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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-05-25
THE TUBERCULOSIS CRUSADE.

plan has been decided upon for
raising the money needed to carry on
with effectiveness the campaign just
begun for stamping out consumption
in this city which ought to meet with
popular approval and an equally quick
response. 1t is a simple one, too, con-
sisting merely of having each and
every person in Topeka. who is so dis
posed, contribute dollar to the fund
that is desired.
Every abled bodied person in the
town should be disposed, and gladly
so, to make such a contribution. The
humiliation of the great white plague
in any community means much to
each and every person in it. Con-
sumption is a disease that is no re-
specter of persons. 1t attacks the
healthy and the strong with its death
dealing fangs quite as readily as 1t
does the sickly and the weak AS
long as those affected with tubercu-
losis are around in any considerable
numbers, and spreading the germs of
the disease about, all persons who
come in contact with them are liable
to contract the ailment.
This fact makes the matter of seri-
ious concern to every one. Nor would
it appear to need much of an argu-
ment, therefore, to show that every
body should contribute his mite to pro-
vide the means for waging successful
battle with the scourge. There is not as
much consumption in Topeka proper
tionately to its population as there is
in many other places. But there is
enough of it to warrant a vigorous
warfare being waged against it. Such
a crusade has been begun and in the
right way. Let every man and woman
help it along.
Not only will the elimination of con-
sumption from Topeka be great
good thing for the city and its people.
1t will. point the way to other commu-
mites to go and do likewise. 1t will
show them that concerted and intel
ligently directed action is all that is
necessary to place this dread disease
hors de combat. In this way Topekans
will be taking a step that will mean
considerable for the general welfare
of Kansas and the country as whole.
This surely will be worth an earnest
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-05-25

and brought man to repair the run
about. He wanted to know the low
est cash price for the property; he
went down and looked at the creek
that needed another twist: he hunted
for landmarks and looked over old
deeds. and by and by, he was at lib
erty to look at and criticize Miss Me-
lincent's two sketches. He scratched
finally asked if the creek was not rum
ming uphill instead of down. In the
other he readily recognized the wood
pecker as a quail.
"Can you make him out ?" asked the
mother, after he had gone
why, he seems to be very nice
man." was the reply
But he called that woodpecker
quail
Perhaps that accident broke rib
for him and he's bravely trying to
hide the fact from u.s." replied the
daughter.
In two days Mr.. Bamford was back
to look over those deeds again. . on
creek ought to have two twists in it.
He also. called the woodpecker
blackbird. He thought he could pay
$4,000 cash down for The Becomes
and then spoke of buying on the in
stallment plan. Then he sat for an
hour on the veranda with Miss Melin--
cent and talked about books and
poetry and Europe to her, and not
one word of real estate the next
time he called in he made the excuse
that he was just going past and
thought he would stop for moment
to see if that creek didn't want as
many as three twists, but he re-
manned for two hours. At his next
call he heard a voice saying to him:
Mr.. Bamford, 1 have heard of your
mother, and heard of you. You are
no real estate agent
"No, ma am"
You are no artist
mo. ma am
"You are no landscape gardener"
mo ma'am.'
You are no creek twister!"
mo, ma ann
Then what are you?"
"Just a young man who admires
your daughter, and proposes to fall
in love with her. and make her fail
in love with him, and then ask your
consent to marry her and keep the
dear old Beeches in the family"
And inpostor that he was, he won
the girl in less than a year.-Copy-
righted 1910 by Associated Literary
PrRSS1
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-05-25

If as rich. than that of Kansas. and
the difference in the wheat yield can
be attributed to the seed selection and
the difference in methods of farming.
In Kansas there is a large territory,
and Kansas farms much and poorly;
while in England and Germany the
area is much more limited and the
farmer farms well. When the Kansas
farmer farms well continuously his
yield of wheat will be doubled and pos
SHY trebled in a few years-we will get
an increase from an average of rs mil
lion bushels for ten years to an average
of. lis million bushels for every year.
This would he one mighty stride to-
ward solving the bread problem, and its
like is possible in most of the agricul-
rural territory Of America"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-05-25
POINTED PARAGRAPHS.
IFrom the Chicago News

