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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-06-28
KANSAS COMAENT
AS TO SUCCESS.

Success is a habit. 1t is not so
easy to acquire as some habits, but
when you once get it, it will stay with
you. The right way to acquire it is
to stick to every task attempted I'M
til you are successful.
If you make up your mind to catch
train at S:45, catch it. If you de-
learn 1t. If you lay your plans to get
a certain position. get it. If you say
that you will complete a certain job
before you go home at night, COM
plete it.
In this way you will get the habit
of succeeding in all things which you
undertake, and when the big thing
comes along you will tackle it with
determination and enthusiasm. but
you will know before you begin that
you are going to accomplish it.
on the other hand, if you form the
habit OF failures, you will fail in ev-
erything you undertake.
If you let the train go and take a
later one, if you get tired chasing af-
ter the position you want and let
somebody else get 1t, or If you say
that tomorrow will do just as we'll,
and fail to finish the task which you
set for yourself, you will get the. fall
ure habit.
Little failures will lead to big ones,
and when your great opportunity ar
rives you will lack the necessary in
terest and determination. You will
find yourself saying. well, everything
tackle seems to go wrong, and
suppose this will" And no man can
really achieve anything who ap-
proaches it in that spirit. Down in
the bottom of his heart he expects to
fail, he will fail, and it serves him
rtght.-AtchiSon Champion.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-06-28

contest. There may not be much to
prize-hghting In the light of decency
and law and order. but IT surely is a
profitable business for those engaged
In 1t on large scale. Maybe some
thing of a joke on those who have OBJ
tanned this moving picture concession
will develop if the ''reformers''
succeed in prohibiting the display of
the fight pictures in all or most of the
larger cities of the country
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-06-28

President Diaz has beer painted by
2 few persons of late as being anything
but a desirable man for the presidency
of Mexico, as being in sympathy with
such things as slavery and other high
crimes and misdemeanors too numer-
Gus to mention. But the people of
Mexico appear to think differently.
They have reelected him to office by
an almost unanimous vote.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-06-28
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
n 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, 1910-06-28
REFLECTIONS OF A BACHELOR.
tFrom the New York Press.l

IFIUin IIle NEW 1OIK FitS5.J
The more you reform people the more
they will need 1t again.
Philosophy is a check that you think
is good till you go to cash 1t.
What makes mother so proud of her
child is she wouldn't be If it was any,
body else's.
Tell a girl how beautiful she is and she
will be likely to believe everything else
you tell her.
There's hardly any surprise so pleas
ant as when you are expecting visitors foT
them not to be able 10 come.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-06-28

If Porter Charlton is not extradited
by Italy and punished for the murder
of his wife. or properly confined if it
IS discovered that he really is insane,
It will be a fine invitation to pros
pective murderers to lure their victims
to that country, commit the crimes
they have IN mind and then make
their getaway. Italy won't bother
them and no other country will have
jurisdiction in the premises.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-06-28

Occupying a unique place among
labor disputes will be the strike in
dulged in by the sixty convicts in the
state of Washington who were engaged
in road work. They struck for an
eight hour day. The most unusual
feature of the case is that they won
their strike.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-06-28

Wonders assuredly never cease. Not
withstanding the vexatious weather
conditions and delays, and the further
fact that thousands of people took ad-
vantage of the opportunity to see the
flights free of charge, the local avia-
ton meet took in enough money to
pay its unusually heavy expenses.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-06-28

The assessed valuation of personal
property in Topeka has taken jump
of more than 100000 during the
passed year. Is this an indication
that the city is standing still or making
rapid progress on the way to a great
er and more general prosperity?
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-06-28

Count Zeppelin's success in estab-
fishing a real transportation air line
in Germany is to be followed by 9TH
ers in similar undertakings in this and
other countries. There will be nothing
impossible or unreasonable now in di-
recting folk to travel 'as the crow
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-06-28

A couple of pugs fought for ten
rounds before a large crowd in Los
Angeles the other night and were not
molested by the authorities. 1t was
construed by them as a boxing contest
and not a prize fight. Certainly they
draw fine lines in California.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-06-28

William Jennings Bryan sailed from
Europe for home the other day and the
public did not get wise to the fact
until he had been a day at sea. Is
Mr.. Bryan hiding his light under a
bushel, or is 1t going out?
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-06-28
GREAT INVENTIONS WENT A-BEG-
GING.

