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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-01-15

Wroten ad Looie Linkenfusser. Inbad,
Missoory,
Greetings. Looie: On accoundt uf
your natural tendencies, Looie, wish,
al dis time, to discussion smeriously
mt you der supchect uf der PENCIL
ueipnla hairless und der hasher. You
nai opserfed, doubtlessly, dot Misder
conan ISIS no longer late uf Philly-
delphy. but ISIS now pressendt, de-
Isctils mating snaked him oudt uf
GnaWcawgo und der life uf Eager
Elsie al Won fell snake. Now Looie,
concerning Misder Cohan. deere ISIS no
yoos discussioning hiss case. Mitoudt
DOUBT ne will gedt part uf vot iss
Gaming to him, but es der late Dolxter
T. UT Kansas passed to hiss Certain
reward before he hat converted der
whole coundry to hiss doctrine. Mis-
der Conan will escape a portion uf Vof
vas Gaming to him. But We laatssd nod
oferlook Elsie. Elsie, be id remem-
bered, vos Offer halluf grown. She Va
oud uf der kindergaterl class. Dere
fore, Looie, led us hope dot her papa
und grandpapa viii pool interests on
dis occasion, und work oud on elsie
eight-hour shifts nit ge-spiked pad
die. Let dem remind her dot life.
vile id may be chusd Won ting alder
anoder, ISIS nod all fudge und foolish
mendt. Und es fer Tootsie, her pet
dog, a kick in der Stats und can
full uf rocks fer Tootsie-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-01-15
KANSAS COMMENT
THE PRICE OF MEAT.

THE PRICE OF MEAT.
On account of the recent rise in the
price OF meat 800 chop shops in New
York have closed their doors. The
proprletors cannot afford to handle
meat with the small profit accruing
since prices have been advanced. The
tenement districts in which these
shops were located have been COM
PEELED to abandon meat eating. AS
usual the poor man suffers and pays
more greedy, a thousand persons are
without meat today. Because the pub
lie stand for such robbery many child
rem in the large cities are underfed.
Because of moneys power, laboring
men are seriously considering Social
ism. The dollar has robbed the trust
officials of their souls, it is master of
their ambitions, its victory is COM
plete. What an awful price the trusts
are paying for that dolIar.-Atchison
Champion.
JUDGE LYNCH NOT so POPULAR.
. During the year 1908 but IS lynch
lngs were reported in this country, as
compared with 100 during the year
previous. This shows an Improvement
In the conditions which exist. All but
five of the lynchings occurred in
southern states and all but thirteen
of the victims were black men. One of
the notable things regarding the re-
port is that 20 of the victims were
charged with assaulting women. In
most of the cases murder was charged
against the victim. There is nothing
in any of the cases which warrant the
lynchingS and in some cases there was
absolutely no reason why the victim
should have been lynched. The
lynching which attracted most atten-
ton during The year was at Cairo and
now the people there, or some of them,
are convinced that the man killed was
not the one who committed the crime
which caused the lynching. The fact
that most of the lynchings occurred
in southern states shows that race
prejudice has something to do with
the large number reported from that
section, but it can not be expected
that this will be eliminated in year
Public sentiment in all communities
both north and south, is against
lynching and the time will come when
illegal hangings will be very few
Wichita Eagle.
ANOTHER BRITISH PROBLEM.
The problem of spinsterhood has be-
come a topic of discussion in England
where it seems the number of spins
is on the increase. Perhaps the same
condition obtains here, but it isn't re
garded as a problem There seems tt
be a difference in the English type Of
spin. Fathers there complain thai
their daughters must linger at home
an unwelcome superfiuity, without oc-
cupation, and regarded as a failure
In America, there are great many
fathers who have found old maid
daughters a greater help than even ar
eldest son, who is the English fathers
great hope. American spins get along
and are useful, and even the married
women envy them occasionally. i
the English spins can't catch men
they should come to America an6
catch an idea, which, incidentally
might prove more helpful.-Atchfsor
Globe.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-01-15
GLOBE SIGHTS.
CFrom the

