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The Topeka state journal., 1909-03-18
LET IT MInEr

LET IT SLIDEi
The man who is determined to wor-
ry can always find things to break his
heart over; and If there is nothing in
his private business that calls for
tears, he can always find something
of a public nature that seems to justi-
fly visit to the wailing place. The
Kansas legislature is thing of history
and a lot of editors are discussing its
sins of omission and commission, and
will continue the discussion until the
COWS come home. But what's the use
The sun is shining Cat intervals),
and the grass is showing green on the
lawns, and the joyous seed time is at
hand. Nature invites man to bury his
sorrow, and kick up his heels, and
be glad. If worry comes shopping
will be all right in the end, and the
right will triumph, and the people will
come into their own
Uncle Sam has been pounded over
the head by the courts pretty severe
ly during the past few days, having
lost several cases which meant a great
deal to the people; and the people
are discouraged, and they murmur and
repine. But what's the use? The
voice of spring is grooming sweet songs
in the woods and the running waters,
and the skies are blue, and, the hens
are laying eggs again; and good old
smiling Nature says to the chlldren OF
men: Forget your troubles: lire
funeral procession
Uncle Sans head is sore, and his
tall hat is jammed down over his ears,
but he will win out in the end HIS
cause, which is also your cause. is right
and just, and all history, sacred and
profane. teaches that the right will
get there in the end, right side up
with care. Rome wasn't built in a day.
nor Americus in an hour, and all great
reforms require time for fruition, and
there should be so much comfort in
the knowledge that Uncle Sam is
working for reform, as to cause peo-
ple to forget a few trifiing defeats
It is thus with all the things that
worry and discourage; let them shde
for everything comes out all right IN
the end. If that proposition had no
truth in it the people now on earth
who enjoy so many comforts and lux
,Iries the products of invention and
enterprise, would be- living in caves
after the fashion of their remote an
cestors, trying to kill a few pterodac-
tyIs with clubs, for the Sunday d1n-
Gazette.
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workingman senator in France.

The first workingman in France to
he elected to the senate took his seat
this week. His name is Victor Reymo-
nencv. and he is employed in the arse
nal at Toulon. There are number
of workingmen in the chamber of de-
nuties including two miners, wine-
shop keeper, two hatters, an engine
driver q. shoemaker. a lacemaker,
iocksmith, and bus conductor.-Lon-
don standard.
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Inasmuch as the criminal charges
against H. H. Tucker of using the
mails to defraud in connection with
the conduct of the business of the
Uncle Sam Oil company have fallen
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peace in theory. at least. Kaiser Will
helm, has been so quietly and efficient
Iy at work in building battleships of
the 'sIreadnaught" type, that England
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PROMINENCE.

have a cousin twice removed who lac1s
a jaunty air; INV
ne llXes at Turnipopolis and is a leader
Here in the city he would stand hack in
some safe retreat
ana TO tooh aro with bulging eyes and be afraid
10 cross the street;
tioEes niotS with very little grace, his
D.. SloIneS are cheaply made,
Du' ne d. mas money in a bank and all his
deDts are paid.
he lives at Turnipopolis. where daily. wet
The people of the town turn out to watch
And there at times when flags are raised
,,. ana thrilling songs are sung,
us ne that makes the speeches to the
old and to the young;
ne Is the leading citizen, he strokes the
ch1ldren's curlS,
And proudly claims a leaders right to
Kiss the pretty girls.
He never would be noticed here, save for
his awkwardness;
Ihe gifts he has are not such gifts as
But no one ever thinks of me- aS ono
whose worth is great:
Oo people eyer look upon you as heavy
He lives at Turnipopolis. and is q leader
there,
with money piled up in the bank and
prominence to spare.
sometimes wonder if it pays to toll and
motl and fret
"nere virtue is so very cheap and life is
cheaper yet.
Where thousands come and thousands GO
nnnot1ced and unknown,
"hoEe, lacking room, a man may still be
1rlendleSs and alone
sometimes wonder if it pays to merely
1--we for this,
When each might be a leader in some
Turn1pOpoliS.
-Cbioo1o Paoor5 IIa-o1d
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KANSAS C0MAENT
DAN AND VIC

