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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-08-11
THE PrrCHER

The pitcher takes a telling pose
And holds the ball on high,
Inen turns in with his finger tips
His new in-curVe to try
Then swiftly swings his strong right arm
The vicious deed is doneI
The umpire lodges slxilfully
And hoarsely shouts. Bail one!'
The pitcher takes his pose again,
Both feet firm on the ground;
again he holds the ball on high
And slowly turns it round
men once more he uncoils himself
The batsman to undo
Inc bail Smacks in the catcher's glove:
Inc umpire shouts, BAIL two!'
The pitcher fierceIy grinds his heel,
IN desperation grim.
once more he holds, the ball on high;
All eyes are fixed on him.
once more he swiftly let's it drive,
Then fiercely slaps his knee
because the umpire coldly cries
In fog-horn tones, Ball threer
Inc pitchers face is grim and set;
"A wild CLEAN in his eye
SHOWS his determination as
he holds the ball on high
He huFls it in; the bat swings round
And meets it with a thud!
Inc ball scars DER the left field fence!
Inc pitchers name is Mudd!
II. E. M. in the New York Times
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-08-11
REFLECTIONS or A BACHELOR.
rFrom the New York Press1

IT T DIII tIIl NV I ok FTess.
Young people have to blow off steam
and their wits blow off with it,
One Of the ways to have some mo1ey
once in while is not to own an auto
mobile.
EVERYBODY mas some great weakness.
especially the majority whose vVesJ<ness
is not to be able to see it.
As moral example the most that a
man can ever hope to be is a sign post
a woman can be a guide
A man can fall in love with a woman
older than he is easily enough: the hard
thing is to stay In love with her.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-08-11

a total of 100000 Holsters released
the last few days, and it is expected
many more millions will be freed
within short time. Some 1000, 900
were released at Kennebunkport, g.
100000 at Cape Porpoise, 10000
at Kennebunk Beach. and 5000, 00o
in the vicinity of Portsmouth. n. H.
The fry were apportioned in this way
because the seeds from which they
had developed had been stripped
from Holsters secured in the vicinity
of each place.-Kennebec Journal
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-08-11
FROM OTHER PENS
THE WORLDS ACTIVITY.

Chill has an industrial awakening
which is marvellous. The work on thu
first steel plant south of Mexico is pro
crossing so rapidly that it will be ready
for operation in October, 1910 1t will
cost s., 900, 900 in United States gold and
it will have a daily output of 200 tons.
The consular reports sent to the gov
eminent at Washington are filled with
instructive comments and facts and
figures about hit activities of different
nations. Japan's alertness is well
known. Besides improving her rivers
and harbors she is organizing new
steamship lines OF various South Amer
lean ports
But of all the intrepid hustlers Can
ada is the silent, yet most conspicuous
When one tries to imagine the great
empire which will one day take the
place of the modest lady of the SHOWS,
all old world grandeurs seem to pale.
When one further let's his imagination
roam from Hudson bay to the Straits
of MagelIon and takes in the coming
wonders of new world nations. he is
staggered by the vision of Canadian,
United States, Mexican, Central Ameri-
can. Brazilian, Argentine and Chilian
developments. Europe, Africa and Asia
and Australia vanish like the mist of a
dream or remain venerable shrines
from which the worshipers have de-
parted.-Boston Globe.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-08-11
HOME NEWS WHILE AWAY.

Subscribers OF the State Journal
away during the summer may have
the paper mailed regularly each day
20 any address at the rate of ten
cents week or thirty cents a month
(by mail onIy.) Address changed as
often as desired. While ont of town
the State Journal viii be TO you like
a daily letter from home.
Advance payment is requested on
these short time subscriptions, to save
bookkeeping expenses.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-08-11
MONEY FOR THE CROPS.