From the Atchison Globe.
& If you annoy anyone unnecessarily,
you are mean. That's the long and
short of it.
A man can find plenty of ways to
waste time without devoting it to his
complexion.
1t is pretty safe to distrust the man
who claims to be working overtime as
a peacemaker.
No woman was ever fortunate
enough to get switch that matched
her hair all over her head.
After you hear a few mysteries ex-
planned, it is hard to understand why
there is so much curiosity.
at have the automobile fever said
a man recently, "but fear 1 will die of
it, (Chart: Can't buy one.)
Instead of efforts being made to re-
form the fools and educate them,
everything possible is done to encour-
age them.
In the west, an automobile story is
always started ON every man who
makes more than 500 a month.
We heard a woman say the other
day: ''I have my faults, but I am as
good as any woman who chews gum
on the streets.
If it were not for the great econ
how would the women ever manage
to save?
We have noticed that most of the
Good Samaritans who look for quail
that are starving to death seek them
with guns.
How patient girl is with the tenn
per of any young man. and how i'm
patient she is with the i'll temper OF
her father!
| There isn't much hope for the mar
who likes to fish so well he will choI
hole in the ice and try to catch then
| in the winter.
| Speaking of heirIooms. relics an6
the like. the records probably belong.
to some of the chestnuts which pas.
as family jokes.
i How people like to make you blush
Call for No. II on the telephone. and
the girl operator will correct You BY
asking: Double one?''
On every typewriter there is a bel
which rings and gives warning wher
you are approaching the end of the
| line What a pity there is not a bel
| to give men warning in a Thousand
other PARTICULARS
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-01-15
POINTED PARAGRAPHS.
lFrom the chicago News.

[F'rom the Chicago News.J
Our idea of close friend is one who
is willing to loosen up occasionally.
A married man always laughs when
one of his bachelor friends is led to
the altar
To a man marriage may mean the
surrender of his rights to the whims
of his wife's relations.
The man who does his best will
hold his job longer than the man who
could do better, but doesn't.
When papa wants to get an extra
half hours sleep in the morning some
of the children are sure to give a
voluntary imitation of an alarm clock.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-01-15
REFLECTIONS OF a BACHELOR

IFrom the New York Press.
Wisdom is knowing you haven't
got it.
People get married first and try to
find out why afterward.
Money in most peoples pockets
frets them more than having debt.
What a woman hates about being
dressed so her legs won't chap is sup
pose anybody should guess
A man will fuss around all day
hunting for an old pipe. and then
when his wife finds it for him decide
he doesn't want to smoke because he
forgot he couldn't make 1t draw well.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-01-15

An effort to take away from
Speaker Cannon the power to deter
mine what part of the recent message
OF the president should go to the
house committee on interstate COM
merce and what part to the judiciary
committee was defeated in the house
the other day. If it had been sue
cessful the newspaper friends of the
Republican progressives would have
come out with big black headlines an
nouncing "Great Victory for the In
ai1rgents''
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-01-15

Exception is taken by the Louisville
Courier-Journal to the statement of a
Texas evangelist to the effect that
persons who speculate on the stock
market or bet on horse races are bound
for perdition in a racing automobile.
Colonel Watterson's paper points out
that it is the experience of an OBJ
server that those who speculate on
horse races or bet on the stock mar
ket usually arrive there as pedes-
trians." Yes, and their shoes are pref
ty well frayed, too.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-01-15
ONE TOSS FORM THEE.

