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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-01-11
FROM OTHER PENS
THE COST OF EXISTENCE.

THE COST OF EXISTENCE.
In a flight of fancy a writer for an
eastern publication figures up the
average expenses Of human life
from the Grade to the grave. and con-
cIudes that an average man will have
paid $62 900 for the right to live 81
years. The writer, to be fair, goes on
the assumption that the subject of the
philosophizing is a young business
man 81 years of age. At that time
he is drawing a salary of $4,000 per
year and anticipates an increase in
income annually. Giving him the
bare cost of his maintenance in his
baby days. his education. nursing
through the ills of childhood, board,
lodging, clothing and other essentials,
the writer declares that about $1,000
would be a good annual average for
81 years.
Continuing his rather interesting
theme the writer draws a few morals.
He takes up the life of a pauper, who
begins his days in the workhouse and
ends them in an inf1rmary at the age
of 80 years, and finds that such man
has cost society the sum of $12, 900 to
cIothe. feed and house for the period
of time indicated. On the same basis
it is figured that a man in prison costs
even more money for the same length
of time, because he has to be made
more secure. The peripatetic citizen,
better known as the hobo who is
always a nomad is figured to cost the
country 500 per year for every year
of his existence.-Indianapo Star.
THE WOMAN PROBLEM.
On the subject of woman. the gulf be-
tween the artist and the sociologist is a
profound one. The novelists, for in
stance, have always been fond of de-
plotting woman as the hunter and man
as the victim. Professor Zueblin, on the
other hand, can never forget that wo-
man is to man a mere chattel and that
often when he thinks he is vindicating
his offended sense of honor he is really
vindicating his outraged sense of pri-
waite property On general grounds, one
would be inclined to side with the
sociologiSts who know so much more
than the others do. But it is hard to
find a justification of their chatte1 the
cries in fact. Professor Zueb1in must
be aware that in Pittsburg, where the
property instinct is most highly deve1-
oped, men show comparatively little re-
Iuctance to part with their wives. The
very fact that we have set up a high
standard of conduct for women and
punish it's infraction severely is COM
plete proof that a wife is not something
possessed, but something possessing.
Slave owners never concern themselves
with the morals of their slaves; but
people are almost invariably interested
in the morals of those above them
New York Evening Post
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-01-11
THE WATCH DOCS.

The grocers and druggists are being
trailed by Watch Dogs; men who re-
ceive big fees for telling on them.
All this is very funny to people not
being watched, but all of US viii finally
be provided with Watch Dogs to tattle
on US, and arrest US. and pile up big
bills of costs.
For years, poultry has been killed in
a certain way. This way had the ap-
prevail of thousands of intelligent,
worthy and experienced men. Sudden
ly it was decided that poultry must be
drawn Immediately after killing. Who
made this change? Some tin horn ex-
pert who put his judgment against the
Judgment of thousands of intelligent
and worthy men of long experience in
the poultry business. And because gro
GERS do not obey this law. they will be
arrested and Inundated. and put to
great expense.-Atchison Globe.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-01-11

SOMETIME

Sometime the spring win come with softer
green
Than ever dared to touch the world
Sometime the Guest my soul has never
seen
VIII pass the threshold of my waiting
door,
Sometime the passion of my book of song
Will face US in the eyes of Destiny;
Sometime the Question have asked so
long
OF the slow stars. will turn and answer
A sail that losses on the sea of dreams
Sometimes will rest in the wide port of
waking:
Sometime the Weaver that now idle seems
Will show some splendid fabric of her
making.
There lies a light upon the peaks of faith
That makes my heart beat faster as 1
climb:
While wistfully before me floats a wrath
The Presence that will walk with me
sometime.
Elisa Barker. in the Craftsman.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-01-11
Table Manners of the Nations.