Sixty-fve years ago, on the first Of
April, Professor Robert Morse, accom-
panied by his associates, stood before
congress and offered to sell the pat
ents on the electric telegraph for $780,
OOO. After long and bitter debate,
congress appropriated $4,000 for the
construction of a line between WASH
ington and Baltimore in order that the
merits of the invention might be fully
tested.
1t is recorded that President Polk
thought the invention good thing for
the government to own but the post
master general, in a long report, gave
as his opinion that the revenues could
never be made to cover the expendi-
lures in the telegraphing of messages.
Today in this country the Morse sys-
TENS are capitalized at 1920. 100000.
But this little anecdote is seldom told
by the officials of the Western Union
Telegraph company, for it is matter
of history that Prof. Alexander Gra-
ham Bell offered to sell his telephone
patents to the telegraph company for
the paltry sum of $4,000, but the Off
Gals of that company only smiled and
declared the invention a toy with no
commercial value. Today there are
more than five million telephones in use
in this country earning $50, 0,10C an
nually.-Iola Register.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-06-28
rejoicing

General rejoicing will prevail
throughout Kansas and over the rest
of the country as well. at the news
that Fred Funston is on rapid road
To racnverY-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-06-28

Tag day was a great success. More
money was collected for the Provident
Association than on the same occa-
sion last year. Topekans of all classes
are pretty hard to beat when it comes
To lfhara lifV
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-06-28

No word has been received by phone
or wire from any section Of the country
that tears are being shed because con-
rress has adjourned
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-06-28

Every once in a while an explosion
of some sort is heard in the city This
indicates that some of the small boys
lust simply can't wait until the Fourth.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-06-28

That heir to a Pittsburg fortune
who was located in a house of correc-
ton in Chicago was probably in safer
keeping than the fortune will be when
It gets into his hands.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-06-28

Among the important news events of
the day is the announcement that Bat
Nasterson is on his way to attend the
Johnson effries fight.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-06-28

Shawnee county politics have now
begun to sizZle. But what else coulo
be expected in this kind Of weather?
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-06-28
rHE sUPREME COURT.

The supreme court of the United
States is again getting behind with its
cases. In 1890. when the circuit court
of appeals was created, there were
1900 cases on the docket Since that
time about 422 cases on an average
have been decided each year. Two Of
the seats on the supreme bench have
been vacant during the last year, how
ever one, that of Justice Moody, for
the entire year, and the other, owing
to the death of two of the justices. for
a part of the time. The result has been
that only 391 cases have been disposed
of at the term which has just ended
and there are on the docket today 5S6
cases, or los more than were there
year ago Some of these cases are Of
great importance, not to individual liti-
giants alone, but to the business inter-
ests of the country generally, and the
delay in passing upon them has been
a matter Of regret
Some of the members of the su-
years 1t is not to be expected that
Younger men would be able to do.
There are plenty of able and upright
lawyers in the country. It ought to be
a comparatively easy matter to keep
all the seats on the supreme bench oc-
cupied, and that by men of vigorous
health and judicial attachments. To
this end provision has been made for
the retirement on full pay of justices
who have reached an age at which
most men are no longer capable of
sustaining for long periods the heavier
burdens of life.-Charleston News and
Courier.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-06-28

The principals and the promoters OF
the Jeffries fight are to divide
something like 100000 in cash for
The moving picture privileges of the
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-06-28
ONE ON HENRY ALLEN.

