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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-05-15
Boston schoolgirls Wish.

A Boston school teacher received
rather a shock the other day when
she got an insight into the mind of
one of her little scholars. The teach
er had asked the children to write an
answer to the question, what do you
wish to be when you are grown up?''
One little pale-face girl with a pre-
mature1y old face wrote this single
sentence: sI want to be an old maid.''
Boston Record
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-05-15

Oudsite uf der defect vot I half
mentioned, der laty-cop might be all
right. Vfmmins-new vimmins--iss
putting indo all kinds uf manual la
Dor, such es kidniping, crap-shooting
und politics, forms uf egsercise yich
vas formerly used egsclusifly py der
stronger sex
Und mitoudt chumping der sup
cnect, Loofe, led uss dake time oudt
und opserf der grand old party choke
der New Vomans-so called. Per-
heps you hat opserfed dot der New
vomans ISIS hardly effer es new es she
might be. Some uf der newest New
Vomans hat der cost mark worm ouf.
und ISIS not classed much besser den
shop-vorn er fire-sa1e goots. But re-
turning to dem laty-cops: Dondt Won
tink dey should be armed NIT rolling
pins? Den dey could chusd imagine
der prisoner vas DER HUSBAND Ind
dfnt hiss coco NIT a female-iar vean-
on, und likewise NIT greadt relishes.
1 hat heard uf fellers getting hit NIT
wife init rolling pin attachments.
und knocked so stiff deg hat to be-
boiled sofd Ply der undertaken
Hoping dis will find you der same.
Loofe, I remaineseffer, HANS.
Ven he shot i'd, der rhinocisserus
vas charging Misder Rosifelt ad Ia
PAGES. But vot Interests me more. il
not vot der rhinocisserus vas Charging
him, but vot hiss bress- acheudts iss
charging MIN.
moral Ut der Boyle case: a Kidnip-
ping case in der hand, ISIS wort hail
oeutzen murder cases in der brush
Skince der brice uf wheat vendt
oop. der loafs uf bread ISIS geddfng
lighter und lighter. Der 1ightness uf
bread ISIS to be desired, but ven i'd
gedts so light dot eating id ISIS al
mosd like daking deep breathing egg
sercise-vell. dot ISIS we're I commence
to KNOCK.
Misder Chames Thompson said:
"Dee-1ightful task, to rear der tender
thought, to teach der young idea how
to shoot
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-05-15

There is some good sound sense to
the bill which has been prepared by
Congressman Campbell and intro
duced in the house of representatives
by him. 1t makes it a punishable
offense for a manufacturer to place
any other but his own name on an
article that he produces.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-05-15

Lest it might be forgotten: The
members of the Illinois legislature are
still voting occasionally to elect a
United States senator. On the most re-
cent vote taken the other day, which
was the eighty-fifth ballot. Mr.. Hop
txins, who wishes to be reelected to the
office, did not have any more votes
than he did when the first ballot was
taken. It looks as though Illinois
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-05-15

Seven divorces in twenty EIGHT min
utes is a recent record in one of the
San Francisco courts. But it is not
such a one that any court or COM
munity should be overly proud Of
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-05-15

From the United States consular re-
ports it is learned that the prodigious
crop of potatoes in Lincolnshire, Eng
land, last season has put the price so
low that farmers are feeding them to
stock, finding them cheaper than the
usual fodder. And potatoes in this
neck of the woods are now selling at 40
cents a peck.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-05-15

Mr. Ripley, president of the Atchison,
Topeka & Santa F'e Railway company,
says the railroads of the west have
nothing to fear in the future except the
legislatures. Well, they certainly will
have nothing to fear from the legis-
latures if thew do the right thing by
the public in each and every par
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-05-15

Nathan Stratus, the New York philan-
thropist, blames the COW for the spread
of tuberculosis among mortals. To
which the COW might honestly reply:
well my milk wasn't intended for
human beings, anyhow, merely for my
Calves"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-05-15

would only be half represented in the
United States senate for some time to
come. This is neither good for Illinois
nor the country for every possible vote
is needed in the tariff fight.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-05-15