Over against US is q man whose
hand and fingers are all conversation
al They dart from face to the infinite,
returning with a touch on the nose.
In a second he jumps up to accede to
the demand of his companion-a lady
who has forgotten the third button
from the top of her blouse. His knife
goes into the salt, and his hands seek
the gilded roof in surprise, protest
and the Britisher sits with
knife and fork at the insular poise.
and knows that the man whose five
fingers are in the air and whose knife
is on the floor is Latin. Anyhow, he
shouts French.
Detection of foreigners is easiest at
table. On Sunday, lunching at the
Cafe Royal, you may see more strang-
ers to the square inch than in any
London restaurant. While waiting for
our food we specialized on the differ
ences. And when a man or woman
held on to the fork we decided that
this was English. For an American
cuts the food, and then eats it from
the fork in the right hand. Those
left-hand fork people, on aural inves-
tigation, were English.-London
ChrOnio1p
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-01-11
Where the Apples Come From.

There are varieties of apples found
wild in Europe, but the region
adjacent to the Caspian sea seems to
have been the origin of the apple as
known in the east. Charred pieces of
apples are found in the heaps of re-
fuse left by the lake jewellers, who
occupied portions of Europe before
any of the present races. These peo-
pie lived on platforms laid over piles
driven into the water-probably to
protect themselves from animals, in
an era before metal weapons were
known. These specimens of apples
are generally carbonized by heat, but
they show perfectly the internal
structure of the fruit.
There are five types of native
American apples; all of them crabs.
John Smith wrote from Virginia that
he had found some new crab apples,
but they were small and bitter" New
Englanders made the same report.
The Soulard has the reputation of be-
ing the largest and best of these ma
tives- Sports of this variety, like the
Matthews, are improved in size and
quality. Selections might probably be
made from Western thickets of even
better sorts than are now known. I
believe the blood of the wild crab is
in some of our best orchard apples
Outing Magazine.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-01-11

Kilby-I did a very absent-minded thinG
this morning. Street-What was it? Kill
by-Ofered a tip to the man who shaved
my note.-Boston Transcript.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-01-11

Il trust we shall make you feel quite at
home" remarked the hotel proprietor.
Don't you try it," expostulated the mar
ried man. I'm away from it to have
Jolly good time. "-Bystander
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-01-11

''Papa. what is a nature faker?" ANY
one who deceives us. my son, about the
ordinary facts of nature" rs God one?"
Life.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-01-11

BIuffton-I said something to my wife
last week that offended her and she hash
spoken to me since. Henpeck-Great Scott,
mani You can't remember what 1t was,
can you?-Puck.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-01-11

"On what ground" asked the lawyer.
"does your wife want a divorce? Incom-
patibility?" Something of that sort, I
reckon" answered the man. MY income
isn't compatible with her ideas Of COM
fort."-Chicago Tribune, 80. sos ~ s-u
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-01-11

'.I hear yer frien' Tamsens married
again" AYE. SO he is. He's been dear
frien' tae me. He's cost me three waddin'
presents an twa wreaths. '-Dundas Ad-
vertiSer.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-01-11

Reporter-Now. what was the worst
money panic you ever saw? Great Finan-
cier-Iast week. when a 10-cent-piece roll
ed to the floor of a street car and five wO-
men claimed iti-Town Topics.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-01-11

Hardup-I'n never go to that restaurant
again The last time I was there a man
got nv overcoat. and left his in its place.
Welloff-But the proprietor wasn't to
blame was he? Hardup-No; but might
meet the other manI-Stray Stories.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-01-11
HUMOR OF THE Day

The Usefulness of Money! Money
doesn't bring happiness" mo- but it's
missed the things that do.'-Boston
Transcript.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-04-24

GULF G SHIP ISLAND RAILROAD
COMPANY.
General Passenger Department.
Passenger Service.
MAIN LINE.
No. 5. No. 3.
Lv. Jackson. $500 a. m. $3.50 p. m.
Lv. Hattiesburg DAB an 7:15 pm.
Ar. Gulfport. 1880 p. m. 1000 pm.
No. 4. No. 6.
Lv. Gulfport. ....7:40 a. m. Ais pm.
Lv. Hattiesburg 1890 a. m. 1888 p. m
Ar. Jackson. 1:55 p. m. 1875 p. m.
Columbia Division (via. Silver Creek
and Columbia.
No. 1O1. No. 1902.
1920 a. m. Lv Mendenhall Ar. 1925 p. m
1:3O p. m. Ar Gulfport Lv. 2:45 p. m.
No. 100. No. 10.
2:30 p. m. Lv. Jackson Ar 1905 a. M
6:2O p. m. Ar. Columbia Lv. 900 a. m.
Connections at Jackson, Hattiesburg
and Gulfport with all lines.
For further information, apply to,
THOS. P. HALO,
Second Vice-Pres., Gulrport, Miss.
Effective April II, %.
Mobile, Jackson & Kansas City
NORTHBOUND.
No. ii arrives 11:53 a. N.
No. 16 arrives 1928 p. m.
soUTHBOUND.
No. 10 leaves 6:15 a. m.
No. Is leaveZ & i4S Z. "a.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-04-24
zone Touch of Nature Makes the
Whole World Kin"