The impudence of the politicians is
sometimes amusing. Years ago, when
Henry Allen ran for congress, w. R.
Stubs opposed him. Baldwin is
very churchy town, and the Stubs
men sprang story there that Allen
had given certain colored men whisky.
The story created great indignation in
Baldwin, and did Mr.. Allen harm.
After Mr.. Allen was defeated, he
looked up the whisky story and found
that the Stubs fellows had given the
negroes whisky, with a view of start
ing a story that Allen did it!-Atchi-
son Globe.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-06-28

Yes" observed vack Supp. gam
bling is an unsafe proposition, either
as a pastime or occupation. A friend
of mine lost his favorite leg in poker
game"
"Really?"
Eyes, indeed. 1t was this way. The
game was rather warm, and he at
tempted to introduce a ncold deck.
The reaction of heat waves, or some
thing Alike that, caused the explosion of
a cartridge in revolver belonging to
the gentleman sitting on the left. The
bullet struck my friend in the leg, and
gave the doctors an excuse for chop
ping If off. Sad, sad.
1t is just as well that the tube in
the thermometer is closed at the top.
1t prevents the escape of the mercury.
This column is rather short today.
but plenty long, such as 1T Is.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-06-28

Many election bets are being cover
ed, but up to a late hour this after
noon,- this department has failed to
find a cover for this one: Two dol
lars to a pretzel that Charley Sessions
is nominated on the Republican ticket.
AS a lot of state employees seem tc
be unoccupied, but at the same time
bitterly resent any intimation that
they are not earning their wages, II
might be we'll to form them into fly
swatting brigade. with Colonel Crum-
bine in command.
Safe and Sane note: They may stop
the children from shooting off fire.
crackers, but they can't stop the ora
tors from shooting off their mouths.
The New York Cinnamon are i'm
proving in craftsmanship. In their
latest tong disturbance, they scored
three Chinks out of possible 40.
The college authorities have reached
the decision that a certain 4. VI ira
ternity served too much" booze at
recent party. Which raises the ques-
ton: How much booze, served at q
frat party, is not quite too much?
The popular belief is that Charlton
can get out of it if the alienists will do
their worst.
FOOLISH QUESTION.
If on the street yau chance to meet
The dub who stops to rest his feet,
And should he chance to rouse your
ire
BY stopping you to thus inquire:
''The day is warmish, is it not"
Say: mo, you boob-it's only HOT"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-06-28

The popular belief is that Charlton
can get out of it if the alienists will do
their worst.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-06-28

The New York Cinnamon are i'm
proving in craftsmanship. In their
latest tong disturbance, they scored
three Chinks out of a possible 40.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-06-28
FOOLISH QUESTION.

BY stopping you to thus inquire:
1.-THE day is warmish, is it not?'
Say: mo, you boob-it's only HOT"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-06-28

How did I acquit myself, hubby?"
well, you don't make the speeches that
mother used to make" was the ungrac
ious answer of the gentleman suffragette.
Courier-Journal.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-12-25
Some Facts About Los Angeles Worth Knowing

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Los Angeles herald., 1910-12-25

Who unjustly accuses others Of bad
deeds.
Who never has a good word for any
body.
Who when he drinks, habttually
drinks alone.
Who boasts of the superiority of his
family
Who talks religion downtown in con-
neCtion with his daily business affairs
Who talks recklessly against the Vir-
tue of respectable women.
Who runs in debt with no apparent
intention Of paying.
Who bOrrows small sums on his note
or check dated ahead.
Who will not work for an honest
living.
Who looks down upon those who do.
Who is always prating about his own
virtues.
Who fmputes bad motives to those
trying to do good.
Who betrlys confidence.
Who lies
Who Is honest only for policy's sake
1t to others.
Who ch3ws tobacco in public con-
veyance.
Who gets intoxicated in public places.
Who partakes Of hospitality and talks
behind his entertainers back.
Who borroWs money from a friend
and then blackguards the lender.
With a population Of ninety-one mil
lions, which this country now has, it
is easy to find associates in life with
Los Angeles herald., 1910-12-25
HOW NOTED BANKER
TALKS To YOUNG MEN
Pointers from a Busy FinanCier
After Years of Close
Observation