Uncle Vim" Hill has the right idea.
He thinks that If the oratory on the
tariff was cut off at once business
throughout the country would pick up
Immediately 1t is the vexatious delay
which is always an incident to it and
which makes for uncertainty in the
business world that is the bane Of tariff
revision
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-05-15

Reports from Washington are to the
effect that the opposition of the sem
ators from the middle west and the
fear of a veto from the hand Of Presi-
dent Taft are causing Senator Aldrich
and his merry men to think OF making
some material reductions in some of
the important tariff rates. 1t is to be
hoped that their thoughts along this
line materialize into actions.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-05-15

The policemen of Chicago are
planning to issue a newspaper. If
they tell all they know about every
body along their beats this sheet
ought to furnish all kinds of interest
ing reading and cause lot of trouble,
n r1raI1
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-05-15

Those rules and regulations which
have been made by the state board OF
health, under the authority given to It
by the laws passed by the last legis-
1ature, providing for the equipment OF
hotels with adequate fire escapes and
also for their general arrangement so
that guests will be reasonably safe in
them, are excellent. Their rigid en-
forcement will be better
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-05-15
FROM OTHER PENS
GERMAN INSURANCE LAWS.

The industrial insurance laws of Ger
many comprise three principal provis-
ions, namely, insurance against sick
ness, against accident and the old age
pension. To the first. employers and
employees contribute; to the second. the
employers alone contribute, the empire
officiating as guarantor; while. for the
third, the empire provides a subsidy
of so marks-about $12-toward every
pension granted. employers and their
insured work people making equal pay
ments to the support of the fund. The
arrangements for the collection, dis
tribution or Communication of all these
funds are deliberately worked out to Sc
cure simplicity, certainty and prompt
ness in the several transactions. The
facility with which the imperial gov
eminent is enabled to organize these
enterprises, relieving itself of the bur
den of entire or even the largest part
of the maintenance of the funds, is the
envy of other governments pressed with
a demand for like social reforms" The
support of the recently provided old
age pension system of Great Britain,
for instance, is a liability exclusively
against the state-how serious a liability
the Asquith government and the Brit
ish taxpayer are beginning to realize.
In the same way in the United States
it would be inpracticable to organize
a pension system on the German plan
to operate so comfortably for the gov
Observation-Disclosures Journal.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-05-15

AS. might have been expected it
was an American who caught up with
a snow storm in the center of the
Sahara desert on the first occasion
that snow has ever been known to
visit that hot and sandy region.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-05-15

Count Leo Tolstoi and his writings
do not amount to much in the eyes of
Colonel Roosevelt. That's the express
ident's great failing. Nobody ever
amounts to very much in his eyes ex-
cent one T. R
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-05-15

The white-winged dove of peace is
resting on the G. a. r. banner of Kan
sas. The warning factions in that or
gahization have buried the hatchets,
but not for long, probably, not for long.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-05-15

Score good one for the railroads of
this land They killed nearly two
thousand passengers and employees less
IN 1908 than they did in 1907 This is
progress of the right sort.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-05-15

-, cant last much longer. my DEAR said
end; but. ahl it's good to think ths5
even svs1cb after tier death I'll be near you and
piled the soon-to-be young No., .sS
mats trne, Silas, I'm afraid my extrava-
ssalcS VIII pam you terribly.'-Catholic
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-05-15

Haines case, Says der relations he
dween Missus Hams and Misder An
mis- cutted no figger. verein he makes
a mistake. Id cut fig9er 3a-
smokeless-in Misder Annfs
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-05-15

Did your uncle remember vou 4, ~
wiz Yes; he directed his exec,,trr. Ms ~.
correct al the loans he had made M ~, 70
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-05-15
BRITISH SLANG.


