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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-03-30
Girl without a Country.

Mary O'Neill, otherwise known as
MAY Naples, the girl without a coun-
try" is making no end of trouble for
the immigrant officers. If Mary is found
in ST. Stephens, on the Canadian side
of the line, she is chased across the
bridge to Calais, in the United States,
and if an American immigration Off
Ger gets sight OF her, ne chases her
back to Canada.
Mary's case has been referred to OF
ia and to Washington, and high Of
ficials in the departments appear to be
bordering over it. In the meanwhile,
Mary is doing a shuttle act across the
international bridge.
Mary O'Neill is a sprightly lass OF
10 years, and says she was born in a
shack near Moosehead Lake. Her pa
rents were Italians, but it is claimed
that her father was naturalized.
Mary's mother died, and her father
married a st. Stephens girl, and set
tied down in the Canadian town. Mary
and her stepmother did not get on
very well, and Mary was turned out to
shift for herself. Then her troubles
began.
Mary does not seem to mind it, but
rather enjoys the fun of lodging the
immigration officers. 1t has been re-
ported that the Canadian officers have
positive orders in her case to deport
her on sight, but Mary appears to have
a strong liking for Canada. She has
been known to get by the officers sew
eral times in disguise and with her
skirts tucked up under a long over
coat, a fur cap pulled down over her
ears with a cigarette at a jaunty an
gle, has easily passed the sharp-eyed
inspectors-Ca1ais (Me.,) dispatch to
New York Herald.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-03-30
JOURNAL ENTRIES

Difficult, indeed, is it for most folks
to look as young as they feel
X X y
An individuals own estimate or
himself is apt to be decidedly faulty.
X n n
Truth may be stranger than fiction
but there's no doubt about 1t being
rarer.
The person who keeps talking all
the time generally hasn't much of
real value to say.
It's not much of compliment to
tell man that the wearing of glasses
gives him an intellectual look.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-03-30
AN ENDuRANcE TEST.

1 Footsore and weary, almost ply
steal wreck, a member of the signal
corps of the United States army is
struggling on to reach Gulf Port, Mis-
sissippi, tonight. He is endeavoring
to fulfill the requirements OF an en-
durance test instituted by army Of
Ifcials which called for the walking OF
1900 miles in ninety days. When he
left Sault Ste. Marie. Michigan, the
beginning point of this long march,
almost three months ago. he was &C
companied by four other privates in
the army. None of these four has
been able to survive the strain of the
journey and for the last couple OF
weeks this man, Deckrow by name,
has been trudging on alone.
Instead of being called an "endur-
ance test this affair might better be
referred to as an act of cruel and in
human treatment. There does not
seem to be any possible excuse why it
was undertaken. Surely there is moth
ing of value to the army that can be
gained through such a procedure. The
ability of one man, or a half dozen of
them, to walk such great distance
as this in such short time. cannot be
taken as evidence that it would be
possible to move a regiment or an
army at such a rate of speed. 1t Is to
be hoped that no one is so foolish as
to contend that this is so. Even if it
were, what would be the use of it?
There is hardly any danger that there
will be another civil war in this
country between any of its sections
when the railroad lines of the land
will be torn up in places by opposing
armies and it will be necessary to
move large bodies of men on foot be-
tween distant places. If there is a
foreign war, when the territory of the
United States is attacked, the fighting,
what there is of it, will be done on the
seaboards and hostile armies will
hardly be able to invade the land far
enough to put the railroads out of
commission. 1t is all right to keep the
soldiers in the army in condition
practice marches of regiments
and brigades over short and long dis
tances with plenty of time allowed for
their negotiation. But what is the
sense of forcing a soldier or few of
them to walk nearly two thousand
miles in ninety days? There is none
unless it is the mere curiosity to as
certain whether or not a human body
is capable of withstanding hardships
such as would be incident to a trip of
this kind. And that's no good reason
at all.
1t is quite bad enough for private
enterprise to bring men together in six
day walking matches, six day bicycle
races. marathon races and other So
called contests of endurance which, in
reality, infiict cruelty on the contes-
tants. But how much worse is 1t for
the great government of the United
States rather to countenance such
things by demanding some of her SOL
diers to try and walk 1900 miles in
ninety days? Maybe the government
wanted to find out how much shoe
leather would be worn threadbare in
such a trip? If so, it has been some
thing of a success. Deckrow has
walked his way through eight pairs of
army shoes.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-03-30
7 thought that it was all over between