LFrom the Chicago News
There's nothing like holiday for
inducing rain.
It's difficult for woman to open her
heart to a knocker.
It takes lot of money to make
some women good looking
You can't be too particular in choos-
ing your particular friends.
The wages of sin is death, but there
is always a man for the job.
Yes, Cordelia. it is proper to serve
a game supper after card party.
Occasionally man gets so discour-
aged that he feels like writing poetry.
After a girl has been in love three
or four times she ceases to regard it
as a serious matter.
When you see a girl with a bathing
suit on it's a sign that she thinks she
has q good figure
Beware of people who hand you
something for nothing. They will ex-
pect YOU to pay double for it later
man thinks it is all right for a
woman to confide in him-and all
wrong for her to confide in any other
man.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-05-25
At Monte Carlo.

There is one thing about the gam
bling rooms at Monte Carlo that must
be said in their favor and that is the
absolutely fair and dignified manner
in which the business is conducted.
Roulette is a legally authorized insti-
tuition in the principality of Monaco.
and there are no "hanky- panky"
tricks such as are limited at in some
notorious Paris "tripoIs." Here in
Monte Carlo the whole thing is done
openly and aboveboard. and if you
lose your money you lose it fairly and
without the slightest suspicion of
cheating or robbery. and you have no
body but yourself to blame
When it is considered too, that the
croupiers are earning an average wage
of f12 a month one can but marvel
at the honesty and dexterity of these
men who daily handle thousands of
pounds. l am bound to say that the
this opinion to Monte Carlo-are a
thoroughly respectable and honest
body of men. They seem quite with
out cupidity. I can only compare
them to those Paris bank messengers
or "garcons de recette' who are
dressed in blue coats and cooked hats,
and who walk about all day in. charge
of s2O, goo or $780, 900 in notes and cash
and who are paid at the rate of )
francs day.
ne CEOuDlcT SldIlS dL 10 d DlOnlll,
and rises by annual installments to
Els. If he is we'll recommended and
exceptionally smart he may become
"sous-chef de partie," or even a
chef" at $40. The "plums'' of the
trade are the inspectorsh,ps, but few
holders of these posts are selected
from the ranks of the crorpiers. The
inspectors salary is between f2S and
f32 month.
saw an instance in the rooms re-
. ,S1A i i
ner in which a dispute between play
ers is settled Two ladies-one a well
known Partisan actress. the other a
stout old German-sat near each other
at roulette table. and when the re-
suit was declared the stout lady i'm
mediately snatched UP her winnings
and the other ladys too. A hot dis
pute ensued. high words arose-for
gamblers quickly lose their tempers-
and all the efforts of the croupiers
failed to restore calm. The German
lady, though apparently in good faith,
was obviously in the wrong. as several
of us onlookers had noticed for our
selves, and chef de partie' came
along and tried to settle the matter,
but, failing to do so. called an in
spector, who quietly invited both ladies
to leave the table.
This had the desired effect. Rather
than lose her seat. for she was win
ming steadily, the German lady dis
gorged and quiet was Immediately re-
stored. None but those at the table
were aware OF any disturbance, and
the whole incident had not lasted three
minutes. during which play was in
terrupted.
1 witnessed the following interest
ing play at roulette table. A lady in
mourning put louis on SO zen plein.'
which turned UP. She received $500
francs. and Immediately placed 10
louis on Is zen plein.'' The number
turned UP, and she received 1000
francs. thus. with so francs netting
$500 francs in less than six minutes.
Monte Carlo letter in London Mail.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-05-25
AYHAWKER JOTS

