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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-07-30

Stanley Medlicott. the county treas
urer, predicts that in two and one
half years time Shawnee county will
be free from debt. The affairs of
the county are administered by a
commission of three men The com
missions of the last few years have
been working along proper lines. 1t
is reasonable to assume that similarly
good financial conditions will main
tain with the city of Topeka after it
has been governed by a commission
Tor a few years.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-07-30
Won HoIstein's Dress Coat.

Prince Buelow once Invited Herr
Won Holstein to dinner, telling him that
it was to meet the emperor. But, ."
replied Holstein, IT don't believe that
I have a dress coat at present. I will
try, however, to get one made in time,
and If I can't, perhaps the emperor
will take me as am" This, the
Times says, was reported to his ma
jesty, who said that Herr Won Holstein
was to appear in any garb he pleased.
When the meeting took place Hol-
stein was in his usual frock coat, and
the emperor laughingly tapped him on
the shoulder and said: ct see the dress
coat wasn't ready. It doesn't matter"
London Evening Standard.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-07-30

DR. Horace Fletcher author, trav-
eleF, instructor. and missionary of
dietetic righteousness as he chooses
to have himself titled is now out
with some real good advice. He told
the assembly at the New York chau-
tauqua recently that it is most de-
siTable for families to avoid squabbl
at the dinner table.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-07-30

Argentina and Bolivia are now ap-
parently so near war that they are
about ready to receive bids for the
moving picture concessions. thinks
the Indianapolis News
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-07-30

Wait Mason who doesn't like the
Topeka slogan because it Is not good
English and contains a pun perpe-
trated the following: ''The Gingles
Case Has Quit Gingleing."
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-07-30
Finds a AIastodon's Tusk.

The tusk of a mastodon found on
the banks of the Allegheny river near
Claremont has aroused much interest
among local naturalists and is expected
to spur the Carnegie Museum authori-
ties to make a thorough search of the
neighborhood in the hope of recover
ing the complete skeleton of the great
beast The tusk is in q perfect state
of preservation. It measures 9 feet
4 inches from root to tip. 1t is feet
tx inches long and weighs 297 pounds.
dispatch to the New York
Timaa
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-07-30

Wise man. Rafael Reyes has resign
ed the presidency of Colombia and his
resignation was rendered by cable from
Europe where he proposes to visit in
Definitely
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-07-30
KANSAS COMMENT
THE BI,AcK PI,AGUE.

91A<AAA EIA<A0 y
speaking quite to the point, it is
worm While to say that before many
Years the various commemorative
VIII quarantine against the black
prague just as quickly and effective
~ as they quarantine against small
poX or dlphtheria. or any other dan
serous disease. The black plague is
realIy more dangerous than diphther-
Ia or smallpox; 1t is more serious in
us ehects; it is more insidious and 1t
Is more to be feared. A large part
OF the Ills, physical and mental, to
Whlch human flesh and mind are heir
are eHectly traceable to the black
prague, and the sooner we recognize
that Iact the better. Thousands of
operations among women, hundreds
OF cases or near or total blindness,
other physical ills, and also mental
plague.
Some of these days newspapers and
the various other educational institu-
L4ohs' as Well as individuals whose
WORK IS along educational lines, will
tnroW raise modesty to the winds and
TACKLE the subject in a manner that
van result In the near elimination of
the plague, in the segregation, under
quarantine, of those afflicted with the
Prague ana in making social outcasta
on those who have no right to be
anything but social outcasts.-Cedar
RAPIDS Gazette,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-07-30

Evidently Mr. Hartman has lost a
trick while he is running around
Europe in search of cure for rheu-
matism. J. Pierpont Morgan has Sc
cured control of the Alaska Central
railroad.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-07-30

Rats" in coiffures have saved a
couple of women recently from hav-
ing their skulls crushed in. But that
fact really does not commend them
to the sight of sensible people.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-07-30

OF the interesting exhibitions of this
year is the first International Airship
exposition which. is now in session at
Exankfort, Germany. and which will
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-07-30

"since you have insisted on trying
on my hat, Miss Mabel, 1 shall GER
tainly claim the forfeit" II don't
know what you mean, sir; and, be-
sides, this isn't a good place; they can
see US from the hotel."-Life.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-07-30