When a rooster finds big fat worm
he calls all the hens in the farmyard
TO come and share it. A similar trait
when a man discovers something eX-
ceptionally good-he wants all his
friends and neighbors to share the
benefits of his discovery. This is
the touch of nature that makes the
whole world kin. This explains why
people who have been cured by Cham
berlain's Cough Remedy write letters
to the manufacturers for publication,
that others similarly ailing may also
use it and obtain relief. Behind every
one of these letters is a warm-hearted
wish of the writer to be of use tc
someone else. This remedy is fol-
sale by Hays & Field and Yellow Pine
Pharmacy.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-04-24
RAILROAD time TABLES

MISSISSIPPI CENTRAL RAILROAD
Passenger Service.
Effective November s. 1908.
No. ] No. 3
Lv. Hattiesburg =. $500 am $3.50 pm
Lv. Silver Creek. 1904 am 4:31 pm
Ar. Brookhaven :. 9:1ea am 6:3s pm
Lv. Brookhaven :. s:14 am 5:55 pm
Lv. Roxie :. .... III am 7:55 pm
Ar. Natchez E. ...12:10 pm S:55 pm
No.2 No. 4
Lv. Natchez E. $50 am. 1870 pm
Lv. Roxie E. 900. 7:30a.m $3.50 pm
Ar. Prookhaven E. $3.50 am 4:30 pm
Lv. Brookhaven =. 9:34 am 1850 pm
Lv. Silver Greek. .10:40 am 5:57 pm
Ar. Hattiesburg ..12:40 pm 500 pm
Trains run daily.
R. D. REEVES
General Passenger Agent.
Hattiesburg, Miss.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-04-24
Lame Back

This is one of the most common
forms of muscular rheumatism. 1t At
attacks the muscles in the small o
the back. 1t often comes on sudden.
ly and is so severe that the body can
be moved only with great pain. Keep
as quiet as possible, as every move
ment of the body aggravates the d.
sease. Message the affected parts
with Chamberlain's Liniment three
times a day until the pain, soreness
and stiffness have entirely disappear
ed 1t is prompt and effectual.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-04-24
CORONER FARLEY
GIVES Interview
TELLS HOW HE MANAGED TO
GET CROSBY TO TALK.
His Cross-ouestioning So Closely
Followed the Real Facts in the Case
the Guilty Woman Decided That
He Knew All About It.