In the course of an address in New
York City at a gathering Of bankers,
Henry Clews said:
And now a word for the young men
only: Next to the unwisdom of Sc
lecting and following bad or incOm-
petent advisers in matters of business
there are also certain persons y HON,
if you wish to do well and make a for
tune honestly you should be careful to
avoid. You will not always know them
by their appearance; in fact that is
often the worst rule to go by, for they
are generally well disguised. 1t is in
their manner and conversation that
YOU will find them out and that this
be the easier I have made a collection
Of their characteristics, as follows:
Avoid a man who yilities his bene-
factor.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-12-25
A LONESOME PRINCESS

The question of finding suitable play
mates for Princess Mary of England
has given her royal parents much con-
cern. She is an only daughter, and
while she enjoys the society of her
brothers she naturally longs for girls
as playmatos. There has been talk Of
sending her to a school, but Queen
Mary is reluctant to take such a step,
and is not convinced that this would
be for the better upbringing of the
child. The queen also believes that
home is the best place where a girl
would have a chance to make friends
with other girls. The Princesses
Alexandra and Maud of Fife, who have
visited Marlborough house frequently,
are both much older than Princess
Mary. The daughters of Mrs. Derek
Keppel who is one of Queen Mary's
most intimate friends. are too young
to make suitable playmates for the
princess. Louvina Knollys, daughter
of Lord Knollys, is a great favorite of
the queen, and she is a friend Of the
princess, but older than she At pres
ent the royal family is in quandary
over the question.
STORAGE BATTERY AUTOS
A recent investigation revealed the
fact that there are about 5000 storage
hu al In
Los Angeles herald., 1910-12-25

Generating Capacity

GAS WORKS-23,1OO Cubic Feet Per
Day.
ELECTRIC WORKS-24,2OO Horse
Power.
875 MILES OF GAS MAINS-High and
Low Pressure Distribution.
Is Miles Of Underground Electric Con
duits.
2O45 Miles of Electric Mains.
lO9,5OO Gas and Electric Consumers.
QSO EroD1OvnC
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-08-31
DEFENSE RESTS.
An Indictment for Perjury Voted in
the Browne Case.

Chicago. Aug. 31.-The special
grand jury called to investigate the
testimony of three witnesses for Lee
O'Neil Browne, who is on trial for al
legged bribery of legislators in connec-
ton with the election of William Lori
mer to the United States senate. began
hearing witnesses today.
States Attorney Wayman stated an
Indictment charging perjury had been
voted against Patrick J. Keely, for
merly city detective in Mr.. Wayman's
office. Keely is alleged to have per-
jured himself in stating that Repre-
sentative H. J.. c. Beckmyer was in
toxicated when he confessed to receiv-
ing a bride of $1,000 to vote for Lori
mer.
Attorney Wayman stated that he
would seek perjury indictments also
against George Gloss, a motorman,
and E. j. Bell, a street car conductor.
Gloss and Bell testified that Sidney
Marlborough slept at CLOSES home on
the night of May "a, 1909, instead of
being with Representative White,
chief witness for the state, in the st.
Nicholas hotel at Springfield. on that
night. In so testifying the states at
torney alleges that the two street car
men perjured themselves.
The defense rested today.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-08-31
TODAY's MARKET REPORTS

Chicago, Aug. 31.-WHEAT-Increasi
supplies and lower foreign quotations dis
couraged buyers in the wheat market to-
day. Fear of heavy deliveries on Sep
TENDER 1, also had a depressing influence.
There was free selling of he September
option by leading exporter. Warehouse
liberal scale. The market opened 1sc To
reacted on scattered commission pur-
chases. December started &c to sc off at
$l-O3 to $1.031s, sold at $1.02S and rallied
to $1,000. OBS.
Export sales of wheat from Philadelphia
and Baltimore and of flour at Kansas
Ihreshing returns northwest. The close
was firm with September at $1OSA to
81 03s4 a .O37s, net gain of &c to 15@5sc.
CORN-Failure of predicted frosrs
caused general selling of corn. Support
was poor. December opened &c to nc
covered to 5754G57asc.
Profit taking by shorts led to further
rally. The market closed generally steady
at net decline of &c to H@ssc.
OATS-Oats, though easier with other
grain, received good commission help and
was relatively steauy. December during
the initial trading was unchanged to 1sc
off at 361sc. yielding later to 36c.
VISIONS-Liqufdation by longs
weakened provisions. First sales were
lard, and $500 to s12.021z for ribs. Addi-
tional declines followed.
RYE-Cash: 73c; September, 76c; Deem
Der, 76c.
BARLEY-Cash: 4S@7sc.
$3.50; October, $50; March, $40
CLOVER-October, $3.50
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-08-31
M. SANGER SUBMITS.
But Announces That He Will Keep Up
the Fight Personally.

