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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-04-29
A Study in Contrasts.

We are curious people. 1t some
times looks as though we take more
satisfaction in embarrassing the men
who have the capital brains, and in
clination to extend our foreign trade
relations and increase our world mar
ket than we do in seeing these rela-
tons and this market extended. Finan-
ciers build railways for Great Britain,
Germany or France in Asia Minor, in
China, and elsewhere. Their foreign
offices back them up. Their people back
them up. But dares a financier to at
tempt the same thing on behalf of this
country Immediately he is placed I'M
der suspicion He is not trying to do
us good, but to do us injury. We are
certain of that. What of our trade
relations? What of our market? Let
them take care of themselves-go hang,
if they must. 1t is enough for us that
we bag the figlancier.
A year ago this spring. when a GER
tain group of European financierS were
conducting negotiations with respect to
the building of Chinese railways in a
way to threaten the success of their
own ventures, their foreign Office al
lowed them to understand that they
must display more competence in their
own behalf. otherwise another group
might be allowed to take over the
project.
The people of the nation concerned
had little to say about this attitude,
but their silence was not evidence OF
disapproval. Quite the contrary. They
We're quite familiar with such situa-
tons. Long experience had taught
them that this was the way-alnost the
only way-to build up great interests
abroad Think of tia foreign Office
not only backing the financiers. but
cautioning them how to help them
selves, While the entire country looked
on in confident approval! Think of it,
If you would enjoy a study in Euro
pean and American contrasts.
Our attitude would not be strange if
the advantage to be gained by such
enterprises as have recehtlv been pro-
posed were not so very obvious. Sec
rotary Knox's efforts with regard to
the railways in Manchuria have borne
upon their very faces the evidence of
their benefit. What could be done at
tEis time that would serve more to
guarantee our present and future trade
with the Far, East. our good relations
with China. our policy of the open
door, or peace between the countries
most concerned2 The naturalization OF
the Manchurian railways would have
been a master fact in the history OF
peace and good International relations
If that could not be obtained. then the
building of the ChinchCw-Algun rail-
road, under American and British aus
pieces with other nations participating,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-04-29
BIG GAIN IS SHOWN.
Receipts at POstofice Indicate Prosper
GUS Condition.

The gain in the receipts at the local
PoStof1ce for the fiscal year ending
March 81, 1910, are the greatest ever
shown in single year by the local Of
nee according to statement given out
by Postmaster Rodgers today. In dol
lars and cents the gain amounts to
S62, 262.S2. The reports by which the
gain for the year was found have just
been completed.
The statement given out by Mr. Rodg-
ers also shows the gain in receipts for
the last two years to have been $1O4,-
304.43. The gair for the two years
amounts to about 81 per cent of the
total business for either year.
The 1910 gain is 1910 per cent greater
than the gain of the year ending March
81, 1909.
Following are the figures showing
how the gain was found:
Receipts for fiscal year ending
March 81, 1908. $23S, 1928. 90
Receipts for fiscal year ending
March 81 1909. =. 2S0.969. 20
Gain of 1909 over 1908. 42,041. 81
Receipts for fiscal year ending
March 81, 1910. .............. 342, 6325 81
Gain over 1909 ....... g. 262. 80
Gain for 1908 ...... 1904. 81
Total gain NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 104 ,3O4-4 AZ
This is the greatest gain the local
office ever reported in a single year,
said Mr.. Rodgers, land it is the big
gest business the postoffice ever had.
1t doesn't cost the government any
thing to support the Topeka Office.
There ic no deficit here. We are 1lav-
ing the best business the pOStof1ice here
ever had.
This big business for the postoff1ce
means that Topeka is prosperous as
never before. 1t is a continued healthy
growth. The town is away ahead of
many cities with populations of over
a hundred thousand. There is no bet
ter way tic tell the prosperity of town
than to watch it's postal receipts"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-04-29
WILL NOT COUNT TEDDY
Neither Former President Nor Family
Will Be in Census Reports.

