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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-06-10
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IFrom the Philadelphia Record.J
Fortune generally knocks at the door
when the latoh-string isn't out.
No man goes into politics for his
health. If he did he would soon lose
1t.
Clothes may not make a man, but
they come pretty close to making a
woman.
When an actor has eggs thrown at
him it is hard for him to catch the
culprit in the act.
Many a fellow doesn't realize that
he loves a girl till some other fellow
comes along and rnarrieS- her.
Hoax-"what is the best method of
keeping fish fresh?" Joax-"Don't
catch them till you want to eat them"
Any married man will tell you that
a hat that costs SIS is more becoming
to a woman than one that costs $50.
When a woman complains that life
isn't worth living, make her read the
bargain sale announcements in the
newspapers.
No, Maude. dear; there is no SINH
larity between the hen that lays the
golden eggs and a watering cart that
lays the dust.
Blobbs-"Miss Giddigirl says her
tathing suit this summer is going to be
cut of sight Slobbs-"As 1 remem-
Der it, the one she wore last year was
nearly So"
Tommy-"Pop, what is luck?" Tom
my's Pop-"Luck, my son, is what
comes to a man who has the oppor-
turrity Of buying something for a mere
song, but who can't sing
Willie's Aunt-"won't you have an
ether piece of cake?" Willie fon visit)
NO thank YOU Willie's Aunt-''Y on
seem to be suffering from loss of appe-
tfte." WilHe-"That amt loss of ap-
petite. What I'm sufferin' from is po-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-06-10
Becoming Latinized.

No comment on race suicide as ap-
piled to Americans could be more
striking than the figures recently pub
lished by the Italian department of
immigration. Colonel ROOSEVELT
warning to American mothers is ac-
centuated by the amazing revelations
made by the bureau.
The figures show that during the
past year there were only 81 children
born to every 1000 American moth
ers, ITS to every 1000 Italian, and 1928
to every thousand Spanish mothers.
There were. according to the census
of 1900, about three-quarters of a mil
lion Italians in this country, and at
the present time it is calculated there
are a million more. Moreover, it is in
this state that the greatest population
of italians is found. They now num-
Der more than 100000. an increase of
100000 in the past ten years.
Only one conclusion can be reached
from these figures. Inside of a CEN
tury,. at the present ratio, the United
states will be Latinized
OF all the races. the Americans come
last in the number of children born.
Even the French here boast rs per
1000, the English go, and the Ger
mans 96.
The American father and mother
NAV we'll consider these things.-New
York American,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-06-10
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AN@Ae

Thus doth the lowly cigarette reach
the high places: Both King GeorRe
and Bud Mars smoke them.
Give us this day our daily rain. we
would feel lonesome without 1t.
Those Nicaraguans had better be
careful how they kill Americans. II
we might become peeved and have
congress pass resolutions condemning
their actions in the strongest terms.
In looking around for the real goat
that anthracite complexioned person,
Guessing Hatred Jordan. yarb doctor.
OUR DAILY CLASSIC.
"Abou Ben Adhem."-Leigh Hunt.
Abou Ben Adhem. (may his tribe
increase)
Awoke one night. and loudly yelled:
"POLICE!"
Because he saw a robber at his trunk
Removing silverware and other junk.
Then spake the cheerful midnight
prowler bold:
mo cops patrol the west side, I've
been told,
So save your breath, dear sir. and calm
yourself
And watch me lug away your hard
earned pelf."
This wisdom Abou Ben could not dis
So lent hand in packing up the aoot!
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-06-10
JOURNAL ENTRIES

Anybody who is inclined to consider
the uses of adversely sweet has that
privilege.
X X X
In the game of love, many girls seem
to prefer diamonds instead of hearts for
trumps.
4 X Y
To hear some people talk over the
telephone you'd get an idea that they
are real brave.
The man who never complains is go
irg to get more than his share of the
worst Of 1t.
AS a matter of fact, the silver lining
to every cloud is generally on the wrong
side of it.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-06-10
TO REFORM CALENDAR.

