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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-11-04

so miserable that her face was flush
ed, and she was nervous enough to
jump, calm as she was by nature.
Several times she had even gone into
the nall, intending to risk calling him
up, and then her courage had failed.
She was just deciding to phone any
way, and ask some trivial question
she could say she had q very bad
headache, and could not come to the
office in the morning. He knew she
never had headaches, but this might
alarm him-he might be sorry
At this point the doorbel rang
not an unusual thing, and she WON
dered impatientIy why on earth Mrs.
Jones did not go to the door. Where
was the woman? Finally she heard
her lumber down the hall and open
the door. A mans voice spoke a few
words, and a mans foot sounded on
the Stairs-came to her door.
She jumped to her feet and opened
to the light knock, John Trenton, hat
in hand. stood before her with a seri-
GUS face, making no offer to come
in until she found her voice and babe
him enter.
''Well. here I am" he said, while
she closed the door. and he made no
motion to sit down. Can help you
in any way?"
His eyes were devouring her as she
stood flushed and hesitating in her
rose gown, her eyes suspiciously wet,
Her gaze widened on him.
do anything? Not that I know
of-wil you sit DOWN." He took a
chair tentatively and answered the
question in her eyes.
"Just a few blocks up I met Madge
and that Bobby-trailer of hers. They
said you wanted to see me this even
ing. I thought it strange you should
send me message by anybody, when
you know
Here things became too much for
Emily, The tears came up and over
| flowed in spite of her. She stood be-
fore the mans questioning look, help
lessly dabbling at her eyes.
He rose and reached her at step,
and took her into his arms.
Tell me the truth-did you send
for me?'
| She hid her face against his arm
and shook her head violently. He
| bent low to hear what she might say.
| But she said nothing. Then he tried
another question.
shall go away?"
She chung to him, and again found
| her voice pulling bravely away to
look at him while she said brokenly:
"I did not send for you-that Madge
ought to be-spank ed-but Twas
going to phone to you-and did want
| you
| He stopped her there in her speech.
| "Well, if you want me, I shall stay.
away again! Just exactly when are
you going to marry me?"
Still in his arms she thought a
moment, her face demure.
''Would-next week sometime be
| too soon?'
And then she hadn't breath enough
to say anything whatever. Not that
she wanted to talk-far from It'll
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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-11-04
TAFTs INFLUENCE ABROAD.

Fortunate is it for the American pee
pie that they are ruled by man who,
at this critical time in the sphere of
world politics, can exercise the subtle
sway of Taft over the diplomatic corps
by which he is surrounded. says
Ndrrent Literature for November.
These men watch his least movement.
They report his conversations, his
mannerisms, his mode OF life. Those
gentlemen of the press who write the
character sketches of the great are in
genuous tyros beside the diplomatists
who send back to their governments
their personal impressions of the rulers
with whom they deal" OF one thing
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-11-04
KANSAS c0MMENT
EDITORIAL ADVICE.

The Domestic Misery department of
the Gazette's f4vorite New York ex-
change grows more interesting every
day.
At first the editor published the let
tiers of distressed readers without COM
ment, but recently he has been hand
ing out packages of counsel and ad
monition, and it must be confessed
that he is quite as amusing as his cor
respondents. Here is a small bunch
of fatherly advice that he hands to
Discouraged Bride:'
eff your husband is kind to you and
you love him you should have too
much respect to wish to pry into the
contents of his trunk. Oftentimes one
is made unhappy by curiosity. Per-
haps if you would place your arms
about your husbands neck and ask
him If there is anything in the trunk
you, you would fare better than wor-
rying your good looks away with jeal-
ousy. If your husband is a fraternal
man he no doubt has rituals or some
thing belonging to his lodges which no
one but member should see. Try
little affectionate coaxing and let me
know the results"
AS the Home and Fireside editor of
the Gazette has repeatedly remarked,
much of the anguish in this world is
based upon causes so trivial as to be
absurd. Here is a grown woman
heart-broken because her husband has
a few doodads locked up in his trunk!
What fools these mortals be!-Em-
poria Gazette.
POVERTY OFTEN A BLESSING.
Recently very good talker appeared
in this office and when he had con-
cluded he had instiIIed the idea into our
mind that it was-unpleasant to be
poor. So much SO good. He was SELL
ing stock in an insurance company
and he told nf the big profits made.
1t made us sorry that We were so
poor that we could not invest. In less
than a month a big company that he
had pointed out to US as being phe-
nomenally prosperous sold out because
it had exhausted its surplus, used its
capital stock and could not borrow
any more. Then we were not so sorry
that we were poor. There are some
compensations in being poor after all,
Lawrence Journal.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-11-04
HUNOR OF THE DAY

