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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-01-12
HUN0R or THE Day

Dustin y stax secure an autograph from Mr.;
about !ae TSo anggt sa1 sS ohaT
PUT 4sa nus signature as close to the TOP of
Star. ~ =" asnlnstVh
They are telling this story of the late
senator McCarren: On the second dav of
his illness his nurse took his teInneraif ur re-
a e.It ta aen senator asked her what it showed
to 100 SELL" rejoined the patient-Me 49,
politan Magazine.
Now. my little bow. I sunnosa x,o,,-
father said he would give you something
II you pulled out all those weeds?'' asked
Lad in the garden. Mo- was the feeling
reply. but pop said he'd give me some
thing if didn't pull 'em out!''-Yonkers
Statesman
Are you interested in these aviators?'
who was an adept. He rose, dipped, cir.
cled, turned corners and alighted. without
trouble o,1l "a and without z mishap;" Well,
vas, of the sparrow variety.'-Pittsburg
Look here said the head of the firm.
sir" the office boy respectfully replied.
here ri any gog9a
'All right, I won't do it no more.
lips is sore and I can't whistle. S-chicaug ,o
Record-Herald-
poetic Justice" yes man e Who Sas once ee
swindled me out of 5000 in an irrigation
scheme died of water on the brain.'-Chi-
What is this?' inquired the dealer.
That" IT a cigar stump Explained, the
husband smokes. I want to match 1t. Got
alphabet have more than one syilable?'
.. vet me asar see. ,e Tommy; a. ?, G, d e: f
Chicago Tribune.
''Ma'am. here's a man at the door with
a parcel for YOU what is it, Bridget?'
IT'S fish, ma am. and it's marked c, o.
back to 18th the H' dealer ordered trout.sW
Washington Star.
"Authorl Authorp' yelled the people.
Listen said the young playwright.
Raise the curtain I'll go out and make
sans o had t6 do lace rePs Ss e fsgs
that are yeilin' Author are settin' in the
front row and have heavy canes."-Chi-
cago Record-Heraid.
II have here a poem" explained the
proud author. (which I should like to have
right said the editor of the Plunkville
Palladium. 'HTen dollars a line for one
insertion, or we will run it thirty times
for Sc. "-Louisville Courier-Journal.
she-what do they make in a chaffng
dish? He-Indige stion-Smart Set
Joynes-I tell you, Singleton, you don't
know the joys and felicities of a content
ed married life, the happy flight of years.
the long, restfu1 calm Of Singleton-How
long have you been married? Joynes-Just
a month.-London Tit-BitS.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-01-12

Word comes from Washington that
the insurgents" in the house of rep
resentatives are no longer considered
by the Republican whip when he lines
up the members of his party for ac-
ton. No other outcome could have
been expected inasmuch as the Sin
surgents" have got in the habit of
voting with the Democrats at each
and every onnorfunitv
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-01-12

News comes from the experts at
the state university that the farmers
need have no fear of green bugs in
their wheat fields next season but
and here comes the rub-the chinch
bug, the Hessian fly and the San Jose
scale are expected to be at their old
stands and more vigorous then ever.
All Of which goes to show that if there
isn't one thing to worry about there's
another in every field of human
activity
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-01-12

Mrs. Sarah F. Norton, a one-time
noted philanthropist, who died the
other day, left as parting message
to the world: Let no one play the
game Of philanthropy who would de-
sire peace and a peaceful end.' Maybe
the venerable woman would not have
felt this way If her fortune had not
been dissipated by an investment
company which went to the wall. and
she had not been compelled to pass
her declining years on a meager al
loWance
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-01-12
why Snakes Are Blind

Rattlesnal1es. as we'll as other spe-
cies of the snake family. ara blind
three, sometimes four. times a year.
AS a rule they shed their skins in the
spring, middle summer and fall. dur
ing which time there is short period
OF a few. days in which they are more
or less blind. causing them to be more
dangerous. When they are shedding
their skins they also shed the eye COW
ering, thus causing blindness.-St.
Nicholas.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-01-12