Gus-What did you think of our
amateur theatricals, Miss Mamie E?
Rather a rare entertainment, was it
not? Miss ie-Well-er-yes it
wasn't very well done, to be sure
Harper's Bazaar.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-07-30

Fortune Teller can read that
there is to be a wreck in your home,
and it will be caused by a blonde wo-
man. Patron-Oh, that has already
occurred. Our new Swedish maid let
the dumb waiter fall and broke all the
dishes.-Baltimor American.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-07-30

Bridget-Sure. now. yez don't name
ter say yer livin' in a family phere
there amt no cat. Who kin We blame
things on? Ann-The childer'.
Bridget-Oh. it's foolin' ye are! Ann
They aren't her own childer' they're
the unsatisfactory York Weekly.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-07-30

Stran. er-Zum Dennerwetter, now
you have cut my chin a second time!
If you can't shave better than that
you will lose all your customers pretty
quick BARRIERS APPRENTICESHIP at
all! I am not allowed to shave the
regular customers yet, only shave
raugers!-London Tit-Bits,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-07-30

Hank Stubbs-Seems quite Gifted 10
see SO many NV them auty-mohiles
fiyin' past. Bige Miller-Wish they'll
hor up long enough SOS 1 could git
this durn corn patch hoed out.-Boston
Herald.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-07-30

Il admit I have the fault you men.
tion,'' said the conceited man. self
complacentlX, but it's the only saul
I have and it's a small one" Eyes,
replied Knox, "just like the small holt
that makes a plugged nickel no good.
Catholic STANDARD and Times.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-07-30

Maria. do you remember that fine
dinner you got up all by yourself on
the day I asked you to be mine ?"
was splendid Z am sure it vas
"Ah, l wish your mother was living
with US now, Maria !'-Puck.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-07-30

Mr.. Worthy-Rather clever fell
low that young Dudelong, don't you
think? Miss Tewstules--I really
couldn't tell. He scarcely uttered a
word the whole time he was here. Mr..
Budworthy-Sly dog! He knows
when he is at his best.-Puck.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-07-30

''We don't have dinner in the mid
die of the day at our boarding house
any more" You have lunch, I sup
pose?" mo, luncheon" ''Well, that's
the same thing" "Oh, no, it isn't!
Lunch is a light dinner. and luncheon
is a light lunch. Puck.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-07-30

what is a chauffeur, Hans?" "a
chauffer is a man who is smart enough
to run an auto, but too smart to own
onel"-kansas City Journal.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1909-01-13
The Eyes.

'Long, almond shaped eyes, with
thick and creamy lids covering half
the pupil and with forehead that is
full above the brows-there you have
the eye Of the man Of genius" The
speakers own eyes answered that de
scription strikingly, but he was far
from being 4 man Of genius. being, in
fact, a magazine editor.
"Proruding eyes," he went On,
"show mental and bodily weakness.
Eyes close together denote cunning.
Those far apart denote liberality. Thin
lashes without any upward curve to
them and thin brows poorly marked
are signs OF melancholy and indeci-
sion. The eyes OF 4 voluptuary move
slowly under heavy lids. Those Of q
miser are small. deep sunken and blue,
set in a bony and perpendicular fore
head. The most beautiful eyes-large,
brilliant and clear, g;ancing and fash
ing with q rapid mOtion-the most
beautiful eyes denote elegance of taste
gayety. soma selfshness and a great
interest il The opposite sex."-NeW
/ York Press
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1909-01-13

When two weather prophets disa'
gree does it argue error or incompe-
tence in either? No, says the author
of storms and Storm Signals in
Yachting. The data upon which they
base theis predictions do not always
bear one Interpretation Thus:
Because the clouds indicate weather
in a different manner according to the
geographical location of the observer.
and also because they are in them
selves but byproducts Of the weathsr
and are not causes, weather predi'-
lions from clouds at sea should be tai
en- with plenty of reservation OF juCie-
ment. To say, for instance, that at a
''red sky at night sailors delight is
very tunefui and possibly truthful
where knowledge is conspicuous by It's
absence, but 4 red sky at night may
mean almost anything from a surplus
of moisture in the air, meaning prob
ably rains, TO a volcanic eruption 2,O00
miles away which has sent great
clouds of dust into the air, causing the
red color by reflection and refraction
of the light rays.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1909-01-13
The Noyder.