The harvest season calls for large
increase in the use of currency, be-
cause the crops of a year have to be
paid for in three months. 1t calls espe-
cially for a large increase in the
amount of small bills. because these are
required in settling with the farm
hands and at country stores. If the
farmers universally had bank accounts
they could be paid in checks, and in
this respect a few years have made a
great change. In Is years there has
been a great increase in the number of
farmers to whom it is convenient to re-
ceive the proceeds of their crops in
farmers must have far more currency
than usual in order to pay the wages
of their men and pay the dealers for
their supplies.
Our currency system affords no con-
venient means of increasing the volume
of the currency quickly and reducing 1t
as quickly after the special need has
passed. The asset currency of Canada
affords such means and the volume of
the circulation increases and decreases.
just as regularly as the harvests come
and go. The emergency currency Of
Germany answers the same purpose,
and has been further iberalized in the
past year. The A1drich measure Of a
year or two ago purported to accom-
plish the same thing here, but its Valu7
has not been demonstrated; 1t does
facilitate the increase of the currency.
but still fails to introduce the required
element OF elasticity Philadelphia
Record.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-08-11

If the Jefries-J ohnson fight for the
heavyweight pugilistic championship
of the world is pulled off in some for
eign cline the rank and file of the
people of the United States will be
loud with their applause. Prize fight
ing properly has no place in any land
that makes claim to being civilized
and enlghtened.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-08-11

Any one who is in search of pure,
unadulterated optimism should take a
peek at Tacoma, Wash. That town
advertises that if its population keeps
on increasing at the rate it has during
the past three or four years. it won't
be many years now before its inhabit-
ants will number a million or so more
than the four million who reside in
New York city
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-08-11

According to the commercial and
financial reviews for the past week the
business of the country is in a -four
Ishing condition. But that's not the
best of it, by a long shot. 1t is on a
sound basis. Therefore, the return
ing prosperity is being built on the
right kind of foundations.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-08-11

Jim Jeffries is out with another in
terview to the effect that he will make
short and quick work of Jack Johnson
when they meet in the ring. Won't it
be a great relief when these bruisers
EnaIly do get together with the gloves
In? Everybody, with the possible ex-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-08-11

In case any one wishes to know it,
the cow-Dea which can be cultivated
to produce a valuable crop. basks in
the botanical name of vigna IN
guiculata. How insulted it must feel
to be referred to in such a plebeian
term as cow-pea.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-08-11

An opinion has been voiced by a
surgeon in the United States army
that blondes are more susceptible to
loose morals. crime and insanity than
brunettes. Does this apply to the
peroxide variety? Probably, because
if they were not just naturally foolish
they would not change the color of
their treSses
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-08-11

Senator La Toilette characterizes
Senator Elkins of West Virginia as an
apostle of the creed, There's enough
to go around" But Elkins is not the
only apostle of this sort in the United
States senate. They make up a good
ly company which comprises all of the
Aldrich "me toos' including a few
more or less DISTINGUISHED Democrats.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-08-11

All Of the great and small battles of
the Civil war are being fought over
again with vim and energy around the
campfires which are being held in
Salt Lake City as incidents to the ma
tional encampment of the G. A. r.
It's a particularly happy circumstance,
though, that as result of these do
ings there will be no lengthy lists of
dead and Wohuded.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-08-11

From the number of flies that can
be round without much of an effort
at searching, it is apparent that the
campaign ito swat them has been
one of theory. instead of practice.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-08-11

ception of a few sports" of the tin
horn variety, are tired to death of
their never ending battle with their
tongues.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-08-11

