimed for it, the fight against tuber-
culosis, the great white plague. is al
most as good as Won This discovery
is looked upon as the greatest one in
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-01-13

Evidently the legislature means to
get down to business in short order.
NO time was lost in perfecting the
organization of both Of its branches
and officers were chosen who will prob
ably do their duties with distinction.
There's a great opportunity for the
present legislature to make a fine rec
ord in the fifty days of its life and the
evidences so far are that the members
of it intend to take advantage OF the
chance before them.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-01-13
RecIaiIning the wild East.

A few years ago there was much
discussion over the abandoned farms
of New England. Interest in it sub
sided, however, perhaps because New
England is now making a speciality of
summer resorts and the cultivation of
tourists is considered of greater i'm
portance than the cultivation of the
soil. But there are waste places in
the east that are being reclaimed. A
little paper that is called the Long
Island Agriculturist, and that is pub
lished at Huntington, Long Island,
tells of some very interesting expert
ments that are being made by the
Long Island railroad in farming and
gardening and Of the friendly competi-
ton it is meeting in the wilds of Suf-
folk county.
There in the heart of the island are
100000 acres of land that has been
despised and neglected and roughly
classified as scrub oak waste" and
"pine barrens.' But if the names are
appropriate, that is because man is at
fault. For in parts of these tracts in
telligent cultivation is bringing forth
the finest of grapes, peaches, pears
and apples and a wealth of vegetables
of all kinds. Peaches, pears and
pluns yield rs per cent of a full crop
in their third year. Both fruit and
vegetables produce abundant crops Of
excellent quality within few miles of
the greatest market in the United
Record-Herald.
Friday In American History.
1t was on Friday, August 3, 1892,
that Columbus set out from Palos,
Spain, on the mission of discovery
which terminated so happily, to the
infinite discontinue of the doubters-
And it was again on a Friday, Oc-
tober IL, 1892, that he discovered land
off the port quarter, and was CORES
pondingly cheered and strengthened.
The Mayf1ower, with the Pilgrim
came into the harbor, at
Provincetown, Friday, November 10,
1920. And on Friday, December %,
1920, the Pilgrim Fathers landed at
Plymouth Rock
No one will dispute the Importance
of the date of February % in Ameri-
can history. Everybody knows who
was born on that day. But not all of
us know that in 1892 the day of the
week on which George Washington
first opened his eyes was Friday.
Friday, June 16, ITS, Bunker Hill
was seized and fortified, and on Oc-
tober II, 1777-and it was a Friday
surrendered at Saratoga
We discovered the treason of Bene-
dict Arnold on Friday, September %,
1880, and on another Friday, Septem-
Der 10, 1871, Lord CORVALLIS surren-
1ered at Yorktown.
And, to crown it all, on Friday,
June 7. 1776. John Adams, in the
Continental Congress, made the mo-
ion that "the United States are and
should be independent-"-C
Leader.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-01-13

Senator TilIman's expected excoria-
tion of President Roosevelt was a dis
appointment to some folks because 1t
proved to be nothing more than a mild
rebuke. but Senator Foraker's speech
on the Brownsville affair was certainly
all that could be desired in the fiaying
line by those who hate peace.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-01-13

From all the countries of the world
there has, thus far been contributed to
the earthquake sufferers in Italy sum
of money slightly in excess of $10,000,-
0O0. As might be expected the United
States leads with a contribution OF
So, 500, 900. South America comes next
with 100000. A like sum to the latter
has also been raised in Italy and then
come England with 100000 and France
with SEQ 900
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-01-13

At the annual meeting of the stock
holders of the Topeka-Southwester
railroad reports were presented to the
effect that satisfactory progress was
being made with the construction of
this railroad. This seems to have been
satisfactory to the stockholders and
the old officers of the corporation were
reelected. AS long as the people who
have their money invested in the en-
terprise are satisfied there is surely no
particular reason why anyone else
should express dissatisfaction.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-01-13

The Observation-Disclosures will probably
descend upon the state legislature in
an awful rage. Some guinea pigs are
being slaughtered at the state univer-
sity in experiments with tuberculosis
germs That these experiments may
result in the discovery of means to
help in the fight against the great
white plague matters not to ardent
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-01-13

All records for youthful precocious-
ness appear to have been broken by
the ten-year-old Missouri lad who
crawled through an open window of
a bank at Noel. while the cashier was
out at luncheon, and looted it of $92,
all the money that there was in the
cash drawer. The size of the ''loot"
and the size of the ''1ooter" were pro-
portionate.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-01-13

About the limit of lawlessness has
been reached in Kentucky. A young
girl was killed there recently in a
street duel between a couple of blood
thirsty clans. This also emphasizes
the fact that it is no longer necessary
for the people of the United States to
look to Russia and other places for
reigns of terrorism and lawlessness.
Unfortunately, plenty of it can be
found at home these days. And it's
about time that some of the communi-
ties in the land awoke to their civic
duties.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-01-13
Rabbits Fierce in California.