After the adjournment of the cor.
oner's Jury yesterday a News repIe
sentative asked Coroner David Fair
ley for an interview, as to the confes-
sions of the Crosbys, and he readily
assented.
the sheriff and his deputies in his
possession, Coroner Farley tried from
the first to get confession. 1t was
necessary to go over practically the
same ground in questioning both
Crosby and his wife, and this course
was followed in the cross-examination
Thursday morning in the hope. of i'm
plicating other parties in the consplr
acy to murder McShan.
1t was through this method of cross
examination which really caused Mrs.
Crosby to confess. The coroner, with
the deputies, after the body had been
found, went thoroughly over the
ground, and established a theory.
In connection with other facts which
he had in hand, as to who had killed
McShan, Mr.. Farley laid his lie
of questioning on his theory. AS :,
happened, his cross-questioning so
closely touched the line of the facts
of the case, Mrs. Crosby came to the
conclusion that he knew all about it.
This fear was heightened by the
fact that, upon hearing the words
after the killing, she saw a man on
the river bank fishing, and through
the cross-questioning she was lead to
believe that the man fishing was an
officer and knew all about the killing.
After her husband had become ac-
quainted with her misdoings with Nc
Shan, she said that she resolved to
commit suicide, and so told her hus-
band. 1t developed afterward that
| Crosby went to the drug store at Petal
and requested that no poisonous drugs
be sold to his wife.
Crosby said to his wife that Nc
Shan had to be killed. Mrs. Crosby
replied that she would kill McShan
| if Crosby would help her This was
the first suggestion that came from
| Mrs. Crosby that she would do the
| killing. As a compromise method
of kill McShan, as Mrs. Crosby
termed it, Crosby agreed to the prop
osition, and then the laying OF the
plan of murder began.
Efforts had been made to get Cros-
by to confess, but he refused 10 do so.
He was told that his wife had con
fessed. This Crosby was prone to
believe, but when his wife's confess
sion was related to him in detail, aud
was so clearly in accordance with the
facts, Crosby gave in and agreed to
go before the coroners jury and make
Clean breas. OF the whole affair
which he did
Crasf-'s &C ession differed I'll r1
materi. poin. I'm thu, --Gdc b.. as
wife. and her confession may be &c
ccpted as the confession of both.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-04-24
kGt Place of the Munnimake

They Sell One Thing They Find Another Thing Advertise MUS Wouldn't
Thmh Pay to Tndem the Mada Phcef he
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-04-24

Hicks capudIne Cures Sick Headache.
Also Nervous Headaches, Travellers
Headache and aches from Grip, Stom.
ach Troubles or Female troubles. Try
Capudine-it's liquid-effects immedi.
ately. Sold by druggists. 10
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-04-24
GOVERNOR NOEL
TO MAKE SPEECH
IN HATTIESBURG

Despite the assertion recently made,
while on a visit to the city, that Hat
tiesburg probably has less need for
a law-and-order league than any other
CITY in the state" Governor Edward
F. Noel is going to address the citi
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-04-24
MISC ELAN EOUS.

ANY girl in need oil friendship, help,
advice. etc, would find ready and
willing assistance by applying to the
matrons of the Salvation Army Res
cue Home, 33rd St. and Avenue e,
Birmingham, Ala. 10 10 tt
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-04-24

zens Of the city on this subject at al
mass meeting to be held at the Audito-
rum on the First Sunday in May
1t is understood that the governor
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1909-10-10
TO TEST THE
BANKING LAW
S. w. BELFORD RETAINED TO
LOOK AFTER THE -.4A..
OF BANK COMMISSION In MAN.
DAMUs PROCEEDINGS.

In the mandamus proceedings
brought by J. Marymont of Reno to
compel the State Bank Commission
to issue him license to engage in
the banking business in this state,
s. w. Belford of East Ely, a MEM
ber of the banking board, has been
retained to look after the interests
of the commission.
The board is now in session at
Carson to determine upon a method
of procedure. The case will be
test of the new banking act and on
the constitutionality of several of
its provisions.
Marymont claims that he is de-
prived of his sovereign right to en-
gage in lawful business by the op-
Grafton of the banking act, and the
provision requiring all applicants for
banking franchise to be incorpo-
rated.
Commissioner Belford maintains
that the law is clear in this respect;
that it provides a license shall be IS
sued only to an incorporated COM
pany, and that under the showing
Marymont presented his application
as a private individual and not as an
incorporation.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1909-10-10

having received from the departed
and who were there as earnest
friends to share in the demonstra-
tion in his memory in equal part.
Ministers, lawyers, newspaper men,
business men, mill and smelter work
ers, laborers, were all represented in
the gathering and met on common
ground with common grief.
Rev. Barr opened the services by
reading the ninetieth psalm, follow
ing which he lead the audience in
the singing of There Is Land That
Is Fairer Than Day." and offered a
prayer. S. B. Moore then , sang
Face to Face" very effectively Rev.
Barr spoke from his text in an elo-
quent and most feeling manner, cit
ing the generosity, the unselfishness,
the charity, the care for others, the
faithfulness and the thoughtfulness
which were characteristics of Harry
Godcharles and which made him be-
loved by all. At the close of the
services Mrs.. c. e. Moore sang most
expressiyely "Show Me the Way, o,
Father" With final prayer the
service was brought to conclusion
and the assemblage dispersed with
feeling that its last tribute had been
paid to one who had earned of the
community its love and esteem
tighten the way of others and to
help with the general welfare. Peace
to hi ashes.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1909-10-10
RENDERING
AGAIN Up
Case Is Reopened BySub-
stitutiOn Of New Name
History. Of the Action
Up to Present Time.