He (declaiming)-"Rol on, you dark,
Edward. it's doing it.-Judge.
DO you think that Canada will ever
become Americanized - We'll, she
plays baseball. Washington Herald.
Father shouting downstairs at 11:5o
m.)-Mary, aren'4 all Of my cigars
gone yet? Silence downstairs. Father
(chuckling as he crawled back intD
bed)-I guess that won't hold him
much longer.-St. Louis Post-Dispatch.
The Doctor-Nonsense You haven't
got a cancer. Po"~- is what ails you
You must stop drinking at once. The
Souse-Gee! Is it that serious? Why
doctor. I thought it was some simple
thing that could be helped by an opera
tion!-Cleveland Leader.
How is that girl of Dicks coming
along who married the actor fellow?"
First rate, I believe. Dick said the
other day that her husband is now
star and she Is supporting him" Sup
porting himl Humph! That's what
comes of marrying these stage folks"
Baltimore American.
so you didn't take any part in the
campaign, Uncle Silas?' Nav. jim
Higgins, the school teacher. and Eb
Miller, the lawyer. sobbled up 'VoX
Populi' and 'Unum ex Pluribus' right a.
plums gon~ ~-d nobody in town know
in any more Latin, the rest of US fel-
lers couldn't do any writin' for the
public press at ALL by gumw-Puck.
Maud-Would you marry a widower?
Dolly-No, l wouldn't. The man I
marry 1 am going to tame myself
Illustrated Bits.
Magistrate-Can't you live with your
husband without fighting? Elderly
Lady-Not happily. yer honor.-Mil-
waukee Sentinel
.Cholly-Why wouldn't the barber
give you shampoo? Weggie-Said
they had no vacuum cleaners.-Yale
Record.
Formerly. when I had played cards
But 1 had to quit it." "Why?' "She
kept raising the price of forgiveness"
Kansas City Journal
I've got seven girls to send away for
the summer" How are you going t.
do it, old man?" "Derned if I know.
guess I'll have to issue bonds. Pitts
burg Post.
she-Marry you! Didn't you hear me
VOW that 1 wouldn't marry the best
man on earth? He-That's all right.
We can be married UP in a balloon
Boston Transcript.
THAT was a terrible accident at your
house. How did it happen?" "Well,
you see the maid started to fry no
tatoes in some of that Standard Oil pc
gtroleum butter and 1t exploded. De
troit Free Press
Boss Wife-So this is the new office
boy? I suppose you behave like a lit-
tie gentleman especially II there are
ladies present. Wilie-You beti II
They've homely ones the boss takes 'em
In and I show 'em out. and if they're
good looking. 1 show 'em in and the
boss takes 'em out-Judge.
Magistrate-You say that Won did NOT
know you were violating the law. All.
but, my dear sir. ignorance of the law
IS no excuse for any man. Prisoner
Ihats rather rough on both Of us, isn't
it, your honor New York Journal
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-08-11

Forehandedness seems to be the
watchword of the sufragettes in this
land. They have already picked Jane
Adams. of Chicago Hull house fame,
as their candidate for the presidency
of the United States.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-08-11

From the prevailing weather condi-
tons in these parts it is evident that
the people are not going to be permit
ted for even a minute or two to forget
the fact that the good old summer
time" is still here
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-08-11
Rent F,ree for Rirths

Plans were filed with the building
department Wednesday for an apart
me 4 house exclusively for families
with children. The doors of this
mouse, which is to cost 100000, will
be shut against bachelors. old maids.
and childless couples. One child
viii be a badge of admittance. but
the family with dozen children will
be welcomed with open arms. It is
the first apartment house of its kind
IN the country and it will rise be-
tween TWO large and fashionable
houses which forbid children.
). d. Lederer, a real estate broker
is the originator of the idea. and he
round ready backing for the scheme.
he has whole chain of novelties
with every girl born in the house he
Will present a receipted bill for one
months rent to the parents. Lederer
places twice as high a value on boys
as every boy born will mean to the
parents receiDted bill for two
months rent.
THE building will be of eight
stories, and there will be 90 apart
ments. Each apartment will have a
specially equipped playroom. In ad-
dlt1on, there will be a large pIayroom
IN the basement, and in summer the
children will disport themselves on
the roof A dancing room will be
provided and dancing teachers will
instruct the children without charge
to the parents. There, also, will be
instructors in physical culture, and it
Is proposed to establish a kinder
garten.
ST am convinced the apartment
house for children will fill a real
want" said Lederer. "It will be the
only one of its kind in the country,
but I expect to see many more like
1t; Why, as soon as I gave out my
plans half dozen millionaires
wanted to back the venture single
handed. They saw the possibilities in
1t, and they wondered it hadn't been
tried before.
Every applicant will have to trot
out the youngsters before I rent him
an apartment. Children will be the
requirement. One child will do. but
the more the merrier If a man
comes along with a score of children
he will be my prize tenant, and 1 will
put brass plate on his door"-St.
Louis dispatch to the New York
Press.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-08-11