1t is reliably re ported that the farm
er near Lawrence who found nine rat
tlesnakes, two copperheads, two black
snakes and two lizards under one stone
is a teetOtalar-
Some men are so willing to be thought
witty. remarks the Hill City New Era,
that If you laugh at one of their jokes
they will keep telling the same story
to you all the rest of their lives.
Joining in the GLORIOUS of that favorite
little dirty entitled swat the Fly the
Coffey7ille Herald is careful to advise
but in swatting don't strike too hard,
lest tina sting be Ieft on your ear"
A cheerful view of the situation is ta-
ken by the Ottawa Herald. What OF
tawa lacks, It says, in direct evidence
II the census reports of population
of 10000, she can make up in circum-
stantial evidence.
Every town should have a gossip de-
tective. to trace down "stories,' find
where they originate, where they re-
multiplied by two, where they are
twisted. The various "middlemen"
should be registered in book. This
would stop three-fourths of all gossip.
-Cimarron Jacksonian.
The number of Opening guns key
notes. 'hct replies and logical state
ments" in the Stubbs Wagstaff cam
paign is now sufficient. Bring on the
affidavits, the roorbacks, and the boom
crangs, the campaign slogans, the po-
litical canarGs and we will get down
to real business" says the Wichita
Beacon. And don't forget the petards,
the billingsgate and the three O's-op-
probrium ,obloqGy and onus.-Kansas
City Sta-.
We are in receipt of a copy of the
speech of Congressman Scott delivered
before the Republican club of New
York. Mr.. Scott asks, How can the
Economic Advantages of the Specula-
tive Exchanges be Preserved and the
Ethical Evils ELIMINATED" We would
suggest the Obliteration Of the Custo-
mary Inherent Unpropitiusness and
the Retention of the Methodist Indis-
rensableness of the Contempla tive Re-
cibrocity.-La Cpgne journal.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-05-25
GLOBE SIGHTS.
[From the Atchison Globe.l

From the Atkinson GLOBE.
My ambition said a man recently,
lis to have Is little to do as wo-
man
he has set his foot down about one
thing: his wife shall not wear a braid.
No one seems to be entirely honest.
Did you ever i'll your life buy a load
of hard wood that you didn't find some
elm in it?
A woman thinks she is calm and
self-controlled if fault found with her
preacher in her presence doesn't jar
hairpin loose.
The women say there is only one wo-
man in Atchison who dresses beyond
her husbands means. But what do the
men say?
New scheme of lifting the lid in
Kansas City on Sunday. Beer bottles
are wrapped in blue overallS and pur-
chasers carrying them out look like
railroad men going to work.
Church White says that over in
Hainesville. Mo-, where he lived as a
10y, people lived until a great age: il
a man died as young us 30 it was gen
orally said he Gied of cholera infan-
tum.
We can't look at half the papers We
receive When man brings in a pa
rer, AMI says: Here is a copy of my
Old home paper: maybe you can find
something in it," should we express
thanks, or tell him the truth?
Boys have certain notions that are
common among boys everywhere. They
believe. for instance. that there is a
Jaw prohibiting a boy from carrying a
pocket knife with a blade more than
three incGes lorg; also. that there is
a queer looking insect known as a
snake Doctor and that when one APP
rears, it means sick snake is around;
also. that any boy who plays horse 700
| long. will turn into a horse; also, that
| before taking q drink of water when
| heated boy should pour water on his
| wrist; also. that when boy sees 4
caterpillar, he should spit or he will get
| fPNe.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-05-25
QUAKER fluctuations.

(F'rom the Philadelphia Record.)
Lucky is the man who doesn't be-
lieve in luck.
Never hit man when he Is down
unless he is down to stay.
A thing of beauty is a joy forever
or until you try to auction it off.
Every cloud has a silver lining. and
some people kick because 1t isn't gold
Somehow or other when trouble
calls it always finds the latchstring
out
When your friend calls himself a
fool, never agree with him. if Won
value his friendship.
In the matter of elasticity the aver
age mans suspenders are in the same
class with his conscience.
Unfortunately the milk of human
kindness doesn't always make butter
for the people who are well bred.
Sillicus-'Love is a game in which
Cupid deals the cards. Cynicus-
Then why does he so often deal from
the bottom of the deck?'
Muggins-"I don't believe in CON
tradicting a woman Buggins-s.No
it's a waste of energy. Give her tin,S
enough and she'll contradict herself .
Blobbs-'I wonder why all the snc-
cessful men are bald ?" Slobbs-'svveIl
you know II takes a pretty smooth man
to get on top nowadays"
"a soft answer turneth awav wrath -,
quoted the Wise Guy. yves. but that.
no reason why a fellow shouldn't taka
boxing lessons" added the SimpIe
Mug.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-05-25
THE SINGER OF REAtrTY.