By the substitution of Della Muir
ply as plaintiff in place of Frank
x. Murphy, now deceased, the IA
nous re-indexing of county records
case was given new life yesterday
through the filing of supplemental
complaint by Maginnis & Maginnis
of Ogden, the law firm handling the
affairs of the Murphy estate. With
the exception of the substitution the
later action is identical with the first
complaint.
The indexing case came about a
year ago, when the late Frank x.
Murphy filed an action in the district
court against A. L. Parker, Ira j.
Mcknight and George F. Parker,
county commissioners at that time,
G. S. Hoag and William Mcknight,
to declare void contract entered
into by the board for the re-indexing
of the records.
The indexing contract became a
matter of general interest shortly
after it was awarded to G. s. Hoag,
and attracted public attention until
Mr. Murphy's DEATH. Mr.. Murphy
first took the matter before the dis
trict court on a writ, OF certiorari,
and, decision rendered by Judge
Brown declared that such "a proceed
ing would not lie in the premises.
After thisfailure, Mr.. Murphy carried
the matter to the supreme court,
and the decision of Judge Brown was
affirmed in the higher. courts.
(, The first real contest 8 occurred
when G.. S. Hoag presented his claim
to the commissioners for $9,306.10,
and at this time the late Mr.. Muir
ply filed written objections with the
clerk of the board, alleging that the
bill was not expressly authorized by
law and that the commissioners had
no authority to demand lne index
ing of any paper not required to be
indexed by the statutes of this state.
On December 2S suit was brought
by Mr. Murphy to determine the le
gality of the contract In the COM
plaint the plaintiff alleged that the
contract was not entered into in
accordance with the resolution passed
by the board of county commission
ers; that the bid under which Hoag
had been awarded the contract had
not been advertised as required by
law, and that the contract entered
into with Hoag did not specify any
date for the completion of the con-
tract, while the resolution adopted
by the board set forth that the con-
tract should be finished by January
a., 1909
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1909-10-10
WIFE REVOIlTS AT Misses.
Seeks Divorce Because of Surplus of
Caresses While Weeds Grow.

TRENTON, Neb., Oct. 9.-Mrs.
Henry McGrew insists that there is
a limit to all things, even, to the
kisses of her husband, John E. Nc
Grew. AS a result. of his exceeding
the limit she has sought the court
of Hitchcock county, where she has
applied for a divorce, alleging that
he has kissed and insisted upon kiss
ing her until the cruelty. stage has
been reached. A5e s M
In her petition Mrs. McGrew says
that for six months she stood the
Kissing without murmur, supposing
that in time the practice would be
dropped, but instead of the kisses be-
coming fewer they have become more
plentiful.
She AYERS that while her husband
has been spending his time kissing,
the weeds have grown higher than
the wheat and hay, and, generally,
things have gone to the bad.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1909-10-10
BALL GAME TO-DAY.
Nevada Northern-Ely Will Cross Bats
McGill Being. Unable to Play.

One of the last games of the base
ball series will be played this after
noon at the East 'hiy park between
Ely and Nevada Northern teams. Ac-
cording to schedule, today's game
should be between the railroaders
and the smelter boys, but the latte
have notified the East Ely nine that
they will not be able to meet them
on the diamond today. This failure
to appear will be figured against the
McGill boys as a game lost, and
should the railroaders be victorious
over the Ely team the average of the
three mines will be equal, which
means that, several more games will
have to be played in order to decide
which team is entitled to the pen
nant.
The lineup of the Nevada No.
ern team for today's game will be
as follows: Waits, p; Day, C; Full
mer, fb; Durkee, 2b; Colbert, SIS;
Carpenter, 3b; Butch, If; ]. Fulmer,
cf; Smoot, rf; Code sub.