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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-09-29
REFLECTIONS OF A BACHELOR
lFrom the New York Press.l

From the New York Press.
The easy things to believe are those
that are unbelievable.
A son knows more than anybody in
the family until he gets to have son
of his own
One of the incest things about pref
ty girl is the way she will like you for
telling her so.
A woman can lengthen her hair in
the telling of it about as much as she
can shorten her years.
What makes man lose his temper
is for his wife to look astoniehed
when he says he always keeps 1t.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-09-29
CAMERA SEES THE MOST.

when instantaneous photography
was first discovered some thirty years
ago, high hopes were entertained of
it by the artists writes Birge Har-
rison in the October Scribner's in an
article on 1.-THE True Impressionism
in Art" 1T was thought. for in
stance. that it would prove of in
estimable value to such painters as
Meissioner and Schreyer. men who
delighted to portray the horse in
violent action. But to the surprise of
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-09-29

So much professional baseball is be-
ing played nowadays in the smaller
cities and towns of the country that
the promoters of the teams, as they
glance at their bank rolls at the end
of the season, are in position to form
mutual commiseration societies with
many of those in their neighborhoods
who are responsible for the large sur
plus of clautauQuas.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-09-29

Cincinnati's mayor is evidently most
unusual public official and he must be
surfeited with patience. He has set
apart one day in each week in which
the residents of the town can call
upon him and register such kicks as
they are able to develop against the
way the various affairs of the city are
rouducfed
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-09-29

Perhaps during the various stages
of her lengthy career Mrs. Annie Be-
SAINT, the heavyweight theosophist,
passed some of her spare time on
Mars. Why not ask her about it, any
hnU9
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-09-29

Earmarks abound that politics in the
Republican camp in Kansas are going
to reach the whitehead point before
many months have passed. But then
this is as it ever has been. Kansans
never do things by halves and espe-
cially when it comes to playing poll
ties
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-09-29

Let there be no more mention of the
alleged fact that New York city has
the finest police force in the whole
world. One of its detectives was rob-
bed the other day while he was going
has way along the streets of the far
famed METROPOLIS
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-09-29
DISPUTE IN CACTUS DENVER.

Down here in Cactus Center we was
gittin' somewhat peeved
AS 70 Just which pole explorer was tc
have his yarn believed;
we had took sides in the matter and
the poker game was shook
Wniie some rooted hard for Peary and
the others yelled for Cook.
Pecos johnson said, some sneerin', that
the common. daily feed
VI the most of Cooks supporters was a
mess of loco weed.
Whereupon Bear Hawkins answered that
1t bothered him a heap
Wnen he found shat Peary'S boosters was
jest fit for herdin' sheep
1t was then. or shortly after, that the
barkeep ducked his head
cause the atmosphere was vibrant with
the song of flynn lead;
mere was sounds of busted glasses. and
the door was clean unhinged
Wnen we drifted to the sidewalk some
what punctured, bruised and singed.
NOW were strivin', here in Cactus, fer
TO keep abreast to things,
But We've drawed one line quite firmly
sence we counted up our stings;
AND II any North Pole hunter comes to
lecture, at high cost,
wen inform him, ere he opens, that
he's bound to git a frost
Denver RenuhIfcan
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-09-29

Evidently the huge sums expended
each year for the conduct of the pos
tal~deficits annually is money we'll
spent An English expert on postal
affairs declares that the postal ser
vice in the United States is of high
order and that even England has
much to learn from the system
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-09-29

Being mayor of ST. Louis must be
quite a job. Ex-Mayor Wells, who
held the place for eight years. says
that any man who is in that position
earns and should receive a salary of
$4,000 a year.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-09-29
to be sincerely

1t is to be sincerely hoped
that Mr.. w. w. Mills does
not decide that his large bust
ness interests and his health will
compel him to give up the presidency
OF the Commercial club. From the
manner in which this organization has
been rejuvenated under his rule 1t is
apparent that he is the right man in
the right place
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-09-29

A large sized grain of salt will have
TO be taken with the dispatches which
tell that SPANS war against the
Moors is fast being brought to a sue
cessful conclusion. They come from
Spanish sources The memory will
not have to be stretched very much to
recollect how often the Spaniards an
nounced that they had pacified the
CffhauS
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-09-29