Does your husband enjoy his homer"
'Yes--whenever ], want him to take me
to the theater."-Cleveland Leader.
The Modern Polonius-'Honesty. nv
son s.25, ofers wider field than dishonesty
mink mink SO. dad Il do. For every suck
ers. WAS Herald.
cold sort of a girl; Be1le-Mercy, yes.
Why, she's so frigid that wherever she
goes on rainy days it snows.-Hoston
Transcript.
Mrs; Quackenboss--Am yo daughtah
got a husband OATS skeered to death Of
her!-Woman's Home Companion.
DO you he asked. think it was su-
peTlor intelligenee that designed the great
ess they were Sesigned bg the met fe UNI n
Record Herald.
my wife was at the office today and
my desk. These. explorers have their trou-
for a cture."-chicago News.
Lord Hubert (motoring)-Now there is
no traffic about get up a fine" turn az
speed for few miles. Chauffeuf-Yes.
lord ?-Fanily Herald.
why do you watch the baseball
bulletins so carefully?'' asked one woman.
My husband is an enthusiast over the
game replied the other. ''I make it a
rule never to discuss household or mil
inery expenses with him except on days
when the home team wins. "-Washingto
Star.
Chaef Edltor-Look here, Sharpe, here's
a 1idoler been hanged Tor murder How
would Difficult Execution on One String,
lost. Louis Times.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-11-04
First visit by White Men.

No white man, it is said, ever trod
the region in southern Florida travers-
ed by the expedition of the American
museum of natural history, which
just has returned to New York, with
many photographs and relics and
specimens of the workmanship of the
last remnant of the Seminole Indians
Not more than 500 members of the
famous old tribe are still in existence,
and they live on islands in the ever
glades, almost inaccessible even by the
cypress canoes which these few lone
ly redskins make use of.
There were two members of the ex-
petition, A. B. Skinner, of the an
thropological department of the mu-
scum, and Julian A. Dimock, the pho
tographer. They started in from Fort
Myers, on the Caloosahatchie river,
not far from the west coast of Florida,
on August 6, and crossed the state and
emerged on September in Miami on
the east coast, after having made $50
to 300 photographs, and made a large
collection of costumes, beads, beaded
belts, sashes. dresses, silver ornaments,
turbans, leggins, and other articles.
They travelled the first sixty miles in
an OK cart, and the rest of. the way in
canoes, through the everglades.
The explorers say the Indians do
not like white people, and forbade
the explorers presence in several of
the camps simply from shyness and
distrust- These Seminoles, Skinner
says, are honest and trustworthy, and
live by hunting and fishing and print
| tive agriculture-corn, Squashes, veg
etables and wild fruits and berries.
They have hunted out of existence in
their region most of the game or birds
of any size or consequence.
What money they make is by gath
ering the plumes of the white herons,
! which miIliners call aigrets. They also
do a thriving trade in alligator skins.
The whole region is alive with rattle
snakes. It lies on the border between
Monroe, Dade and Lee counties, and
| is so miles south of Lake Okeechobee,
| where extensive drainage operations
and preparations for occupancy by
white settlers are now in progress.
Not long ago, Skinner says, the Ok
1 lahoma SeminoIes asked their Florida
| brethren to emigrate, but met with a
| scornfiII refusal.-New York Press.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-11-04
Bible HaIts Fight.