John Bull is, of course, eminent1y
justified in censurfng yankee slang"
because his own English is from the
pure well indebted" If he ever does
condescend to drop into slang. his ex-
pressions are so apt and clear and ex-
pressive that the veriest purfst could
not find fault. Thus in an English
woman's recent novel of fashionable
life in London one noble lord remarks
to another: 1.-THE bloomin' Founders
been takin' foolish powders" An
American gentleman visiting an Eng
lish cousin was admonished on his de-
parture: Don't forget to write us a,
roofer." He learned later that "roof-
err is a letter written to your late
hostess to thank her for the hospital
ity enjoyed under her roof. Every
where in London one hears such ex-
pressions as Its q little bit of all
right "Slip us a tanner. guvnor,''
Let 'em all come" and Don't be a
bIoomin' toff.'' About the most sense
less expression, until recently employ
ed by all classes of society and on the
most inappropriate occasions, was:
What, no, she bumpSi" 1t originated
among the boating enthusiasts on the
river, and now, after a popularity of
several years, seems to have run it's
course. THE peeler el1ivvied me and
I hooked it, remarks a chara cter in a
transplanted English play. Whereupon
he is informed: "A beak would give
you jolly good raging" John Bull
is dreadfully afraid of being contain
mated by that senseless American
slang. "-Pittsburg Gazette-Times.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-05-15

We hat nodings ageusd rohh,
Stone, vich ISIS fine feller, but We iss
sorry dot he Overlooked dem nm
dorsemendts. Id ISIS a lesson TO him
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-05-15

Now dey iss making a monumend
to der memory uf Henry Wirz. an
dey hat did wirz tings es dot II, do,
country. W
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-05-15

I always fought Misder Thompson
vas right belief in pistil pragtis-
but dis cidy administration baS 80
der kvotatton mixed. Dey are teach
ing der young idea how to steal dogs
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-05-15
A KANSAS PREDIcAMENr.

The granting of the 2k cent pas
senger fare in Missouri does not mean
that Kansas will necessarily get the
same rate. The Kansas rate contro-
versy depends upon sthe outcome of
the fight in Nebraska. It Is by no
means certain that Kansas can get
even as good a rate as 2 " cents. With
the controversy up to the federal
courts for settlement it Is possible
that the railroad companies will be
able to prove by their own books
that they can not afford to haul peo-
pie for less than cents a mile. The
Nebraska fight is the next one which
the railroads will take up. If Ne
braska loses it's fight, then the only
thing that kansas has to fall back
upon is an orderof the state board of
railroad commissioner s.-Sa1ina Jour-
nal
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-05-15
ADJUSTMENTS.

ADJUSTMENTS.
At the Grand.
Tonight-High School Sub-Seniors
Way Up East"
At the Novelty.
Tonight-North Bros. Stock company
"a Daughter of the South.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS and Saturoass
AT the Majestic.
Daily matinee 2:3o-High class vaudeviiie
Evenings S:15-High class vaudeville.
For particulars. prices and amusement
details, see announcements In this paper
elsewhere
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-05-15
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
gan.zation for the exclusive afternoon
publication in Topeka.
The news is received in The State Jour
nal building over wires for this sole pur-
pose.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-05-15
KANSAS CONNENT
TROUBLE, UP TO DATE.

The typical Kansan, while in any
other emergency he shows rare forti-
tude, is as a child in the dark with
the worries and terrors of childhood
IN the presence of the weather man.
The winter season from which we
may not yet say confidently We have
emerged, was unusually mild in Kan
sds. mere was some snowfall, but
not a SUFFICIENT quantity, of course, for
the pest results from the crops. Then
came that portion of the month of
March when spring begins. The air
was soft and ba1my and pleasant, and
the sap started to run in the trees
ana the buds to swell. Thereupon.
quite expectedly, the arbitrary indiv-
lduai who is commonly supposed to
have control of the weather turned on
the cold blasts again. and the tender
peaches persisted. A little later the
spring gardens which yielded too reck-
lessiy TO the impulses of ambition, got
IL good and plenty. April made its
appearance manifest and its presence
contlnually felt by emulating the be-
havlor or that black sheep of the 9TH
er wise respectable family of months.
me wind blew and blew. And, then
10 snow that it was one of those in
corrigibleS which are without shame,
II spread a killing frost just as it de-
parted Promising crops OF apples,
pears, plums, cherries and all the
Things which growing on trees are
good TO eat are ruined. The berry
crop has been cut down as by the
sword or an avenger, and the entire
outlook is altogether discouraging.
rms year the fields and the orchards
OF Kansas will produce absolutely
noth1ng-wfth the exception, perhaps,
OF the mere quantity of stuff needed
to feed the population of about seven
tes.-Leavenworth Times.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-05-15
A SATURDAY. sERMoN

Honor thy father and mother; which is
the first commandment with promise;
that it may be well with thee, and thou
mayest live long on earth. Ephesians VI
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-05-15
RAILROAD BUILDING.

