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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-05-04

Even if the cold snap did seriously
damage the prospective fruit crop, the
people in this section of the country
have reason for thankfulness that 1t
was not accompanied by the disastrous
storms which waged in other parts OF
the land and which destroyed much
valuable property and many lives.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-05-04

Sympathy goes out to that poor lit
tie Dutch girl who will be queen of
Holland some day if she lives and a
brother does not come along. Just con-
template the name she will have to
struggle under: Juliana Louise Emma
Marie Wilhelmina
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-05-04
RATE MAKING.

1t may be that the railway commits
sioners in the country are wanting in
competence in the making of rates, as
the editor of the Railway Age Gazette
charges, that they lack experience and
proper training and only one of them
has attained prominence as an eco
nomist. Yet, it does not follow that
the tired and trained rate fixers in the
employ of the railroad companies will
conserve the country's rights or pro-
tect the small shipper from unfair
advantages sought by the big ship
pers.
The railroad people are always pre-
pared to explain that intricate con-
fusion relating to policies of the long
and short hauls. There may be much
in it, but it looks a good deal like
dust-throwing sometimes. Golfers
Weekly, in a recent issue, cites an in
stance where a carload of machinery
shipped from San Francisco to
johannesburg, South Africa, paid a rs
per cent smaller freight rate than a
carload from San Francisco to Gold
field, New, both cars going over the
same road as far as Reno, Nev.-To-
Iedo Blade.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-05-04

The acquittal of Miss Johnny" Dav-
idson. the Missouri girl who killed her
sisters worthless sutton, was to have
been expected. 1t is we'll nigh impos-
sible in this country to convict wo-
man for the killing Of a man, and
especially when she is a pretty one.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-05-04
DEATH TO THE FLIES.

A vigorous ally in the crusade
against the house fly is found in the
Merchants Association of New York
one of the most influential CONNER
ciaI organizations in the country. II
has entered the lists with an elaborate
brief on the subject which it is scat
tering broadcast throughout the coun-
try. This brief" Is labelled The
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-05-04

Probably there will be a great ran
sacking OF old papers in the family
garrets because a San Francisco wo-
man recently found in her possession
a big block of stock of the American
Bell Telephone company which is
worth a couple Of million dollars. She
has looked upon it as waste paper for
many years
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-05-04

Oscar w. Perkins. professor of
rhetoric at the University of Min
nesota, is out with an opinion that a
man may swear and drink and still be
a gentleman. All of which may be
true but man stands a better
chance of always being considered a
gentleman If he does neither.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-05-04

Mr. Wickersham. the federal attor-
ney general, tells the corporations that
they need not fear any sort of prose-
cution as long as they obey the laws.
That's fair enough.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-05-04

President Taft may be pardoned for
wanting to have a word or two in this
matter of tariff revision. Whatever it
is. the people generally will hold it to
the credit or the discredit of the Taft
administration.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-05-04

AS the Philadelphia Record well says:
1T is common to stigmatize the pres
ent as an age OF commercialism, ana
America as distinctively the land OF the
dollar. But there never was a period in
history when so many people were
working for religious, philanthropic
and scientific ends, irrespective OF
pecuniary returns, as there are today,
and we very much doubt il these high
er ends OF life are drawing as many
persons in the old world as in the new"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-05-04

Defiance is the attitude OF the Shu-
berts at their being placed under the
ban by the theatrical, trust. They say
they don't care bit. Not so with the
theater-goers in the towns where the
theaters book exclusively with the
Klaw & Erlanger crowd. The Shu-
berts control great number of high
class stars and it will not be possible
to see these fine actors except in the
larger cities Of the country until this
latest theatrical war is brought to an
end.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-05-04

John L. Sullivan says he may become
a preacher. This leads the Milwaukee
Sentinel to remark that che certainly
is a fine old ex-pounder"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-05-04

Mr.. Taft promises the National Peace
Congress. in session at Chicago, to use
his influence for peace. And it will not
be inconsiderable.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-05-04
FULL LEASED WIRE REPORT
OF THE ASSOCIATED PRES

April proved to the satisfaction of
everyone that she has fitted herself for
the reputation formerly held by March.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-05-04

Tonight--North Bros. Stock company IL
out Of the Fold
Matinees-wednesday and Saturdays
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-05-04
Austria's Big Tobacco Bin.