The poets of power and passion
Are leaders and lords in the van:
ney help us to forge and to fashion,
Ihey teach us to plot and to plan.
On, they are the strong ones. the sniters,
he seers and the prophets of wrath,
VINO summon the swords of the fighters
10 clear for our progress a path!
But what shall be said of the singer
w nose song has no purpose or plan?
me bard who is only a bringer
OF JOY to the spirit of man?
Shall he be despised and neglected
As useless or vicious or vain?
Shall he be rebuked and rejected.
And silenced with scorn and disdain?
All, no, let him sing, let him fling US
His song without purpose art:
The lark does not stir us or sting US,
And yet he is dear to the heart.
All praise to the poets of duty
Who rouse US to wrestle with wrong,
But here's to the singer of beauty,
And here's to the Tilt of his song,
Denis A. Mccarthy, in the New York
Sun.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-05-25
II UNOR OF THE Day

Mrs. Knicker-How is your childs ed
ucation progressing? Mrs Bocker~He is
very bright; a professor is coming TODAY
10 teach him how to kick a tin can or
tie IT to dogs tail.-New York Sun
How can these rich girls allow them
selves to be won by men who are only
after their moneys How is a girl 10
know? A man can put considera bic ;ervor
into his wooing when it's a case of mar
rage or work. "-Pittsburg Post
He can trace his ancestors back to
wouldn't care to trace him to the next
block. "-Cleveland Leader.
Wille-Whadja quit yer job fer? Weary
Well, I fingered it like this: If 1 did
make good, they expect me ter keep on
maxim good. That's too mu.h work, SO I
quit.-Cleveland Leader.
Why said the man, you Wouldn't
vote if you had the chance THAT has
nothing to do with the question:" replied
the woman. What want is the chance"
I'm one of the best customers that
tailor has" rs that so?" Yes; / never
paid him for the old one. "-Detroit Free
Press.
Jenkins is a man of remarkable perse-
verance' rs her" Yes. indeed. He
has tried six different kinds of hair re-
storer and he hasn't given up the fight
yet."-Tit-Bits.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-05-25
JOURNAL ENTRIES

Apparently, secret loses all its
charm and interest if it is kept to ones
self.
X \
Certainly the man who marries
doesn't take any bigger chance than
does the woman.
People are generally truthful except
wien they think lies will serve them
much better.
x
Women may be talkative but it
doesn't take much to make a couple
of them refuse to speak to each other
4 K =
Persons with all kinds of money can
get about everything a human might
desire even unto a respectful hearing
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-05-25
NIiddies Fought DueIs.

One of the most pathetic duels in
the early history of the American
navy was that between two young
midshipmen, whose names are not
given in the record, according to a re-
cent writer. Their ship was in the
Malayan waters. One hot night they
quarreled over the question of leaving
open the scuttle. The dispute was
finally settled amicably by the ex
change of cots. A superior officer
who had overheard their heated words
made it plain to one of the midship-
men that he would have to "caI out"
his friend if he wished to retain the
respect of his friends. To avoid os-
tracism and to conform to the stand
ard of honor imposed by his superiors,
the unwilling midshipmen challenged.
The meeting occurred on the sea-
shore. He wrote of afterwards as fol-
lows: Upon the signal we both fired.
I found myself wounded, and was
about to lean upon my seconds arm
when I perceived my opponent fall up
on the sand. Ny own wound was in
the f1eshy part of the thigh; it did not
prevent my running to the PROSTATE
exhibited intense pain, and, kneeling
down by his side, 1 inplored his for
giveness, which he instantly granted.
MY despair at his fate knew no
bounds, and accusing myself of his
murder. I upbraided with the bitterest
reproaches those who hi urged me to
send the challenge. For weeks after
his cot was attended by his late op-
ponent, whose greatest JOY was to an
ticipate his wants
The wounded youth recovered. but
had withered arm, and, leaving the
service died of a broken heart.-Chi-
cago News.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-05-25

eff you had a system full of tubercu-
Iosis, and were forced by circumstances
to occupy a cot in the Soldier creek
camp" observed Jack Supp, as he
glanced through the paper, would you
o. K. this invitation?
persons interested in the Anti
tuberculosis camp are cordially invi-
ted by the society to go out and make
q personal inspection of the camp
"Wouldn't you rather crawl off in tho
brush and die comfortably without be-
ing personally Inspector"
Prince Vic Napoleon is willing to re-
nounce his claims to a kingdom to
marry the girl of his choice. The an
swer seems to be that his claim is to
the throne of France, which went out
of the king business some years ago.
and has made no threats to revert to
a princpality.
1t is generally conceded that the wo-
man with new lace stockings is
easily frightened by mouse.
CHARGE EN- TO DOC CRUMBINE.
When e'er we try
To swat the hY
That buzzes overhead
The chances are,
We bust a jar
Or jar bust instead.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-05-25

