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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-12-01

throughout the country and remarked:
81 am glad to get back to Topeka; it is
a good spot" That's the unanimous
opinion of nearly all the people who
have lived here for longer or shorter
periods And this is an excellent rea-
son why more persons who are looking
for desirable locality for a hom4
should point their steps in this direc-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-12-01

The suit to enjoin the building of a
dixie along the South side of the Kaw
has all the earmarks of being a mis-
guided and misdirected effort. If it
is successful little flood of the future
will inject some wisdom into the peo-
pie who are making this mistake.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-12-01

Japan appears to be progressing in
the right way. The idea of allowing
foreigners to acquire land is meeting
with much favor in the Flowery
Kingdom and will probably be enacted
into law before long.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-12-01

Plans are being made in Chicago
for the organization of Farmers
club Its promoters surely will not
have to call on outside territory to
secure q large membership.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-12-01

Burlington. Ia. has adopted the
commission form of government. If
Topeka made a mistake in doing this
same thing. as some people here
abouts still insist, she will be far from
being alone in her misfortune
Scarcely week passes that
some progressive and growing city in
some section of the country does not
take the same step
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-12-01

Mr.. Bryan is going to devote few
DAYS of his stay in Texas to hunting
ducks. Evidently he proposes to dem
onstrate that there is more than one
prominent citizen of the United States
who is an all-around man.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-12-01
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
ganIzatfon for the exclusive afternoon
publication in Topeka.
The news Is received in The State Jour-
nal building over wires for this sole pur'
nose
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-12-01

DR.. Frank K. Sanders. the new presi-
dent of Washburn college, and who has
not been a resident of this locality for
an exceedingly long time, returned re-
Gently from quite an extensive trip
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-12-01

1t must be embarrassing to that
estimable woman, Miss Helen Gould,
that she is connected with snch
family
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-12-01
.$5s2.6s5.245

kansas husbandmen have felt the
effects of high prices of corn in their
live stock operations. A crop of 49,
100000 bushels selling for $50, 900, 900
averaged about Sc cents a bushel AT
that price the fattening of live stock
for slaughtering purposes has been cur
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-12-01

THE duke and his fiancee don't speak"
Just a lovers spat. no doubt NO; this
is more serious. Their lawyers have quar-
reled."-kansas City Journal.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-12-01
Fearlessncss of seaguIIs.

A Glasgow doctor who was recently
touring in the highlands had some
what unique experience with seagulls
while passing through the CALIFORNIAN
canal The birds were, as usual, fol-
lowing the steamer and were being fed
by the passengers.
To prove how tame or bold they were,
the doctor fed them by placing pieces Of
biscuit in his cap. The birds soon dis
played much skill in swapping up the
food. Then the doctor placed piece of
biscuit in his mouth. The gufls were
shy at first. but ultimately one bird
bolder than his fellows -partook of the
morseI. and before long there was brisk
competition for the titbits. The snap
shelters on board were kept busily en-
gagged. so that there is now pictorial
a1uA AZ the incident.-Glasgow News.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-12-01

Belle-But do you think you and he are
suited to each other? Nell--Oh perfectly.
man, sis said to brighten theeye" IT don't
very much for him and he doesn't care
very much for me.-Ffgaro
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-12-01

Dittersdorf-Here come two evil-looking
rascals. I shouldn't wonder if we were
held up. Heinz-Tm fraid SO. BY the by,
here's that dollar you lent me this morn
Blaetter
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-12-01
Goats in Missouri.

Adair county is one of the big goat
producing countries of Missouri. The
goats are not raised for mutton alone,
but also for the purpose of clearing
up underbrush. They will go through
thicket like rifle bullet and eat 1t
to the ground, peeling saplings and
stumps so that they will never sprout
again. The goats get as fat as butter
balls on such forage. They then are
shipped to market and sold to city
folk fer the choicest mutton.
Binford ranch, the largest stock
farm in this country, has produced as
many as 500 goats in one year, which
were shipped to market after the
shrubs were cleaned off the pastures
Several other ranches in the county
have produced nearly as many goats.
Kansas City Star
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-12-01

Love-" remarked the romantic young
man, lis said to brighten the eye" don't
know about that rejoined the practical
maid, but it has a tendency to disarrange
ones hair. ''-Chicago News.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-12-01