The wave Of prosperity which has
/ been prevalent in the west for some
time has evidently struck the east.
, More labor is employed in New York
state now than at any time since 1895.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-08-11

Those poor, wild animals in Africa
are 10 be .nistreated some more. JoEn
II McCutcheon, the famous cartoonist
of the Chicago Tribune, has an
nounced his intention of going on their
trail
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-08-11
RepIenishing Lobster Supply

over 100000 lobster fry have
been liberated in Maine waters re-
Gently by the United States fish COM
mission steamer Cannot. This makes
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-08-11

Labor Day, when labor plays in
stead of working, falls on September
g this year.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-08-11

CholIy-Why wouldn't the barber
give you a shampoo? Weggie-Said
they had no vacuum cleaners-Yale
Record.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-08-11

Magistrate-Cant you live with your
husband without fighting? Elderly
Lady-Not happily. yer honor.-Nil-
waukee Sentinel.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-08-11

Maud-Would you marry a widowerG
Dolly-No, 1 wouldn't. The man I
marry 1 am going to tame myself
Illustrated Bits.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-08-11
HUA0R OF THE DAY

He (declaiming)-"Ro on, you dark,
blue ocean roll" Week-Old Bride-Ohg
Edward. it's doing it.-Judge.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-08-11

Formerly. when / had played cards
or done wrong I ''~~T - tell my wife.
kept raising the price of forgiveness"
Kansas City Journal
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-08-11

The Doctor-Nonsensei You haven't
got a cancer. PoN~- is what ails you.
You must stop drinking at once The
Souse-Gee! Is it that serious2 Why,
doctor. I thought it was some simple
thing that could be helped by an opera
tioni-Cleveland Leader.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-08-11

Father shouting downstairs at 11:50
- m.)-Mary, aren'A all OF my cigars
gone yet? Silence downstairs. Father
(chuckling as he crawled back intJ
bed)-I guess that won't hold him
much longer.-St. Louis Post-Dispatch.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-08-11

How is that girl of Dicks coming
First rate, I believe. Dick said the
other day that her husband is now a
star and she Is supporting him" Sup
porting himi Humphi That's what
comes of marrying these stage folks"
Baltimore American.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-08-11

I've got seven girls to send away for
the summer" How are you going II
do it. old MANI" "Derned if know I
guess I'll have to issue bonds. Pitts
burg Post.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-08-11

DO you think that Canada will ever
become Americanized - We'll, she
plays baseball. Washington Herald.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-08-11

She-Marry you! Didn't you hear me
vow that I wouldn't marry the best
man on earth? He-That's all right.
We can be married UP in a balloon
Boston Transcript.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-08-11

THAT was a terrible accident at your
house. How did it happen? ?" ''Well.
you see the maid started to fry DO
tatoes in some of that Standard Oil Pc
gtroleum butter and 1t exploded.''-De-
troit Free Press
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-08-11

80 you didn't take any part in the
campaign, Uncle Silas?'' Nav Jim
Higgins the school teacher and Eh
Miller. the lawyer. gobbled up 'Vo5S
Populi' and 'Unum ex Pluribus right az
the start, and with them two nomder-
plums gon~ - nobody in town know
in any more Latin, the rest of us fel-
lers couldn't do any writin' for the
public press at all. by gum PUCK.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1909-12-31
LOCALS.