President Taft is at work on his spe-
cial message to congress dealing with
the conservation of the natural re-
sources of the nation. If this is any
where near as strong a document as
was his special message on railroad
and industrial corporation regulation,
few apologies from some of his pre-
mature critics will be in order.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-01-12
REFLECTIONS OF a BACHELOR
tFrom the New York Press.1

fFrom the New York Press.l
The best charity is just being cheer
full with people.
A man may be Foolish TO have
faults: he is miserable without them.
People who have lot of money act
as If it was crime not 20 nave more.
A man can never convince hlmsell
he wasted any money except Wna1
went into the collection plate.
When one woman knows SO surely
another isn't well dressed It's queer
why she should zet 50 mad about IL
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-01-12

Suit has been begun to test the con-
stitutIonaIity of the statute levying a
Federal income tax on corporations.
This Will probably tie up the collec-
tions under this law for two or three
years. And SO it will not be so very
effective after all in providing an
emergency revenue for the govern
ment of some $25,OO0,OOO per annum.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-01-12

OF NathanieI F. Moore. son of one
of the multimillionaires of the land,
who was found dead the other day in a
Chicago resort, about the only thing
being said is that he was one of
Americas "best spenders." And that's
not much in the way of an epitaph
to write on the tomb of young man
who had his advantages and oppor-
tunities
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-01-12
FULL LEASED WIRE REPORT
OF THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

The Atchisol Globe hits one of the
prominent nails Of the day squarely on
the head with the remark: SIN think
ing of intense situation at Washing
ton, remember. that, Clifford Pinchot
represents one side of a fool row, and
not a principle
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-01-12
Iniustice to the CAT.

Inc Cat Ol LlIS pcIlOQ uPlllLS AGt
voice in a new and very grievous lam
entation. It is because of the archi-
tects. An indolent race they are max
ing one design serve for 90 consecu-
tive flat houses, and the cat can't be
certain which of the 20 is hers even
when sober. After a quiet evening at
the club she is worse off yet. She
reels through the wrong palatial por-
tai and staggers to and fro in the
wrong gilded corridor, meowing like
lost soul. In vain does her master
sit up to let her in. He is six numbers
farther down the street. and no self
exculpatory hiccough answers his cry
of Observation-Disclosures
This tragical situation has been
laid before the clerk by one who bids
him speak harshly to the architects.
Thanks! The pleasure is wholly the
clerkSi o wicked architects, and hard
Of heart, how have We fallen from
grace!lS To think that We, who once de-
signed big holes for big cats and little
holes for little cats, should be so dead
to all sense of humanity! TITS scam
dalous.
The clerk trusts that exposure will
bring the architects to repentance, so
that hereafter the 20 consecutive flat
houses will bear distinctive emblems
for cats to tell them apart by. At
least it will arouse the Animal Res
cue League. A few courteous docents,
stationed at intervals along the line
of all-alike abodes, will inaugurate an
era Of feline felicity.-C1erk, in the
Boston Transcript.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-01-12
course in Conserxation.

The regents of the University of
Michigan have just taken a step which
may end by doing away with the old
reproach that since Aristotle the field
of human knowledge has grown too
wide for any one man to embrace. The
regents have established a six years
course of study leading to the degree
of master of conservation engineer
ing. The argument. as advanced in the
Michigan Alumnus, may be summed up
as follows: 1t was the surveyor and
civil engineer, following in the footsteps
of the pioneer. that bIazed the way
for our lavish exploitation of those
magnificent natural resources. the end
of which is now coming into sight.
what more natural than to call on
the man who started the machine to
slow it down, to regulate its speed?
The engineer has been the one great
factor in making possible the creation
of the conditions of our modern civili-
cation. His great work in the future
must be to serve mankind in an even
more important capacity-to prolong
the life of the things which he has
helped create Now a man capable
of doing such work must be something
more than a narrow expert; he must
prepare himself to live his life along
conservation lines. New York Even
ing Post.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-01-12
Nebraska,s Revenue Laws.