ST would not have missed it for the
world" said President Taft after he
had made a trip to a 1900 foot level
in a copper mine. But, of course. in
the enthusiasm of the moment he was
speaking figuratively
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-09-29

Perhaps the anti-cigarette law is not
being violated hereabouts but it is a
noticeable fact that the fellows who
have been in the habit of using the
''coff1n-nails'' always have a supply of
"the makin's'' on hand these days.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-09-29

There is nothing to enthuse over
particularly in that three hundred
mile walk which a New York city
young man took to get to his college
town for the simple reason that he did
not have to do it,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-09-29

AS was to have been expected a
breakfast food company is claiming
that its wares played an important
part in the discovery of the North
Pole
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-09-29

The Washington Post believes that
ait will take five-foot shelf of Bibles
TO accommodate the witnesses when
the taking of testimony begins in the
scientific determination of whether it
was Cook or PearY. neither. or BOTH
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-09-29

1t OCCURS to the Indianapolis Star
that probably it is better for the CEN
sus returns next year that Cook and
Peary parties did not meet in the
frozen NOrth'
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-09-29

she-you are always talking about the
You Would Know the latest faShion in hats
reIyt oq were to entsr milIineTsz h.
looking at the prices--Detroit News
wisitor-And 50 you're leaving Paris. Of
American-There. Inomneri / said there
vas gallery by that name!-Detroit
And your husband is a yachtsman?''
Yes. indeed. and awfully. enthusiastic
rs It centerb S n boat Go n ns From
what hear it must be a sidepoard boat"
Cleveland Leader.
Briareus was boasting of his hundred
hands. They're been with me ever since
never have gone on a strike" But this
may have been merely because he never
laid any Of them off.-Chicago Tribune
II was fined hundred dollars and
costs this morning. said t the owner Of the
machine and it bumped into and smashed
high flyer.-Chicago News.
Hotel vsitor-Are there ever any deer
but the gentlemen were aye shootin' and
shootin' at 1t. and I'm thinlSin' 1t left the
You're a bum driver" says one chauf-
feur. Say" says the other. what I
hP9W about tnG bs wOuS f know
about EN- would fill a morgue. "-C1eve-
land Leader.
Mrs. Fixem-I don't see what you men
find in your club. Mr.. Fixem-It's what
we don't find.-Ally Sloper's.
Prosecuting Attorney-Your honor. the
sheriff's bull pgP has gone and chawsd
the witness kiss the bull pup, thenl we
can't adjourn court for a week Just to
hunt up new Bible!-San Antonio Ex-
press.
Good night" said staylate, I've en-
day night I-er-expect to pass your house,
and" THAT will be nice Good night!'
And she shut the door-Cassell's Saturday
saw Pegleg down to the public library
he w Gould reff nd he
can't remember for sure whether the Pam
it t IS hes ag sVf
ton Herald
os g0H gaze sr the thEa act e sss
alternate nights. The third act Is al
fore. and nobody knows the dir."-Pitts-
easies ha way af tS get tn moneyY sTnherit
replied the matter-of-fact person.-Chi-
cago News.
scribbler-I don't like the word chaos"
Give me a synonym ScrawIerE1aow
phia Record
Babers builders explained. we are
ing" they cried Herewith they added the
'steenth story.-New York sun
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-09-29

That the late Governor johnson of
Minnesota was not in politics for the
making of money is evidenced by the
fact that the estate left by him is
valued at but $4,000.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-09-29
FROM OTHER PENS
THE TRAVELLING NATION.