Il thought that it was all over between
you.''
Il was wicked!" said Sue "As IL I
would lose Dick for all the absen mind
ecness IN the worldl Oh, Kate! We
must stop him! I don't care what peo-
pie think
Sue, DEAR said Mrs. Murray, ct is
too late. Look!" She led Sue to a win
dow that commanded view across a
bluff and far to sea- Some miles out a
great steam yacht was steaming toward
the horizon.
Il must cable to him at once, At
once!" said Sue. passionately. For a
few minutes Mrs. Murray made no re-
ply. but held her arms around the girl
and stroked her hair.
You must be patient. dear. now, and
plucky for q while. The Viking is
bound to the South Pacific and we shall
not be able to reach her for some time
perhaps for six months"
She led the sobbing girl into the
library. bestowed her comfortably in
an easy chair. and wisely left her
alone to have her cry and her trouble
have worn off.
She had scarcely re-entered the
drawingroom befoie she heard her
husband driving up to the door. A
moment afterward there entered two
men, looking very, very sheepish and
guilty. They were DR.. John and
Mr.. Dick Kendall.
Now, don't scold and don't laugh.
Kate" implored DIR. John. "IH tell
you what happened. I picked Dick up
all right at his lodgings, and we did all
you told us to do-saw that every
thing was locked up and counted his
baggage and made sure that he had
his money in his pockets. See. here's
your memorandum, all checked off
twinkle, half humorous, half asham-
ed, you forgot to add on the memoir
dunn that Dick was to be delivered on
board the Viking"
Dick, eager to divert blame from his
friends head, 81 got to telling John
about new test for white blood cor
puscles and we get interested and
stopped for just few minutes at the
Board of Health laboratory
And then, as usual, you forgot all
about a little thing like trip around
the world!" Mrs. Murray burst out.
But strangely enough, there was de-
lighted smile on her face.
Taking Dick Kendall by the should
er. she pushed him toward the Ii
brary. Nov, you great useles child"
said she with her eyes shining "you
go in there and sit down for a mo-
ment. I have something to say to the
DOCTOR
She closed the door behind him and
ran to DR.. John, clapping her hands
softly. DR.. John didn't look at all alb
sent-minded when she whispered to
him.. but gazed at the door with as
much eagerness and joy in his face as
there was in hers
They waited a quarter of an hour
with highly commendable patience.
Then Mrs. Murray walked to the door
and knocked, but not before she had
heard Dick Kendall's deep voice:
Think of something else? Sue, I
couldn't thing Of anything else except
that had lost you
"Oh," came Sues voice, "and how
about the test that made you forget
the yacht?"
Well replied Dick, ''I might for
get little thing like that. But you're
not little thing, except in size'
And before the door opened Sue
said: "Stop, you bear, You've nearly
knocked my hat off."-(Copyrighted
1909 by Associated Literary Press)
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-03-30
Fp0A OTHER PENS
A PIANO INNOVATION.