The pillows breaking on the foamy beach
Drag down the single in their refluent
flow,
The while the busy Wavelets onward go
Striving the upper fertile lands to reach.
At rapid intervals the sea-gulfs screech
Is uttered as he circles vague and low.
Yonder the internecine surgeS throw
Skyward their maddened inarticulate
speech.
Ocean, beholding thy stupendous power,
OF mans inconsequence am awarei
One toss from thee-he finds his final
rest,
After the lapsing of 1ife's little hour,
Thy swirling. swaying pillows Ger him
fare,
Feeling no pity for his pulseless breast.
"A. T.. Scumann, in the Boston Trans
cript.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-01-15
JOURNAL ENTRIES

Compliments caught by fishing for
them don't count for much.
x X X
A family has no trouble in keeping
a cook if she is not particularly good
at it.
X X
That there are not enough spot
lights to go round is the opinion of
most people.
Women who have to ask their hus-
bands for money are not given to
scolding them very much.
X X K
If the pen is mightier than the
sword the typewriter should be more
powerful than a battleship./
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-01-15

The World Almanac for 1910 has just
made it's appearance. AS has been the
case for years it is the most welcome
and useful publication which finds its
way into the newspaper offices of the
country. 1t would be just as welcome
70 all business and professional men,
to everybody. in fact. if they would
get acquainted with it. There is no
other storehouse of general information
like it. Anything within reason that
any one wants to know can be found
in 1t, and best of all the things in it
are facts Of the unimpeachable sort.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-01-15

A few calamities7 are blessings in
disguise. In this category comes the
news that the largest valentine factory
IN the United States was burned the
other day and it is said that. as a re-
suit, there will be tremendous short
age in this years valentine crop.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-01-15
FRON OTHER PENS
A CERTAIN NATION.

AS a young nation, just making its
way in the world with boundless nat
ural endowments, but little liquid cap
ital. it was inevitable that the United
States should have been largely bor-
rowers throughout their history. AL
though many foreigners lost money
here, and some of them growled about
American commercial honor when the
speculative investments they made in
the hope of exceptionally high returns
went against them, Europeans have al
prises, for the returns have often been
large and the risks not out of proper
ton to the rewards Of success.
But our own wealth has grown rap
idly, and we should long since have
ceased to be a debtor nation were it not
that until very recent date the oppor-
tunities for investment opened up even
faster than our own fortune accumu-
lated. But of late there has been a
change in the course of credit. We have
not ceased to borrow, but we have
financed many of our largest enter
prises, and over 20 years ago we began
in small way to export capital. With
in the last few years there has been a
great deal of this. The New York Jour-
nal of Commerce has just obtained
from five great banking houses state
ments Of the f1otation of foreign securi-
ties in this country. It began with the
financing of Mexican railways, followed
after a long interval by a loan to the
city of Frankfort, one of the financial
centers of the world; an investment in
London underground electric railways
and an allotment of more than a mil
lion pounds in a new issue Of British
consols.-Philadelph Record.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-01-15

Statisticians of the census bureau
have figured it out that the annual pro-
ductfon OF wage earners per worker in
the United States is about $4,000. while
the wage earner's income is less than
$500 a year. No wonder the rich are
getting richer. And that man is not
disposed to be fair who will insist that
such a ratio is an equitable one
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-01-15
THE COMMON COLD.

1t has probably occurred to innu-
merable sufferers from what is gem
orally known as the common cold''
that it is about time for medical
science, which has COPIED successfully
with much more serious problems in
disease, to abate a distressing 1naIady
which has been aptly designated the
scourge of the north.'' In every
household there is favorite remedy,
but, as a matter of fact, no effectual
cure is known.
In recent issue of the British Med
ical Journal it is pointed out that the
disease, is not enc. but many, its
symptoms being due to various germs
The widespread belief in cold baths
and the process called hardening is
rejected. Even the hope held out
sometime ago by DR.. Benham, in his
report to the British Medical asso-
citation, that vaccine may cut short
an attack or make it to1erab1e. is not
received with favor because the mi
crobe of the common cold is not al
ways the same; hence it would be nee
essary first to discover the identity of
the particular bug or use q mixed
vaccine.-Philadelp Press.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-01-15