Evidently there is a good deal of
the monkeyshine business to the duels
participated in these days by the
fiery-tempered Frenchmen. 1t has
been necessary for a couple of counts
of that variety to engage in three
duels before either of them was able
to injure the other in any way. Both
were successful lin this latest effort
but the injuries inflicted did not
amount to anything. In place of
duelling in this unsatisfactory fashion
the Frenchmen, who have had their
honor sullied, should do it up in a
neat little package and send it to a
Chinese laundry.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-05-25

Mr.. Thomas, of Kentucky. informed
the house of representatives the other
day that the labor strikes during the
Mckinley and Roosevelt administra-
lions increased 100 to 100 per cent over
those Of the Cleveland regime. He for
got to add that during the poor times
which were incident to the Cleveland
administration workers were willing to
labor under almost any conditions and
for any wage they could get.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-05-25

will fall on more later. There should
be a civil service pension fund to
properly care for these faithful gov
eminent employees who have outlived
their usefulness, but there isn't. Pres
ident Taft recommended the estab-
Iishment of one but congress has been
too busy with all kinds of wranglings
to pay any attention to it.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-05-25

Unless all signs fail the aviation
meet to be held in Topeka on June I,
8 and 9 will attract the largest crowd
of visitors that has ever visited the
capital city of Kansas on any one
occasion. And it should. It will be the
first opportunity that has been ac-
corded to the people in this section
of the country to see mans wonderful
conouest of the air
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-05-25

1t may be true as the New York
city health authorities point out that
a piece of soiled paper money con-
tains on an average $4,000 bacteria,
but from the avidity with which folks
grab onto all bills of this character it
is reasonable to assume that they con-
slider these microbes of a desirable
kind to mingle with.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-05-25
REFLECTIONS OF a BACHELOR.
IFrom the New York Press.l

Man proposes: the girl prompts him.
Supporting a family is a footrace
that's uphill all the way.
Before marriage it's all romance; af-
terward all romancing-
Sending a boy through college edu-
Gates his father how to support him.
There's nothing makes a woman have
such a guilty conscience as to figure
out the pew rent in clothes for the
children. hut she's doing it all the time.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-05-25

cablegram from England was in
serious error the other day. 1t de-
scribed Colonel Roosevelt as enjoying
a day of rest. Most people are thor
oughly convinced that it is impossible
for T. r. to be quiet and inactive and
at the same time enjoy himself.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-05-25

An ardent admirer of Colonel
Roosevelt comes out with the opinion
that if the ex-president were nomin-
ated for the presidency by any politi-
cal party it would be impossible to de-
feat him. This is probably correct but
the chances are that Mr.. Roosevelt
il not disposed to accept a presidential
nomination from any party in the i'm
mediate future.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-05-25

That terrible tragedy at Rossville
which resulted in the shooting and
killing of a young boy by another lad
ought TO convince grown-ups that
youngsters of tender years should not
be entrusted with firearms of any
kind. But, in all probability, it won't.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-05-25

There's nothing so unusual in the
news that Colonel Roosevelt was the
dominating figure at the royal lunch
con given by King George to the
crowned heads of Europe who are
now in London. What else was to
have been expeCted?
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-05-25

1t is safe to assume that the laun-
drymen are vigorously opposed to the
crusade against the smoke nuisance
which is being waged in Chicago. Re-
liable authority asserts that it is i'm
possible for a man in the Windy City
to wear a white collar for a longer
period than one day without opening
himself to the criticism of being I'M
clean.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-05-25

The first amteur aviator to cross
Long Island sound in an aeroplane
will get magnificent gold trophy, but
II he falls while enroute he'll set
ducking and possibly funeral.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-05-25

BE kind to the umpire" admon-
ishes the Augusta Herald. And the
Washington Herald explains: Being
kind to the umpire means calling
him a short and ugly, without trim
ufngs of course"