Austria's smokers bill continues to
increase. In 1907, the returns for
which have just been completed,
81. 900 pounds of tobacco, cigars,
and cigarettes were consumed in the
Austrian half OF the monarchy. AS
tobacco is a government monopoly,
the imperial exchequer took in about
FLO. 100000.
Cigarette smoking is increasing at
an appalling rate, no less than 4,34S,-
100000 of these having been sold in
the year-an increase of more than
200. 100000 over 1906. Cigars fell off
in number by 100000, but the sales
totaled $500 more, as compared with
the previous year, thus showing that
more expensive brands were in favor
Pipes and homemade cigarettes seem
very much on the down grade, as the
sales of smoking tobacco were 700
tons below the figures for 1905. Snuff
takers are also either gradually re-
forming or else dying off. the con-
sumption being 80 tons less than In
1905
Thirty-three years ago the yearly
consumption per head of the popula-
ton in Austria was 40 cigars, cigar
cites, 80 ounces of tobacco, and 4
ounces of snuff. In 1907 it was A
cigars, 1853 cigarettes, 80 ounces of
tobacco, and IA ounces of snuff
Vienna correspondence in Pail Mall
Gazette.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-05-04
Roosevelt a Scrapper.

Four griIny urchins sat on the street
curb eulogizing President Roosevelt.
"Say, dat guy Roosevelt'H fight at de
drop of de haiti declared one youngster,
with widened eyes. Il read in de paper
only last week where he bit mans ear
off,
None of the others had read that
however, SO they eagerly requested the
speaker to give the details.
1T was like dis. accordin' to de pa
per- explained he. "Durin' a discus
sion in de White House over meas
ure de president was in favor of, one
of de party started to say something
against it, when de president quietly
leaned over and got dis guys earl
Circle Magazine.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-05-04
New York Grows; London Decays.

While the statistics of New York's
growth continue to startle the world,
London has stopped growing. Within
the last seven years the annual birth
rate has dropped s per cent, the num-
Der of children in school has declined
about 2 per cent. and the number of
paupers in the city has increased is
per cent. In the meantime the assess
ed valuation has advanced only II per
cent, while the debt has increased ITO
per cen1.-World's Work
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-05-04

Daily. matinee 2:30-E1igh class vaudeville.
Evenings S:15-High class vaudeville
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-05-04
FRON OTHER PENS
PLANTING IN THE MOON.

The agricultural department has I'M
dertaken to disabuse the mind of the
American farmer of the superstition"
that the moons phases influence the
growth or yield of crops. This is a
matter that has pestered the husband
man and the philosopher for ages, and
the interrogatory is as pertinent today
as 1t was when Shakespeare was a
ton of the waters of the ocean, why
should 1t not exercise some dominion
over the energy Of the soil?
Shakespeare was endowed with a
wonderful understanding, at once tele-
scopic and miscropscopic. Nothing was
| too great for him to observe, and moth
| ing too minute for him to disregard.
He was a successful planter, and he be-
| lieved in the moon superstition. In
| ''Toilus and Cressida," where the lover
made the extravagant protestations of
| his loyalty to his mistress, one of the
! SMILES he drew was:
| AS true as steel, as plantage to the
AS sun to day, as turtle to her mate,
| AS iron to adamant, as earth to the
| center.
Superstition" is very good thing
| to encourage now and then-especially
| the moon part of it in relation to plant
| ing and MISUNDERSTANDING Post.
%
HYPOTHETICAL QUESTIONS.
| At a court in Jersey City, the other
| day, there was trial for murder, and
the attorney for the accused brought in
an insanity expert and proposed to put
| to him a hypothetical question, so he
prepared one of 5000 words, which
stirred up heated controversy between
| the prosecution and the defense, re-
sulting in cutting down the question to
! 1000 words.
| Now all this squabble, which took
| three hours, was time thrown away, for
when the 1,000-word question was put,
! the witness promptly answered 1t, just
as he would have answered the 5000
word question, which he was summon
| ed as a witness to do. which was that
the accused was, in his opinion, crazy
when he committed the deed; and the
amazing part of the matter is that the
witness answered that 1,000-word ques-
| ton Is seconds after 1T was read to him
| The lesson of the matter is that
medical expert testimony so frequently
| becomes factional that it should be
ruled out entirely; unless it is specially
| ordered by the court or furnished by
some commission decreed by law
| Ohio State Journal.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-05-04
ADJUSTMENTS.
At the {
AZ the Noyelty.

Saturday matinee and night-"The Gin
Question
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-05-04
Value of Radiun.

The value Of a speck of radium is in
credibly great, and when the Hon. Sgd
ney Holland, at Sir Frederick Treves'
lecture at the London hospital last
week, picked up the tube containing the
famous surgeons microscopic ES00
worth of radium bromide Sir Fred
erick's concern for it's safety may not
have been altogether assumed. When
the late Prof. Curie was lecturing on
the wonderful element one day in Paris
he dropped the glass tube containing
the few grains of radium with which he
was demonstrating. and. the glass
breaking, the precious powder was
scattered all over the floor. At once
the room was cleared. every speck of
the dust collected with the greatest
care, taken to the professors labora-
tory. dissolved, recrystallized. and the
radium extracted from the refuse again
with the loss Of only an infinitesimal
fraction. The cost of radium bromide
is about Ell a milligram, which would
mean over 100000 for an ounce avoir-
dupois.-Dundee Advertiser.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-05-04
His Function.