J. c. Miller. of 1O1 ranch fame, an
nounces that at a special session of the
Oklahoma legislature to be held soon,
legislation will be enacted which will
specifically authorize the holding of the
Johnson-Jeffries prize fight in the new
est state in the Union.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-01-15

The German government has ex-
pressed its agreement to the proposal
OF Secretary Knox for the neutraliza-
ton Of the Manchuria RAILWAYS. So
has great Britain. But Japan. which
is more vitality interested in this prop
osition, looks on the plan with dis
favor, and there's the rub.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-01-15

Chicago teamsters who handle frac-
tious horses with consideration are to be
awarded gold and silver medals by the
Anti-Cruelty society of that city. Cash
prizes of the value of the medals would
be more to the point and better appre-
ciatad-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-01-15

A Missouri university professor
calls attention to the fact that Ham,
let talked slang. That probably ex-
plains why the role is so popular with
ssham" actors
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-01-15

Contentious of the astronomers to
the contrary that the marks on Mars
are canals, the Chicago Tribune has
probably hit upon their real signif1-
canoe. Possibly those lines on the
face of Mars the Tribune suggests.
"are merely wrinkles. Mars is get
ting oid.'
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-01-15
Historic Irish Town to Be Sold.

the sale by public auction of what Is
practically the whole town of Dun
cannon. the property of the Earl or
Ranfurly, and historic as the BIRTH
place of the Irish volunteer movement
of more than century ago. The sale
will include not only Dungannon, with
its population of 300. but several viz
lagos and townlands in the vicinity
London Evening Standard
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-01-15

The fact that an Iowa girl was driven
into insanity by the hug of a man, sug-
gests the probability that other girls
have gone insane because they were
strangers to a mans embrace.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-01-15
MAIL BOX AT THE DOOR.

One of the suggestions of the post
master general for economizing in his
department is that the people put up
little boxes or other receptacleS at
their front doors, so that the postman
will not have to stand and wait until
somebody answers the bell. A great
deal of time is wasted by the postman
having to wait It is in the interest of
an efficient and economic service to
provide these little conveniences for
the postman: they are also for the
people of the house.
''There is the mail man." says the
housekeeper, with her hands in the
dishwasher or mixing the dough for
the family bread-"run, Johnny, to
the door," and Johnny is down in the
back yard trying to lasso a black cat,
but by this time the mail man, think
ing no one is at home, goes off with
the expected letter from Mary, who is
visiting over in Chicago, and so the
family is deprived of the pleasure for
several hours. simply for the lack of
a neat little letter box at, the front
door.-Ohio State Journal.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-01-15

According to the St. Louis Times,
s'AIizoori" is the proper way to pro-
rounce the name of the state where it
resides. Maybe so. friend. maybe SO,
hut the matter is scarcely worth argu-
ing about
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-01-15

what became of Henry Laurens Call.
of Girard, and his famous auto-canoe-
airship. which Kansas has been COM
PEELED to mother. in the aviation con-
tests at Los Angeles"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-01-15

Isn't this a rich one? Senator
Brown of Nebraska. an 'insurgent,' -
refers to "Aldrich and his crew. as
anarchists That ought to appeal
strongly to the inmates of the lunatic
asvIi1TnS
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-01-15

Id appears dot der chendleman vot
vas going to teach French ad der Why
UNI Se-ay, offered a substitoot fer hiss
orichilal motion. He vas scheduled
to leaf some French. but instead ne
took some French leave.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-01-15

AS a matter of fact there is no egg
famine these days. II you've got the
price you can get the eggs.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-01-15

Someday somebody will discoier oot
monl<evine NIT Misder Rosenfelt's pet
forester ISIS nod a profitable pastime'
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-01-15

Der Moo York grand chury hafing
secured efidence uf a wife Stare
traffic, We derepy get advance pui-
letin uf yot der Febrewery maggie
zenes will be filed init.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-01-15

Der Moo York Teller vot sayss a
Greek costume ISIS sufficiendt cloth
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-01-15