One Of the problems Of the piano
may have been solved If an invention
just perfected in ST. Louis proves a
success. The letters of patent de-
scribe a piano that may be broken in
two and moved readily. In one sec
ton of the piano are the strings and
wires, while in the other are the keys,
pedals and whatever other mechanism
belonging to the operative functions
of the instrument. From back to
front run a series of small rods and
when it is desired to take the piano
apart all that Is necessary is to turn
the thumbscrews, take out the rods
and the instrument is whitfield Clearly
in two. The inventor declares that his
mechanism does not interfere in any
way with the musical equipment of
the piano.
If the new piano is a success it will
solve one of the most vexed problems
of piano owners who live in flats and
apartments. No architect has yet de-
signed an apartment with stairways
wide enough to accommodate the pas
sage of fair sized piano without GER
tain damage to the instrument and
general destruction of stair rails, wall
paper and temper The windows are
usually too small to allow the hoist
ing process to be used, and the result
is that owners Of a piano have as
much difficulty in getting into an
apartment house as do the owners of
children. In addition to all that, it is
a comfort to know that a piano may
be broken in tWo.-Omaha Bee.
DEATH RATE SUGGESTIONS.
The annual death rate in areas OF
congested population like the great
cities of the world, may well be con-
sidered under ordinary conditions one
of the most accurate measures Of the
benefits of modern civilization. To SO
conduct affairs-whether of the home
life, business or government-as to
best insure the prolongation of life is
perhaps the finest achievement posi-
BILE for organized society. It is re-
markable that the largest city of the
world should stand in the front of all
others in respect to it's small aggre-
gate of deaths to population. The
death rate in London for 1908 was
only IA per 1000.
The fact that the London death rate
which in the middle of the last cen
fury was approximately rs per 1000
| has been gradually and steadily re-
duced to the present minimum must
! be attributed to exceptionally pains
| taking local and sanitary administra-
| ton. There is perhaps no other city
| in the world where there is larger
proportion of poor and dependent per-
sons to the whole number of the pop
uIation. There is no other city where
the statistics Of mortality are gathered
| with greater accuracy and particular
ity. Out of 68,193 registered London
deaths last year the cause of all but
IS were duly certified by either reg
istered physician or the coroner
Philadelphia Record
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-03-30
PUBLIC PLAY GROUNDS.

One of the newer organizations in the
city which is worthy of all possible en-
Icouragement and support is the Topeka
Play Grounds association and its MEM
bership is comprised of women. The
name of the society is indicative Of its
purposes. 1t is going to strive to pro-
vide public Fairgrounds for the children
of the town. While its efforts for the
time being will be devoted chiefly to
establishing one or more adequate pleas
ure resorts of this sort for the young
on the east side Of the city, 1t is pro-
baby the beginning of a movement
which will eventually take in the entire
city. 1t should, by all means, and the
men of the city should get busy and
take quite as big an interest in the
proposition as are the women pioneers.
AS matter of fact, it would appear
that the members of the City park board
would be valuable adjuncts to enlist in
the PRONUNCIATION of this cause.
Nothing can be more desirable in a
city of the size of Topeka than adequate
and convenient places where the chill
dren can feel free to play the many
games which bring them such delight
1t won't do merely to provide a tract
They must needs be equipped with
simple and inexpensive devices such as
swings, see-sawS, ETC., and grounds
laid out for this game and that as well
as a place for general romping. Surely
no one will be found who will argue
that there can be anything better for
children than the playing of good
wholesome, healthy games in the open
air Nor will anyone come to the front
with an argument that the streets and
parkings are the places to indulge in
such games. And because the streets
are no place for them proper places
must be provided.
Ideal localities for public play grounds
are to be found in several of the larger
parks in the city. This must not be ia
ken as an argument for the turning
over of the parks in their entirety to
the free run of the children. Their
beauty would soon be spoiled If this was
done. But what can be accomplished in
this line is the setting aside of certain
portions of these parks and equippine
them for play grounds. Such is being
done in many of the cities of the coun.
try on quite extensive scales.
| The East side women who have start.
ed the ball a rolling in this regard are
to be congratulated and they should BIZ
encouraged to extend the scope of this
movement to all parts of the city.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-03-30
REFLECTIONS OF A BACHELOR
[From the New York Press.1

from the New York Press.I
It's awfully exciting to girl who is
engaged to find out if she means it.
Hardly anybody .envies angels so
much that he wants to be one before
he has to.
The way some people will name a
baby is enough to send it to state
prison when it grows up.
When a man has been acting like
the deuce he thinks it's magnanimous
of him to forgive his wife for it.
There's nobody can grumble so
much as an idler with the world for
not being busy at providing things to
amuse him.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-03-30

"A rather foolish custom which has
prevailed in the United States senate
for years dictates that a new senator
is not supposed to address that august
body for quite a period Of time after
he is elevated to it. Joe Bristow seems
to be successfully lodging this prece-
dent by airing his views on all public
questions through interviews with the
newspaper men. All of which goes to
show that there is more than one way
to skin a cat
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-03-30

What is being called joker in the
new tariff bill has been found. 1t ap-
pears to provide that the same duties
will have to be paid on imported toy
animals as is levied on the living
species of which they are limitations.
This surely must be a pure blunder
or else It is designed to make possible
the development of a huge toy trust
In this country, for most of the novel;
ties in toy animals come from abroad.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-03-30
Spiritually Prepared.