The railroad passenger men have
always this boast, that they have
transformed Americans into nation
of travellers. No other people journey
about as we do, none other look upon
annual trips as so much a necessity,
none other is so little bothered in the
business of undertaking an excursion
from home. 1t is the ever-genial and,
it might be said, the ever-ingenious
passenger men who have wrought this
change.
Custom demands that cartoonists,
when picturing railroad station scenes,
should draw distracted old ladies
weighted down with hat boxes, lunch
baskets and the omnipresent bird
cage. There may have been such
character some day in the past. 1t
might be doubted. But, assuming that
dear old lady does travel thus en-
numbered, her portrait, If true to
facts, would be a good deal different.
The bundles and the bird cage would
not be in her hands, but in that of
a respectful porter. She would not be
distracted because her ticket is cared
for she Is guided to her train, a seat
selected for her; she can be certain
that shortly after reaching her dest1-
nation an expressman will deliver her
trunk at her door. There is nothing
really for her to do except to take
off her bonnet and rest in ease
Toledo Blade.
MEN LACKING, NOT LAND.
Mr.. J. j. Hills grave prophecy that
our supply of food will run short, be-
cause of the concentration of our pop
u1ation in cities to the neglect of ag-
griculture, is stirring up the people in
all parts of the country. Cattle-raising
O ma large scale is to be taken up In
New England, according to the Hart
ford Times. This is good news, if true.
New England beef would be welcome,
if we could get it. Connecticut soil,
the Hartford Times says, can produce
four tons of alfalfa to the acre every
year. while alfalfa mixed with corn
stalks is the best-known food for cat
tie. 1.-THE outlook for the farmers in
New England" it declares. lis br1gh-
ter than it has been in hundred
years"
This is true enough, if there are any
alert, businesslike farmers left in New
England. If there are none such farm
ers might be imported, but there are
not too many Of them anywhere in
the country. There is plenty of land
everywhere that can be made avail
able by the use of intelligence The
only problem is, how to turn the at
tention of able-bodied men in the d1-
rection of profitable farming. Mr.. Hill
seems to believe that men competent
to succeed in agriculture and farming
prefer other pursuits We can only
hope that the timely warning may be
effective.-New York Times.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-09-29
FULL LEASED WIPE REPORT
OF THE Associated PRES

The State journal is q member of the
Associated Press and receives the full dav
telegraph report of that great news or
gan.zation for the exclusive afternoon
publication in Topeka
The news is received in The state Jour
nal building ove- wires for this sole rur-
nose
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-09-29

Mrs. Fixem-I don't see what you men
find in your club. Mr.. Fixem-Its what
we don't find.-Ally Sloper's.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-09-29

Hotel Vsitor-Are there ever any deer
about here? Gillie-Weli, there was yin,
but the gentlemen were aye shootin' and
shootin' at 1t, and I'm thinkin' 1t left the
deestrict.-London Punch.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-09-29

You're a bum driver" says one chauf-
feur. Say" says the other. what ]
know about automobiles would fill a
library Yes. and what you don't know
about EN- would fill morgue. "-C1eve-
land Leader.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-09-29

sheriff's bull pup has gone and chawed
up the court Bible Judge-Well. make
the witness kiss the bull pup, theni We
can't adjourn court for week Just to
hunt UP a new Bible!-San Antonio Ex-
press.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-09-29

And your husband is a yachtsman %
Yes, indeed. and awfully enthusiastic
about 1t. He has nice boat of his own."
rs it a centerboard boat?'' ''N-no From
what hear 1t must be a sidepoard boat"
Cleveland Leader.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-09-29

yistiddy. He wuz reading all the old
newspapers he could find" Yes: he
can't remember for sure whether the Pam
anna Canal is to be sea level or lock, and
whichever it is he's agin it."-Washing-
ton Herald.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-09-29

Visitor-And so you're leaving Paris o.
course you've been to the Louvre7 Fail
American-There. mommerl said Their,
was a gallery by that name!-Detroi
News.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-09-29

Good night" said Staylate. I've en-
day night I-er-expect to pass your house.
and" THAT will be nice. Good night!'
And she shut the door.-Casselrs Saturday
Journal.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-09-29

IT was fined a hundred dollars ans
costs this morning." said the owner Of tn
aeroplane. sadly. what forg' queried hi
friend. MY chauffeur lost control of tn,
machine and it bumped into and smashed
some fellows air CASTLE" answered thu
high flyer.-Chicago News.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-09-29
HUMoR OF THE DAY

She-You are always talking about the
you would know the latest fashion in hats
II you were to enter. milliners2 He
Certainly She@HoW2 He (ruefully)-By
looking at the prices.-Detroit News
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-09-29

at see you gave the third act of the
musical comedy first" Yes" explained
the stage manager. I'VE do it that way on
alternate nights. The third act is al
ready set. you see, from the evening be-
fore. and nobody knows the difr."-Pitts-
burg Post.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-09-29

Briareus was boasting of his hundred
hands. They're been with me ever since
I started in business he said, land
never nave gone on a strike" But this
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-07-28
UNIVERSITY CELEBRATES.
fUnlon AssOcIHtcu Frtss.