Ian AND VIZ.
Ihere are eight Kansas congressman.
six OF them voted for Cannon for
speaker, and two of them voted against
him.
The Kansas City (Mo.) Star says that
tne TWO who voted against Cannon are
Noble Men; that the six who voted for
Cannon Disgraced Themselves, and
that the people Will Remember them,
and point their Finger of Scorn at
them in the future. Golfers Weekly is
also greatly incensed because six of the
Kansas congressman voted for Cannon
Two OF the Kansas congressman we
known very we'll: Dan Anthony, of
LeavenWorth and Victor Murdock, of
Wichita. Anthony voted for Cannon.
and Murdock voted against him. Be
cause the Kansas City (Mo.) Star is
indignant, shall We denounce Dan An
thony' as Traitor to the people? Any
way you take him, Anthony has as
good a reputation at home as Murdock.
and Murdock's reputation at home is
good. Both were on the ground, and
familiar with all the circumstances.
Why should we not conclude that An
thonyS Judgment was as good as Muir
docks? Right or wrong, we have come
to that conclusion
We believe Cannon represents the
Republican majority in the house. The
rules you hear so much about, were
made by the Republican majority, and
are endorsed by the Republican ma
jority. The statement that Cannon ap-
points the committees to suit his per-
sonal prejudices, is foolish. He never
appoints a committee without consul
tation with the Republican leaders; his
actions as speaker are always in line
with the will Of the Republican ma
jority. and every fair sensible man
knows it. If this were not true. Cam
non would not have been reelected last
Monday. The house is extravagant
and inefficient but the blame does not
belong to old Joe Cannon, the speaker;
it belongs to the Republican majority
AtchiSon Globe.
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At the Novelty.
.,Tba TrbOanlggh1tt-Readick g1t- Stock Company in
Inc Old Sexton
Ndatinees-Wednesda and Saturdays.
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Egaaly galay matinee 2:30-1igh class vaudeville
HVenlngs 7;46-9;15-High class vaudeville
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5Itrr particulars. prices and amusement
eise,1Iks.se see announcements In this paper
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ADJUSTMENTS.
At the Craud.

friday night-"The Clansmau.''
tsSo,.t1 gay matinee and night-"Buster
Monday night-Al G. Fields Minstreis.
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De Tanque-Oh, I believe in a short
life and a merry one. WigWag-WelI,
1 guess you'll get the benefit of the first
half of your theory, all right.-Philadel-
phia Record.
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Ethel-Didn't it seem an age from
the time you were engaged till you got
married? Maud-Yes, but Jack and L
managed to squeeze through it.-Bos-
ton Transcript.
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Origin of Moving Pictures

The beginning of moving pictures
was in this wise: Sir John Herschel
after dinner in 1926 asked his friend
Charles Babbage how he would show
both sides of a shilling at once. Bab-
bage replied by taking a shilling from
his pocket and holding it to mirror
This did not satisfy Sir John, who
set the shilling spinning upon the din
ner table, at the same time pointing
out that if the eye is placed on a
level with the rotating coin both
sides can be seen at once. Babbage
was so struck by the experiment that
the day he described it to a friend,
DR.. Fitton, who Immediately made a
working model.
On one side of the disk was drawn
a bird, on the other side an empty
bird cage; when the card was revolved
on silk thread the bird appeared to
be in the cage. This model showed the
persistence of vision upon which all
moving pictures depend for their eff
feet. The eye retains the image Of
the object seen for a fraction of a
second after the object has been re-
moved. This model was called the
thaumotrope.
Next came the zoetrope, or wheel
of life. A cylinder was perforated
with a series of slots and within the
cylinders was placed a band of draw
ings of dancing men. On the appara-
tus being slowly rotated the figures
seen through the slots appeared to
be in motion. The first systematic
photographs Of men and animals TAX
en- at regular intervals were made by
Muybridge in 1877.-Chicago Tribune.
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'"Who is the most talked about per-
son in town." well it depends. But
it's usually the one woman who can't
attend the meeting of her afternoon
card club."-Detroit Free Press.
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Making Apes Grow Old.