A Highland minister who was rather
a pompous gentleman came to the
shepherds house to baptize a child.
care you prepared?" he asked the
fond parent.
10Y ay, munnister; I have got
grand ham for tea
'I mean spiritually prepared" thun-
dered the cleric.
'.Af coorse I am; oh, yes. I got twa
bottles o. first-class whisky from the
inn.'' replied the imperturbable Celt.-
Tit-Bits.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-03-30

President Taft's son Robert A, who
is a student at Yale. must be made of
pretty good stuff. He has been hon
ored by his colleagues with an election
to the presidency Of one of the import
ant organizations of the student body
at that university. And it wasn't his
fathers prominence that helped him
on the way to this position for the be-
ing a son of a famous man is an
enormous handicap for college boy in
the attainment of popularity
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-03-30

Real estate dealers report that the
property in Topeka and the territory
Immediately surrounding it is steadily
increasing in value. How could things
in this regard be otherwise when the
city is growing and developing in all
WAYS as it now is?
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-03-30

In the debate on the tariff bill which
is going on with great gusto in the
house of representatives, Congress
man Crumpacker said recently tina.
the average farmer will derive more
direct benefit through free hides in the
decreased cost of boots, shoes, harness
and other leather products than he
now derives from the tariff on the
hides. This is sound and substantial
argument but 1t may be difficult to
convince some farmers and stockmer
of it's merits.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-03-30

An instance of the fact that fate
often works out in just ways is found
in an occurrence at Haverhiu, Mass.
where brute of a man was burned
so severely that he died as a result OF
his throwing a lighted lamp at his
bedridden wife. Happily, she was
rescued from the fire which followed
this terrible act.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-03-30

- Representative Edwards of Georgia
has made an excellent attempt to gain
as much unpopularity as it is possible
fer one man to get. He has intro
duced a bill which proposes to reduce
the salaries of members of congress
from $500 to $4,000. 1t Is also
reasonable to suppose that he has
something fancy in the way of a pri-
vate fortune.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-03-30
HVNOR or THE DAY

Pearl-He is so SLOW Ruby-Fright-
fully. How can 1 call him a back
number without offending him too
deeply? PearLOh, just call him a
Teddy bear.-Chicago News.
"a Teller shouldn't stand in the mid
die of the street to talk pessi1aism."
declared the Plunkville philosopher.
worth living, and then jumps when he
hears an automobile Notwithstanding
ton Times.
Now, Pearl Beem," said the wvom-
ing schoolmarm during the geography
lesson, what is 1t that volcanoes
don't tell mep' cried Miss BEEN ex-
citedly. IT'S saliva! Red-hot salivar'
-Lippincott's Magazine.
CustomerI wish you'd look at my
BILE; it runs too fast. JeweIer lin New
York city)-Carry it a few days long
er, and then come in again. You'll find
1t won't run so fast under the new
presidential administration Chicago
Tribune.
do you think that Miss Kidder was
having fun with me?" asked CharIsv
Well old chap. give me the details.
had my bull terrier with me And
said to her, That dog knows as much
as much as I do And she said
Don't you think 10 shillings was Too
much to pay for him?' "-IIIustrated
Bits.
Bleeker-I understand Fisher made .
bad break when he went home from,
the banquet last night. Beeker-Yes he
yelled up to hrs wife and wanted ro
know when she had the spira, stairwav
put in.-Kansas City Journal
why did she refuse the judeeshin,"
Says she doesn't consider ermine he.
coming to her style of beauty. o
Louisville Courier-Journal
IT'S impossible for me to dress on
$1,000 a year" well. my love vo,,
must wear less" Don't be siIivi yo,
know perfectly well that the less
wear tho more 1t costs."-Judge.
Ambling Armand--Was the man vou
ran down injured for life? PierouettinS
Pierre-No; for damages.-Kansas civ
Times.
Jack-There's one good thing about
widows weeds. Tom-What's that
Jack-They rarely interfere with the
growth Of orange blossoms.-ChicaTo
News.
A Staid Creature, He.-Bacon-Didnst
/ notice you were moving up at vour
house today? Egbert-Yes; all but tn,
hired man.-Yonkers Statesman,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-03-30