Oyster Bay. n. Y, April 29.-Theodore
Roosevelt, although ''our most representa-
tive citizen" in President Tafts opinion
NAV not he enumerated in the census of
1910, despite the zeal and intelligence OF
the enumerators. This result is likely
from the fact that the Roosevelt home
here the legal residence of the colonel
is closed and every member of the family
is away. There are not even any ser
cannot answer the questions of the enum-
orators. as some of them concern family
history.
to what is the coloners present trade or
profession. ,. -,
Ro0sevelt' was enumerated during the
canvass in this vicinity. He was tramp,
whose place of residence is given as
homeless"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-04-29
ELIMINATE NORTHWEST.
KIaw & ErIanger Will Send No Plays
to Cort Circuit

New York. April 29.-Announce-
ment came today from the offices of
Klaw & ErIanger of the theatrical
syndicate that their firm has cancelled
all attractions booked by the syndicate
for the northwest territory for the
season of 191O-11. The announce
ment was in the form of a letter di-
rected to John Cort, manager of the
northwestern circuit, which was as fol-
lows:
Dear Sir: In looking over the route
sheets and arranging tours for the
coming season of 1901, we have
come to the conclusion that we shall
best conserve the interests of the thea
tiers we represent and of the travelling
companies by eliminating your terri
tory from our books.
every truly yors,
'tKLAW & ERLANGER.'
The John Cort circuit includes most
of the important theaters along the
Pacific coast region north of San Fran
cisco, as well as MANY less important
one night stands. Seattle, Portland
and Tacoma are among the larger
places in the list, which contains about
140 towns altogether.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-04-29
LOWELL AN lCONOCLAST
He Has Stirred Up Trouble at Meeting
of Boston Teachers.

Cambridge, Mass. April 29.-President
Lowell of Harvard university has stirred
up a hornets nest by questioning in the
most casual manner, the historic anthem
ITCHY of Plymouth Rock and the Wash
ington Elm.
Speaking last night to gathering of
Boston school teachers, he touched upon
the proposals for entertaining President
Taft and other visitors who will attend
the convention of the National Education
al association here in July. He said that
the convention would be a failure If the
entertainment committee only showed the
chief executive places like Plymouth
Rock-if there is a Plymouth Rock-and
the Washington E1m-if indeed Washing
ton had anything to do with the Washing
ton elm
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-04-29

would have served as a mighty guaran-
tee of all that this nation has stood
for in the Far East. Strange that we
have eyes and see not; minds, yet fail
TO understand. Strange that when call
ed upon to deal with the greatest forces
OF peace and the greatest of progress
we prefer to bark at the heels of Wall
street! Strange that we are so little
when we might be so very big.-New
York Evening Globe
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-04-29
NO PADDING MAILS.
Weight at Topeka Office Less Than
Last April.

Postmaster A. K. Rodgers says the
April mail weight at the Topeka office
is lower than last year. So it is evident
that there is no padding mails here
in the interest of the railroads.
Postmaster Rodgers said today:
''There is nothing of the sort going IN
here. The period of mail weighing COW
ers so days but the month of April
shows a decrease in weight from of
April last year. There is nothing ir-
regular here"
The bulk of complaints and charges
are directed against Congressman J. NJ.
Miller. of the Fourth district, whom
Fred s. Jackson hopes to succeed. Re
ports from various small towns in the
Fourth indicate that Miller has been
busy sending out such dead weight as
the 1908 year books under his frank
ing" privilege. The effect would be to
greatly increase the mail weight during
the period of Weighing upon which
average the government will pay the
railroads for the next four years. AL
though the padding might reach a
weight to materially affect the result,
it would still be of very small signiff-
canoe.
But beside Miller. Scott of the Sec
ond district was implicated by a heavy
sack of mail which J. D. Bowersock of
Lawrence was asked to go to the post
office and get. This, however, was eX-
planned by Mr.. BOwersOck in a signed
statement to the Lawrence World as
coming franked not by any congress
man but by superintendent of Docu-
ments, government printing office"
Further, he said in speaking of the
charges against Miller and Scott:
Il will believe it of them when they
are arrested and convicted of robbing
Washington hen roosts.'
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-04-29
Nan1e Assessment Day.