Der aviators may break few more
records in California. Dey will also
break few bob-stays. necks und col
lar bones in der meanvile.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-01-15

Der story uf der barber vot vent
Grassy und tried to asissinate der sup
chect ubon vich ne was operating, may
scare some patrons, but nod me. L
would RAIDER risk der barber going
Grassy den going Grassy myseliuf, vich
would did midoudt doubt uf tried to
shafe my own mug.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-01-15

Der coroner's chury decited oo
Misder Moore hat peen drinkIne
Strange, afdnt id, dot dey should reaci
such q plausible verdict.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-01-15

Dere comes tide in der uffairs uf
men, ven all uf dem feel der banker
ing fer a fiddle free atfertjsing. Dere
are various sysdems fer securing re-
suits in dis direction, but der sysdem
followed py der Board uf Un-educa-
ton cannod be highly recommended
fer cheneral yoos.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-01-15

Dis country, Looie, is degeneration
ing, In days. uf old id vas considered
proper to hunt chendlemen like Misder
Conan init hound pups, und shoot
him full uf secondhand hardware up
on discofery. Now dot We ISIS skiviliz-
ed, such procedure ISIS considered a
faw paw in der besd sociedy. Und, es
a resuldt, We hat a larcheI number uf
PREACHER Stuckeys und Misder CO.
hans. Uf catched. und dey fail to
lay id on der gail, dey ISIS sendt to a
nice, homelike penitentiary, fed tree
meals day und treated like a fiddle
brother Ply der reform" warden.
Hoping dis will find you der same,
Looie. I remain es effer, HANS.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-01-15

Let us not be DESTROYS of vain glor.
provoking one another, envying one al
other Galatians VI &c.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-01-15

EFrom the Philadelphia Record.1
Time is money. if you take it by the
Lei
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-05-13
CONTINUED RISE IN
PRICE OF COTTON
New Crop Options Respond
More Readily to Buying
MORE RAIN is NEEDED
Renewal of Covering BY Wall Street
and New Orleans Houses Give
An Upward Impetus to
Price Movement

New York, May 12.-For the fourth day
| this week the market had sharp ad-
vance on near-month covering. and dur
Ing the late trading the new crops. which
heretofore had been quiet and slow to re-
spond to old crop strength, ruled more
| active and flrmer, owing to less favorable
views of the weather, some fresh buying
for long account and covering by recene
sellers
The market opened steady at a net adj
vance of to points and continued TO
improve during the early session on COW
ering by July shorts and bull support
promoted by the large English spot Sales
firm cables and reports of a tirmer spot
situation In the south. The failure of the
weather map to show any rain In the
southwest helped the new crop positions
after the call, and while there were slight
recession during the middle of the day
as result of realizing. the general ten
dency Of the market was upward.
On every little setback 1t looked as
though there was a renewal of covering
by Wall street and New Orleans houses
short of July or August, while the fore
cast for continued dry weather in the
western belt and for light frost tonight in
northern sections of the eastern belt Gre
ated support for new crop months. AT
the high point Of the afternoon May con-
tracts sold at 1h57c and July at base, or
1892 points net higher. and more thar
$50 points above the low level of last
month. October sold at 1900, or II
points not higher and the close was only
little off from the best under realizing
Cotton is still arriving at New York for
delivery on contract. but large outward
shipments are expected over the week.
end. and it is said that freight room has
been engaged for between 10000 and $4,000
bales for shipment to New York from the
south. Southern spot markets officially
reported were generally 1-16c@Ac higher
and private wires from the south report
better demand from spinners. while early
estimates pointed to a bullish weekend
statement. Liverpool will be closed on
Saturday and also on Monday and Tues
day Of next week.
Receipts at the ports today. 1866 bales
against 10,S26 last week and 1850 last
year; for the week, 5000 bales, against
1878 last week and 99119 last year. To-
days receipts at New ORLEANS. 3497 bales,
against 1745 last year.