The affirmation of the corporation
tax law by the supreme court of Ne
braska is hailed as the beginning of
a new system for levying taxes for
state purposes that must sooner or
later be adopted. The argument is
put forth that it is necessary to sepa-
rate the tax collected for state rur-
poses from the tax collected for mu-
nicipal purposes. There may or may
not be sound reasoning to support
this contention, but the chief argu-
ment against it will be the completely
of any system that contemplates such
a separation. For an illustration we
need but refer back matter of 10
years to the time when Omaha was
listed for city purposes of taxation at
more than s100,000,000, while the
entire state of Nebraska was listed for
purposes of state taxation at less than
$175, 100000. At that time Douglas
county, containing both Omaha and
South Omaha, as well as a number of
other prosperous and thriving COM
munities, was returned for state pur-
poses of taxation at less than $21, 000,-
900. The absurdity of this method is
SO apparent that any system that
would look to it's return must be re-
jected as ridiculous. It might be pos
sible to support the state by taxes in
directly laid, but the expediency of
such a course can well be questioned.
Omaha Bee.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-01-12

PA, did you ever hear of a real case of
poetic justice?" Eyes. A man who once
scheme died of water on the brain."-Chi-
cago Record-Herald.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-01-12
WhistIine and Work.

Whistling has been called an evil
dence of cheerfulness. But most nor
NAL persons will pronounce the cheer
full whistler an unmitigated nuisance.
1t is not to be assumed that the
cheerful whistler is q willing worker
upon the contrary, whistling may
be taken as evidence presumptive of a
vacant mind. The art of whistling
is difficult. The artistic whistler is
an expert and commands money at
the ticket Office. The ordinary uncon-
scious whistler drives unwilling hear
ers to distraction. He is an irritant.
This explains why an applicant for
position was rejected at the office
TO which he was recommended. Not
only did he whistle while waiting, but
he whistled "Auld Lang Syne." The
employer decided promptly that the
whistler would not fill the job. Per-
haps had the whistler whistled "A
Hot Time" and whist1ed it well, bis
selection of tune would have been
regarded as an indication of an alert
disposition, of readiness to think and
act quickly, of ability to hustle, and
to make his surroundings caloric by
friction with hard work. But his Sc
lection of an air of sentimental rem
iniscence caused the inference that his
mind was dwelling in the past rather
than in the living, active present.
Washington Herald.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-01-12

Grandpa, how many letters in the
alphabet have more than one syllable?'
Let me see. Tommy; a, b, C, d, e, f.
| ssYou didn't learn your letters very well
when you were boy, did yous grandpa?"
Chicago Tribune.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-01-12

what is this?' inquired the dealer.
That's cigar stump explained the
husband smokes. want to match it. Got
anything in that shade?''-Pittsburg Post.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-01-12

LOOK here said the head of the firm.
Il want TO give you a pointer" Yes,
sir" the office boy respectfully replied
IF hear you cumming any more popular
songs around here I'll discharge YOU
'Al1 right, I won't do it no more.
wouldn't have done it this time, only me
lips is sore and l can't whistle. "-Chicago
Record-Herald.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-01-12

"Ma'am, here's man at the door with
a parcel for YOU. What is it, Bridget"
IT'S fish, ma'am, and it's marked c. o.
d. Then make the man take it straight
back to the dealer. 1 ordered trout
Washington Star.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-01-12

Are you interested in these aviators7''
Intensely. I watched one this morning
who was an adept. He rose. ,iipped. cir
cled, turned corners and alighted, without
trouble and without a mishap" well.
well. He must have been a bird" ''fIs
was, of the sparrow NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-01-12

"Authori Authorl" yelled the people.
Listen said the young playwright.
a speech" Don't do it," replied a stage
hand who had a kind face. 1.-THE fellows
that are yei1in' Author are settin in the
front row and have heavy canes.'-Chi-
cago Record-Herald.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-01-12

Now. my little boy, suppose your
father said he would give you Something
the old gentleman. over the fence. to the
Lad in the garden. NO" was the feeling
reply. but pop. said he'd give me some
Statesman.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-01-12

proud author, which I should like to have
you publish at your usual terms "Al1
right" said the editor of the Plunkville
Palladium. 'aTen dollars a line for one
insertion, or We will run it thirty times
for $6''-I<ouisyille Courier-JOurnal.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-03-02
WHEAT CROP BIG.
is PREDICTION
OF JAS. PATTEN

New York. March 2.-July 1 was
the time limit which James A. Pat
ten, the Chicago wheat operator, set
upon his active operations in the
markets. He would, Patten said to-
day before sailing for Europe on the
Mauretania, continue to keep in
touch with the markets because of
the long time interests he had in
hem. Patten said:
Il have heard a good many reports
as TO whether It would be possible
10 corner wheat this year. 1 don't
think 1t would be possible. In my
SUCCESS l took advantage of certain
conditions and had the good fortune
10 get in right.
Zone thing 1 want to say before
leaving. l see that reports from Kan
sas say there will be q short wheat
rop. From my information and OBJ
servation the wheat crop will be
zig one and the wheat market may
ns& for az era Of pyospeTity."
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-03-02
ONLY REMNANT LEFT
WITH INSURGENTS
One Story Has 1t That Defeats Have
Broken Hope of Nicaraguan
Rebels.