The state tax commissioners have
designated May the day for repre-
sentatives of all street and interurban
railways to come before them to be
heard in regard to their tax assess
ments. There are % such railway COM
panies operating in the state and their
assessed valuation is S9,439.724 This
is the last of the hearings granted by
the board. Others have been for the
railways, telegraph and telephone
companies and for the private car
companies.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-04-29
SHOT DUCKS OUT OF SEASON.
For This Charles Longers Pleads Gull
ty and Is Fined.

Charles Longers was arrested and
pleaded guilty this morning in the
city court to the charge of shooting
ducks out of season. Longers lives
near the Updegraff farm west. of To-
peka and with a boy, Henry Lysters,
shot some ducks on the Kaw river
near where Henry Ogee, game war
den, was fishing. Their arrest follow
ed and Judge Simon imposed fine
of S5
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-04-29

We desire to express our thanks to
the friends and neighbors who were so
kind to us in our late bereavement.
Also for the beautiful floral offerings
from the K. & L. of S. council No. L,
Lady Maccabees Hive IA, a. T. & S. F.
hospital, State Printing plant and city
1iremen."Mr. D. J. Mahony, Mr.. and
Mrs. ]. G. Kimes, Mr.. and Mrs. z. S.
Morse.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-04-29

land ornaments. continental Germany
has enjoyed the blessings of peace for
40 years, and has raised herself to great
afhuence. Unless our children are 20
accuse US OF shortsightedness it IS our
duty to secure our world power and
position among other nations. We car
do that only under the protection of a
string German fleet, constructed ac-
cording to the provisions of our naval
lava fleet which shall guarantee us
peace with honor for the distant
future New York Press
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-04-29
woLGAsT AND MARTO TO MEET
Beaten of the Battler and Fast Gotham
Fighter Matched.

Detroit, Mich. April 29.-Ad Vol
CAST has accepted an offer to fight
Johnny Mario of New York at the Ma
tional Sporting club in Pittsburg, the
date to be decided later. From Pitts
burg Wolgast will go east and meet all
men of his weight. On June 81 he will
fight some one of Tom McCarey's Sc
11,r,A lon
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-04-29
Fay Packer Is Robbed
currency.

Reno, New. April diamonds
jewelry and money to the value of
$4,000 was stolen late yesterday in this
city from the apartments o. Miss Fay
Packer, formerly a New York actress,
who is now q resident of Reno.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-04-29
Zoe Id.

AVO UUO
Old Gold Flour S1.35-This
flour is made by the famous
Fanchon Mills and is of but
signify lesser quality than
SO sacks left from our carts a
$1.45 grade-to clean it all up,
we price it tomorrow Ct az
4S Id. sack at. ...... Loo
Fresh Country Eggs zoe doz.
direct from the farms every day
guaranteed fresh-they're a
good buy at this price o.
tomorrow, doz. .GO$
Nice Jonathan Apples soc ok.
GOOD size, solid, juicy Jona-
than's fine table fruit or for
cooking-a limited sup E0c
ply, tomorrow, pix. .OOC
Large Prues. lbs. 25c-nice
big, fat, juicy ones-they're
healthful-get these choice ones
here tomorrow, Or
. lbs. &OC
Lees Canned Fruits-Positive
~ the finest quality canned
peaches, apricots, pears and
white or black cherries packed
in thick sweet syrup-have some
for Sunday-large Or
can. .&S
Large Cans Apricots and
Peaches, 2 for 25c-These are
excellent quality fruits-and the
cans are regular size and 15c
auality--here,s a bargain in
canned fruit for to- DC
morrow, 2 cans .6OC
We carry the largest, freshest
and choicest assortment of fan
cy fruits and vegetables in the
city. II you want things fresh,
get them here-strawberri
fresh radishes, onions, lettuce,
tomatoes, new potatoes, green
cucumbers, green and wax
beans, paragus-oranges all
sizes-bananas, grape fruit. etc.
All at the very lowest prices.
We guarantee every article
we advertise to be as represent
ed. We advertise to gain trade
and to not make good would
be the most foolish policy in the
world. You can order anything
you need with perfect confidence
that you will be pleased and en-
thusiastic for the reputation of
Topeka's biggest and best store
stands back of every sale.
Buy here-save money-and
above a1l-get satisfaction.
SHMNVEHFERFv
112 E. 9Th St. Phones AIS
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-04-29