The voyder was large dish in
which were collected the broken Wet
uals which were removed from the
table with Il. large knife with a broad.
fiat blade. called the vOyder knife,
from WIDER. to empty, clear or make
void
The Boke of Nurture" by Hugh
Rhodes. the date OF which is 1917, one
of the curious set of handbooks of
manners and etiquette reproduced by
the Early English Text society, speaks
Of these vessels as follows: See We
have voyders ready for to void the
morsels that they doe leave on theiI
trenchers Then with your trenchel
knyfe take off such fragments and put
them in your voyder and then settt
them dOwne cleane agayne-"
Few silver ones remain, but SOME
large brass vOyders or dishes whicl
have probably been so used may still
be seen, of the history Of which moth
ing is known by their present owners
-"Old English Plate" by W. ]
| CriDDS
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1909-01-13
FORCED THE PLAY.
Career of , Tragedy Written by the
Great Napoleon.

Career of Tragedy Written by the
Great Napoleon.
The Scene Illustrate of Rome tells
this story of the first Napoleon as a
dramatic writer. He had seen a per
Torrance of THE Cid" which i'm
pressed him so forcibly that he de
cided to write q classic drama. Within
a short time he had finished nearly
four acts of 4 play, which he entitled
Hector" Then came his election as 4
brigadier general, and the manuscript
was thrown into 4 desk, where he
found it again by chance in 1905. Ma
poleon then sent for Luce de Lancival.
gave him the manuscript and directed
him to finish the play. This was done.
but the players refused to accept 1t
When Napoleon returned to Paris from
the coronation at Naples he learned OF
the contemptuous manner in which his
work had been treated. He demanded
the manuscript and wrote across it,
1.-THE players of the Coincide Fran
caise will produce the tragedy which
In their stupidity they rejected. Napo
leon" Two hours later the work was
accepted. In three weeks it was pro
duced before Il brilliant audience, de
| clared Il success, and the alleged au
thor was decorated with the granC
cross of the Legion of Honor.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1909-01-13
Curious School Customs.

Mexican schoolmasters show thoi-'
appreciation of a pupils efforts in q
curious manner The diligent student
is allowed to smoke a cigar during the
lesson. When the whole class has Civ
en- satisfaction, permission is given for
a general smoke, and even the little
Mexicans are allowed to light a ciSa-
rette for the occasion. Needless to say,
the schooImaster himself smokes =
cigar of size and quality proportion
ate to his superior position. But the
scholars are not allowed to drink. this
privilege being accorded to the master
! only. On his desk he always keeps i
bottle of liquor, which, when empty
occasions much dispute among the
parents OF his scholars, as it is consid
cred an honor 10 be able to fill the
schoolmaster's bottle.-London Stand
! ard.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1909-01-13
He Was a Warbler.

You could tell from his hair that hf
was a musician or something of the
sort.
Yes" he said TO the company at
large. 1.-The greatest tenor in the land
once paid me the biggest compliment !
could wish
"Oh?" remarked some one interrOga-
lively.
at was like this: 1 sang without ac-
compartment always have trouble
with accompanies; they're so unsym-
pathetic, you knOw-and at the end OF
the song be said to me:
do you know when you began
without an accompanist L was sur
prised; when I heard you 1 was as
tonished, and when you sat down
was delightedv"
! And the sun shOne down and lit w
the youths beatific smile of satisfac
! tion-London Mail
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1909-01-13
lie E-.hcr Like Son.

Four-year-old clyde was 4 precocicuS
youngster-ycry laxative and clos
observer. He and his father wery
strolling through the meadows one
morning when clyde observed for the
first time some tadpoles in pond. BE
waded in and cried out ooh. father.
what are they?"
"Tadpoles, SON. the father replied.
please, father, let's take them all
home with US, then come back and
find the mamma and papa, and wei!
have the whole family in our pond ut
home"
The father explained how impossible
this would be, and as they walked OF
few steps a large. ugly frog hoped
across their path Clyde's father said
'Look, son. Perhaps there is the pa
pa"
Clyde was very thoughtful He look
ed at the frog. then at his father. then
at himself and exclaimed
"Wen, father. was there ever Sc
much difference between me and youE
-Deiineator
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1909-01-13
SOME PET ECONOMIES.
Saving String and Paper We Never
Use-Wasted Medicines.