Fritz Reininghaus. of Zurich,
Switzerland, has Joined the ever in
creasing ranks of reformers. A world
wide custom is the object of his solic-
itude. He wants to reform the cal
endar as it now exists among all civil
lized nations. He is just out with a
circular letter telling of his plans. 1t
occurs to him that the present cal
endar is a complex and perplexing af-
fair and that it ought to be simplified.
So he proposes that the year be di-
vided into twelve entire months and
two half-months; all entire months to
consist of % days, and the half
months of IA days. The first of the
two half-months will be placed at
the end of the first half year and will
be known as the summer half
month" The 365th and the leap
years day will be placed at the end
of the year, and will be quite indie
pendent of the week or month, so
that these days will neither have the
name nor the date of week day.
According to Mr.. Reininghaus the
advantages of such calendar would
be in it's fixed and Interchangeable place
in the future. Each month would be-
gin on the same weekday, this also
applying to each year, each half year
and each quarter of the year. This
division would make the week and
month measures of time, because the
units year" and month" would, by
this means, become with an insight
ficant difference, complete multiples,
always equal, of the time-unit week,
which is not the case at present This
is only a preliminary explanation OF
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-06-10
REFLECTIONS OF A BACHELOR
Iron the New York Press.1

-IFron the New York Press.1
If man can't invent anything else,
he always can deviltry.
The more 2 mans faith in thing
turns ont not to have beer misplaced
the surer it is that it wasn't an invest
ment
Just as soon as you begin to give
anybody charity, he begins to think
you owe it to him right along and a
lot more besides
A woman always tells her friends
how much more her new clothes cost
than they did so as to strike fail
average with how. much less she tells
her husband they did.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-06-10
HOME NEWS WHILE AWAY.

Subscribers of the State Journal
away during the summer may have
the paper mailed regularly each day
to any address at the rate of ten cents
a week or thirty cents a month (by
mail OnIy.) Address changed as often
as desired. While out of town the
state Journal will be to you like a
daily letter from home.
Advance payment is requested on
these short time subscriptions. to save
bookkeeping expenses.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-06-10

Flanagan, the man who trained
Longboat, the Indian foot racer, Will
train Jack johnson. This might al
most be construed into an admission
that johnson expects to be chased all
over the lot.
Another hyde" case. A travelling
man at Atlantic, Iowa, was given a
dose of formaldehyde as a substitute
for mineral water. Any remarks con-
corning the result of this experiment
are superfluous.
Missouri senator recently fell from
a Burlington train. But the accident
of the Illinois senator who fell from
grace, is considered more serious.
The contest between the Chicago
Street cars and the Chicago devil
wagons, which has been scored by the
Chicago Tribune for the past five
months. again demonstrates the super
iority of the honk-wagon as a depopu-
lator. The street cars have more
cripples to their credit, but these are
scored as errors. The box score:
Accidents. Kills. Pct.
Devilwagons ...... 372 122 .331
Street cars 1,4s6 46 .O31
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-06-10

Apparently there is never going to be
an end to the North Polar controversy
between DIR. Cook and Commander
Peary. Cook is reported to have
brought a suit in Berlin to recover
$4,000 from Peary in payment for bear
skins and other polar products alleged
to have been delivered to the COM
rnander
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-06-10

The oldest inhabitants are relating
from hearsay that the year 1916 was a
year without a summer. and they think
1910 is starting out to duplicate this
feat They should remember, though,
that a fine summer, brief one to be
sure. occurred in March of this wear.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-06-10

From the reports now being brought
into Topeka on the political conditions
that exist in various sections of the
state. it is evident that if there is not
a decided change in one direction or the
other both Tom Wagstaff and Governor
Stubs are going to win the Republican
nomination for governor by large ma
inritias
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-06-10