There has. been little progress in
railway construction for the past two
years, and it isn't improving much at
present. But every great railroad
man admits that the country needs a
far greater. mileage, needs double
tracks, new lines, better grades; a
great number of improvements which
make for better transportation ia
cilitfes. The panic had much to do
with the check in railroad improve
menr. But the panic is past. It
looks like capital is still afraid of the
risk Of railroad property; that radical
legislation still has the railroads
bluffed, notwithstanding several re-
cent decisions favoring the roads.
In the meantime, Canada is enjoy
ing railroad boom such has sell
dom been seen. Two new transcon-
tinental lines are building, and there
are many new lines and extension in
all parts of the dominion. Canada al
ready has larger mileage per capt.
ia than this country. But Canada
has a vast region to develop, and must
have the railroads. America also is
capable of enormous development,
and new railroads are needed. Are
we making mistake by quarreling
and hindering while Canada is boost
ing ?-Atchison Globe.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-05-15

Moral uf der Boyle case: a Kidnip.
ping case in der hand, ISIS wort hall
a deutzen murder cases in der brush
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-05-15

Misder Chames Thompson said:
"Dee-1fghtful task, to rear der tender
thought, to teach der young idea how
to shoot"
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1909-08-20
HOSPITAL MOVES 4
\ TO new QUARTERS
new INSTITUTION DOING A NEED
ED WORK WELL

The hospital conducted by Mrs.
Jennings and assistants, in the
Beach block has been moved in new
quarters and the last of the patients
were transferred yesterday. The
large roomy residence owned by Mrs
M. E. Staley has been leased for a
year with the privilege of extension
and the hospital can now be con-
sldered permanently established as
an established institution. During
the present season when the typhoid
cases have been numerous the hos
pital has been indispensable because
nursing is of special importance in
this particular disease. The public
and the town administration should
in every way cooperate with the
management to strengthen and i'm
prove the hospital and its equip
ment and facilities. Mrs. Cohen, n
graduate nurse and of long expert
ence is a recent addition to the hos--
pital corps. Miss. Roby Carle whose
life was dispaired Of for some time.
has so far recovered as to be dis
charged and taken to her home at
Finley. Lynn Shanafelt's attack OF
typhoid fever has 90 far run its
course as to permit his going home
today. T. Dougherty, suffering
with typhoid fever, is patient COM
ing from Ringold, up the Columbia
the first part of the week.
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1909-08-20
RAILROAD COMMISSION ORDERS
IMPROVEMENTS At FINLEY

1t is ordered that caretaker be
installed and maintained at Finley
whose duty it shall be to open the
station building at least half an
hour prior to the scheduled time of
the arrival of trains scheduled to
stop at Finley and to keep the same
open until half an hour after the
departure of such trains, during
which time he shall receive and de-
posit in the station freight destined
for shipment, and deliver to con-
signees freight consigned to them.
During such time he shall keep
the waiting room properly ventilat-
ed and supplied with fresh water,
and during incl dement, weather shall
keep the same properly heated.
That all freight designed to Fin
ley shall be by the care taker or the
train crew deposited in the freight t
room of the station and the door
of such room locked.
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1909-08-20
LEADER AND HIS BAND COM.
mENOED