Misses Pearl and jake Parker of
Richland spent several days here
this week, the guests of Miss Matte
Brim.
Mrs. Lucia FORESTER spent Sunday
last with her sister, Mrs. ]. H. Mayo,
at Pretoria.
Mr.. and Mrs Graham of Cairo spent
couple of days here this week with
relatives and friends,
Mr. Frank 4. Long returned to-
Savannah Tuesday after spending
Christmas with home folks.
Miss Gladys Laramore returned to
her home in Chokee district Wednes-
day after spending several days here,
the guest of Mrs. s. M. Page.
Miss Wine Bell Driskell visited
relatives in Dawson last week.
The many friends of Mrs. Tom
Creme will regret to learn that she
has been quite sick for several days.
We hope for her a speedy recovery.
Mr.. and Mrs. M. D. Rybold of At
lanta spent the Christmas holidays
with Mr. and Mrs. J. G. Pruett here.
Mr. Joe Johnson and son, Tom,
were shaking hands with friends
here Christmas.
Mr.. John King of Preston spent a
couple of days here this week with
hi sbrother, r. L. King.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1909-12-31
LABOR WORLD.

Retail clerks in Sacramento, Cal,
have organized.
The master tailors' organization Of
London. England, decided to form a
strong trade union.
A movement has been started in
st. Paul, Mimi, for the formation OF
a pipe trades council.
According to the last available fig-
ures Denmark had trade union
membership of 109,9i4.
Short time notices have been posted
in the locomotive industry at Hor-
witch, England, where 5000 men are
employed.
Al deadlock occurred In the South
Derbyshire (England) pottery trade
with regard to the revised scale of
payments to the sanitary pressers.
A most serious strike "a.
ers in Italy took place M4fe2E sde gas
mems federation gave the signal and
the men struck at Milan, Madona and
Genoa.
The journeyman bakers Of Paris,
France, and suburbs have issued an
appeal to the public to boycott all
bakeries where Sunday work is car
ried on.
Recently several Of the trade unions
in Canada, with membership Of
about 10000, effected an amalgama-
ton into what they termed a fedora
ton Of labor.
The recent convention Of the Inter-
national Glass Blowers Association
at Milwaukee Endorsed the plan to re-
tire on pensions all members who
have reached the age Of sixty years.
AS early as 1929 a workingmen' $
ticket was put in the field in the New
York State elections, and one Of tho
candidates, Ebenezer Ford, OF New
York City, was elected to the Legis.
lature.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1909-12-31
NEWsY GLEANINGs.

The Christmas mail was heavier In
every department than in 1908.
Princess Louise has begun legal
battle for large share Of King Leo
pold's estate.
An operation with the use OF sto-
vaine was successfully performed in
Auburn, N. Y.
The Temps, Of Paris, paid high
tribute to the political and moral
creed Of Theodore Roosevelt.
Shore leave was granted to the
iacEies Of the bsttleshins Of the North
Atlantic fleet in New York City.
Belgian Socialists issued mani
festo refusing to swear allegiance to
Albert as King and declaring for re-
public.
Steamship Napo arrived in New
York harbor after a 2100-mile voyage
up the Amazon River, reaching the
foothills Of the Andes.
Or. Charles w. Eliot, president en-
eritus Of Harvard, sought an injunc-
tion against rival publishers for pro-
lection of his Observation-Disclosures
plan.
Collector Loeb. Of New York City,
approved the clajmAof Richard Parr.
former special Treasury agent, for
the sugar fraud prize money, which
may amount to 81 100000.
The American Bankers Associa-
ton took its detective work away
from the Pinkertons and gave it to
William ]. Burns because the former
demanded a longtime contract
An effort was made to claim the
throne OF Belgium for the five-year-
old Duke of Turvuevin, son Of the
late King Leopold and the Baroness
Vaughan, who were married In Italy
a year ago.
An important contribution to
American history Is found in the vol
ume which closes the series of manu-
scripts printed from British archives;
1t covers chiefly the evacuation of
New York in 1888.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1909-12-31
A DANCE.

The young set gave dance We'd
nesday night and quite good many
attended. All reported a delightful
tine. Among those who attended
were: Messrs. G. B. Martin, #. G.
Tharpe, G. D. Moreland, H. b. Sto-
vail, w. B. Heath, Colin Hall, Robert
Heath, Carlos Hall, r. L. Massey and
John, Lyon, Misses Merle Mcbride,
Lula Huies, jamie Lou Hooks, Char
lie and. Thelma Paul, Evelyn and Myr-
tie Odom, Lucibel Brinzley and Mary
Hall.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1909-12-31
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