With a few words of admonition
and by reading two verses of the BIZ
BILE. the Rev. Benjamin Kober, a young
preacher of Paterson, N. J., quelled
group of rowdies yesterday as eff
fectually as the night sticks of po-
Icemen could have done the work.
Mr.. Kober was in a car of the New
York, Susquehanna & Western rail-
road, in which were fifteen drunken.
quarreled, and soon fell into rough
and tumble battle, snarling phrases
that would shame the boss of an old
time gang of roustabouts. Women
but made no move-that is, none ex-
cept the young clergyman. He sprang
to his feet.
Men, men! End your strife! Cease
your blaspheming!" he commanded.
The fighting roughs laughed at him.
Remember, you are made in Gods
image he continued, earnestly. BE
men; respect decency. Repent! The
Lord will forgive you and help you"
Taking a Bible from his pocket. Mr..
Kober opened it at the twelfth chap
ter of Isaiah and read, impressively:
"And on that day thou shalt say,
Q Lord, I will praise thee. Though
thou was angry with me, thine anger
is turned away and thou comfortest
me-"
The brawling group paused to listen.
The preacher went on:
"And on that day shall we say,
praise the Lord, call upon his name,
declare his doing among the people,
make mention that his name is
exalted"
He had not finished the brief read
ing before those to whom he appealed
were listening with the attention of
youngsters at Sunday school. No
body lifted a hand or said a word
Reaching their station, they saluted
the preacher with much politeness and
left the train
IT had to speak when I heard that
frigntful profa aity" said the clergy
man, when other passengers congratu-
lated him. ST had to give warming
and promises."-New York World
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-11-04
JOURNAL ENTRIES

Many men are like bloodhounds. They
never get what they go after.
=
Once in a while a fellow thinks an
old revolver is not loaded-and it isn't.
The fact that time is money is en-
phasized, and naturally, when stuff is
bought ION tick"
A man seldom has the nerve to pass
a friend one of the cigars his wife buys
him.
Considering the time and worry de-
voted to their selection, and also their
cost, not many women's hats are any
thing to brag about.
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no A SEACOAST PINE.

M "A S1It1SOtAS4
Not like the upland tree
Which you a brother call,
Do you loom, proud and tall,
In wild nobility.
Nor in rich verdant tints
Do your bronzed branches ride
The winds that bring the tide
Stray, mountain-stolen hints.
Sand-sprinkled. sprawling low,
Your gnarled trunk breasts the air,
And bids the seagull share
With it the briny glow.
OF lordship naught you keep.
But as a pilot are,
Who knows each crag and bar
Where death-whit breakers leap.
Blow. blow, o northeast b1asti
What cares the seacoaSt pine?
Your shouts to him are wine,
When all your wrath is past.
William Struthers, in the Boston Trans
cript.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-11-04
QUAKER NEGOTIATIONS.

LFrom the Philadelphia Record.]
Too many of US look at our troubles
through magnifying glass.
The clerk in the shoe store has to look
out for slippery customers.
Accept a favor and you will generally
find that it is merely loaned at interest.
It's all right to take your own time
about doing anything, but don't take 9TH
er peoples.
Wigg--"A woman can never find her
pocket" Wagg-'1 suppose that's why
She so often carries her heart on her
sleeve"
Hoax-"The other night Wigwag was
sandbagged by a highwayman who took
every penny he had. Joax-"Was he-er
knocked centsless?'
Mrs. Frontpew-'HTh new minister
seems full of fire. Mr.. Frontpew-''He
probably believes in fighting the devil
wife gets the best of him
acknowledgements isn't such bad
sort of fellow. We only see the worst
side of him" Slobbs-4'Yes, I guess his
wife gets the bst of him.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-11-04

And now the soldiers of the new Re
public of Portugal, the former soldiers
Of the king and whose desertion from
his standards made for the success Of
the present party in power, have de-
cided to engage in a revolution of their
own-unless the powers that now be.
provide them with the pensions and
promotions which they were promised.
Apparently. then. the republic was
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-11-04