More than ten thousand immigrants
arrived at the port of New York on
Friday last. This leads the govern
ment authorities to believe that all
immigration records will be broken
this year. 1t is an indication, too, of
the return of good times to this coun-
try, for when they are not in prospect
the immigration is comparatively
Ifghf
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-03-30

Kansas in their national banks is not
misplaced. And even if the national
bankers found it impossible to perfect
such a plan they undoubtedly would
continue to hold the confidence OF the
people and their depositors, for the
very good reason that they are so de-
serving Of it.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-03-30

If the authorities at Washington do
not see their way clear to let the ma
tional banks of Kansas take advantage
of the states plan for the guarantee
ing of bank deposits. the national
bankers have decided that it will be
possible for them to form an associa-
ton of their own for the same pur-
pose. This is fine piece of evidence
that the confidence of the people of
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-03-30

There must be some unusual girls
in California. Twenty of them of the
senior class at that states university
struck because they considered that
the French novels assigned to them
for reading in connection with their
French lessons were "too naughty"
However, this is something which
should subject them to congratula-
ffons
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-03-30
FULL LEASED WIRE REPORT
OF THE ASSOCIATED PRES:

The State Journal is member of the
Associated Press and receives the full day
telegraph report of that great news or
ganization 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, 1909-03-30

The expenses of the Kansas legisla-
tive session of 1909 were in the neigh
borhood of $4,000. Naturally, the
question arises: Did the people of
the state receive an adequate return
for this money? Many may we'll be
hardened for answering: No.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-03-30

Before his departure the other day
for Panama, Colonel Goethals, in
charge of the canal work, told the
New York chamber of commerce that
the construction of a lock canal was
perfectly feasible and that il he was
not honestly convinced that this was
ffe truth he would not continue in
~ nTesent capacity. And Americans.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-03-30

generally, may well be excused Tor
pinning their faith to the beliefs OF
colonel Goethals rather than to those
of French engineers who insist that
lock canal is not practicable.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-03-30

OF the eventual outcome of the In
dian uprising in Oklahoma under the
leadership of Crazy Snake. this much
is certain. The number of good In
dams" will be materially increased.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-03-30

At the Grand.

At the Grand.
Wednesday nighttime Holy City,.
thursday night--Washburn Dx1m4th
club in The Show Girl"
.. ffr,aay afternoon-Ben Greet Players II
Aiosummer Nights Dream"
Pictures
Saturday matinee and night-Lyan H
Howe's Moving Pictures
At tho Novelty.
s,Tonight-Readick Stock Company In
Matinees-Wednesdays and Saturdays
At the Majestic.
Daily matinee 2:3o-fiigh class vaudeville.
evenings 7:45-9:15-High class vaudeville.
F'or particulars, prices and amusement
elsewhere.
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tits impossible for me to dress on
5000 a year" Well. my love. you
must wear less" Don't be sillyi You
know perfectly well that the less r
wear thu more it costs."-Judge.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-03-30

Daily matinee 2:3o-Eigh class vaudeville.
evenings 7:45-S:15-High class vaudeville.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-03-30

Ambling Armand--Was the man vou,
ran down injured for life? PierouettinS
Pierre-No; for damages.-Kansas CITY
Times.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-03-30

Jack-There's one good thing abouf
widows weeds. Tom-What's that
Jack-They rarely interfere with the
growth Of orange blossoms.-ChicaTo
News.