The 10-year-old son of a Washing
ton man, who has taken the boy with
him on several transatlantic trips, was
being catechised on one occasion by
a Sunday school superintendent with
reference to the parable of the unjust
steward.
Now, WILLIE said the superinten-
dent, tell US what is a steward
Hes the man that brings you a
basin" said Willie.-Harper's Week
IL
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-05-04

For particulars. prices and amusement
elsewhere.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-05-04

dad" said the victim of the paternal
palm. you're awfully cruel" why so,
son?' cause you don't lick me oftener."
Whats that?" IF you licked me often
er I'd get tougher and it wouldn't hurt
SO much."-C1eveland Plain Dealer.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-05-04

THAT girl is afraid of her shadow" said
the young woman. "Well, answered the
young man. '.if it's a shadow cast while
she is wearing one of these new-fashioned
hats I don't blame her.
Star.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-05-04

"Are your current expenses heavy?'
Eyes and no." What do you mean b,
that?" They're mostly light bills-electri'
light bills.''-Baltimore American.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-05-04

Those Women.-"Why do you have a
full length mirror in your room?" well.
I'm a woman, and want to see every
thing that's goin on.'-Cleveland Leader.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-05-04

us your art school a good one?' "Ohl
ripping. Why, they have a dance every
Observation-Disclosures Journal.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-05-04

Unlucky.-"Took out another accident
policy, did her" Yes: but he hain't had
a leg cut off yit-not even a arm brokel"-
| Atlanta Constitution.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-05-04

Upeardson-Isn't a lawsuit over a patent
right about the dullest thing you ever
saw? Atom-Not always. attended A
trial of that kind once that was too funny
for anything. A tall lawyer named Short
was reading a 6000-word document he
called a brief.-Chicago Tribune.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-05-04

Quite So.--"Some say it's mistake TO
marry" "Well," commented Mrs. Sixth
| hub. ito err is human. "-Washington
/ Herald.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-05-04

Always in Demand-Stubb-I wonder
what variety of green will be popular this
season? Penn-Oh, long green, as usual
Minneapolis journal.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-12-12
A Pig Tale.
From the New York Times.

From the New York Times.
The southern negro who is not pos.
sessed OF pig considers himself poor in
deed. This is well known to the white
people, so that when an ancient darky
approached a white neighbor with the
request that he "gib him er half err
dollar ter help buy er pig. case dat
yuther pig All had is done daid," the
desired amount was promptly forthcom-
ing.
A few days later the white man met
the old negro and inquired:
Did you get another pig. uncie?'
Deed All did, sab, an hit am a fine
shoat. an All sholy am much obieeged to
you fer heIpin' me, Mars Tom
We'll. take better care of this one.
Mars Tom suggested. by the way" he
added, idly. what did the other pig die
of-chOlera?"
The old man pulled his foreock and
smiled deprecatingly.
Nov. Mars Tom, whut-fur yo' all
,wanter AK dat?' lie said "Foh a. -,,.ttet.
er FAC. dat yuther pig died case All hit
him on de haid wild er ax-he bein' f.;
an de wedder jest right, an me beiu
hongry for fresh meat"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-12-12
NO CLUE TO MURDERER
LARGE REWARD FOR PERPE-
TRAITOR OF SAVANNAH CRIME.
Husband of One Victim Rearrestad
Double Funeral Attracts a
Large Crowd

SAVANNAH, Ga, December 1I-State-
lnents Of Mrs. Maggie Hunter. only sur.
Nivor OF the three women who were at
lacked and two of them killed in tbei,
home here yesterday afternoon, made ir
hcr delirium at the Savannah hospital
where she hovers between life and death
caused the rearrest Of her husband, j. C.
Hunter. today.
Listening physicians and nurses whs
have hoped 10 catch definite clue to the
perpetrator of the crimes which caused
the deaths in terrible fashion of age6
Mrs Eliza Cribble and her daughter, Mrs
Carrie Ohlander, heard Mrs. Hunter say
That her husband had struck her The DO
lice were Immediately notified and Hunter
was quickly found and taken into Gus
tody again. However, the police have
placed no charge against him
Hunter. who is d painter and paper
hanger, has been separated from his wife
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-12-12
Exporting Hydraulic Power.
From la Nature.