In the platform adopted by Colonel
Roosevelt's New York state Republic
can convention, insistance is made that
the tariff has had nothing to do with
the making Of high prices" In a speech
he delivered at Buffalo the other day
Colonel Roosevelt declared that the
trusts were largely responsible for the
high prices.' And it is not difficult TO
find intelligent men who insist that
the overly protective tariff Of the past
dozen years has been responsible for
the creation and development of the
trusts.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-11-04

One thing appears to be certain. That
is that freight rates haven't play I'd
much Of a part in the high prices Of
food-stuffs and almost all other artt-
cles oft trade. From the testimony
which has been taken before the in
terstate commerce commission, it ap-
pears that freight rates on the same
commodities average lower now than
they did ten years ago. And it is dur
ing this period that the selling prices
of the things common in trade have
gone up
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-11-04

Arizona is apparently going the whole
distance in all the reforms. The dele
gates to the constitutional convention
there propose to provide for the recall
of any and every elective officer even
to judges of the courts. This is the
right stand to take. If it is desir-
able to make provisions for the recall
of any elective officers, it is no more
than proper to treat them all in the
same fashion.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-11-04

Don't forget. Mr.. Voter, that if the
state fair bonds carry, the $4,000 de-
rived from them is not going to be
turned over to the state fair associa-
ton, to do with just as 1t pleases, al
though the association might be relied
upon to spend the money to the BEST
possible advantage. This money, how
ever. will be spent under the direction
of the county commissioners in making
permanent improvements on the fair
prOundE
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REFLECTIONS OF A BACHEnoR,
Iron the New

IFrom the New York PressI
Men talk about their principles: thew
work for their policies.
Ten minutes after a girl is a bride she
becomes a matchmaker.
There's some way to straightcn out
nearly every transgression so as to do
it over again.
There's always something about d Uoy,,-
an a man ought to admire if it's onIu
that she isn't married to him.
If everybody stopped trying to get from
large part OF the world would be out AZ
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-11-04

Secretary Wilson. of the federal de-
partment of agriculture, is out with a
prediction that Taft will be the Repub-
lican presidential nominee in 1912. Why
not? One good term deserves another.
And President Taft's first term is turn
ing out to be as good as any and much
better than some Of the presidential
terms which have gone on before.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-11-04

brought about not SO much because the
people holding the balance Of power.
the soldiers, believed more strongly in
a republican form of government, but
because Of the swag which was prom
Used them if they helped to turn one
set of "rascals' out and put another
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-11-04

That it's a difficult job to keep boys
from getting into mischief is again evil
denced by the arrest in North Dakota
of C. M. Zeilbach, 1O7 years old. He
insists on carrying liquor into an In
dian reservation.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-11-04

In other days men used to feel in
suited when it was said they were up
in the air" Now they are rather proud
of such a characterization because It
generally means that they have gone
up in an aeroplane or a balloon. For
the most part, though, such activi-
ties rather border on foolhardiness.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-11-04

If the Y. w. C. A. and Y. NJ. c. A.
workers continue their good work, it is
likely that the next time Colonel
Roosevelt goes hunting in Africa, ne
viii insist on them going along to
skin the elephants he brings to earth.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-11-04

ed the other day and this, despite the
objections of his 60 year old son. This
lad should have known better than to
have attempted to advise his father.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-11-04

Geraldine Farrar, the American
grand opera singer, is also an individu-
al of rare discernment. She has met
many dukes, and believe her, they are
not worth a ding"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-11-04

Nick Longworth is now a progressive
Republican. At least, he says he IS.
It is also a fact that he wasn't one
until his Daddy-in-law got back from
Africa
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-11-04

Gent who is writing one of the dog
en- Roosevelt-in-Africa" stories, says
that Mr.. Roosevelt was bitten by "a
specimen of the deadly tse-tse, (sneeze
1t, don't try to say IT'D fly. He states
positively in this connection, that Mr..
Roosevelt suffered no Inconvenience.
However, he fails to tell just what
happened to the (sneeze IT'D fly.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-11-04

Census padders are being sent to
prison. And the chances are good that
there won't be much monkeytng when
the next census is taken.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-11-04
FULL LEASED WIRE REPORT
OF THE ASSOCIATED PRESS.