Aviators have been barred from the
privilege of taking out life insurance.
This won't be much of a hardship on
the successful ones. Every time they
make a trip Of any account they win
small fortunes. that will be able to
keep the wolves from the doors of those
who may be dependent upon them
when the seemingly inevitable accident
comes along.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-06-10

Taken singly a meat skewer is a
rather Insignificant splinter of wood
and does not amount to much. But
taken collectively, in such numbers, for
instance, as they are used in the meat
handled in New York city in year, the
skewers aggregate a weight of 5S7, SCI
pounds and are paid for by the con-
sumers at the average retail price of
beef of Is cents a pound. or about $780,
000 not an inconsiderable sum.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-06-10

admit that he was some singer when
he was boy and he does not think he
has lost all the tricks of the art. AS
for Brother Morgan. he shines in any
and every field. Let's have this con-
test of song by all means. 1t will re-
lieve the monotony engendered by the
furious letter-writing fest WHICH has
been in progress since the campaign
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-06-10

Some of the medals that have been
pinned on Kansas as being the place
where more or less freak legislation Is
suggested, properly belong on the
bosom of Louisiana where a legislator
has come to the front with bill which
seeks to suppress absolutely the play
OF bridge whist.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-06-10

Government reports show the condi-
ton of winter wheat on June 1 to COM
pare most favorably with the average
condition for the past ten years. Sure
" the crop killers made a worse mess
of it this year than usual.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-06-10

A Minnesota woman is suing for III
vorce because her husband persists IN
flirting with an imaginary affinity in
the spirit world. She ought to change
her petition and ask for a divorce on
the grounds that her husband is insane.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-06-10

South Dakota appears to have all
other localities bested in the number
OF brands of Republicanism that pre-
walls in its midst. The independent"
Republican candidate for governor was
nominated at the recent primaries
there. He defeated a progressive"
Republican candidate as well as a
''stalwart" Republican candidate.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-06-10

Oxford students are a mighty smart
lot if they were able to follow with
complete understanding all that Col
onel Roosevelt had to tell them about
the Biological Analogies in History"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-06-10

A movement has been launched by
the North Carolina Press association to
erect a substantial memorial to the
late Bill" Nye. All the other press
associations in the country should lend
that, ~
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-06-10

Joe Mercer, the. popular state live
stock commissioner, is keen for that
singing contest which has been sug-
gested between him and Billy Morgan,
of Hutchinson, for a settlement of their
political differences Although. Joe is
s-AIIned to be modest. he is willing to
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-06-10
progress

If the people of China would investi-
gate the way in which most of the leg
islatures in the world work out, per-
haps they would not be so DESTROYS to
have one established.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-06-10

Tropical blood is beginning to boil
again in another locality. A revolt of
the Indians in Yucatan is now in
DrOpress
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-06-10

Thus doth the lowly cigarette reacn
the high places: Both King George
and Bud Mars smoke them.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1910-07-07
LanUaper.EnStad

Lost Saturday, while in Webster to
take in the carnival as everybody sup
posed, Hagbert Langager and Miss Mar
tina Enstad stole a march on their
friends by going to the court house
where they procured marriage license
and after that the services of Rev.
Knutson, of Pierpont, were sought.
Only few friends of the contracting
parties witnessed the ceremony.
The bride is well and favorably known
here and her pleasant ways have won
her host of friends. The groom is a
young man who has made his home N
Butler for some time and by earnest
and hard work has made for himself a
name that any man would be proud Of
The newly married couple left for
Pierpont that evening to visit their
friends few days before returning to
Butler. We are pleased to note that
they will make their home in our city.
The Herald joins their many friends in
wishing them long and prosperous
journey through fe.-Butler Herald.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1910-07-07

again the fast Condo team, and the
Webster boys, expecting a fast game,
'1oaded up" with the Hillebrand bro
theirs. The Condo team fiunked when it
was too late to secure another team to
take their place, but the people of
Crandall were determined to have a
ball game for the entertainment of the
visitors, so a picked-up nine was hastily
organized that succeeded in capturing
one score while Webster tailed up ten.
The citizens of Crandall are to be con-
graduated upon the excellent celebra-
ton they put up and the hospitable
manner in which they treated the num-
erous visitors to that enterprising little
town.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1910-07-07
Another Drainage Project