Paris, Aug. 31.-Marc SANGER, the
head of the French Catholic Sillon So
ciety, the dissolution and reorganiza-
ton of which was ordered by the pope,
has written a letter of complete sub
mission to his holiness saying that the
work for popular education of the 500
branches will be turned over to the
Episcopate.
SANGER adds. however. that he re-
grets the decision of the vatican. as
it gives the impression that the church
is opposed to democracy and announces
that he will personally continue a dem
Ocratic PROPAGANDA
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-08-31
New YORK Stock Marker.

wall ST, New York. Aug 31.-STOCKs-
Narrow and irregular price changes mark
ed the opening in the stock market. fol-
lowed by anadvancing tendency. Trans
actions were Insignificant in volume.
Western Union rose 2, ana Reading and
wabash preferred IS Great Northern pre-
ferred lost 1.
Trading fell to a lower ebb of activity
than for several months The approach
of a triple holiday was factor in the
dullness. The listlessness of the demand
allowed prices to drop. There was rise
in American Hide and Leather preferred
of 8; Wisconsin Central rs and American
Sugar 1. Central Railway of New Jersey
lost and United States Rubber l.
Bonds were irregular
The demand for stocks ceased after the
list h.6 risen a trifle above yesterday
closing and there was some light profit
Telephone and telegraph and United
States Pipe gained l, and Nationa. Rail-
ways of Mexico first preferred 2 Chicago
Great Western preferred and Western
MARYLAND preferred lost H.
The undertone of the market was better
but there was no important buying. Rail-
way Steel Spring preferred lost TX and
ST. Louis Southwestern preferred l.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-08-31
New York Money Market.

New York. Aug. 31.-MONEY-Money on
call easy, 1&q2 per cent; ruling rate Is.
at rs per cent. Time loans very dull and
steady; 60 days 314@3h per cent and 30
days 4 per cent; six months Az per cent.
CLOSE: Prime mercantile paper 51k to
per cent.
Sterling exchange firm with actual bus
mess in bankers, bills at 81. .3504. $3.50 for
60 day bills and at 81. Sc. 20 for demand:
commercial bills $4.S3GD4. S31s
SILVER-Bar silver, $3.50; Mexican dol
lars, 44c.
BONDS-Government bonds steady, rail-
road bonds Irregular. u.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-08-31

Chicago. Aug. S1.-CATTLE-Receipt
estimated at 1900: market steady to shade
So. $4,000; western steers, $425d7.10; stock
ers and feeders, S4.1016.25 COWS and heif-
ers, S2.50d660: calves, $7.O0d9.50
HOGS-Receipts estimated at 100000
arket &c higher; light. S90509.65: mixed
Ss.6509.45; heavy. Ss.50d9.30: rough. $s50J
s.I5: good to choice heavy. SIS. 75Q9. 80; pigs,
$S.S0G9. 90: bulk of sales, $S.90G915.
SHEEP-Receipts. estimated at 5000
market strong; native. 81. 75d4.70 western.
S2.S5@I4.70; vear1ings S410d5 10; lambs. ma
tive, S5.00@71o; western. $5.00G7.00.
DAILY MOVEMENT OF PRODUCE.
ments 3143 300.
CORN-Receipts. $4,000 bushels: ship
ments. 255. 600 bushels.
Car lot receipts: Wheat, 153 cars. with
81 of contract grade; corn, S69 cars, with
227 of contract grade; oats, AGA cars.
Total receipts of wheat at Chicago.
Minneapolis and Duluth today were 742
cars compared with sos cars last week
and 400 cars the corresponding day year
ago