Saving String and Paper We Never
Use-Wasted Medicines.
Hardly a person exists without some
fayorite economy, some little senseless
tribute which he offers at the shrine Of
thrift and by which he saves-s''s'--
nothing.
Some people refuse to cut the stzi''-.s
of parcels and waste precious minutS
laboriously untying knots Others
store away scraps of lace and silk and
are delighted when 4 stray occasion
iustifies their practice. by making use
of 4 boarded treasure.
I myself have 4 weakness for half
sheets of note paper. am annoyed e.
ceedingly when I receive a letter wita
the third page covered and the second
blank. It seems an opportunity missed
Yet as 1 rarely make use of my pieces
[ can only keep them from magpie
love of saving.
Apropos of this subject, L remembe.
a clergyman once telling me about an
aunt of his who in her eagerness that
nothing should be wasted insisted upon
drinking the remaining doses in any
medicine bottles that the invalids i
the household had been unable to f.,
/ ish
This seems carrying i good princlp-t
q little too far-London Black ana
/ White
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1909-01-13
Fascination of an Old Bookstore.

There seems to be a fascinatici'
about an old bookstore that some
persons find it difficult to overcome, -
observed the proprietor of one of those
establishments while We have 4
large number of good patrons, there
are some who delight to come in and
Just pore over old volumes. l have
seen men stand in this store and prac-
tically read a book through in an aft
ernoon. They seem to forget their
surroundings for the time being, and
when they emerge from their abstrac-
ton they are apt to observe that they
have lust been looking over the books
and ask for some volume that they ars
quite sure is out of print. Yes, sir
the old bookstore is free library in
way, but it is an interesting business
and fairly profitable" - PHILADELPHIA;
Record
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1909-01-13
SOME WORD ORIGINS.
Hurrah Comes From the Old BattIecrse
Of the Vikings.

II IfrFah ZONES TIOHl TIC VIZ
Of the Vikings.
Rah. the final syllable of most col
iege ye!ls, is. of course. short for hur-
rah. The word hurrah itself comes
from the old battlecry of the ancient
vikings - namely, Tur Ale, which
means Cod aid. There is another form.
huzza. which comes from hosanna-
This was the old cry Of the crusaders.
The word yes comes directly through
the Norman-French oyeZ, which means
near. In its old form it is still
used by beadles and certain municipal
officials in civic functions in England
and also by the royal heralds in pro
claiming the succession Of soyereigns
to the throne No is purely Norman
French and comes from the Latin
non tia. meaning not so. The real
Angio-Saxon was nay, just as the An
glo-Saxon affirmative was yea. The
word mister is directly from the Latin
magister, meaning master. Mrs. is
from the word mistress, and formerly,
as late aS the eighteenth century. an
unmarried women were given the tide
Of mistress-as. for example, Mistrc IS
Sophia Western in ''Tom Jones'" IS
quire is derived from the old Norman
French escuyer, which means SHE'D
bearer. Every knight of the shire flaa
his shield bearer, and the honor OF
carrying the shield was supposed to
| confer gentility HpOn the follower The
word gentleman until the middle Of tn
seventeenth century meant. as Tx
present French. word gentilhOmme.
nobleman, nothing less, and no MAJ
was Il gentleman who was not entitle,
to ''bear rlns.''-New York World
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1909-01-13
The Suns Light.

1t has been calculated that the
amount of light received from the SUI
is about 100000 times that of th2
moon. The intrinsic brightness of the
suns disk is about 10000 times that Of
a candle flame, $50 times that of the
limelight and more than four times
brighter than the brightest spot in the
crater of an electric arc light The
darkest spot on the sun is much bright
er than the limelight-New York Amer
lean
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1909-01-13
HIS SUNDAY SUIT.
He Was a Coed Dresser and Carefm
With His Things.