WANTED TO BUY-C0MPLETE DINING ROOM
set of furniture Must be bargain. State
price and description. Address H G SO, this
The Prescott daily news., 1910-01-31
ST. LOUIS, IRON MOUNTAIN AND SOUTHERN RAILWAY COMPANY.
SPECIAL STOCKHOLDERS MEETING.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that spe- cial meeting of the stockholders of the St. Louis, Iron Mountain and Southern til. way Company will be held at the prime pal Louis, In the State of Missouri, on the 2d day of February 1910, at nine o'clock in the forenoon of that day to consider and act upon the following propositions
 (a) To purchase and acquire all or any part of the railroads and other property, as- sets and franchises of all or any of the fol lowing-named railroad companies Arksn- kansas Midland Railroad Company, Arkan- sas Southwestern Railway Company. The Brinkley, Helena and Indian Bay Railroad Company, Coal Belt Railway Company, Eldorado and Bastrop Railway Company. Farmervile & Southern Railroad Company. Garland Western Railway Company, Gurdon & Ft. Smith Railroad, Gurdon and Fort Smith Northern Railway Company, Herrin Railway, Herrin and Johnston City Railway Company, Kansas and Arkansas Valley Railway, Little Rock and Hot Springs Vest Monroe Railway Company, Little Rock Junction Railway, Mississippi River, Ham, burg and Western Railway Company. Natchez & Western Railway Company, New Orleans & Northwestern Railroad Com pany, Pine Bluff and Western Railroad Company, Springfield Southwestern Railway Company, St. Louis, Watkins and Gulf Raii- way Company.
 (b) To increase the capital stock of this Company by the amount of S60,000, ,000, such increase of the capital stock to consist of 100000 shares of the par value of $l00 each, that the total authorized capital stock shall be $1900 100000.
 (c) To consent to. concur in, approve and authorize an increase of the bonded in- debtedness of St. Louis, Iron Mountain and Southern Railway Company, by the amount of S25 000. 900, by the issue of Gold Bonds of the Company limited in the aggregate to the principal amount of S25,0CO,000 at any one time outstanding, and to be secured by a mortgage and deed of trust on and of the whole or part of the railroads and other property and franchises of le Company, whether now owned or hereafter acquired, and to consent to, concur In and authorize the execution and delivery of such mortgage and deed of trust and to consider and act upon the form and terms of such bonds ana of such mortgage and deed of trust, and the sale of all or any of said Gold Bonds to The Missouri Pacific Railway Company.
 (dl To ratif% the proceedings of the Board of Directors heretofore taken in and about the matters aforesaid, including the authorization of said bonds and mortgage and deed of trust, and the use to be made of said bonds. and to consider and act upon such other business as may properly be transacted at the meeting.
 The stock transfer books of the Company will be closed at r. NJ on Friday, the closed until 10 A. NJ on Thursday. the 3d day of February, 1910.
 Dated New York, November 1T, 1909.
 By order of the Board of Directors.
 GEORGE J. GOULD,
 A H. CALEF President
 Secretary.
The Prescott daily news., 1910-01-31
GIRL N|MROD |S
 FREED BY A DEER
PENNSYLVANIA LASS HAD WOUNDED BUCK WHEN IT
 ATTACKED HER.
SAFELY SHIELDED BY LIMBS
Brother Hears Her Shot and Puts in an Appearance as Animal Is Renewing Attack and
 Finishes Him.