San Juan Del Sur, Nicaragua,
March 2.-Deserters from Mena's
force who have surrendered to the
government division at Acoyapa,
state Chamorro arrived at San Vim
cente yesterday with 60 lorsemen,
the remnant of an army of 800 with
which he reached Tisman. They al
so state when Mena and ZeIedon
learned of the disaster to the insur-
tents at Tipitapa and Tisma, they de-
cided to abandon their positions and
retreat to Rama. Vasquez now prob
ably occupies San Vincente
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-03-02

stir up row in republican ranks in
congress and throughout the central
west where insurgency is rife.
Entitled to Praise.
According to report. the president
in the letter takes the position that
both Senator AIdrich and Speaker
Cannon are entitled to just praise for
their services to the country as leg
islators, especially the former. OF
Speaker Cannon, the president is un-
derstood to have said that, while he
does not merit. perhaps, the eulogy
given Senator Aldrich, at the same
time he is not deserving of the crit
icisms against him made by the in
surgents.
Insurgents Menace Party.
1t is further understood that the
president states in the letter that the
result of insurgency may, in his opin-
ion, be a democratic house of repre-
sentatives. 1t is understood further
that some names of prominent insur-
gents in the house and senate appear
in the text of the letter. What oc-
casioned the writing of such a letter
is not yet made public.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-03-02
MANY HOMELESS
IN FLOODS IN OHIO
Conditions Improve in Places, but
Grow Worse in Others-Traf-
fc Is Impeded.

Cleveland, March 2.-Fully thou
sand persons are homeless and other
thousands are living on the second
floor of their homes, traffic impeded
and business demoralized In many
places, is the situation in Ohio today
as a result of floods. While the high
water has receded somewhat in most
of the river valleys, yet I'm others the
danger still remains, caused by ice
gorge5.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-03-02
GARVEN WILL
ASK DENEEN TO
YIELD PACKERS

New York. March 2.-ProsecutoI
Garven believes most of the indicted
meat packers have been in the state
within two years and he will try to
get all the defendants here. when
Governor Fort signs requisition pa
pers,'' said Garven, Il shall go per.
sonally before Governor Deneen of
Illinois and request him to sign ex-
tradition papers so that the men can
be brought here. "
Sheriff Kelley today received cap
iases for the individuals and sum-
monses for the corporations named
in the indictment in the packing
cases. The sheriff will bring all
court.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-03-02
STATE POLICE is
TAKEN FROM CITY
Absence of Rioting for Day in Phil
adelpIia Car Strike Leads
to Action.

Philadelphia, March with the
withdrawal yesterday of the last de-
tachment of state police on duty here
and the discharge from further strike
service of the State Fencibles, this
city gave up the only evidence of mar
tial law which has existed here since
the street car mems strike began II
days ago.
To fill the place of the state troops
a special cavalry force was organized
by the city authorities. Up to late
hour last night no disorder had been
reported during the day.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-03-02
ARMED BANDITS
IN CHICAGO STREET

Chicago. March 2.-In true western
style, two armed bandits held up F. A.
Racine, driver of an Adams Express
company wagon. a short distance from
the union station today and robbed
him of s35-all he had on his person.
The robbers are believed to have been
Of the impression it was a money
wagon and TO have planned to make a
big haul The wagon. however, was
empty. The robbers escaped.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-03-02
DAVIDSON HEADS
EDUCATIONAL ASSN

indianapolis, March 2.-The Nation
al Educational association this after
noon elected w n. Davidson of Oma-
ha president
Indianapolis. Ind, March 2.-The
department of superintendence of the
National Educational association to-
day discussed specialization in educa-
ton and differences of mental attitude
in school children.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-03-02
TIBETAN RULE THE SAME
China Gives Great Britain Statement
as to Intentions.