IEIPSIG, Germany. July 2S.-Doctor
Charles schurman. president OF Cor
nell University. was IN important rep
resentativc ut the celebration OF the
fifth centennial OF the FOUNDING o.
Ieinslg University today The cele'
rrotjnn will continue for one Week
Today there was reception OF lnvlt,
cd guests Mt the university. followed
Inv n Jubilee service mt the university
church. and at n public meeting to ne
ehl tltomorrow Mt the new theatre, tle
king OF Saxony will make the primer
mi address. On Friday there will be
n festival in the great university hall
with nm address by Prof. Wunht.
reunion has been planned by the
American students ut LetpsiE. many
of whom are attending the celeprat' .,.:
1ost thirty years whe n nenrly luo
American students have been III le'i'
sig MT n single time.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-07-28
5PEAYsA AND T-HE BoY

S .tWhy. we've dpne every thing for
him. 2 will be our first Indignant an
|Bwer, AZ anybody asks what we nave
lnne for the American Boy. q .ook
mt our schools and our colleges!
* We have looked after the boy as an
Individual possession. perhapaii but
until recently we have been indiffel-
ent to him as an American instltu-
ton. We have cared for the blinl. the
deaf. the truant, the feeble+minded and
the incorrlgtble. They have had GYM
|nas[ums, ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. anil all
the luxuries civilization can devise.
because their needs have nppealel to
our sympatnies. Meanwhile. the boy
without handicap. the ordinary. Wig
|orous. everyday boy. has been NEGLECT
ed. Schools nave been provided 10:
him, but his other needs have been L.
nnred. Too often he has been denied
the innllenable right OF childhood
the right to play.
When 1t Is remembered that the
playground appeals to the boy In lie
formative period from childhood 10
manhood. the magnitude OF our obli-
CATION Is apparent. 1T is civic ob!i-
CATION quite outside the domain OF
philanthropy. since 1t improves the
quality of the citizenship OF the future;
The playground is as much b. civilized
demand as the public school. AMI 1t
should be conducteilI as If 1t were o.:
equal importance WelI-tiirected play
is OF just as much value as well-direct-
ell study.
The acceptance OF the obligation 10
help the boy in his play will hasten
the eradication of thild-llbor. When
all the factories have poured forth
their workers-glrls as we'll ms boys
into Fairgrounds, then. and not until
then, shall we be Justified In bonstlns
of our American cirtlization.-lhe De-
|lipcatOr for August.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-07-28
Points of Good Breedin @.

If any one but the mail answers n
ring. never make tine mistake OF hand
ing your card. This Is often hpne.
through ignorance and causes much
amusement to those who know better.
SEMI in your name and quietly leave
your card on n table Or card tray.
Never ask another. no matter how
Intimate friend. what sine paid for
any of her belongings. Money dis
cnssion is bad taste under all cIrcum-
stances.
Equally is IL iii bred to ask anoth.
cr what she thinks of one OF your
possessions. You will not like 1t H.
she says what she thinks and she dis
likes more to be forced to say what
sine does not think.
Do not acquire the stirring hnbit. Of
ten IL Is unconscious. but none the less
Irritating and Ill bred. There are few
things SO rude as to look another per-
son over from head to foot: nor Is the
rnlcness lesgened by the stare being
friendly instead OF cOldly critical.
Never. under any nrovucatfon. Wills
per when others are present. Do MT
think that EXCUSE mel" makes the
action excMsahle. Nothing palliltes
such an nffense nEninst good manners.
III any one Inns mfsprOnounced Il
word or slipped up In fact tnnt
should be we'll known. 10 not nstensl-
bly, repeat IL correctly few minutes
later. You make the one corrected
feel small and flaunt Your own Door
taste.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-07-28
THE ENEERED
WOOD !! !! INDUSTRY \. j! | ] | ! y
SHOWS RAPID4GRoWTH IN STA.
iTISTICS PuBllSHEDB YTHE
Is CENSUS BUREAU. ss5