Doubtless the antivivisectionists and
those who oppose all scientific expert
ments on the lower animals will be ap-
palled to learn that Prof. Metchnikoff
has been making on monkeys further
experiments regarding old age and its
retardation. ---
And the monkeys have grown "pre-
matureIy old" The experiments have
produced in them artificial old age, or
at least one of the most constant and
prominent conditions of senility in hu-
mans
These interesting and important ex-
periments were conducted under Met
the Pasteur Institute here by Pierre
Boveri, a young scientist, and they
were kept secret until this week.
Boveri injected under the monkeys
skin "adrenalin," the principle derived
from the capsule over the kidney and
often called the supraunal principle.
The result of the injections was to
cause arterio-sclerosis, a thickenfng of
the coats of the arteries, which often
become almost brittle. As has been
said, arterio-scIerosis is one of the
most characteristic signs of old age in
man. And the disease in monkeys
and in man is exactly similar.
Metchnikoff and Boveri have gone
step further, and are experimenting on
apes. They produce arterio-sclerosis
in the apes and then employ one or
other methods used in treating disease
i'm man OF course. the experimenterS
can observe the effect of the treat
ment under the microscope, at any
stage of it they please. So they con-
end in the discovery of a remedy for
which often hastens
the death of the aged.-New York
World.
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GEORGE WASHINGTON
HAS HARD SCRIMMAGE

George Washington started in with a
hard scrimmaee last night to get the
team in good shape for the hard game
which is expected with Western Mary
land next Saturday. Coach Dougherty
had the varsity team open UP with on
side kicks and forward passes, and these,
interspersed with end runs. netted the
varsity three touchdowns against the sec
ond team in thirty minutes of play. Jack
Brooks who did such good work on right
end in Saturdays game, was out OF the
game on account of a strained back, bat
it is expected he will be in condition
again in a few days. Crafts did not don
a uniform, as the muscle In his leg which
was injured last year was again bother
ing him. He expects to he in the lineup
tonight however.
The star halfback Ellis. was out In
uniform and added much speed TO the
backfield. Sheridan and White are laid
up on account of their strenuous work IN
Saturdays game. Hamlin of Salt Lake
City showed up well on end Bates, from
Massachusetts Agricultural College. has
decided to come out ano try Ior quar-
terback Bates is IA first-class quarter
back and George Washington Will NOT
lack for material to fill that position, as
Bryan Morse the Western High School
quarterback of d couple OF seasons past,
has also decided TO come out and try for
the quarterback job. He is remembered
as fast man, a good general and also a
good kicker. He will make Kelley and
Bates hustle for the job, and 1t is pre-
dicted by some that before many days
he will have first call on the position.
Bill Thrall who made such a record
on the George Washington team last year,
will be out in uniform tonight for the
first time. Fowler, a man weighing about
1870 pounds and well built, appeared on
the field, and with little coaching II Is
believed that he will have no difficulty i'll
winning place in the line. Manager
Sommers also again put on his foot ball
toys and proceeded TO give the linemen
the benefit of his experience. and assisted
the scrubs in their work against the var
Sity.
1t is predicted that George Washington.
next Saturday against Western Maryland
with Ellis. Thrall and Crafts again i'm
the backfie'd, will show the speed and
enap which won for the team so many
last year. Hard work and
plenty of ii will be the rule for this
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RETURNS 100000
BASE BALL ORDERS

PITTSBURG. October 5.-The national
base ball commission, having charge OF
the sale of seats for the worlds series OF
games here between Pittsburg and De-
troit, announced last night that the public
sale of reserved seats advertised for
Wednesday had been called off, owing to
the fact that no tickets were left for
either the games of Friday or Saturday.
The mail order sale of reserved seats
has been unprecedented. the 1854 tickets
for each game at Forbes Field having
been all sold forty-eight hours after mail
orders were received and the announce
ment being made by an official of the
Pittsburg base ball club that 100000
worth Of orders for seats for the first
two games here have been returned, with
g. notice that no reserved seats were left.
The local club refused to accept its mail
at the post office after Saturday morning,
and all letters arriving after that time
We're returned to the SenderS.
There still remain 1900 bleacher and
standing-roOm tickets that Will be put on
sale each day of the games here, and
from present indications police reserves
will be necessary to control the crowd OF
people which was disappointed at not
getting reserved seats.
The officials of the Pittsburg base ball
club are not taking any chances on all
not being accommodated with the present
seating capacity of Forbes Field, the
largest base ball park in the world. and
extra seats are being built around the
ground. thus preventing ground rules.
Eight thousand seats are being built in
right and left field, thus giving the park
a seating capacity of 1900. With those
standing, all base ball records are expect
ed to be broken during the games. here.
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KEEN CONTESTS AT
A. A. u. INDOOR GAMES