The Gould ditching crew are now at
work deepening the channel of Schultz
creek, seven miles northeast of this
city, the object being to drain the
small sloughs on the Schultz farm into
Waubay lake.
The owners of land along the creek
are also figuring on a proposition to
drain the numerous sloughs in the creek
valley between Rush Lake and Waubay
Lake. This can be done by deepening
the channel of the creek and running a
few short laterals. The promoters have
no intention of draining Rush Lake into
Waubay lake as has been reported.
The sloughs they contemplate draining
lie between the two lakes, and as they
are small and shallow they will make
no perceptible increase in the volume
of water in Waubay lake.
If the project is carried out, between
300 and 400 acres of what is now waste
slough land will be reclaimed and made
fit for cultivation.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1910-07-07
Circus Tent Blown Down

Grant county was visited by the
worst storm it has experienced for sew
eral years last Tuesday night. The
storm was accompanied by a heavy
wind and some hail, but the damage
done to grain will not be very great,
as the hail storm did not cover a very
large area.
AT Milbank the tent of the Jonn w.
Sparks circus was blown down, but this
occurred before the evening perform
ance commenced, and very few people
were in the tent and no one was injured.
Several cages of animals were over.
turned, and considerable excitement
was created when one of the circus
teams ran through town with a cage
containing two large leopards. For.
tunately the cages were not broker
and none of the animals escaped.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1910-07-07
A Trip to Sisseton

The senior member of the Reporter
and Farmer firm accepted an invitation
of Frank Sears to accompany him on a
trip to Sisseton in his Chalmers-Detroit
car Friday. The party consisted of
Mr.. and Mrs. Sears and son, Barnabas,
j. G. Rathbun and the writer. We left
Webster at two o'clock and arrived in
Sisseton at five, after a most pleasant
Rathbun had some business with Majo
Allen, the Indian agent, and Mr.. Scar.
had some other legal business, which
delayed us until about five o'clock Sat
day afternoon when we started on the
return trip, arriving in Webster about
eight.
1t was our first visit to Sisseton foi
several years, and the town shows a
marked improvement during that time.
Signs of prosperity and good healthy
growth of business interests were ap-
parent on every hand. We were agree.
ably surprised at the appearance of the
crops in both Day and Roberts countie!
as they were much better than we hat
expected to see, and so far as our part.
could judge the conditions are abou
equal in both counties.
We acknowledge our indebtedness t
Mr.. Sears for a most delightful trip
and right here we wish to say that TO
better driver than Frank you vii
have to look around some. And h
goes some too, as we heard him tell
friend that he made the forty-mile rul
over in thirty-nine minutes, and OF
leaving the top of the hills did no
strike the ground again for six miles
Guess that's going some, and the funn!
part of it was that we never realized
we were going so fast.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1910-07-07
Letter From Chas. Drue

This office recently received letter
from Charles Drue, who is now located
at Orland, California. He asks to be
remembered to his Webster friends and
invites them to call on him should any
of them visit the coast country.
Charlie states that he is located in
one of the finest fruit countries in the
world, and expects to set out large
number of fruit trees on his place this
year. He has house and barn erected
on his place, has purchased team of
horses, and will farm his place during
the coming year. Charles many Web
ster friends will be pleased to learn
that he is prospecting and is well salts.
fed with his new location.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1910-07-07
Observation-Disclosures

w. M. Mclaughlin, of Aberdeen, and
Miss Marie Johnson, of Mason City,
Iowa, were united in marriage at the
M. E. parsonage in this city Tuesday,
Rev. Mcdonald performing the mar
riage ceremony.
The groom is the foreman of the
crew of linemen who are working upon
the Dakota Central Telephone lines in
this vicinity, and who are working east
from Aberdeen with present headquar-
tiers in this city.
The Reporter and Farmer congratu-
lates the happy couple and trusts that
their fondest hopes of welded bliss
may be fully realized.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1910-07-07
A CROP EXPERTS OPINION
Claims That Day and Roberts
Will be the Banner Counties
of the Dakotas This Year.