Peking. March 2.-The Chinese
government has replied to an inquiry
by Great Britain as to its intentions
in Tibet, and the reply is regarded as
satisfactory by the British foreign
office. China declares that the in
terror administration of Tibet viii
not be changed. The formal reply
states that the government found
Chinese control in Tibet to be weak
ened because of the Vaccinations of
the now deposed dalai lama, and that
a military expedition was sent into
Lhassa for the purpose of policing it
The dalai lama was degraded be-
cause of offenses already committed
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-03-02
PRICE INQUIRY FAILURE
Grand Jury Reports Problem Is Ma
tionaI, Not Local.

Louisville, March 2.-The county
grand jury which conducted an inquiry,
of about three weeks into the high
cost of living reported yesterday that
its efforts were futile. The report
states that the problem is not local,
but national, and of such magnitude
that its labors were in vain. 1t rec
ommends, however. as one step to-
ward a solution of the problem that
cold storage warehouses be compelled
TO make monthly reports of the guam
tity of foodstuffs on hand
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-03-02
Bad AceIdent at FIora. III.

Flora, Ill, March 1.-Two train
men were killed and two fatally hurt
when a double header passenger
train on the Baltimore & Ohio ran
into the rear of a freight here to-
day. The dead:
CON LYNCH, engineer.
CLARENCE ALBIN, fireman.
Fatally injured;
Charles w. Bamber, engineer.
Charles Lucas, conductor, all of
the passenger train.
None of the passengers was hurt
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-03-02
ADOPT COMMISSION FORM
New City Rule Is Victor in Abilene,
Kan, Four to One.

Abilene, Kan, March 2.-The COM
mission form of government was voted
in by a majority of four to one here
yesterday Less tiTan DnEthfrd OF the
registered vote was cast. The legality
of the election will probably be tested
in court
Fort Pierre. S. D., March 2.-Fort
Pierre yesterday rejected the commits
sion plan of government my a major
ity of 16.
Grand Forks, n. D., March AT a
special election yesterday Grand Forks
rejected the commission plan of gov
ernment by a majority of 40 out OF a
total vote of 967. About one-third Of
the city's normal vote was cast.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-03-02
Ex-consuI j. M. Ayers Dies.

Johnson City, Tenn, March .
DIR. J. NJ. Ayers, former United States
consul to the Argentine Republic, ap
pointed by President Mckinley, died
at his home here Monday night. aged
~ years. He was a native of Ohio.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-03-02
is ACQUITTED OF MURDER

Estelle Stout, Who Shot Picture So
icitOr at Chicago, Goes Free.
Chicago, March 2.-Estelle Stout
was acquitted of the charge of mur-
der by jury in Judge Baldwins s
court yesterday. Miss Stout was
charged with the murder of Henry
Hornberger, a pastel portrait solic-
itor, at the home of her brother-in-
law, George Chambers, 2O45 West
Adams street, Dec. 6, 1908.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-03-02
Work of Day in Congress

Washington, March 2.-Following is
a summary of the proceedings of the
two houses of congress yesterday,
taken from the official records:
SENATE-The senate passed several
bills, including private pensions and
providing for new public buildings
throughout the country After a session
of two hours the senate adjourned to
today
HOUSE-The postofice appropriation
bin was under consideration for five
hours in the house and adjournment was
ta-ken to TODAY.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-03-02
Georgia Posse Lynches Negro.

Vidalia. Ga, March &C. H. Mann,
Jr., Of Cedar Crossing was fatally
stabbed by a negro, whose name has
not been learned, who entered the
Mann home yesterday and attacked
Mrs. Mann. The negro was pursued
by a posse, captured and lynched.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-03-02
ALL RONORS FOR
ROOSEVELT PARTY
Enthusiastic Receptions Held ut All
Points Along Nile Where
Stops Are Made.

Gondokoro, Sudan, March 2.-Reports
from points along the route followed
by the Roosevelt party tell of enthusi-
astic receptions wherever the party
stop. Special honors are accorded the
party by natives and officials every
where, and details of especially select
ed soldiers escort them about the
towns they visit.