The State Journal Is a member Of the
Associated Press and receives the full day
telegraph report Of that great news or
ganization for the exclusive afternoon
publication ia Topeka.
The news is received in The State Jour
nal building over wires for this sole pur-
pose.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-11-04

ve II Is a EGO COCO rning tnat the Roose5
principally of illiterate colored gents.
Every white man remotely connected
with that expedition has written a
story about it.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-11-04
FRON OFFER PENS
CHEAP AND WHOLESOME FOOD.

CHEAP AND WHOLESOME FOOD.
Food prices may not go higher AMI
they may be reduced to some extent,
but there is little likelihood that they
will ever again be as low as they were
only short time ago. That is prac-
ticaly the unanimous verdict of those
who are the most competent to pass
judgment on this matter. Their belief
is that the future increase in food pro-
duction will no more than keep pace
with the growth of population.
This calls attention to one great
source of food supply which is now
utilized only to a limited extent. 1t is
almost boundless, being the water
which covers such a large portion of
the globe. No food is more palatable
and nutritious than many varieties of
fish.
The propagation of most fishes is
easy and capable of being developed al
most indefinitely Any creek or pond
can be stocked with them, and given
reasonable protection they will take
care of themselves and multiply fast.
Many of the coarser kinds which arc
tabooed by fashion and prejudice are
as good food as those that are popular.
There is a splendid opportunity here for
experts cooks to devise ways of max
ing them more acceptable for the
table.-CleVeland Leader.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-11-04

Baltimore now falls in line with some
vieh picking for the bird-men.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-11-04

Premier BRAND of France also ap-
pears to be of the fire variety.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-11-04

Many alleged good citizens ron
slider a newspaper a weapon to be
borrowed whenever they desire to as
sault fellow citizen. Then they want
the weapon to be held responsible for
the ASA ult
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-11-04

One advantage of having the wash
ing done away from home is that the
neighbors can't take a look at your
back yard and tell whether or not
you are still utilizing your summer
ones.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-11-04

Greetings. J. E. H. When did you
get back? And how did you find Mrs.
Sippy, Miss Souri, and the other girls?
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-11-04

Weather forecast: Severe frost for
someone next week.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-11-04

Again the irrepressible poet observes
that the autumn leaves are falling.
The /. p. seems to take it as an item
of general news value that the autumn
leaves fall, instead of rising.
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MISSING THE POINT.

The complaints from farmers that
life in the rural districts is not as
pleasant as pictured by those who
favor the MISUNDERSTANDING" move
ment, miss the point entirely. There
is no room for discussion over the ques-
ton raised by those who contend that
farm life has discomforts that make It
uninviting to young men and young
women. Certainly the young people
find the city more attractive under
present conditions. Otherwise there
would be no need for the ''pack-to-the-
land" movement.
Philosophers and logicians, magazine
writer's and civic workers may specu-
late to their hearts content on theories
as to why the rural communities lose
population and the city gain what the
country loses. But the real reason is
so obvious as to make speculation I'M
necessary and absurd The loss to tn
rural communities is occasioned be-
cause the young men and women froIn
the farms prefer the city under any
circumstances rather than rural life
under present conditions.-Kansas City
Star
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fHszsNv|

Still, comma, it looks like they were
hard up for an excuse to get Barney
Oldfield out of the racing game.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-11-04

Regardless of the knocks of the
knockers, this city administration Will
go down in history as a dry admins
tration. It covered the first lap of the
famous dry land bridge.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-11-04

The time of fall house-cleaning is
upon US. and the man of the house
has only one guess at the identity of
the fall guy.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-11-04

The meek and lowIy liver is now
luxury. The only thing that is cheap
is breakfast food. and the extensive
forest fires of this season may CAUSE
rise in the price of that wood-fiEre
product.