Eruu In -Nalurt
The government of Denmark proposes
TO carry out with the aid of its engineers
the following plan: Upon the southern
shore Of the Sund is found the old city
of Helsingborg, not far from which the
Lagu rushes down from an elevated pla-
teau over a stretch of about thirty kilo-
meters A fall of 100 meters is situated
not more than two kilometers from the
mouth Of the Lagu. 1t is mt this point
and for the purpose Of using this impor-
tans natural motive force that it has
been decided to establish q hydro cleo
trio plant, transmitting its current to
Helsingborg FIRST relay. The subma rine
cables traversing the Sund permit the
distribution Of the electric energy produc-
ed in Sweden over the terri tory OF Den
mark. The Island OF Seland. In which is
found the Danish capital. will be the first
TO benefit by this installation. which
will be very easily carried out. for be-
tween Helsingborg (Sweden) and Hell
Singer Denmark the arm Of the sea is
very narrow, not more than five kiio-
meters wide; due to this circumstance
the work necessary for the establishment
OF the submarine cables does not present
any insurmountable difficulties
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-12-12
for several months. He declares his in
Remains Unconscious.

Mrs. Hunter remained In an uncon-
scious state during the greater part of
the morning, caused by a blow on the
head by some blunt Instrument, presum-
ably an ak.
Later III the day she was able to make
several statements to the police, but in
none of these was anything mentioned
of a negro being in the house.
Despite the statement made in the in
jured woman's delirious babbling, few
believe that any one Is guilty of the
crimes except the negro man, now miss
ing, who was seen to enter the house
about the time of the murders with an
AK III his hand, and 10 leave the building
later.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-12-12
HOLIDAY BOOK SALE.
Editions De Luxe of Standard Au.
thors at Low Prices.

S. Kann, Sons & Co. have arranged o
large holiday sale of books. Offering
editions de luxe of some Of the worlds
most famous authors at prices reduced
to % cents on the dollar. Among the
standard authors the works Of whom
are on sale are Victor Hugo. Alexander
Dumas. Stevenson. Kipling, Longfel.
low, Hawthorne, Dickens, Thackeray
Irving and Emerson.
Green's History Of England and Gui-
cots History Of France are among the
historical works offered. Plutarch's
Lives, including biographies of Greeks
and Romans. can be had in five hand
some volumes at about one-quarter of
the usual price. There is an excellent
translation of Guy de Maupassant' 8
novels and short stories. Several edI-
lions OF Shakespeare are also offered.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-12-12
Seems Swallowed Up by Earth

The search for the negro has not
abated. yet he seems TO have disappeared
as il swallowed up by the earth. To aid
the search for the murderer Gov Brown
of Georgia today added 800 to the re-
ward already offered. making the tota
now $1,000.
Late this afternoon double funeral
was held with every mark of the city's
sorrow at the taking off of the victims
and horror at the brutality Of their muir.
der. Mrs. Ohlander and Mrs Gribble
we've buried and as evidence of the feel
ing here the crowds that were attracted
to the scene OF the crime respectfully
stood back and the two caskets were at
tended by but few relatives of the slain
women as they were taken to the graves
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-12-12

lief from pain and suffering. but was successful
in every case OF rheumatism that tried IT.
As know OF no better way to do good 10 NV
fellow men. l have given up all other business
and will devote the rest of my life to spreading
the glao tidings of cure for Rheumatism tbs
disease that causes more suffering than ANYTHING
else. Write me today and I will send YOU free
SOC box of my rheumatic Conqueror'' Incioss
penses
| particularly solicit the worst eascs-those
who have given M all hope liz can cur, them
Will yie,d quickly to my remedyt Do not DELAY
write Al once for the FREQ Goo box, s. T. DE
IANO. Dept Q o. Syracuse, Il. Y
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-12-12

ground, circumference of eighty-two
feet.
The massive branches spread over n
circle SO broad that 500 persons can fnd
room beneath them. The age OF the tree
is estimated to be not less than 2,OOo
years. yet it shows but few signs OF
decrepiTude, although the interior OF the
trunk is hollow It is the first tree in
the, neighborhood to cover itself with
leaves and the last to be deprived OF
them. AT the junction Of the immense
branches are two cavities. which are al
ways full of water, and the peasants
ascribe miraculous properties to this
water. Once every year there is a pil-
grimage to the sacred oak of Quillaca.
and at midnight between June % and "A
the pilgrims begin their devotions around
the foot of the tree.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-12-12
How to Cure Rheumatism.
This Man Can Tell You How.
Soc Box Free

! doubt II any one else ever had as snrar. !.
case OF Rheumatism as mine and was cured. The
best doctors that could find were unable TO give
me any hope. and predicted that I would no ;.
helpless cripple for the few years they pave N.
to stay in this world.
But fooled them all. After many experiments
In my own case / found actual cure for INV
dreadful disease. that not only give M re-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-12-12
IT.
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Famous Remedy for Grip s.
col DIS

A lady on the West Side writes,
Kindly send me DR.. Humphreys
Manual of all diseases. l have
used 'Seventy-seven' for a Cold
and it worked like magic, my
Cold disappeared in no time. ]
want to know about the other
Specifics"
Handy to carry, fits the vest
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Is DIR. Humphreys Manual
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