Jack rabbits are said to be so numer-
Gus in the Antelope valley of California
that the ranchmen are in despair. The
animals are becoming so fierce that
they are actually breaking down the
fences around the adjacent fields ana
eating crops down to the roots. Not con-
tent with its they are swarming into
the desert towns and invading front
yards of the jewellers.
Citizens of Lancaster turned out re-
Gently and made a roundup. They put
q fence across the road between fences
surrounding fields on each side and In
a short time drove in and killed with
clubs over 500 jack rabbits
People of the valley are considering
the advisability of inviting Los Angeles
to join in a general slaughter. They
think several hundred men and boys on
horseback might be able to kill 10000 OF
the pesky cottontails.-San Francisco
Chronicle.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-01-13

No longer can there be any doubt
that golf will be the official game at
Washington instead of tennis after
March 4. Mr.. Knox, the premier
of the Taft cabinet, is reported to have
played a game of golf last week with
bio obfaf
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-01-13
KANSAS COMAENT


~S1oAI1o OE' THE MIGHTY.
A Berlin dispatch informs an anx-
ious public that, in addition 70 being
prohibited from saying what he wants
70 ABOUT it, the kaiser is hard IN. and
lLds Deen forced to sell two castles, in
order TO keep the wolf from the sew
eral imperial doors In view of fbe
Iact mat the kaiser is compelled to
struggle along on a salary of only
aoottt million dollars year, it is not
90 strange that he has been compelled
10 dispose of some real estate at a
Der of kin.
some What different but equally dis
couraglng TO young men who may be
considering Ringing as a regular pro-
ISsslon, is the report from Belgrade
Inat hlng Peter, of Servia, is serious
y y co1sloerlng abdicating. That is, if
hlng Peter is capable of seriously con-
slderlng anything, failure of a mental
capacity, never very great, being the
cause OF his trouble. Recent trouble.
nave caused the kings lettering mind
10 UP over, and he is no longer able
70 distinguish sceptre from a Big
SUCK. uneasy lies the head which
wears crown two sizes too large.
In the meantime, our own ruler, re-
CARELESS of the hateful filings of con-
gressmen. and Democrats, is trying out
a naH dozen wonderful rifles with
OF AFRICA howl, shortly after he at
taches an "ex'' to his title And he
has had a perfectly corking time; is
dee-lighted. Moral: If you must be
ruler, work on the short shift
Atchison Globe.
QUEER IDEA OF CHARITY.
In recent press dispatch from st.
Louis, story is told of two wealthy
society women who stood on the street
corner and sold newspapers to help
raise money for charitable institu-
ton. TheSe women were the wives of
business men, and either
of them could have given many times
more than they got by selling papers
by the simple signing of a check, and /
avoided the ridiculous spectacle they
made of themselves. And aside from
this, the poor newsboys when they |
could hove piled their voca-
tion-and possibly have raised money |
enough to get a bed to sleep in or |
cheap meal.
The intentions of these women were |
no doubt good, but the manner in |
which they carried them out were bad, |
for they were thought1essly injuring |
those who could not help themselves, |
for the mere purpose of gratifying a |
caprice, which added nothing to their |
dignity or station in life. And so it |
goes-many of the charities of the |
present day do more injury to one I
class than they do good to another
and thoughtless charity is sometimes |
more of sin than utter indifference. |
Gazette.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-01-13
FULL LEASED WIRE REPORT
OF THE ASSOCIATED PRFSS

The snow which has settled all over
Kansas may have saved the wheat
crop but this affords little consolation
to the folks who have their houses
filled with water pipes.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-01-13
nm nefense oil the kiss.

Science presumes too far when it
thinks 1t may stop a kiss by threaten
ing the performers with a tuberculosis
germ. The germ is somewhat despot,
but he and his physicians can no more
accomplish the downfall and extinction
OF the kiss than a woman with a broom
can sweep the clouds out OF the
heavens
If there is anything-seeing that 1T
cannot be abolished-that should be
glorified, localized, and exalted, it is the
kiss. Do otherwise and rob literature
of some of its greatest beauty, history
of it's finest romance; you simply take
the bloom right out of everything that
has been worth while. Make the kiss
merely a disease breeder and think to
what depths sinks the tale of Leander,
who swan the Hellespont to kiss the
fair Hero. And Romeo and Juliet,
Paola and Francesca, Ulysses and Cal
ypso. Dante and Beatrice, Aucassin and
Nicollette and all the other kissers who
ever kissed, become but gross traf-
fickers in germs.
If the kiss is unromantic, what is
there in life that is romantic? For the
sake of the sentiment of the thing,
which is the greatest thing in the
world the tuberculosis experts should
take down their signs and recall their
misunderstanding Courier-Journa1.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-01-13

There should not be much hesitation
on the part of the legislature in pass
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-01-13
A $4,000 Return on 10 Cents.

John Roberts, of watkins. Schuyler
county, a well driller, last week pur-
chased of Angelo Dupree, a junk
dealer, an old pump for 10 cents. 1t
was apparently of no value, but he
thought there might be some parts
that he could use in his business.
When Mr.. Roberts and his assistant
took the pump to one of the wells
they were drilling and started break
ing it up, they were greatly surprised
to see gold coins drop out of the holes
they made They at one finished the
Job. and found $4,000, nearly all in
$40 gold pieces. Who the pump be-
Ionged to at the time the money was
hidden or how long it had been there
is a mystery. The latest date of one
of the coins was 1888. Mr.. Roberts
at once deposited his find in the Far
mers and Merchants bank, at Wat
kins. He is willing to surrender the
find to any one who can prove owner
shin. but no claimant has yet appear
ed. The junk man will make mem
orandum to examine the inside OF ev-
cry old pump before disposfng or 1t
at any price.-Utica Press.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-01-13

Speakin' of de law of compensation. -
said Uncle Eben. IAN automobile goes fas-
harder and bal1s longer. Washing
Star.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-01-13

He's a sociologist. isn't he?'' 'I should
say he is. He can entertain a whole room
full of company."-Detroit Free Press.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-01-13

Clerk-But you lust bought this novel
and paid for it. Customer-Yes Clerk
Then WHY did YOU wish to return It? Gus
tomer-I read it while waiting for nv
change.-Cleveland Leader
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-01-13

Wife-Would it please you, dear, If I
learned another language2 Husband-Yes
IL would delight me infinitely Wife-WelI
which one shall study? Husband-The
sign language.-Smart Set.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-01-13

Mrs Gillet-So there is a tablet in your
transept to her memory. Did she do any
thing to bring people into the church?
Mrs. Perry-Wel. guess! She wore a
new hat every Sunday for three years.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-01-13

Robbins-I didn't think you had any idea
of marrying the widow. NewlyWed-I
hadn't; 1t was an idea of hers.-Saturday
Sunset.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-01-13

That Prince didn't pay his hotel bill -
Must be a bogus prince" That doesn' I
necessarily fOllow."-Louisville Courier
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-06-02
t.. 49, NURSERY.

A baby'e eyes should be shaded from
a strong light. especially from bright
sunlight.
Hot cloths applied to the feet and to
the stomach will often relieve collie
much more quickly than internal doses.
Boil soft linen towels and put them
aside for baby's exclusive use. In dry.
ing baby after his bath rub him gently
to stimulate the skin to healthy action.
Dust baby lightly with a good powder.
Violent noises which startle q child
should be avoided. and an infant
should under no circumstances be
tossed In the air or shaken. as this
treatment surely develops nervousness.
After washing the baby's mouth give
him q drink Of boiled water.
The tiny soft brushes SO often given
as presents to babes are useless. be-
cause everything used in the child'e
mouth should be burned.
A baby should be given pure cold wa
ter two or three times a day. Its
mouth should be rinsed several times
q day with boyax water. teaspoonful
to q cup. This will prevent the mouth
and gums from becoming sore and
keep them sweet and clean.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-06-02
What Is Doing in Social, Club and

young women were dressed in yellow
caps and gowns. The affair was in
formal.
were present only the faculty and a
few of the mothers of the young wo-
men. The graduation exercises will
be held this evening at Tabernacle
Presbyterian church.
The festivities were opened by the
singing of the class song by the SEN
icrs, after which the medals were dis
tributed. During the exercises the
seniors buried their class records in a
grave dug in one corner of the lawn.
Miss Ruth Hellekson. president OF the
class, delivered the funeral address.
The following are the members OF
the class: Miss Ida Clair Carter, Miss
Helen Isabel Eaglesfield, Miss Janet
Tyler Flanner, Miss Helen Houghton
Green, Miss Ruth Hellekson, Miss
Charline Josephine Johnson, Miss Syl-
via Yale Johnston. Miss Nadyne Vera
Montgomery, Miss Helen Portia Pratt.
Miss Leila Deborah Smith, Miss Ele-
amor Bowers Taylor. Miss Ruth Eliza
beth Thompson and Miss Mabel La
vinia Garstang.
y y -
Miss Edith Bowman and Miss Ethel
Thomas went to Spiceland this morn
ing to be the house guests OF Mrs.
Wilson, over Sunday.
= ~ -
Mrs. A. Sponenberger and Mrs. r.
l.. Sponenberger and little daughter,
OF st. Louis, Mo-, are the house
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Dean,
BOG North Nineteenth street.
y = - 49,.
Mr.. and Mrs. R. w. Bennett of
South Third street have returned from
Battle Creek, Mich.
y - y
A stag party will be given this ev-
ening by Mr.. George Reid at his
home on South Fourth street.
y - -
DR.. and Mrs. w. A. Parke have re-
turned from a visit with relatives in
Brookville.
Miss Affie Mcvicker will leave
Thursday afternoon for her home in
New Jersey.
y = y
The public Is most cordially invited
to attend the recital which will be
given at Earlham college, Thursday
afternoon, June third. under the direc-
ton of Miss Lucy Francisco. The
program as announced will. begin
promptly at two-thirty o'clock.
- - -
Mrs. r. w. Stimson gave a prettily
appointed bridge company Tuesday aft
ernoon at her home on East Main
street. The house was attractively
decorated for the occasion. The game
was played at three tables. A dainty
luncheon in several courses was served.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-06-02

0AEoRGIANA:
I don't like your cook book-.f doeAa't
recommend Gold Medal Flour. INoeKxE