g. +. Hayes, a crop expert IN the
employ of twin city grain dealers, was
in this city a short time Tuesday, and
in conversation with reporter stated
that he had thoroughly examined the
crop conditions in both Dakotas, and
that he reported the crop of Roberts
and Day counties to be far superior to
any other portion of either state.
II have covered both North and
South Dakota thoroughly" said Mr..
Hayes, "and though have found fair
crops in small tracts, yet there is no
section in either state where the crops
make such general good showing as
they do in Day and Roberts counties.
Throughout North Dakota the crop will
not average over 40 percent. The cold
weather after sowing and the long
drouth practically ruined the grain in
that state, and the rains during the
past two weeks came too late to save
it."
Mr.. Hayes stated that the corn in the
southern part of the state appeared to
be in excellent condition, but that the
small grain, except in isolated tracts,
would hardly be worth the cutting. The
greater portion of the Jim River Valley
also makes very poor showing, the
best crops being in the vicinity of Gro
ton and Stratford.
Mr.. Hayes expressed the opinion that
the moisture conserving properties of
the soil in Day and Roberts counties is
largely responsible for the superior
conditions existing in these two coun-
ties. The meteorological reports show
that the amount of rainfall in these
two counties has not averaged greater
than in other sections of the state.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1910-07-07
LOFDAHL- HOLMOUIST
Popular Young People of Kid.
der Township Welded
June Goth.

On Wednesday, June 29th, the Peter
Holmquist home at Holmquist was the
scene of very pretty wedding when
Anna, the youngest daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Peter Holmquist, was united
in marriage to Swan Sigfried Lofdahl,
of Montevideo, Mimi.
Rev. Jonas Johnson, of this city, tied
the nuptial knot, the ceremony being
performed under an arch of ferns
draped with white ribbons. Little Dor
othy Swanson was flower girl; Mrs. C..
M. Christianson, of Aberdeen, matron
of honor, and Miss Lille Olson, of Mon
tevideo, played the wedding march.
The bride was daintily attired in a
gown of champagne messaline silk and
carried bouquet Of white carnations.
The groom wore dark blue suit.
A large number of guests witnessed
the ceremony, and after congratulating
the young couple all were invited to
partake of the bountiful wedding din
ner, to which the guests did ample
justice.
The young couple left on the evening
train for wedding trip to Minneapolis,
Chicago and other eastern points and
on their return will make their home at
Montevideo.
Both of the young people are well
and favorably known here. The bride
is Day county girl, having been born
and raised in Kidder township. We
regret to see them leave us, but they
go with the best wishes from their
many friends for a long and happy
welded life.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1910-07-07
Government Increases Fine

The government has fixed the maxi
mum fine for placing writing in pack
ages sent through the mails at 500.
Heretofore there was a penalty of SO
for anyone who committed the offense.
Then it was only necessary to hunt out
the offender. and if he acknowledged
his mistake, make him pay $40. Then
the postoffice inspector could attend to
that. But now the fine has been raised
from SO to 500 and has become a stat
ute. In case of an offense under the
law, it is now necessary to bring the
offender up before the court and the
case heard. If he is found guilty the
judge may impose fine as great as
500 and not less than $40. Packages
are included in all third and fourth class
mail. .--Langford Bugle.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1910-07-07
Groton,s Principal Product

The people of Rondell township
elected c, L. Parduhn, former Groton,
lite, as president of the school board
last week. Being a school man of long
experience he ought to be good man
on the board. At Andover o. B. New
comb, formerly member and who die
good service on the Groton board, was
chosen. Another former Grotonite, Jim
Rathbun, was chosen to the board at
Webster, after red-hot fight. -Groton
Independent.