WASHINGTON, July 2s.-During
the year 1908, there were cut into We
neer 3s2. $4,000! feet b. m. OF logs.
valued Mt $7.s91O00 as against 34S.-
523, 600 feet, valued at $G.43G.003 III
1907. according to statistics just pub
lisned by the Bureau of the Census In
cooperation with the United States
Forest Service. Although Industrial
conditions generally were unfnvorable
durin. the year 1908, the amount OF
wool cut Into veneer iacreaseds sub
stanrfal gains being made in the quan-
tity OF both imported anu domestic
wood consumed. This was due. In q
measure to the closer canvass In 1908.
when returns We're received from 4O2
active establishments located In thir-
ty-four States, ins against $40 In thir-
ty-one States, FOR the preceding yea-.
Red gum, as In the preceding year,
ranked first among the woods used for
veneer, 1898 feet being consumed.
with "a valuation of $1,272.09G, forming
n uercentage OF 31.4 OF the total con-
SUMPTION. The demand for red gum
was given greater than In 1907, when
its percentage OF the whole consHnlI-
ton was 29.5. Among other woods.
with the exception Of yellow pine,
which shows an important increase. no
great Increase Is noted.
The principal woods imported for
the Industry were mahogany anu SPAN
Ish cedars. or the former 11.4S1 feet
were used, with n valuation OF Sits
3G4. rs against Gee feet with vallla-
tfnu of 1899 Cos In 1907.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-07-28
The Button Bau.

sT wouldn't be without IT." said n
woman rs she lifted gay cretonne
bag from n hook by her bureau. open
Ell IL out on the beth and without fish,
Ing among countless buttons easily
found the special button needed for
her husbands cnlt.
..Thls bag was given 10 me years
,nro and mas been the greatest con-
5yenience. You see the way the cori Is
put in allows me to open 1t flat enough
to get Mt the buttons readily. yet With
out spilling.
81 ."Tell you the dimensions? Certain
1y. Cut n circle OF cretonne--or what
ever. material you 1ike-14 inches In
diameter and line 1t with a. plain col
orel silk or cotton goods. II you wish.
q layer of cotton batting can be Slipped
between. but this Is not necessary II
the materials are firm.
Sew around the inner etlEe OF the
circle small brass rings. about an inch
and half apart. Through these rings
run heavy covered cord the same col
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-07-28
Femme Chat md G Halter
~ rg
or rs the lining. This can be holglt.
but liz the right shade cannot be found,

but il the right shade cannot be found,
IL can easily be made by sewing bias
strips OF the lining turning 1t and STUFF
fling with a thick white cord.
"Tf1e cord Is cut In two pieces, liz
inches long, run in opposite directions
This draws easily and wnen open
makes circle IL or IL inches In tna-
meter, thus giving the bag broad
opening hut preventing the Sides from
falling SO fiat TINT tie contents drop
out
81 made that small. flat pincushlnn
and sewed Ii to the bottom. You see
I keep 1t stuck full of needles thread
ell In different c0lored silks and cot
tons TO be ready for use Mt n minutes
notice. gr.-
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-07-28
Emergency hdater.

The woman who boards or Who Is
Ilwny for the summer is often ut loss
to get little hot water Mt short no.
ticc. There are all sorts of alcohol and
electric heaters that can be bought Mt
small cost. and one should never be
without one Of them.
Even so. alcohol will sometimes be
wanting ut the vital moment. One wo-
man solved the problem by carrying in
her bag v small wire toaster. Just big
enough to fit over the top OF n +11s
globe. with this Mt hand 1t is easy to
get Il cup of hot tea MT short notice or
to heat curling irons without holding
them In the flame or tlimmtng The
light.
In addition to the toaster 1t Is well
TO carry small tin cup to rest upon
it in al emergency.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-07-28
POOR LITTLE GIRL.

Little Helen. who Is great talker
and aged just three. was annoying hnr
father one tlET. by her almost endless
chatter. He was endeIVhrins 10 I'M
ism some important writing. SO sald:
'::Ilun away, dear: daddy Is very nnsy:
Helen toddled off. and after The
snace of about Ave minutes returnet.-
and standing beside her fathers CHAIR
1nId nm anpeallng fnt hnnd on his arm.
and looking up into his face WITH
most grieved mir. said. "Dnddy. Use
very Ionely-1 tan't find any one 10
leave myself wif."-The Delineator Tor
August.