W. l.. Young, leader of the Ken
newick Band, is in receipt of the
following letter of commendation
from the Board of Control, of Sew,
enteenth National Irrigation:
August IS; 1909.
Leader kennewick Band,
kennewick, Washington
Dear Sir
AT meeting held by the Board
of Control Of the 18th National Ir-
rigation Congress, vote of thanks
was unanimously rendered you and
the members of the kennewick Band
for distinguished services in connec-
ton with the success of the 18th
National Irrigation Congresa at Spo-
kane. The presence Of yourself
and the members of the band in
our parade was greatly appreciated.
Very respectfully,
Secretary, Board ri Control
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1909-08-20
IRRIGATION PARADE

The Kennewick Section Of the
Irrigation Parade made good last
week at Spokane and in connection
with those representing the neigh
boring towns gave the Columbia
River Early Fruit Belt big boost.
The Delegation in line carrying the
long banner numbered about fifty
and were headed by the kennewick
Band which made such a hit with
the people with officers and manag-
ers Of the Congress that they were
invited to give a concert in the
Armory building which they did on
Thursday evening and were heartily
applauded. The boys had new
uniforms of white duck, and on ac-
count of their striking color and
their suitability to the weather. were
dressicst of the bunch. Tom Irwin
in his Zulu attire was drum maJol
for the band and was the star OF the
whole show. The banner which
WAS the feature was lettered Col
umbia River Early Fruit Belt II
large letters. In smaller we're the
names of the towns. White Bluffs
Hanford, Richland, Kennewlck
Finley, Alfalfa and Pasco. Nearly
a complete list of those in attend
ance was given in the Courier las
week. All the boys seem to be I'M
pressed with the idea that the mos
noticeable feature of the program
proper was the clash between tn
Pinchot and Rallinger 4actiaas a
to conservation. Features OF prac
tical interest to the actual irrlgato
do not seem to have been mad
prominent.
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1909-08-20
WALLA WALLA WALL0PED
C0NNELL EASY WINNER IN SUM-
DAY GAME Il TO I

The ball game between Walla
Walla and Connell on the kenne-
wick diamond last Sunday was a
slow proposition and the result was
a walkaway for the Connell- semi
professionals. Blackman and Lam
kard were in the points for Walla
Walla and Connell found Blackman
easy and pounded out the hits Wig
orously and frequently. Crosby
and Smith were the Connell artil-
lery and Crosby had the w. W's on
his list at every stage of the game.
Walla Walla played a very loose
fielding game making four errors in
the first inning. Walla Walla's
only score was made by -Blackman
who reached first by being hit with
pitched ball. Hitting him was a
piece of dirty ball playing on the
part of Crosby the Connell pitcher
who was playing for revenge be-
cause he claimed he had been spik-
cd by O'RourSe, the Walla Walla
second baseman, when he covered
first while the bascman feldcd
grounder, hit O'Rourke in the pre-
vious inning. Crosby was credited
with II strikeouts in eight innings.
The crow,l was small and disap-
pointed.
If Walla Walla had put up the
kind of ball they played against
Kennewick the game would have
been Interesting thruout.
L. E. Johnson umpired accurat-
stely and satisfactorily.
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1909-08-20
new ELECTRIC MILL
NOW N OPERATION

The new electric chop and feed
mill has beed installed the past
week in the Chas. II. Collins Co.
building and has been tested by
trial operation and fonnd to work
fine. Thos. Mckain, the veteran
mill wright, had charge of the work
of setting up the mill and every
was set true as die and in thoroly
workman like manner.
The mill proper is on the main
floor with the sacking schute while
the cooker is in the basement whore
it can he connected with pipes to
heat the basement to prevent vege-
fables from freezing in winter and
furnish steam for a radiator to heat
the Office.
The machinery is operated by an
s horse power electric motor. An
idea of its capacity can be had from
the fact the mill chopped 63 sacks
of wheat in an hour and can handle
about two tons OF barley. The
steamer cooker was heated yester-
day for the first time. The Chas'
II. Collins Co. expect to ship IN
corn from the cast and grind corn
barley, rice, wheat, etc. and pre-
pare to mix poultry foods and egg
foods for which they find there is 6
strong demand in this section.
The next improvement the Col
Inns company contemplate is a cold
storage for fruits and they will in.
stall refrigeration for couple o'
cars at time.