Were you ever arrested before?' asked
the magistrate whose principal business
is imposing fines for speeding. What do
you think I've been doing all these years.
asked the chauffeur. Pushing a wheel
barrow 2"-Washington Star. =. ?. ~~4-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-12-01

''Pa-pa-Where' the shoe horn, quickI'
Il don't know. What do you want the
shoe horn for?" MAS got stuck half
way in her new dress and can't get 1t on
or off.''-Kansas City Journal.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-12-01

Morgiana had just poured oil on the for
ty thieves. why we cried, didn't you
promise they could retain their jobs?''
Herewith all realized she fell short of the
Loeb methods.-New York Sun.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-12-01

in tn worst av 1uckI Now he's lost his
roight hand while blastin'! Gilligan-Oh.
1 dinnaw: it's not as bad as it moight
have been. Suppose he had been holdin'
his weeks wages in it at the toime?-
HarpeT's Weekly.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-12-28
The Bone in the Bonus

The steel trust divides 100000 among it's
thousands of employees as Christmas bonus The act
is wholly gratutous. 1T looks like a mighty good
thing and it is so far it goes. But latent in
such acts lies the crux of the whole tariff-trust
trouble.
Scratch my back and I'll scratch yours" and
let all other backs go scratch themselves!
How can it be expected that the participants in
this $4,000 900 gift should. retire congressman who
vote for high schedules on steel manufactures even
congressman who also lick the hand of Cannon, Aid
rich and other servants of robber capital? What if
millions are cold and hungry because of the clothing
and fuel and food trusts? That So, 100000 bonus is
made possible by steel trust combinations in con-
gress with these other trusts and hence high tariff is
line for the steel trust employees and Pennsylvani
Tor instance, stands pat on election day.
OF course the 100000 is extra surplus, over
and above enormous dividends, squeezed out of the
people at large. 1t is equally certain that the other
trusts will squeeze that 100000 out of the
steel trust employees through trust prices for cloth
ing, food and fuel The steel trust employees simply
have the pleasure of handling the money for time
Some part Of the combination which made that
Christmas bonus possible will finally get the money
back, through extortion, all right Temporary hand
ling OF the money is what the trust employee gets
for his political support of conditions that create
and foster trusts That's ALL for his Christmas bonus
dribbes out on each of the other 364 days of the
year, and he really makes little progress
What is true of the steel is true of the other
trusts, only not many others get the blessed Christ
mas spirit to the extent of millions of bonus. And
unfortunately or fortunately, only very small pro-
portion of the people trust employees at Christ
time any other time, so that some 80 per cent
OF us really put up for both trust dividends and trust
bonuses
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-12-28

ladvenchawsome. spirit" she said
Drive me through the pawk. Dill
pickles, awnd let US spawre ney.
Their rawpidity nawr gawsoline."
Mrs. Speedway-Nero is strong
for rapid transit. She's born joy
rider. A widow with gray hair
she looks like she would rather
loiter along. But that's mistake
We went through the park Hike Q
bullet, and / almost expected her
to giggle with glee, she enjoyed
the pace so much.
AS put up the machine in the
little hutch she had built for It,
she said. 81 think the cab will GO
fawster awfter it has been used for
a WHILE"
think maybe It will, II some
thing doesn't happen to It.
(Continued.)
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-12-28

the cold. We knew he was sick
cause he just sat huddled up in
a ball and shivered and shivered
IT'LL his teeth chartered. What
made it worse for Puppy was that
the cold got in his hind legs, and
he couldn't jump up on the couch
to steal the cushions or even stand
lup beside the table to tantali2e
Ipapa by grabbing his newspaper.
That made Spikey Pup very sad
indeed.
We teiephonei the dog and cat
doctor and he said to give Puppy
some medicine he would send
over. You never saw such funny
faces as poor Puppy made! He
/! didn't like the medicine a little
fbit, so papa had to sit on the floor
and hold him while mamma pour
ed into his mouth with a spoon.
lThen l Immediately bundled
Puppy up in shawls till he looked
Just like some little old grandma.
He liked the hot water bottle 1
put beside him in his basket.
He is getting better now, and
l think he can go out and chase
cats day after tomorrow.
But l mustn't forget to tell
Santa Claus to bring that sweater,
cause he really needs it.
Your loving cousin,
DOLLY.
P. Slow Is your dog? 1
hope he's well.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-12-28

Mrs. B. B. Bromell, president
of the st. Cecilia Club, will be
hostess at reception compliment
tary to the members of the club
tomorrow afternoon.
A quiet Christmas wedding was
that of Miss Ollie Hitler, 1924
North Prospect street, to Mike
Braghetba, of Aberdeen. Rev. J.
A. Smith, of the Mason Meth
odist church, performed the cere-
mony. The couple will reside in
Aberdeen.
"A number of balls and smaller
functions are engaging the COM
plete attention of Tacoma's So
ciety this week. The assembly
ball Wednesday night, the Union
Club ball Of New Years and the
ball of the knights of Columbus
at the Tacoma Hotel on New
Years eve, comprise busy week
end.
Miss Lois King will entertain
a group of twelve young people,
who are organizing a card club,
at her home Saturday evening.
At the regular monthly meet
ing of the Woman's Home MIS-.
stonary Society of the First Meth
odist Church this afternoon at
the home Of Mrs. Frank Davls,
S1S North street. Miss Carrie
Barte gave a short address aad
the Queen Hester Girls rendered
several musical selections.
An all-day sewing session viii
be held by the Phil Sheridan Re.
lief Corps tomorrow at the home
of Mrs. Minnie Smith, 1926 South
E street. Friday evening the card
party at the Armory will be
given.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-12-28
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SSTORTES%
PUPPY'S COLD.

| Dear Chester: We are all feel
ing so bad at our house now
cause Puppy Spike has a cold. Did
you know dogs gets colds just like
people? Well, they do. l thought
I'd have to write and tell you all
about it, so If your dog gets cold
you'd know what to do. Spike
caught his cold going outdoors
this cold weather and following
papa when he is riding his BIZ
cycle. You know Spike is a bull
dog. so he doesn't have long hair
like your dog to keep him warm
1 guess Wen ask Santa Claus to
bring him a gray sweater with
red bands and some Teddy bear
trousers" to wear on cold days.
But oh, dear! If he should
get into a fight, what would hap
pen to his sweater?
I'm forgetting to tell you about
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-12-28
WI M1S 4 k1Mv our TOTS

Mamma" queried Constance
aged 5, where do we get silk?"
From the silkworm, dearie,'
was the reply.
And do We get tape from the
Itapeworm was the next question
But this time there was no reply
Children" said the teacher,
"give me word with an Il in it."
There was a thoughtful silence
for a moment, and then Gussie,
aged 61s, raised her hand.
Needle" she cried, with a note
of triumph in her tone.
1.-THE snow isn't as warm as it
looks" observed Jamie, philoso-
phizing. ut reminds me of flat
irons"
"How so. my boy?" asked
grandma.
well, flat irons aren't always
as cold as they look" replied ia
mic, who was burnt child.
do you ever skater" Mildred,
aged 5, was asked.
Nom. l tried it once" was
the sober answer, "but my ankles
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-12-28
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Baked Cabbage.-A great many
people to whom cabbage is dis
tasteful find it delicious prepared
in the following way: Take a firm
white head of cabbage, cut in
rather small pieces, and boil I'M
til tender. Drain the water off,
put in chopping bowl and chop
fine. To a large eupful of rich
milk add one egg, beaten; two ia
blespoonfuls of melted butter, sea-
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-12-28
S0IE1YY

An entertainment for the bene-
fit of st. Paul's Sunday School
will be given Thursday evening
at the home of Mrs. D. T.
Phelps in the North End. A fine
program has been arranged and
includes a vocal solo by Prof.
Beardsley of Whitworth college,
a reading by Miss Margaret
Mearns and "a flute solo by Mr..
Kali. Friends and patrons OF
the Sunday school are cordially
invited.
Mrs. George III. Stone will be
hostess Wednesday afternoon for
a holiday tea complimentary to
the members of the D. A. r. A
number of musical selections and
other features will he on the pro-
gram.
Mrs. John Jerome Conway en-
tertains at bridge this afternoon
ait her home on North goth
street, complimentary to few
invited guests.
Local Scottish societies will
celebrate the coming of the Ne "
Year according to the customs
of the fatherland Friday even
ing. An excellent program Of
Scottish songs and dances has
been arranged and will be given
in Association Hall. 913 Tacoma
avenue.
One of the most prominent Of
the New Year affairs will be the
reception and ball to be given at
the Union Club Friday evening.
The affair will be an elaborate
one and the decorations will be
unusually attractive Professor
Nason's orchestra will play.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-12-28
gnhtimAtey1 w.
correspondence

Washington, ID. c., Dec. 90.
Dear Dad: Senator Jonathan
Bourne of Oregon refuses to join
the Return from Elba" club.
When l put it to him squarely-
that is, when | asked him If he
would join If he were asked-he
replied: "Oh, give Taft chance.
Wait until this congress is over"
Whereupon my irreverent COM
rade Il decline to name him) re-
marked: wait until the bur-
glars are out of reach of the po-
lice" Which / think was harsh.
II President Taft is enthusiasts
tic in his desire to uphold the
pure food law, he will have a
chance to show it in the appoint
ment of a successor to Ivy G.. Kim
ball, Justice of the peace in the
District of Columbia. 1t was be-
fore Justice Kimball, you remem-
Der, that the first case involving
the pure food law was tried. Robt.
N. Harper, millionaire manufac-
turer of a brand of dope selling as
a headache cure" was brought
before Kimball and was turned
loose with the nominal fine of
$500. This in spite of the fact
that the government attorney
urged a real punishment. Kimball
is the kind of Judge who sends
newsboys to the adult Jail for a
long term for shooting craps"
and similar offenses. His term ex-
pires in January.
President Taft has started to
retaliate on the insurgents. He
has begun Systematically to de-
prive men like La Toilette of pat
ronage, and to turn it over to poll
ticians who promise to be "regu-
lar"
A short time ago Senator Al
drich was of the opinion that no
postal savings bank should be per-
mitted to pass the senate at this
this session. Now. am informed,
he has been persuaded that politi-
cal exigency requires that con-
gress make bluff at passing this
law: and accordingly the plan is
to let 1t go through the senate.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-12-28

Mr.. Carbureter, agent for the
|Jarless. THE Car That Are" sur,
lis a hustler. He has put in three
days showing me how to handle
the Jarless Six he sold to Mrs
|Speedway-Nero, and taught me sc
much that it'll take me weeks t
remember all of 1t.
Often did I want to back out
but Mrs. Speedway-Nero had made
1t a condition that I was to talk
the job of chauffing for her.
Today I delivered the car to
her. Just to show that I had the
Jarless Six under perfect control,
drove up on two wheels.
Maybe you'd think Mrs. Speed
would be Mortified. Not
she. 81 awdmire a gull with an
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-12-28

land then to delay" it in the
house.
The latest development In the
sugar trust case is the repayment
by the Arbuekles of $3,53O,573.
What l want to know is whether
Senator Aldrich proposes to make
restitution of the money furnish
ed by the sugar trust to purchase
votes in Rhode Island. pause for
| a reply.
Secretary of War Dickinson
finds time to do a little law work
for the Illinois Central railroad.
Why should there be so much fuss
because Secretary Ballinger puts
in his spare moments serving the
Cunninghams and other people
having claims to public property
in Alaska?
In addressing the deep water
ways convention here, President
Taft took occasion to enumerate
the different parts of the country
having projects. When he spoke
of the nine-foot channel in the
Ohio river, the delegates from the
Ohio valley cheered. The presi-
dent then INDUCED in the follow
ing bit of sarcasm: II recognize
the gentlemen who applaud that,
Ias coming from the Columbia riv-
er district, and illustrating that
disinterested enthusiasm that is
certain to carry all the projects
through"
The opposition to the deep wa
terways movement relies on their
ability to divide and conquer"
So long as the movement is one
of general policy, it is harmonious
and strong So soon as attention
is directed to individual projects,
the operation of local jealousies
may be relied upon to divide and
weaken. In this is found the sig
nificance of the presidents recent
counsel to go after continuing ap-
preparations for local projects. He
is. at heart. in sympathy with
Cannon.
Sincerely, RATH.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-12-28
Fads Fashions and Home Hints for 6g1omen
NnthiaGrey5'
6ettors

Dear Miss Grey: My sweetheart
and l have quarreled, and he is
too proud to come back. He does
mot go with other girls. Would it
be all right for me to have COM
lpany? A. C. G.
A.-You remember the sheep of
Little Bo-Peep? Well. if he
doesn't "come home" there are
others Just as good as he. In the
meantime you owe it to yourself
to go with others, to enjoy your
self and to be a good. honest,
healthy girl.
Dear Miss Grey: 1 want to be-
come trained nurse. I am 81;
am too old to begin? What are
the rules? In canning beets, is 1t
necessary to have them alright?
MRS. J. w. G.
A trained nurse nowadays
must study two years. spending
the off hours in practical training
in hospital. Many hospitals are
increasing their course to three
years. The expenses are light, as
the nurse pays her own tuition
and board by the value of her
services to the hospital. In some
hospitals she is paid a small
amount during the last year Of her
course. You are not too old.
All fruit or vegetables should
be canned in alright jars.
Dear Miss Grey: What day of
the week was Sept. 4, 1879, and
May 6. 1874? I. w. S.
A.-(D Thursday. ca We'd
lnesday.
Dear Miss Grey: How can re-
move Laughing wrinkles" on
sides of my mouth? LIZZY.
A.-Why worry about "laugh-
ling wrinkles?" The lines Of the
face denote the habitual express
Isions. Avoid scowls and dropping
lines, and be glad you can laugh.
Dear Miss Grey: Please tell me
how long to roast a sucking pig.
What shall I stuff 1t with, and
what shall l serve with it?
M. r. B.
| IA.-Allow 20 minutes to the
pound. Stuff it with the ordinary
chicken or turkey dressing. 1t is
nice served with sprigs of parsley
and baked sweet apples surround
ling 1t on a platter. Drowned
sweet potatoes and creamed onions
are the usual vegetables served
with young pig.
Dear Miss Grey: Should a girl
tOf IL be. chaperoned To theaterso
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-12-28

Under jackets of quilted satin,
whether with or without sleeves
are finding much favor. Such a
jakect is worn under the street
coat when the thermometer drops
a few degrees. This enables a
lightweight suit to do duty in cold
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-12-28

In washing greasy skillets. the
addition of a little soda to the
water will neutralize the grease
and make them much easier tc
clean.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-12-28

some men like ter refer Cef
booze as bitters, as If ter sug.
gest that they take it with a wry
face. But they don't"
AT a banquet the other day
Carnegie knocked Knox and Knox
nagged Carnegie. Take a pencil
and paper and make a Jingle Of
it.
The Brokaw divorce ease is
responsible for the introduction
of the tea cup cocktail. Just
what the excuse is for serving dt
In a tea cup is not known, except
that perhaps tea cup holds
more.
The new Chinese minister's
name is Chan Yin Gang. Gang
is. Scotch, isn't 1t?
Patience: | have been spend
ping a week looking for traces of
tmy ancestors.
Patrice: Indeed? And did your
ancestors wear traces?-Yonkers
lStatesman.
Senator Depew resuscitated
himself long enough to deliver a
speech radiating with optimism.
However. 1t Is some time since
| Chauncey was much force as a
radiator.
With every gambler
ION the square,"
There's surely a "GamIbler's'
Square" somewhere,
And all their mail may be
Forwarded there.
Chicago Tribune.
John Burns, cabinet member,
assisted in directing the firemen s
operations at a big london fire.
Why rs 1t that celebrities who
don't know anything about fires
always butt In and direct the
firemen7
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-12-28

Corporal Ginnis: OF viii,
ma 'am; but O'm afraid some OF
tn company can't dance Punch.
do you always keep a-smiling
about your daily duties?"
Nav: I look grouchy. Then
I amt asked to do no extra
work. "-lWashingjton Herald. IL
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-12-28
FASHIONS

Bows on shoes are more in evil
Idence than ever before. In fact,
there are bows and bows and bows
this season.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-12-28

Mourning muffs are made OF
crepe, the shirrings being held in
place by narrow bands of taffeta
or nuns Yelling.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-12-28

Panniep, whenever they are
temployed now, are made of the
most supple materials. which
droop in long, graceful folds In
lstead OF producing even q suggss-
ftion of buffoonery.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-12-28

A band of blue velvet and a
huge rhinestone button constitute
the sole trimming Of a soft blue
beaver turban. ri
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-12-28

Most of the, girdles of the sea-
son are high in front, though
they actually eneircle the waist
line once more.