NEW YORK, October 5.--Under the In
spring influence of the cheering OF more
than 1900 enthusiastic spectators, the
first nights performance Of the national
indoor Amateur Athletic Union champion
ships was successfully carried through
last night at Madison Square Garden.
There were champions galore-interna-
tional Olympic, national. intercollegiate
and metropolitan-all striving for glory
and the honors which go to the winners
of each event England. Italy, Ireland
and Canada were represented, while the
cream of athletics upheld the reputation
and standing of the United States. AL
though no records were smashed. the
times and distances showed marked
improvement over those of last year.
while the majority of the events were
closely contested.
eigners. Lunghi. the Italian champion.
who was looked upon as an almost sure
winner of his event, the 1,OO0-yard, made
a poor showing and finished fifth. He
declared after the event that his stride
was unSuited to indoor running, and that
he would not compete in any more in
door meets.
f. A. Wilson. the English mile cham
pion, was another victim to the prowess
Of the American athlete. and went down
to defeat in the two-mie run. Both for
eigners ran in the colors of the Irish
American Athletic Club.
Canada sent down several of the best
athletes in the Dominion, but they were
no match for their rivals across the Dor
der. The other visitor to taste defeat
was l.. J. Ahearn, recent arrival from
Ireland.
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TWO GAMES CANCELLED.
Georgetown Varsity and Props Both
Lose Opponents.

Manager Murray of the Blue and Gray
varsity yesterday announced that the
Mount st. Mary's game, which was on
the schedule for October 13, had been can
celed by the mountaineers; while Man.
ager Langmuir of the Props announced
at the same time that the Central High
School game, which was on the schedule
for next Friday. had been cancelled by
the downtown management This short
ems UP both schedules to some extent
but does in no wise cause either manager
any worry, as both have plenty of con-
tests listed to make the season an at
tractive one.
OF course the calling off of the battle
between the Props and Centralites will
make il impossible for those old rivals
to settle which has the better team, as
comparative scores will not have d great
deal of weight. especially If the District
championship rests on the decision, as ii
now seems likely that 1t will. However
there is still a chance that the two man
ayers may get together and arrange FOR
another date, in which case the followers
of the two schools will have a long
looked-for chance to see the teams again
clashing.
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WOMEN GOLFERS IN
TRIPLE TIE LEAD
Mrs. Fox, Miss Curtis and
Miss Phipps All Return
Cards Showing SO Score.

PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 5.-Out of sew
enty entrants for the womens national
golf championship yesterday at the
links of the Merton Cricket Club, Hav-
erford, all but three started and every
one finished. Although it might have
been warmer, the external conditions
could hardly have been more favorable
so it is difficult to account for the high
range of the cards in the qualifying
round of eighteen holes.
Not more than six of the scores were
pasSably low. OF the seven British Wis
itors all played but one, only four quail
flying. Miss Dorothy Campbell. British
champion, was the only one of the four
to get among the first six.
Low score was a triple tie at SO be-
tween Mrs. Caleb Fox. Philadelphia;
Miss Margaret Curtis, Boston, ex-na-
tional champion, and Miss Anita Phipps,
Springfield, Mass. Miss Curtis was the
least even of the three, and but for her
unprecedented driving to atone for vari-
able putting would have been some dis
lance below the top. Miss Dorothy
Campbell came in with 81. While not
equal to Miss Teacher of the visiting
delegation as a stylist. she is far more
of possibility as a finalist. Her play
was weakest around the cups. Her
driving was exceptionally straight with
no pressing for distance, and her APP
preaching admirable.
No one came within five strokes of
the women's record. Mrs. Ronald Bar
low, Merton, former Philadelphia cham
pion, finished with 80: Mrs. S. F. LET
ferts, Englewood. n. j., at 30, and Miss
Mary Adams, Boston. eastern cham
pion, at 81. The last figure to quality
was 1913, there being four at that total.
On the play-off Miss MObHtt of VIII
mington won and Mrs. W. S. Hilles.
Wilmington; Miss Louisa Wells, Bos-
ton. and Mrs. Charles Friesmuth, Phil
adelphia. lost. The play-off for low
score prize will be held later. sum-
mary:
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STUART GETS CAPTAINCY.
Georgetown Foot Ball Leadership
Goes to Albany Man.