Galeton, Pa.-It is quite safe to say that no other woman in Pennsylvania in this or any other deer season ever had. more exciting experience than that which befell Miss Clara Stiffel, who lives near the village of Germania and has the distinction of being one of the best rife shots of all this section
 Miss Stiffels experience with the buck deer that came near putting the finishing touches to her occurred on the second day of the season on one of the branches of Kettle creek
 On the morning of the second day out Miss Stiffe had been on her drive for the better part of an hour when, just as she had taken the edge of a laurel thicket that stood far above her head, she heard the unmistakable snort of buck, seemingly only a few yards from her. She stood still and listened, when the sudden crashing of the brush away to her right attracted her attention just in time to see a
The Prescott daily news., 1910-01-31
First Button Maker,

Samuel Williston was the first to manufacture buttons in the United States. It was in the year 1926. He was country store keeper in Massa. chusetts and making money about as fast as the ordinary country store keeper of that time. when his wife thought she would try to help him along little by covering the wooden buttons then in use. She soon had so many buttons to cover that he invent. ed machinery to do it. the first used in this country. From this sprung an immense factory, followed by others until Samuel Williston made half the buttons in the world.
The Prescott daily news., 1910-01-31
Dictionary Lore,

Poison" and potion" are doublets. the former being an older form of the latter. Both are derived from the Latin "potare." to drink, and poison, " in it's original sense, signified merely something to drink.
 While the word human" used as meaning "a human being" is now only colloquial or humorous, Lowell, in the introduction to the "Biglow Papers. " chided Bartlett for including it in his Dictionary of Americanisms," and re- marked that it was Chapman's habitu- al phrase in his translation of Homer. and that it is found also in the old play of The Hog Hath Lost His Pearl '-Rochester Democrat and Chronicle.
The Prescott daily news., 1910-01-31

pair of does hiking out of the thicket into the open and away like flash out of her sight.
 She was convinced that there must be buck somewhere in the neighbor hood. and she crept cautiously out to the edge of the thicket, where she could get a glimpse of the side of the ridge As she did so the shaking of a sapling about two rods away caught her eye, and moment later the form of fine big buck pushed itself out from the thcket.
 Miss Stiffel saw that the deer was wounded evidently having been shot n the hind part. and it moved with difficulty For moment her womanly sympathy got the better of her. and she hes1tated about shooting. But then a second thought told her that in that condition the deer would only crawl away and die, or fall prey to the catamounts. and she fired The deer bounded as well as it could. so that It was partly hidden behind a fallen hemlock treetop. and when she had
The Prescott daily news., 1910-01-31

made a detour of a, ,swampy place ana come up within ten feet of the tree top the deer had escaped her entirely. She moved cautiously, for she knew that with his old wound and the one her bullet had inflicted the animal must soon give up the fight for escape.
 Miss Stiffel pulled herself up on to the larger part of the tree top to make observations of the surround ings, and in doing so she res ed her rifle against the limbs within easy reach, as she thought.
 The first assault resulted in Miss Stiffel being slashed in the face by one of the limbs that the force of the blow sent smarting against her, and before the wounded buck had an op- portunity to recover and charge again she had backed out of reach, though her movement was in the opposite di- rection from her gun and directly in the very thickest part of the tree top.
 The deer was persistent, as if he knew that she was responsible for a part of his trouble, and he pushed his way through the limbs toward her renew the onslaught.
 To her dismay Miss Stiffel about this time discovered that the bottom of her hunting skirt had become fas- tened in a snag on the tree top and in order to permit herself to go even an inch further she had to lean for. ward and loose the garment This put her body within range of the attacking buck, and what the next instant would have brought to pass would be hard to determine if Miss Stiffel's brother. who had heard the shot and started at once in her direction, had not come upon the scene. Without as much as tell ing his sister that he was there he was up ana sent bullet through the nenacing deer and it dropped ir pile among the limbs of the tree.
The Prescott daily news., 1910-01-31
The Tipping Terror.

Where will your tipping system end?' said the irate visitor
 Every time l come to the city md some new scheme to collect dimes from me. But the limit just now found at my old barber's shop. It's a French tonsorial parlor' I've been go. ing there for years.
 When l went in to-day a buttons held open the door in a way I couldnt mistake One tip.
 Next a boy took my hat and coat and hung them up. Second tip.
 Then the barber got in his work. Third tip. Understand I'm not com. plaining so far.
 Now came the bootblack. paid him and tipped him. Fourth tip.
 The manicure was very gracious. Fifth tip.
 'I would have stood for all this. I've been educated up to it. But just as l was starting for the door the French poodle dog of the establish. ment stood beside me until he caught my eye, and then he sat up on his hind legs and held out his front paws and begged. How is that for system?" New York Times.