lie was GOOu -TSSS-i e&1AH va - -
With His Things.
THE line which separates those who
dress for dinner from those who do
not is an invisible crack compared
with the yawning gulf that divides
those people Of London who dress
themselves Of 4 Sunday from those
who have none but their workaday
clothes So writes Il district nurse
in 1.-THE Next Street but One"
81 had often noticed" said the writ
err. that one highly respectable old
agricultural Iaborer wore very much
the same clothes at all times, but IN
fortunately it was not until after his
death that 1 heard of the tragedy that
had darkened all the Sundays of his
later life and bitterly mortified his
wife and daughters.
Thirteen year ago his clo'es was
stole by Il tramp, and US never had Nc
money for to put 'em back. Us did
feel it. going to chapel and all. There's
a many as would have stopped ii
home. but he wasn't that sort. the ole
man wasn't. It's the garments of ou
souls as matters" he'd say. But fel
all that he was ashamed to wear hi:
week day ones. He couldn't never &c
used to it.
- His proper suit was made by 81
Irish tailor who came over to thes
parts in Il cattle boat and stayed ;
month or two. earning what he coulj
all roundabout Twenty year
they'd lasted him, and they'd hav'
seen him through to the end. Yes. b
was always q good dresser, and prett.
careful with his things too"
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1909-01-13
Fake Remnants.

A country storekeeper, a pair OF
long. bright shears in hand, calmly
ont roll of silk into remnants
Women he explained to his city
cousin ARE remnant mad. There are
women who never buy except at rem
nant sales. Such women will pass by
goods in the piece at quarter yard
and snap up the same goods in rem
nant lengths at 80 cents
$50 great is the demand for rem
nants that it is impossible to keep W
the legitimate supply.
The country storekeeper winked-
"Hence." he said, my present occu
patton. Los Angeles Times.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1909-01-13

there is reason to place the estimate
at the minimum figure.
Here it is:
Ten thousand acres of truck pro-
ducing 10000 tons.
Fifty thousand acres in fruit, pro-
ducing 100000 tons.
One hundred thousand acres IN
sugar producing 100000 tons.
One hundred and fifty thousand
acres of alfalfa, producing 100000
tons.
total of 80, 600 acres under cul-
tivation, producing 100000 tons OF
agricultural commodities.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1909-01-13
Cuttino Il Short.

\ British lieutenant in the Second
battalion, Lincolnshire regiment. who
was called Leo Quintus Toilemache-
Tollemache de Orellana Plantagenet
Tollemache-T ollemache, gave notice by
means of advertisement that he re-
nounced the names of Quintus Tolle
mache-Tollemache Plantagenet Tollci
mache and should hencefOrth upon ali
occasions and at all times sign and
use and be called and known by the
name of Leo de Orellana Tollemache
only.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1909-01-13
How to Fish.

On many occasions one might in
agine the fish saying to the angler
Take me while l am in the humOr.
but they take no notice Of it and ofte1,
attempt the feat when they are not
1t is little use trying to catch fish
either In the sea or fresh water whes
they are not in the humor to bite.
Fishing Gazette
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1909-01-13
Advice.

You wants to look out fob de man
OATS always givin' advice" said Tn
Gle Eben DE chances are dat he's
one o desc folks dat likes to watch
experiments while some one else take
all de risk" Washington Star.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1909-01-13
Canada's Inland See.

People at home who have only seen
Hudson bay on the map have mainly
regarded it as patch of polar desola-
ton. fOrbidding and uneXpiored In
reality it is nothing of the kind. 1t IS
huge inland sea as large as the Med
iterranean reaching down into the
center of the Canadian continent
Milling
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1909-01-13
Dumb Money.

Little Elmer-Mamma, this nickel
you gave me this morning must be
counterfeit Mamma-Why do you
think so. dear? Little Elmer-Well. !
hear papa say that money talks, and
I've had this money a whole day and
It hasn't said a word.-Chicago News
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1909-01-13
He Was 4 Negative.

He said he felt greatly encourage
because you turned the gas down low
when he was calling on you"
well. he needn't feel encouraged
1t takes u dark room to develop mega
tive: you know Philadelphia Press
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1909-01-13
a Patient Sufferer.

Boy Ito tramp)-Don't you get awIui
tired of dom nothin', mister? Tramp
-Terriblei But 1 never complains.
Everybody has their troubles.-Phila-
delphia Inquirer.