At a meeting of the c. men of last
years foot ball team now present at
Georgetown, held last evening, Tommy"
Stuart for three years the varsity quar-
terback and at present the left end of
the 1909 eleven, was selected unanimously
to lead the gridiron warriors this fall. He
succeeds Jack Lowney. who was recently
declared ineligible to play on account OF
conditions in studies.
For three seasons-n fact, ever since he
entered the Blue and Gray school-the
newly elected leader has been very active
in all branches of athletics. Besides his
career on the gridiron. he has also quite
q record as an oarsman, having represent
ed Georgetown at the American Henley
in Philadelphia and having also rowed on
his class eight. In base ball his record is
an executive one. but on account of the
business ability which he displa yed as
manager last spring he has jumped into
great prominence as a leader. 1t will be
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brought out some good, fast play. was
that between ]. K. Graves and l.. NJ.
Toiman in the final round Of the men s
consultations, the former winning after
four hard sets had been played, by the
scores of 4-6, Go, 6-1 and Ga.
Both men put up an exceptionally
strong game, and each point was d hard
fought one. Graves had d good strong
serve, which won him many points, as
his opponent had a great deal of trouble
in handling it successfully. The winner
played heady game, gradually working
his way to the net and passing his OPP
ponent with swift drives down the side
lines.
At the conclusion of the tournament
President Ralph w. Hills of the Bache-
lors' Club received congratulations from
all sides on the success of the tOurna-
ment, which was largely due to his untir-
ing energy and efforts.
The summaries for yesterday are: Chal-
lenge round, mems doubes-Conrad 3.
and Harold e. Doyle defeated Homer
Dies and Spencer Gordon, 60, 10 and
10.
Final round, mems consolations-J. X.
Graves defeated l.. NJ. TOlman, 4-6. Go,
81 and 6-3.
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HALFBACK IS DYING.
He Is Injured in Foot Ball Game at
Shamokin.

POTTSVILLE. Pa, October Robert
Wilmington, manager and halfhack of the
Pottsville High School foot ball team, is
dying at the local hospital as the result
of injuries sustained in A foot ball game
with the Shamokin High School eleven at
Shamokin Saturday afternoon.
During a scrimmage in the second hall
he received "A kick in the abdomen and
was obliged to retire from the game. Just
as he arrived in Pottsville he was taken
violently ILL., Physicians operated upon
him and removed his appendix and also
found that he was otherwise internally
njured His parents, DIR. and Mrs. Mil
lfngton of Vermont. have been sum-
nOned.
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BOWLING SEASON OPENS.
Three Organizations Start Off With
Good Scores.

The Departmental Bowling League in
augurated its eighth season on the Palace
Alleys last night, the honor of the first
night on the alleys falling to the ex-
champion Interiors and the Treasury
quint, the latter the runners-up last year.
large and enthusiastic gallery of root
ers was on hand to cheer it's favorites
to victory, and the Interiors succeeded in
downing the Money Handlers in two out
of the three games played. Both teams
put up good scores, considering the fact
that the bowlers have not yet settled into
their stride and that the brand-neW pins
evinced d decided tendency to split
badly.
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.ailway Relief Association League.
Departmental League.
National Capital League.

The newly organized National Capital
Duckpin League opened it's season last
night with games between the Mt Yer
mons and Immaculates. Owing to their
consistent rolling the Immacuates We're
able to land the last two games j. c.
Howard Of the Immaculates carried the
honor for high game. with the exception
ally good score of 125. +. Howard OF
the Mt. Fernons has the highest average
for his team, with games of 10, o. and
1OS
Mr. Ross. president of the league. rolled
the first ball down the alleys, with the
best wishes of every one present for a
most successful season. Scores: